CITY OF SEATTLE
ORDINANCE __________________
COUNCIL BILL __________________
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the proposed Mercy Housing Northwest project for development of low-income housing and non-residential space in Building 9 at Sand Point near Warren G. Magnuson Park; authorizing the Housing Director to grant a temporary construction easement and permanent utility and driveway easements over City-owned property South of Building 9 to benefit the Building 9 property; and authorizing related documents and actions.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance 118963 authorized the City to assume ownership of certain land at the former Naval Station Puget Sound at Sand Point, including the land that is legally described in Exhibit B to Attachment A to this ordinance (the "Housing Property"), which is presently under the jurisdiction of the City's Office of Housing; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington is the fee owner of the land that is legally described in Exhibit A to Attachment A to this ordinance (the "Mercy Property") and in 2014 selected Mercy Housing Northwest ("MHNW") to receive title to and redevelop the Mercy Property to provide for a range of public benefits; and
WHEREAS, MHNW, doing business as MHNW 14 Building 9 North LP and MHNW 13 Building 9 South LP, intends to renovate the existing structure on the Mercy Property in order to develop a mixed-use complex (the "Building 9 Project"), providing approximately 148 units of housing affordable to low-income individuals and families as well as non-residential elements providing health care and preschool affordable to low-income families, with construction scheduled to begin in July 2017; and
WHEREAS, the State of Washington and the Seattle Office of Housing have jointly made funding commitments in excess of $20 million for development of the Building 9 Project, subject to certain conditions and approvals; and
WHEREAS, the development of the Building 9 Project will support the public interest by providing housing, health c...
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