Lake City Community Center and Affordable Housing Co-Location Redevelopment
Photo credit: Seattle Parks and Recreation
The Lake City Community Center was run by the Lions Club but was taken over by Seattle Parks and Recreation in 2017. They ran it until 2023 when a fire damaged the building, causing it to close. Before the fire, the Center served as a busy place for people of different ages and backgrounds, despite its small size. Many people in the community, along with Seattle Parks and Recreation, have been working together to plan for a new, bigger community center. They've formed a Project Advisory Team of community members to help with ideas and suggestions for the new center. Additionally, the new Center will create affordable housing on top, giving people the chance to affordably live where they also play and gather together.
RFP: Lake City Community Center Redevelopment
The Seattle Office of Housing (OH), in partnership with Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR), is selecting a development team for the redevelopment of the Lake City Community Center. This redevelopment presents a unique opportunity to co-locate a new community center with affordable housing in an area with frequent transit, realizing multiple public benefits. The property is located at 12531 28th Avenue NE.
SPR will continue to own and operate the Lake City Community Center once it is redeveloped. Subject to City Council approval, the City anticipates providing the land to the selected development team through a ground lease with a term of up to 99 years. The affordable housing created through this process will be income-restricted to households earning up to 50% and 60% of the Area Median Income, depending on home size.
In April, we released a Request for Qualifications inviting development teams to submit applications to move forward to our Request for Proposals (RFP) process. The three development teams selected to move forward are:
Responses and applications from these developers are due on November 22, 2024 by 5:00 p.m.
| Timeline | Date |
| RFP release | July 29, 2024 |
| Virtual information session (mandatory) | September 12, 2024, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
| RFP responses due | November 22, 2024 by 5:00 p.m. |
| Anticipated notification of interview | February 14, 2025 |
| Anticipated date for interviews | February 17 - 28, 2025 |
| Anticipated date for designation of development team | March 31, 2025 |
View the Lake City Community Center Redevelopment RFP by clicking this link.
Lake City RFP Attachments
- Completeness Checklist
- Office of Housing Fiscal Year 2024 Income and Rent Limits
- Housing Funding Policies 2024-2026
- Community Workforce Agreement – Addendum E
- Lake City Community Center and Affordable Housing Feasibility Study
- Massing Plans
- Concept Renderings
- SPR Community Center Spaces and Uses
- Community Center Design Principals and Standards
- NC3-75 Zone Development Standards
- Lake City Zoning Map
- Phase I Environmental Report
- Survey
- Geotechnical Report
- Hazardous Materials Report
- Title Commitment
- Property History Report
- Combined Funders Application – Narrative Questions and Required Attachments
Combined Funders Application – Project Workbook - Addendum RSJ Questions
Additional Attachments (last uploaded November 4, 2024)
- Lake City Community Center Redevelopment RFP Information Session
- Former Lake City Community Center Drawings
- Civic Parking Garage Drawings
- Albert Davis Park Drawing
- 1999 Community Center Building Program Template
- Lake City RFP FAQ
- Seattle Parks & Recreation Lake City Community Center Needs Assessment