Project facts
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Location: Beacon Hill, Seattle, WA
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Site area: 0.05 acres
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Development partner(s): Pacific Housing NW
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Architect: Bumgardener Architects
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Contractor: Walsh Construction
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Program: 139 homes (20% affordable), 3500 square feet ground floor retail
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Opened: 2021
About this project
Sound Transit worked with developer Pacific Housing Northwest, LLC to construct Colina, a transit-oriented community next to the Beacon Hill station. Completed in 2021, the Colina project activated the vacant lots adjacent to the station and knit them together with the surrounding community.
In 2017, Sound Transit received an unsolicited proposal for a 2,200 square foot parcel and agreed to sell it at market value. The parcel was combined with the developer's adjacent 6,431 square foot property to construct a mixed-use transit-oriented development. The overall project delivered 139 homes, 20 percent of which are affordable through the Multi-Family Tax Exemption Program. In addition to the residential component, 5,200 square feet of retail space was created on the ground floor, which will host family-owned restaurants and other businesses. The project includes a new public plaza with additional ground level retail facing onto the space.
The project achieved the LEED Gold standard for environmental sustainability.
Project contact
Rebecca Brunn
Project Manager, Transit-Oriented Development
206-553-3510
Ground floor retail will join neighborhood staples like The Station, Tacos Chukis, and Fresh Flours
A public plaza will connect more open space across from Plaza Roberto Maestas
Beacon Hill Station will be the center of a vibrant urban village.
A map of Beacon Hill's transit-oriented development area.
