King County Council Gets On Board with Civic Campus Redevelopment

The concept of transforming several underutilized city blocks in the south end of Downtown Seattle is getting a little more real this month, with the King County Council advancing a motion officially backing the idea. One of the County’s biggest undertakings in decades, Executive Dow Constantine’s proposal for a phased redevelopment that would see multiple county-owned blocks replaced by mixed-use towers with office space, retail, and thousands of new homes close to transit.

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The Civic Campus Initiative seeks to better utilize King County’s significant land holdings in South Downtown and transform the area into more of a 24-hour neighborhood. (King County)

“It is the intent of the council for the county to redevelop its existing civic campus to create a dynamic neighborhood that includes housing and transportation infrastructure that will connect to, complement, and support surrounding neighborhoods in south downtown, including Chinatown International District, Pioneer Square, Yesler Terrace, and the Stadium Transition Area Overlay District,” the resolution, sponsored by government accountability committee chair Pete von Reichbauer and Councilmember Claudia Balducci states.