ID Village Square II dedicated September 29
New apartments provide 31 units of Holly
Park replacement housing for families
SEATTLE—September 27, 2004—Mayor Greg Nickels, City Council President Jan Drago and King County
Executive Ron Sims will dedicate the second phase of the
International District Village Square development, 725 S. Lane St., at a
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony/Grand Opening celebration beginning 5:30 on September 29.
The formal program begins at 6:00 pm and will feature performances
by the Seattle International Lions' Dance Team, Asian Pacific
Islander Seniors Alliance and One World Taiko.
The mixed-use complex contains a public
library focusing on multi-lingual materials, a 16,000 square foot Parks Department
Community Center and gym, 6,000 square feet of retail space, a
76-stall underground parking garage and 57 affordable rental apartments
for families.
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Residents will also be able to take advantage of a health clinic and
other services located across the street at the ID Village Square.
SHA provided construction capital
and project-based Housing Choice Vouchers to make 14 two-bedroom and
17 three- bedroom units affordable for households with incomes below
30 percent of the area median income.
These units are
considered replacements for old Holly Park public housing
units.
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The building is a non-smoking facility.
Leasing began in May. Already, 27 of the 31 replacement units
have been leased by low-income families.
The apartment will be named Domingo/
Viernes Apartments, honoring Silme Domingo and Gene Viernes, who
were murdered at union headquarters in Pioneer Square in the 1980s
for their efforts to clean up graft and corruption in the Alaska
Cannery Workers Union.
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