Experience the big picture at High Point
Community celebration on October 3 marks
final phase of construction
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SEATTLE—September 24, 2005—Seattle Housing Authority invites
neighbors to a community celebration on Wednesday, Oct. 3 to mark
High Point's final phase of new home construction. The public will
have the opportunity at the event to see, for the first time, the
very large scale and layout of the complete High Point neighborhood
redevelopment as they enjoy music and food. The celebration
begins at 4:30 pm just north of the intersection of 31st Avenue SW
and SW Myrtle Street in West Seattle.
Construction progress has opened up
vistas to all of the new High Point as the site has been
cleared of all old housing units and new streets
have been completed. “High Point residents have much to be
proud of in their neighborhood,” said Tom Phillips,
redevelopment manager. “We’ve accomplished a lot together
over the past six years to realize the dream of creating a
diverse, healthy and vital community.” |
New High Point vistas.
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So far, work to revitalize
this neighborhood has included building a new medical and dental
clinic, opening a neighborhood library, building new streets to
connect High Point with the surrounding neighborhood, implementing a
sustainable natural drainage system, constructing new senior
housing, and completing over 680 for-sale and rental homes.
The second and final phase is now underway to
build over 1,000 new homes by eight different builders. Currently
planned are 160 residences for seniors, 12 townhomes by Habitat for
Humanity, 250 rental homes, 174 condominium flats, and numerous
single-family homes and townhomes for sale to buyers within a range
of incomes. A new 3.5-acre park, known as the Commons, is also under construction.
Redevelopment will be complete by 2010.
Learn more about this nationally recognized
award winning community on Seattle Housing Authority's
website or at
www.thehighpoint.com.
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