Feasibility Study

Meeting the needs of the unhoused

community in the University District

CEP 498 Planning Practicum: Final Presentation

Derek Wei, Ema Sheehan, Joey Tang, Fern Diaz, Stephen Porter, Zaref Anderson

03/09/2022
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The Problem
3 people out of 1,000 in
Washington are experiencing
homelessness.
Of the King County homeless Black residents account for 7% of
community 23% live in their cars. King County’s population, but
make up 25% of the
homeless community.

Existing medical and social services in the University District are

increasingly strained, and the city has not provided the resources that are
desperately needed.

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UW Campus Homelessness Study Findings
● UWPD responds to roughly 668 welfare check calls for service and roughly 183 crisis calls annually.
● This totals 851 calls per year or approximately 2.3 calls per day.
● The most common incident type involving unhoused individuals is trespassing (roughly 54 percent).
● The vast majority of incidents involving unhoused individuals are committed by males (roughly 93
percent).
● The vast majority of incidents involving unhoused individuals are committed by individuals older than
25 (roughly 90 percent). This is the age where individuals no longer qualify for youth services.
● The University of Washington Medical Center is the location with the highest frequency of welfare
check calls, crisis calls and incidents involving unhoused individuals.

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 Minimum Programmatic Elements

Programmatic Excel Sheet:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TLIKb7c_nKmIa-UubHHhPxP5xarImzd1y-twjuowVu8/edit?usp=sharing
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Shelter Flow

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Utilizing Floors

● Build Upward
○ Allows for natural security & controlled flow between floors
○ Height Max = 75ft (accounts for rescue services)
● Divide Floors
○ Separate populations and dorms by floor for added safety
● 1st Floor = Public/Priority Access
○ Best space for publicly available, and priority programs
○ Establishes restricted access for upper floors

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 Levels of Feasibility

- First and foremost, this neighborhood needs an adult homeless shelter.

This is at the heart of our approach. Across all models, we are working to
develop trauma responsive spaces that maximize bed space, while working to
provide essential services to the people we serve.

- We are developing low, medium, and high feasibility models to explore

varying levels of service space and cost.

- All models are being developed for 2 potential sites in the University
District.

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 Legend
Low Feasibility Model
Number of Beds

Number of Bathrooms

Laundry Facilities

Dorm Lockers

Public Computers

Floor 2 Medical Exam Rooms

Classroom Capacity

Meeting Rooms

Floor 1 Dining Room Capacity

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Meals per Day
 Legend
Medium Feasibility Model
Number of Beds

Number of Bathrooms

Laundry Facilities

Floor 3
Dorm Lockers

Public Computers

Medical Exam Rooms

Floor 2
Classroom Capacity

Meeting Rooms

Floor 1 Dining Room Capacity

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Meals per Day
 Legend
High Feasibility Model
Number of Beds

Number of Bathrooms

Laundry Facilities
Floor 4
Dorm Lockers

Public Computers

Floor 3
Medical Exam Rooms

Classroom Capacity

Floor 2 Meeting Rooms

Dining Room Capacity

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Floor 1 Meals per Day
Site A
Parking Area
Insert map reference
map
pic - location

Parcel 114200-1680
W41, Seattle,

WA 98105

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Site A Zoning
b
a

● MIO-240-MR (M)
- Major Institution Overlay Midrise
- Height Limit: 240 ft
- Lot Size: 27,829 ft2

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Reference
Photos

Looking West, East Section Looking South, Eastlake

Looking South, East Section Looking Southwest, West section 14

Site A 1 Mile Walkshed Map Site A 1 Mile Walkshed Map
Visualizing the Transportation Services Visualizing the Medical Services

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Site A :

Floorplan
1st
Upper
2nd Floor
Floor
Floor

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 Legend
Low feasibility Medium feasibility High feasibility
Site A services Number of Beds

capacity
Number of Bathrooms

Residential Laundry Facilities

Facilities x50 x8 x100 x12 x150 x18

Dorm Lockers

x40

x8 x60 x16 x120 x24 x180 Public Computers

Services
Medical Exam Rooms
x5 x1 x10 x2 x15 x2

Classroom Capacity
x25 x1 x40 x2 x40 x2

Meeting Rooms
Dining
Dining Room Capacity

x200 x25 x400 x50 x600 x75

Meals per Day 17

Site B
Brooklyn Ave
NE Parking Area

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Site B Zoning
a

● SM-U 95-320 (M1) b

- Mixed Use
- Height Limit: 95 ft
(Commercial Building)
- Height Limit: 320 ft
(Residential High-rise)
- Lot Size: 12353 ft2
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Reference
Photos

Looking North Looking South

Looking East Looking West 20

Site B 1 Mile Walkshed Map Site B 1 Mile Walkshed Map
Visualizing the Transportation Services Visualizing the Medical Services

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 Kitchen Dining Area

Site B : Bathrooms
Lockers

1st Floor Storage

Space
Laundry

Class
-Room
Staff
Area Computer
Lab

Elevator
Lobby Staff Clinic
Stairway
Offices
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 Emergency Exit

Site B :
Emergency Exit

1st Floor

Day use lockers

Day use lockers
Delivery Access

Primary Entrance

Staff Entrance Staff bathrooms,

showers

Front desk

Brooklyn Ave NE
Computer Lab
Help desk

Secure elevator
Staff Entrance
lobby

Phones, seating
ELEVATOR
Garage Parking Emergency Exit
Entrance

Staff entry from

Garage (interior)

Emergency Exit
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 Legend
Low feasibility Medium feasibility High feasibility
Site B Services Number of Beds

Capacity
Number of Bathrooms

Residential Laundry Facilities

Facilities x50 x8 x100 x12 x150 x18

Dorm Lockers
x16

x8 x60 x16 x120 x24 x180 Public Computers

Services
Medical Exam Rooms
x5 x1 x10 x2 x15 x2

Classroom Capacity
x25 x1 x40 x2 x40 x2

Meeting Rooms
Dining
Dining Room Capacity

x200 x25 x400 x50 x600 x75

Meals per Day 24

Conceptual Partnership Model

The University of Non-Profit Developers Non-Profit Managers

Washington
- Project management - Subject Matter
- Political and - Financial Resources Experts
Financial support - Subject Matter - Financial Support
- Land Availability Experts - Operations
- Institutional Assets Management
- Student and Faculty
involvement
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Questions?
Thank you!

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