Wednesday evening is the community meeting for the proposed Low Income Housing Institution (LIHI) facility at 2014 NW 57th St.
The vacant lot at 2014 NW 57th St.
As we reported earlier this month, LIHI is proposing to build an affordable housing facility for families and individuals. The building would include 40 to 60 units made up of studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. The annual income of residents would be no more than $51,360 for a four-person household and $41,100 for a two-person household. Twenty-percent of the units would be set aside for homeless families.
“Our priority would be to house the working people in Ballard and we will work with you on reaching out to people who need affordable housing in Ballard,” Sharon Lee, the director of LIHI told the Ballard District Council earlier this month, “We think it’s very important to have people who work in Ballard be able to afford to live in Ballard.”
Along with the housing, LIHI is proposing an “urban rest stop” for homeless people to take a shower, wash clothes and use the bathroom. There will also be other auxiliary services such as nurses and other health educators.
Wednesday’s community meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. at Swedish Ballard (5300 Tallman Ave NW) in Conference Room A. Sharon Lee will be speaking as well as Ronni Gilboa from LIHI. Debbie Thiele from the City Office of Housing and Chris Libby from GGLO, architects, will make short presentations. After the presentations, there will be time for questions.