WaSMAR1612_08.xml Guide to the Seattle Department of Community Development Downtown Projects Records 1970-1993 Seattle Department of Community Development Downtown Projects Records Finding aid prepared by Megan O'Shea and Julie Kerssen Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2011
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1612-08 Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development Seattle Department of Community Development Downtown Projects Records 1970-1993 7.2 cubic feet 18 boxes Records documenting community development projects in Seattle's downtown area. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The Department of Community Development administered the City's comprehensive plan and provided direction and support for the City's physical and economic development through community planning. DCD was established in 1969 and assumed the responsibilities of the City Planning Commission and the Urban Renewal Program. In 1972, the Office of Economic Development was created in the Department to provide information to businesses that were expanding or relocating in Seattle. DCD was the lead agency for implementing various types of grant funded projects, such as Neighborhood Improvement Program, Targeted Neighborhood Assistance Program, and Neighborhood Development Program. DCD was abolished in 1992 and its programs were relocated in the Department of Neighborhoods, Department of Housing and Human Services, Planning Department, and other agencies. DCD records include material from the City Planning Commission, Zoning Commission, Metropolitan Arts Commission, Board of Adjustment, and Urban Renewal Program.

Correspondence, maps, memoranda, plans, photographs, reports, and other material relating to five major projects and a number of miscellaneous projects in downtown Seattle. The five major projects were the City Hall Project; the rejuvenation of the Denny Regrade area; the repurposing of the Lake Union Steam Plant; projects on the site of the former Normandie Apartments, including Horizon House and Freeway Park; and the North Kingdome and Union Station Corridor Study. Miscellaneous projects include downtown parking and transit issues, the Seattle Art Museum, and the waterfront streetcar.

Records are arranged in subseries representing the five major projects, plus a sixth subseries for miscellaneous projects.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Department of Community Development Downtown Projects Records, Record Series 1612-08. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Seattle (Wash.). Dept. of Community Development Seattle (Wash.) City planning--Washington (State)--Seattle Community development--Washington (State)--Seattle Central business districts--Washington (State)--Seattle SoDo (Seattle, Wash.) Denny Regrade (Seattle, Wash.) Lake Union Steam Plant (Seattle, Wash.) City halls--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle City Planning

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

Subseries I: City Hall Project 1/1 A1A Urban Design Commission 1987 1/2 Arts 1986-1987 1/3 Adjacency Study 1987 1/4 Consultants Miscellaneous 1987 1/5 Departmental Advisory Committee 1987 1/6 Environmental Impact Statement Outline 1987 1/7 Environmental Impact Statement Scoping 1986-1987 1/8 Environmental Impact Statement Scoping Comments 1987 1/9 Environmental Impact Statement Siting 1987 1/10 Environmental Impact Statement Siting 1986 1/11 Environmental Impact Statement Transportation 1987-1988 1/12 Environmental Impact Statement Work Program 1987 1/13 Existing Facilities 1987 1/14 Existing Financing 1987 1/15 Existing Financing 1986 1/16 Interdepartmental Task Force 1986-1987 1/17 Legal Issues, Ordinances, etc. 1987 1/18 Memoranda 1987 2/1 Miscellaneous 1987 2/2 Miscellaneous Notes 1988 2/3 Miscellaneous Notes 1987 2/4 Miscellaneous Notes 1987 2/5 Planning and Design Advisory Committee 1987 2/6 Planning and Design Advisory Committee 1987 2/7 Prospectus 1987 2/8 Public Comments and Process 1986-1987 2/9 Request for Proposals 1987 2/10 Schedule 1987 2/11 Schedule and Coordinations 1987 2/12 Selection Process 1986-1987 2/13 Urban Redevelopment Commission 1987 Subseries II: Denny Regrade

Subsets of records within this subseries include correspondence, general materials, major private projects, park files, planning for Community Development Block Grants, planning consultants, and Multiple Residence-Mixed Density Design Review and Conditional Bulk Approval project files.

