Facility Closures: Memorial Day Holiday and June 5 Recreation In-Service

Many recreation facilities and programs will be closed:

Monday, May 26 for the Memorial Day Holiday (see Parkways post)

Thursday, June 5 for the quarterly Recreation Division in-service training. (see Parkways post)

Please read both posts, some facilities will be open one day and closed the other.

South Park Plaza Landbanked Site Park Development

Updated: April 7, 2025

Spring 2025

We are excited to invite the community to the ribbon cutting celebration for the new South Park Plaza on Saturday, April 26, from noon to 2 p.m.

Join us to meet with your community and enjoy the celebration. Thank you to the community whose participation over the years helped to create this park for this community and generations to follow.

Please see the park design below.

Location

8456 Dallas Ave S, 98108

Budget

Seattle Park District provides $2,668,875 for planning, design, and construction.

Schedule

Planning: 2018 - 2019
Design: 2019 - 2022
Construction: Early 2024 - Spring 2025

Project Description

This 0.83-acre site located along the South Park River Walk, an element of the South Park Green Spaces Vision Plan will provide the South Park community access to open space within this high-density urban area

The design includes an open lawn, primary event space, play elements, seating terraces, accessible pathways, bio-swales, irrigation and landscape improvements.

SPR purchased the site in 2014. The Seattle Park District funds the development of this parcel into a park. This parcel will not be accessible during construction.

Community Participation

Thank you to the community whose participation over the years helped to create this park for this community and generations to follow.

Construction Announcement - February 2024

Seattle Design Commission - 11/18/2021

Presentation

Public Meetings - 10/12 & 10/16, 2021

October 2021 Meetings Poster (In English, Spanish, and Vietnamese)

April 2021

Press Releases Schematic design review and survey: (English; Spanish; Vietnamese)
Survey Results

January 2021

Press Releases South Park area projects update: (English; Spanish; Vietnamese)

Summer/Fall 2020

Survey Results

Public Meeting - 11/16/2019

Online Survey Results - 2019

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) has determined that the project does not have a probable significant adverse impact on the environment. An environmental impact statement (EIS) is not required under RCW 43.21C.030(2)(c). This decision was made after a review of a completed environmental checklist and other information on file with SPR. This information is available to the public on request. The Determination of Non-Significance was issued on December 23, 2021.