Brettler Family Place: 6800-6870 62nd Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115

Decommissioned military base turned 51 units of housing for formerly homeless adults & families, including a new community center.

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Brettler Family Place

6800-6870 62nd Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98115

Nothing quite embodies the adage of “beating swords into plowshares” like transforming a military base into housing for formerly homeless families; and that is just what we helped nonprofit Solid Ground do. However, transforming Sand Point Naval Station into durable affordable housing had considerable challenges. For instance, the entire base’s utility systems were separate from the surrounding city. Also, the campus’s designation as a historic district meant more building restrictions than the average development. Despite these obstacles, we helped Solid Ground every step of the way to its monumental grand opening in Spring of 2011.

Project Sponsor	Solid Ground
Communities Served	Low-income and formerly homeless families
Number and Types of Units	51 units of housing with a community center
Cost	$13.6 million
Funding Sources	Building Communities Fund Capital Campaign Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) 9% HUD Economic Development Initiative (EDI) Washington State Housing Trust Fund Seattle Housing Levy
Project Team	Architect: Tonkin / Hoyne Architecture and Urban Design General Contractor: Marpac Construction
Green Building Features	Photovoltaic solar system atop the community center Designed to Evergreen Sustainable Design Standards Built from environmentally friendly and reusable materials
Opening Date	April 2011
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