 2/14 Correspondence 1979 2/15 Correspondence - Miscellaneous 1979-1981 2/16 Correspondence - Miscellaneous 1974-1978 2/17 Block Grant - Denny Regrade Park and Planning 1976-1980 3/1 Environmental Impact Statements 1974 3/2 Magic Carpet 1975-1978 3/3 Magic Carpet 1973-1974 3/4 Monitoring and Evaluation Reports 1975-1977 3/5 Monitoring and Evaluation Reports 1975-1977 3/6 Traffic Revisions Project 1979-1980 3/7 Traffic Revisions Project 1977-1978 3/8 Traffic Revisions Project 1973-1976 3/9 Zoning and Land Use 1976-1978 3/10 Zoning and Land Use 1975 3/11 Zoning and Land Use 1974 3/12 Zoning and Land Use 1973 4/1 Zoning and Land Use 1970-1972 4/2 Zoning Study - 1978-1979 Advisory Committee 1979 4/3 Zoning Study - 1978-1979 Preliminary Report 1979 4/4 Parson's Block (Martin Selig) - Alley Vacation 1980 4/5 Parson's Block (Martin Selig) - Devonshire Agreement 1980-1983 4/6 Parson's Block (Martin Selig) - Rezone Proposal 1982-1983 4/7 Parson's Block (Martin Selig) - "Waterview" Project - General 1979-1980 4/8 Parson's Block (Martin Selig) - "Waterview" Project - Planned Unit Development Application and Environmental Impact Statement 1980 4/9 Union Oil (Union Plaza) 1979-1981 4/10 Accounting 1977-1980 4/11 Acquisition 1977-1978 4/12 Acquisition 1975-1976 4/13 Adjacent Building (2221 Third Avenue) 1979 4/14 Artist 1977-1978 4/15 Can Do Play Ground 1977-1979 5/1 Community Involvement 1977-1978 5/2 Consultant - Garden Enterprise 1977-1979 5/3 Consultant Selection Procedure 1977 5/4 Contract - Ironwood Northwest 1978-1979 5/5 Dedication 1979 5/6 Design Commission 1977-1978 5/7 Design Program 1977-1978 5/8 Miscellaneous 1977-1979 5/9 Park Naming Committee 1976-1978 5/10 Parks Department and Department of Community Development 1976-1977 5/11 Sidewalk Paving 1978-1979 5/12 Site Inception Reports 1978-1979 5/13 Advisory Committee - Agendas and Meeting Notices 1981-1982 5/14 Advisory Committee - Handouts and Mailings 1981-1982 5/15 Advisory Committee - Handouts and Mailings 1981 5/16 Advisory Committee - Minutes 1981 5/17 Agreement for Legal Services 1980-1981 5/18 Firm Alternative 1981 5/19 Guidelines 1981-1982 5/20 Housing Strategy 1981 5/21 Legal Opinions 1981-1982 5/22 Program Plan 1980-1981 5/23 RM-MD (Mixed Residence-Mixed Density) Design Guidelines and LUTP Plan Comparison 1982 6/1 Urban Form Proposals - Letters 1980-1981 6/2 Urban Form Proposals - Maps 1981-1982 6/3 Aarts, Jan Alexander 1979 6/4 Gorman, James, Cindy Solie and Dee Walsh 1980 6/5 DR 75-1 Fourth Avenue and Bell Street 1975-1978 6/6 DR 75-2 2614 Fourth Avenue - Bayview Tower 1975-1976 6/7 DR 75-2 2614 Fourth Avenue - Bayview Tower 1973-1974 6/8 DR 77-1 Third Avenue and Blanchard Street - Grandview 1977-1984 6/9 DR 78-1 First Avenue and Bell Street - Hawley Dudley 1977-1978 6/10 DR 78-2 Second Avenue and Cedar Street - Harbour Heights 1977-1982 6/11 DR 78-3 First Avenue and Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Correspondence 1980-1984 6/12 DR 78-3 First Avenue and Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Correspondence 1979 6/13 DR 78-3 First Avenue and Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Correspondence 1977-1978 7/1 DR 78-3 First Avenue and Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Environmental Impact Statement 1979-1983 7/2 DR 78-3 First Avenue and Blanchard Street - Continental Plaza - Phasing Agreement 1979 7/3 DR 79-1 First Avenue and Vine Street - Retail Clerks Union 1978-1980 7/4 DR 79-1 First Avenue and Vine Street - Retail Clerks Union 1979-1981 7/5 DR 79-1 First Avenue and Vine Street - Retail Clerks Union - Drawings 1979 7/6 DR 79-2 Second Avenue and Broad Street - Bay Vista 1982-1984 7/7 DR 79-2 Second Avenue and Broad Street - Bay Vista 1980 7/8 DR 79-2 Second Avenue and Broad Street - Bay Vista 1979 7/9 DR 79-2 Second Avenue and Broad Street - Bay Vista 1978-1979 7/10 DR 80-1 Second Avenue and Cedar Street - Grange Insurance 1978-1980 7/11 DR 82-1 Second Avenue and Wall Street - Design Review Approval 1981-1983 7/12 DR 82-1 Second Avenue and Wall Street - Environmental