Rendering of the Capitol Hill Station Development, a transit-oriented, mixed-income and mixed-use development project that will surround the Capitol Hill light rail station when it opens in 2020. Image: Gerding Edlen
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Rendering of the Capitol Hill Station Development, a transit-oriented, mixed-income and mixed-use development project that will surround the Capitol Hill light rail station when it opens in 2020. Image: Gerding Edlen
Sound Transit broke ground on its Capitol Hill Station Development, a transit-oriented, mixed-income and mixed-use development project that will surround the Capitol Hill light rail station when it opens in 2020.
The event marked the start of construction of a long-awaited transit-oriented development (TOD) project designed to transform the Capitol Hill neighborhood. Located atop the new Capitol Hill Light Rail Station, the four-building development will provide 428 apartments, 178 of which will be affordable, 210 underground parking spaces, a community room available for public use, and approximately 30,000 square feet of ground floor retail. A centerpiece public plaza will serve as the home of Capitol Hill Neighborhood Farmers Market and a venue for other community events.
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Gerding Edlen was selected by Sound Transit as the Master Developer for all four sites through a competitive process. The Capitol Hill Station Development is a Federal Transit Administration joint development project.
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