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Seattle Housing
The History of Othello Station Othello Station is a part of one of America’s urban success stories. Othello Station is the last phase of an urban development that started with the highly successful NewHolly neighborhood, right next door. The community plan has won many awards for excellence, has been recognized by the American Institute of Architects and has been widely published and studied. The master plan is built on the site of the original Holly Park neighborhood. Holly Park was built in the 1940's to house defense workers and veterans. In the 1950's, Holly Park was converted into public housing and has been managed by the Seattle Housing Authority since. In 1995, Seattle Housing began the ambitious project of tearing down the aging Holly Park and replacing it with a mixed-use and mixed-income true urban community. The Master Plan was designed to connect with the surrounding neighborhood and to end the stigma and challenges often associated with high concentrations of public housing. Residents of all 871 units of the old Holly Park low-income homes were relocated in new replacement units built on the site and around the city. When finished, the community will have approximately 1,390 new homes in a variety of styles including townhomes, apartments, single-family homes and mixed-use residential/retail units. Some homes are for rent and some for sale. In addition, a wide range of community services and neighborhood businesses are included to make a truly diverse community that mixes neighbors of all ages, incomes, ethnicities, national origins and interests in the fashion that has always made Seattle’s neighborhoods vibrant and vital places to live. |
