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LIHI to open 80 tiny homes on county-owned Central District site
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The Spruce Street Tiny House Village will occupy this site at the southeast corner of the Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center.
The Low Income Housing Institute plans to open an 80-home tiny house village on King County-owned land at 14th Avenue and East Spruce Street, in the first half of 2027.
The Central District site is at the southeast corner of the Patricia H. Clark Children and Family Justice Center.
King County Exec. Girmay Zahilay announced the use of the land for the project last month, as part of a broader plan to address homelessness in the county.
The community, called the Spruce Street Tiny House Village, will have 30 tiny houses for families with children and 50 for singles and couples. There will also be a community kitchen, community space, a children’s play area, hygiene facilities, a laundry building, and offices for staff and case managers. LIHI is partnering with Rev. Dr. Robert Jeffrey Sr. of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church as the village’s faith sponsor.
Construction is expected to take approximately three months.
Initial set-up and first year funding for the village will come from King County with future operating and services funding from the Seattle Human Services Department.
The DJC previously reported that the project is poised for a $5 million investment if Zahilay’s second omnibus budget is approved by the King County Council on Nov. 24.
In other LIHI news, the nonprofit has named its new Capitol Hill tiny house village that opened at 1737 Belmont Ave. in July Juneberry Tiny House Village. Juneberry plants are known for their fresh blooms in early spring, which coincide with the yearly run of the shad fish up coastal rivers in the region, LIHI says.