Warren G. Magnuson Park
Sand Point Historic District Organizations

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HISTORIC DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS

Shakespeare In The Park Photo by Ken Holmes

The Sand Point Historic District is divided between three institutions. Seattle Parks owns the majority land and buildings within the district and offers office space to a variety of non-profit arts, civic, environmental and sports organizations. The University of Washington owns land and five buildings which support educational programs. Solid Ground manages low-income and transitional homeless housing in six buildings. Bringing these institutions and tenants together in one place helps to enrich the programs available to the community, and provides needed office and meeting space for the organizations.

For Seattle Parks owned buildings call 206-684-4218 for information about office space for non-profit and community groups.

Here are the organizations that currently make their home at Warren G. Magnuson Park. Please note that these organizations are not part of Warren G. Magnuson Park management or Seattle Parks and Recreation. Contact information is provided here for your convenience.

Sports, Recreation and Leisure

• Arena Sports Seattle - Magnuson www.arenasports.net 206-985-8990
• Cascade Bicycle Club www.cascade.org/Home/ 206-522-3222
• Club Northwest www.clubnorthwest.org 206-729-9972
• Gymboree Play & Music www.gymboreeclasses.com 206 -522-2045
• Northwest Runner www.nwrunner.com 206-527-5301
• Northwest Trail Runs www.nwtrailruns.com 206-291-8250
• Outdoors For All www.outdoorsforall.org 206-838-6030
• Pro-Motion Events www.promotionevents.com 206-729-9972
• Sail Sand Point www.sailsandpoint.org 206-525-8782 (seasonal activities generally April through October)
• Sand Point Gym www.sandpointgym.com 206-669-5753

Environment

• Bats Northwest www.batsnorthwest.org 206-256-0406
• EarthCorps www.earthcorps.org 206-322-9296
• Magnuson Environmental Stewardship Alliance (MESA) www.mesaseattle.org 206-524-8713
• Mid-Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group www.midsoundfisheries.org 206-529-9467
• Plant Amnesty www.plantamnesty.org 206-783-9813
• Seattle Audubon Society Nature Camp www.seattleaudubon.org/sas/
  206-523-4483 (Summer only activities)
• Seattle Conservation Corps http://www.seattle.gov/Parks/scc/ 206-684-0190
• Washington Native Plant Society, Central Puget Sound Chapter www.wnps.org/cps/ 206-527-3210 or toll-free outside Seattle 1-888-288-8022

Arts, Culture and Education

• Civic Light Opera www.seattlemusicaltheatre.com Administrative Office: 206-363-4807, Box Office: 206-363-2809
• Friends of the Seattle Public Library Book Sale www.friendsofspl.org 206-386-4098
• GreenStage, Shakespeare in the Park, www.greenstage.org 206-748-1551
• Music of Remembrance www.musicofremembrance.org 206-365-7770
  
• Sand Point Arts and Cultural Exchange (SPACE) www.spaceatmagnuson.org
  206-522-9529
• Thistle Theatre www.thistletheatre.org 206-524-3388
• YMCA Day Camps www.seattleymca.org 206-985-0075 (operated by University Family YMCA)
  
  

SAND POINT HOUSING

The Sand Point Historic District is home to transitional housing residences for families, single adults and youth. In 2007 the Seattle City Council approved the transfer of lease and title to the low income housing buildings at Sand Point from the Sand Point Community Housing Association (SPCHA) to Solid Ground (formerly the Fremont Public Association).

SPCHA was a consortium of several low-income housing organizations which managed redevelopment of the first residences and provided programs to residents. The year 2000 marked when the first residents moved into fully-renovated units in former navy barracks. The Family Housing Program includes 30 parents and 70 children. The Single Adult Housing Program houses 41 adults; Youth Housing has 24 young adults and six babies.

Some residents are continuing their education— and are enrolled in college; several have received their GEDs. Other residents have found new jobs or are engaged in retraining programs.

For more information about housing, or to be added to a mailing list for news about housing at Sand Point, please contact Solid Ground.

More information: www.solid-ground.org

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

The University of Washington owns five buildings within the Sand Point Historic District. These buildings provide temporary storage for Suzzallo Library books; medical records storage for the University of Washington Medical Center, studios for students in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning. Future uses for these buildings are being developed.

Building 29
Collaborative Health Studies Coordinating Center
www.uwchscc.org
Child Health Institute
www.childhealthinstitute.org