Capitol Hill Park Development Pro Parks Project Information
Location: Northwest corner of 16th Ave and East Howell St
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EVENTS:
Design Commission Meeting
Thursday, July 17, 2008
9:00 a.m.
City Hall
600-4th Avenue
Boards and Commissions Room, L2-80
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Lynn Sullivan
800 Maynard Ave S. 3rd Floor
Seattle, WA 98134
(206) 733-9105
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Design with current budget (PDF)
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Additional fund raising required for preferred plan (PDF)
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PROJECT STATUS
July 2008
At the third community meeting on May 28, 2008, the meeting participants
approved the final concept - now referred to as the "preferred plan."
The essence of the preferred plan is the creation of a canvas for
community use. The main project component is a large, level turf
area in the middle of the site that is bordered by a collective
garden to the north and a tropical wood deck with an allee of trees
to the south. Other elements include:
- Garden Walk – A crushed rock path located at the north end of the site, between the lawn and garden, also serves as an ideal location for picnic tables, barbecue grills, and benches. A trellis is proposed to shelter the picnic tables from the sun.
- Steps – Large steps on the east and southwest edges of the park effectively deal with grade while providing informal seating and easy access into and out of the park.
- Plaza and Benches – A plaza, benches, and an allee of trees
form the south edge of the park. Ipe tropical wood is proposed
for the plaza planking. Crushed rock, like the path at the north
end of the site, is another, less expensive, option.
- Art Element - A grouping of seven boulders, for creative play and seating, highlight Capitol Hill’s role as one of the seven hills of Seattle. The feature plays on the fact that the site is near the highest elevation in the City.
- Pedestrian Lighting – Four pole standards - two in the vicinity of the picnic tables and two at the south end of the park, at the edge of the proposed wood planking - will provide security lighting.
Unfortunately, the current budget is not sufficient to construct the entire preferred plan and members of the community are forming a fund raising committee to raise additional funds. Currently, the following items are NOT included in the project:
- benches and bike racks
- picnic tables and barbecue grills
- trellis
- boulder installation (art element)
- wood (Ipe) paving and tree grates
- aesthetic treatment for concrete paving
Planning Summary
| LOCATION |
1514 E. Howell Street |
| BUDGET |
The Pro Parks Levy provides $545,802 for
planning, design and construction of the park
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| SCHEDULE |
Planning:2007
Design:2008
Construction:2009
Completion:2009
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The goal of this project is to develop a community park at the northeast
corner of E. Howell Street and 16th Avenue E.
Parks purchased the .21 acre property in 2007. The current use,
that of a parking lot, will continue until shortly before construction
starts in Fall 2009.
Parks held a public Open House at the Cal Anderson Shelter House
in November 2007. Mithun was hired as the Landscape Architect
in charge of design and construction. Mithun later presented three
design concepts at a community meeting on March 26, 2008. Mithun
presented a revised concept to the Design Commission on May 15.
The concept was developed in response to comments offered at the
March 26 community meeting.
A third community meeting was held in late May 2008. A final
concept, revised in response to comments from the Design Commission,
was presented at that meeting. This concept will be presented
to the Design Commission on July 17.
All the concepts, as well as the meeting minutes, are posted
on this web site.
See acquisition project
for more information.
COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
Community Meetings
Public Meeting #1 11/08/07
Public Meeting #2 03/26/08
Public Meeting #3 05/28/08
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Updated 11/30/2007 16:22
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