An Inclusive Process
The vision for Yesler Terrace began taking shape in 2006, when Seattle Housing created a Citizen Review Committee (CRC) comprised of residents, members of the surrounding community and other key stakeholders.
The purpose of the CRC is to make recommendations to the Seattle Housing Board of Commissioners regarding Yesler Terrace redevelopment efforts. One eduring piece of work from this committee was the creation of guiding principles which were then adopted by the Boad of Commissioners.
The Yesler Terrace Guiding Principles are based on the core values of Social Equity, Economic Opportunity, Environmental Stewardship and One-for-One Replacement Housing.
Citizen Review Committee
The CRC is made up of diverse participants representing both the immediate neighborhood and stakeholders throughout the city. Resident members were selected by the Yesler Terrace Community Council and approved by Seattle Housing Authority. Membership categories on the committee include residents, affordable housing and smart growth/sustainability advocates, city agencies and service providers. Today’s CRC members include:
- Adrienne Quinn, Chair, Citizen Review Committee
- Joshua Curtis, Great City
- Jim Erickson, First Hill Improvement Association
- Jill Fleming, Capitol Hill Housing
- John Fox, Seattle Displacement Coalition
- Patricia Garcia, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Sophia Ibrahim, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Thomas Im, Inter*im Community Development Association
- Ted Klainer, Harborview Medical Center
- Kent Koth, Seattle University
- Jeanne Krikawa, City of Seattle Planning Commission
- Yin Lau, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Serkalem Mengesha, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Barbara Nabors Glass, Seattle Goodwill
- Radhika Nair, Seattle Planning Commission
- Quang Nguyen, WAVA, Chamber of Commerce
- Sara Nikolic, Futurewise
- Kristin O'Donnell, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Mark Okazaki, Neighborhood House
- Osama Quotah, City of Seattle Design Commission
- Michael Ramos, Church Council of Greater Seattle
- Sue Sherbrooke, Young Women's Christian Association
- Elliott Smith, Squire Park Community Council
- George Staggers, Central Area Development Association
- Zufan Tekelemariam, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Alison Van Gorp, Cascade Land Conservancy
- Ngu Vu, Yesler Terrace Resident
- Julie West, Seattle & King County Public Health
- Maiko Winkler-Chin, Seattle Chiinatown International District Preservation and Development Authority
Citizen Review Committee meetings
The next CRC meeting is scheduled for March 1, 2012 beginning at 5:30 pm. It will take place at the Yesler Community Center. Agenda items include an updatae on the adaptive reuse of the steam plant, information on the design for new housing at 1105 East Fir Street and a report on design of the hillclimb to be built between Yelser Terraceh and Little Saigon. Informatoin on the City's legislation concerning Yesler Terrace will also be included.
Interpretation in multiple languages and light refreshments are provided at all CRC meetings. Please contact Ryan Lucas (206-615-3556) if you have questions about the meeting schedule or need more information.
Minutes of all CRC meetings can be downloaded in the Archives section.
Promises to residents
Seattle Housing understands residents will undergo significant adjustments during the redevelopment. In anticipation of some of these changes, Seattle Housing promises the following:
We will replace all 561 units of existing housing—on site or within the immediate neighborhood—with modern, healthy, accessible and appropriate housing;
We will make provisions for existing daycare businesses to continue to operate;
Residents living at Yesler Terrace at the start of redevelopment (those who remain in compliance with their lease and are public-housing eligible) will be able to return; and
We will provide relocation assistance to all residents living at Yesler Terrace at the time of the redevelopment.
Access frequently asked questions to learn more.
Our partners
Since the project’s inception in 2006, Seattle Housing has met with and continues to meet with various Yesler Terrace constituencies, including community groups, nonprofits, neighbors (such as Harborview and Seattle University), the Design Commission, the interdepartmental City team and countless individual meetings with community leaders. Our key stakeholders include:
- Planning Commission
- Cascade Land Conservancy
- Central District Community Council
- Seattle Design Commission
- East District Council
- First Hill Improvement Association
- Great Cities Initiative
- Harborview Medical Center
- International District Forum
- King County
- Seattle Central Community College
- Little Saigon stakeholders
- Neighborhood House
- Seattle Chinatown International District PDA
- Seattle School District
- Seattle University
- Squire Park Community Council
- Squire Park Neighborhood Association
- Swedish Medical Center
- Urban League
- Vietnamese Chamber of Commerce
- 12th Avenue Group