Impact Statement 1982 7/13 DR 82-1 Second Avenue and Wall Street - Street and Alley Vacations 1983 8/1 DR 82-1 Second Avenue and Wall Street - Street and Alley Vacations 1982 8/2 DR 82-1 Second Avenue and Wall Street - 1986 Revisions and Environmental Impact Statement Addendum 1986 8/3 DR 85-1 Trianon Building 1985 Subseries III: Lake Union Steam Plant 8/4 Agreement Drafts 1991 8/5 Agreement with City Light 1988 8/6 Amendment to Exchange Agreement 1991 8/7 Appraisal Information 1988-1992 8/8 Chihuly 1990 8/9 Chronological File 1991 8/10 Chronological File 1991 8/11 Chronological File 1991 8/12 Chronological File 1991 8/13 Chronological File 1991 8/14 Citizens' Advisory Committee - Agendas and Minutes 1990 8/15 Citizens' Advisory Committee - Correspondence 1990 8/16 Citizens' Advisory Committee - March 10 Handouts 1990 8/17 Citizens' Advisory Committee - March 19 Handouts 1990 8/18 Citizens' Advisory Committee - March 19 Mailing 1990 8/19 Citizens' Advisory Committee - March 26 Handouts 1990 8/20 Citizens' Advisory Committee - March 26 Mailing 1990 8/21 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 2 Handouts 1990 8/22 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 2 Mailing 1990 8/23 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 10 Handouts 1990 8/24 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 10 Mailing 1990 8/25 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 16 Handouts 1990 9/1 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 23 Handouts 1990 9/2 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 23 Mailing 1990 9/3 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 25 Handouts 1990 9/4 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 30 Handouts 1990 9/5 Citizens' Advisory Committee - April 30 Mailing 1990 9/6 Citizens' Advisory Committee - May 4 Mailing 1990 9/7 Citizens' Advisory Committee - May 25 Mailing 1990 9/8 Citizens' Advisory Committee - Membership 1990 9/9 Citizens' Advisory Committee - Public Hearing 1990 9/10 City University Task Force 1989 9/11 Cleanup 1989-1990 9/12 Combined Sewer Overflow Tank Use 1989 9/13 Community Participation 1987-1988 9/14 Council (Pre-Koll) 1987-1989 9/15 Disclosure Request 1990 9/16 Exchange - Council 1990 9/17 Exchange - Interdepartmental Task Force 1989-1990 9/18 Exchange Agreement - Signed Original 1991 9/19 Executed Original Agreement 1991 9/20 Fremont Public Association 1990 9/21 Information Sheets 1988-1990 9/22 Internal Memoranda 1989-1990 9/23 Koll - Contract Compliance 1990-1991 9/24 Koll - Correspondence 1990-1991 10/1 Koll - Financial 1990 10/2 Koll - Lake Union Air Cleanup 1990-1991 10/3 Koll - Landmarks Issues 1991 10/4 Koll - Landmarks Issues 1990 10/5 Koll - Master Use Permit 1990-1991 10/6 Kurtzer Site - Environmental 1989 10/7 Lake Union Air and Lake Union Steam Plant Trade 1988-1989 10/8 Lake Union Drydock 1989-1990 10/9 Lake Union Water Quality Management 1986-1987 10/10 Local Participation 1991-1992 10/11 Mayor's Briefing Memoranda 1989-1990 10/12 Miscellaneous 1990-1991 10/13 Negotiations 1992 10/14 Negotiations 1990 10/15 92 Legislation 1990-1992 11/1 Ordinance 9/90 1990 11/2 Park Plans 1990 11/3 Participation 1992 11/4 Policy Conflicts 1988 11/5 Policies and Regulations 1988 11/6 Preliminary Work 1989 11/7 Prospects 1988-1989 11/8 Shoreland Parcels 1989-1990 11/9 South Lake Union Steam Plant 1990-1991 11/10 Steamplant 1987 11/11 Steamplant - Landmark Ordinances 1988-1990 11/12 Steamplant - Letters 1990 11/13 Steamplant - Miscellaneous 1987-1989 11/14 Steamplant - Reuse Ideas 1987-1988 11/15 Street Vacations 1991 11/16 Surplus Property 1987 11/17 Third Amendment - Legislation 1991 11/18 Third Amendment - Revised 1991 12/1 Title Reports 1990 12/2 Working Documents 1991 12/3 Workshop 10/25/1988 1988 12/4 Workshop Consultant Contract 1988-1989 12/5 Zoning 1989-1990 12/6 Zymogenetics Proposal 1992-1993 12/7 Zymogenetics Proposal 1992 12/8 Zymogenetics Proposal 1992 Subseries IV: Miscellaneous Projects 12/9 Correspondence: Miscellaneous Projects 1986 12/10 Downtown