Seattle Housing Authority provides long-term rental housing and rental assistance to more than 26,000 people with low incomes. Learn more. We do not provide temporary shelter, emergency shelter, or transitional housing—but many other nonprofit housing organizations in Seattle do.

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Housing units at Rainier Vista

Rainier Vista was initially designed to house defense workers during World War II. Its original 484 public housing units are being replaced with mixed-income housing for renters and owners. Learn more about the redevelopment of Rainier Vista.

Building Community email newsletter

Seattle Housing Authority's email newsletter, Building Community, is distributed to subscribers monthly. It is a digest of the agency's most important news releases and events. Subscribe to the Building Community newsletter.

Housing at High Point in the 1950s

Since 1939 Seattle Housing Authority has provided housing options for low-income residents throughout the city, including programs for the disabled and senior citizens. Learn more about Seattle Housing Authority's history.