Lewis Park
Project Information

Location: 1120 15th Avenue South, 98144 (North Beacon Hill)

Project Status

March 2013
The Friends of Lewis Park has selected Hafs Epstein to be the consultant for the design of the Park. Mark Hafs and Mark Epstein are former Adolfson employees; a firm Parks has worked with often and successfully. The goal of the project is to add access trails and gathering spaces to the park (located across the street from the pacific Medical Center).

There have been two public meetings so far. At the second meeting January 29, 2013 the consultant presented two design options to ProView and to the public; one with more development than the other. Parks, the landscape architect and the community are reviewing the information from this meeting.

Additionally, there is an alley through the site that might require a Street Improvement Permit. We are meeting with SDOT soon to determine what level of permits will be required.

The first public meeting was held November 27, 2012. Information about this meeting is posted below.

Project Description

The project goal of this phase (three) is to hire a design team to work with the neighborhood, the committee and Parks to create a design for the park. Ideas have included, restoration only, trails, educational areas and other ways to bring people into this wonderful neighborhood forest. However, it will be during the public process that decisions will be made. This community goal is to restore the forest and bring in people from all different backgrounds to enjoy it.

To that end, there have been three community NMF projects and one Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund project so far.

• Phase One (NMF): Hire a geotechnical engineer to study the land to prepare for future volunteer and professional work.
• Phase Two (NMF): Volunteer restoration and professional restoration of relatively accessible areas.
• Parks & Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund Reforestation Project: Restore the steep slope area of the urban forest at Lewis Park which includes the removal of invasive plants and the planting and care of native plants and trees. This was a very large project and revealed much land that will be used in the planning phase.
• Phase Three (NMF): Planning for the future...

Community Participation

Public Meeting #1  11/27/2012

• Agenda 
• Meeting Presentation 
• Notes 

Public Meeting #2  1/29/2013

• Design Opportunities 
• Meeting Presentation 
• Summary of Public Comments 
• Notes 

Important Links

• Seattle Parks and Recreation
• Neighborhood Matching Fund
• Parks & Green Spaces Levy
• Parks and Green Spaces Levy Opportunity Fund
• Green Seattle Partnership
• Friends of Lewis Park
• Hafs Epstein

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