North Everett housing project plan gets taller with 15-story buildings
EVERETT — In the Everett Housing Authority’s massive proposed development in north Everett, some buildings could reach 15 stories — as high as the tallest tower between Seattle and Canada.
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The shift to 15 stories in recent months is part of the “multivariable puzzle” of figuring out how to make the development work, said Jason Morrow, the housing authority’s chief real estate officer. Less height for the same amount of units would mean taking up more land, Morrow pointed out. He stressed the design plan could still change in the future.
The project, known as the Park District, envisions 1,500 housing units built alongside stores and services, restaurants, offices, nonprofits and a public park.
It would all be located on the 16 acres currently occupied by the Baker Heights public housing development in Everett’s Delta neighborhood. Since 2019, that housing has been sitting empty after the housing authority shut it down due to the cost of future renovations. Some residents of Delta, a historically low-income neighborhood, have objected to the project, citing the building height and the lack of community amenities, like a youth center, gym or library.
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