South Lake Union Community Center
Updated: June 27, 2023
Summer 2023
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is excited for a new community center in the South Lake Union neighborhood, SPR developed a Schematic Design introduced at our third online open house in June 2021.
The Schematic Design provides an opportunity to:
• Learn more about the center design, floor plan and programming.
• Learn more about what we heard from the community during earlier outreach and how public input helped shape the center.
The developer of the overall project that houses the community center has paused further design. The continued design of the Community Center will restart in coordination with the overall project.
Visit the South Lake Union Community Center Schematic Design Report website at: slucc.infocommunity.org
Thank you to everyone who attended our previous public outreach events and for feedback you provided. You can view the March 16 online meeting video here. And you can find additional information at: slucc.infocommunity.org and summary documents of the online events below.
To better serve a diverse and rapidly growing community, Seattle Parks and Recreation will open a new community center in the South Lake Union neighborhood that we are currently calling the South Lake Union Community Center. It will be a private-public partnership project as the Community Center will be located within a private development project but operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation.
The new facility will house spaces for activities such as fitness, art, and rooms for classes and events as well as a childcare service for young families.
Location
Corner of Mercer Street and Dexter Avenue North
Budget
The planning, design and interior buildout of the community center space is estimated to cost $9-$12M; planning and design are funded, construction funding has not yet been identified.
Schedule
Analysis/Preliminary Design: December 2020 - February 2021
Schematic Design: February - April 2021
Continued Design: TBD
Construction: TBD
Project Description
Seattle Parks and Recreation will open a new community center in the neighborhood that we are currently calling the South Lake Union Community Center. It will be a private-public partnership project as the Community Center will be located within a private development project but operated by Seattle Parks and Recreation.
The new facility will house spaces for activities such as fitness, art, and rooms for classes and events as well as a childcare service for young families.
Community Participation
Online Open House January 28 - February 18, 2021
Online Open House and Meeting March 2021