Community Redevelopment Financing Projects 1985 12/11 Downtown Parking - 1980 1979-1980 12/12 Downtown Parking - 1979 1979 12/13 Downtown Parking - PDC 1979 1978-1979 12/14 Downtown Transit Project - Stations 1985-1987 13/1 Downtown Trust 1985 13/2 Environmental Impact Statement Reviews 1983 13/3 Land Use 1985-1986 13/4 Land Use Miscellaneous 1982-1984 13/5 Land Use Miscellaneous 1983 13/6 Land Use Policies and Code Miscellaneous 1982-1983 13/7 Planning Study 1985-1986 13/8 Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences 1985-1986 13/9 Seattle Art Museum 1985-1986 13/10 Seattle Art Museum Levy Ordinance 1986 13/11 Seattle Art Museum Levy Ordinance 1984-1985 13/12 Seattle Children's Theatre 1985-1986 13/13 Shorelines 1983 13/14 Street Vacations 1983 13/15 University of Washington - Delridge Property 1983 13/16 University of Washington - Delridge Property 1982 14/1 University of Washington - Delridge Property 1982 14/2 Waterfront Streetcar Extension 1985-1987 14/3 Westlake Center 1987 Subseries V: Normandie Site 14/4 Appraisals 1977 14/5 Appraisals 1977 14/6 Normandie Chronological File 1982 14/7 Normandie Chronological File 1981 14/8 Normandie Chronological File 1980 14/9 Normandie Chronological File 1979 14/10 Normandie Chronological File 1979 14/11 Normandie Chronological File 1979 14/12 Normandie Chronological File 1978 14/13 Normandie Chronological File 1978 14/14 Normandie Chronological File 1978 15/1 Normandie Chronological File 1977 15/2 Normandie Chronological File 1977 15/3 Normandie Chronological File 1977 15/4 Normandie Chronological File 1976 15/5 Normandie Chronological File 1975 15/6 Normandie Chronological File 1974 15/7 Horizon House PUD 81-2 1981 15/8 Horizon House PUD 81-2 1978-1980 15/9 Horizon House PUD 81-2 - Expansion 1981 1981 15/10 Horizon House PUD 81-2 - Expansion 1978-1980 15/11 Legal 1973-1978 15/12 Legislation 1977 15/13 Plans, Photographs, etc. 1981 15/14 Seattle Engineering Department Contract 6103 1979-1982 Subseries VI: North Kingdome and Union Station Corridor Study 16/1 Advisory Committee 1986 16/2 Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 1985 16/3 Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 1985 16/4 Bills and Invoices 1986 16/5 Building Inventory 1986-1987 16/6 Bulk Area Calculations 1985 16/7 Comments 1988 16/8 Committee Handout Copies 1985 16/9 Committee Handout Copies 1985 16/10 Committee Meetings 1986-1987 16/11 Community Development Program Areas and Planned Community Developments 1985-1986 16/12 Correspondence 1987 16/13 Correspondence 1984-1986 16/14 Data Collection 1985 16/15 North Kingdome and Union Station Corridor Study: Development Guidelines 1987 16/16 Draft Report Comments 1986 16/17 Draft Report Comments 1985 17/1 Draft Report Comments 1985 17/2 Existing Studies 1985 17/3 Final Plan 1986 17/4 Goals and Issues 1986 17/5 Goals and Objectives 1984-1985 17/6 Graphics 1985 17/7 Housing 1985 17/8 Issues 1985 17/9 Land Use General Information 1985 17/10 Land Use Zoning Regulations 1985 17/11 North Kingdome 1986-1988 17/12 North Kingdome 1986-1988 17/13 Notes 1985 17/14 Office Development Cost and Rental Rates 1985-1986 17/15 Parking Inventory 1986 17/16 Photographs 1986 17/17 Photographs 1986 17/18 Photographs Union Station "A" 1986 18/1 Photographs Union Station "B" 1986 18/2 Photographs Union Station "C" 1986 18/3 Photographs Union Station "A" 1986 18/4 Photographs Union Station "B" 1986 18/5 Photographs Union Station "C" 1986 18/6 Plan Mailing and News Announcements 1986 18/7 Program and Schedule 1985-1986 18/8 Property Information, Ownership, Values, etc. 1985 18/9 Property Inventory 1987 18/10 Property Ownership 1985 18/11 Planned Community Developments 1985-1987 18/12 Recommendations 1987-1988 18/13 Retail and Commercial 1984 18/14 Schedule and Program 1986 18/15 Sidewalk and Street Fixture Inventory 1986 18/16 Slides and Negatives 1986 18/17 Traffic Analysis 1983-1987 18/18 Traffic Improvement Concepts 1986 18/19 Transit Inventory 1986 18/20 Transportation and Circulation 1985 18/21 Urban Design 1987