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The second year of the SKHHP Housing Capital Fund saw increased funding available for South King County. One significant change from last year was including a new funding source. In 2022, eight of the SKHHP member cities pooled SHB 1406 funds to create our first round of funding for affordable housing production and preservation. This year, in addition to pooled revenue sourced from SHB 1406, the cities of Covington and Kent pooled HB 1590 funds with SKHHP to provide almost $6 million for affordable housing in South King County. We also doubled the number of applications received, with six projects requesting a total of $8,656,000 in funding.
The SKHHP Advisory Board reviewed each application in October and November 2023 for alignment with SKHHP’s adopted priorities. After careful consideration, the Advisory Board unanimously recommended funding four applicants totaling $5,470,000. The Executive Board considered this recommendation at their meeting on November 17, 2023 and took action to increase the total funding recommendation to $5,747,306.
SKHHP is elated to support the development and preservation of over four hundred units of affordable housing in South King County. Each project brings a unique and essential approach to solving the housing crisis facing our region. We will continue to look for opportunities to partner with projects serving residents at 60% AMI and below that preserve or develop essential housing. Please reach out to SKHHP to learn more about how we can work together.
PROJECTS
Mercy Housing - Kent Multicultural Village
Kent Multicultural Village is a 199-unit multifamily rental project in Kent adjacent to the future Kent Des Moines Link light rail station opening in 2026. The project will support households earning 30%-80% AMI with a 20% set-aside (39 units) for households with an intellectual and/or developmental disability (I/DD) with onsite supportive services. SKHHP funds were requested for $1,000,000 to support the construction of a new building, and $1,000,000 was awarded.
LIHI – Skyway Affordable Housing & Early Learning Center
Skyway Affordable Housing and Early Learning Center is a multifamily rental project in Unincorporated King County. The project will provide 55 affordable housing units for households earning between 30%-50% of the area median income (AMI), with 42 units set-aside for families transitioning out of homelessness. SKHHP funds were requested for $2,800,000 to support the construction of a new building, and $2,800,000 was awarded.
TWG – Pandion at Star Lake
Pandion at Star Lake is a partnership between TWG Development and Vision House and will feature two residential buildings. The South Building at Pandion at Star Lake is a multifamily rental, mixed-use project consisting of 168 affordable housing units for households earning between 30% and 60% area median income (AMI) in Kent. Set-asides include 30 units for families with children, 25 units for families with children that require permanent supportive services and who are transitioning out of homelessness or are at-risk of homelessness, and 4 units supporting households with an I/DD requiring supportive services. SKHHP funds were requested for $2,856,000 to support the construction of the South Building, and $1,170,000 was awarded.
Multi-Service Center – Victorian Place II
Victorian Place II is a multifamily, preservation 20-unit rental project in Des Moines. Since 1996, the non-profit Multi-Service Center has owned the two adjacent buildings that comprise the project, which includes five units for households earning up to 35% AMI, ten units for households up to 40% AMI, and five units for households up to 50% AMI. SKHHP funds were requested for $500,000 to support rehabilitating the two buildings, and $777,306 was awarded.
King County and the Pacific Northwest have long been a source of wonder and inspiration. From our music to our airplanes, our region continues to encourage and empower people to think brighter. That innovative spirit has even been brought to the way we think about and design our homes. The Pacific Northwest has inspired several world-famous architects and even a style of architecture, the Northwest Regional Style. One architect in our region who led the way not only in design, but also in housing equity, was Benjamin F. McAdoo Jr.
Benjamin McAdoo Jr. graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1946. Mr. McAdoo would become the first registered African American architect in Washington State and the first to maintain a practice in the region.[1] His unique combination of modernism and regionalism would create a mix of beautiful homes, churches, and civic buildings that .
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While he may be most often connected with Seattle, Mr. McAdoo also profoundly impacted South King County. Almost every SKHHP member city has at least one example of his work. Some examples include a classic midcentury-modern home in Normandy Park that he designed in 1958.[2] Another residential example would be the George Hage House built in Burien in 1955. He would also bring his innovative designs to larger buildings, including a public works building in Tukwila he built in 1970 that is still in operation today.[3] During the 1960s, he would even work for the City of Auburn’s Public Building Services Department.[4]
Enid McAdoo, the youngest daughter of Mr. McAdoo, mentioned in an interview with Black Arts Legacies that her father entered the field when it was believed architecture was, "…one of the disciplines that would help change the world.”1
His work has and continues to inspire countless others to follow in his footsteps including architecture students at the University of Washington who started the Benjamin F. McAdoo Research Collective in 2021.[6] Architecture is still one of the disciplines that can, and does, help change the world every day and Mr. McAdoo’s legacy lives on around us.
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The SKHHP Executive Board meets the 3rd Friday of every month from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm. Virtual and in-person attendance information and agenda packets can be found on the SKHHP website. Upcoming meeting dates are as follows:
The SKHHP Advisory Board meets on the first Thursday of every month from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm. Virtual and in-person attendance information and agenda packets can be found on the SKHHP website. Upcoming meeting dates are as follows:
Please email Dorsol Plants, Program Coordinator with questions or concerns.
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