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Abbey Ridge
146-unit affordable housing retrofit built in SeaTac, with market context showing rent alignment and county growth. · summary, model-written
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County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 7,119 units, King County census-bps · all sites with thisCounty typical rent $2,000+
This site: $2,323/mo zillow · all sites with thisAffordable housing credits
This site: …unit apartment community in SeaTac that provides affordable workforce housing record · all sites with thisReinhabited
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| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | ReinhabitedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | a 146-unit apartment community in SeaTac that provides affordable workforce housingnewtypes-extraction reported |
Site context
| Housing permits, King County (WA), 2024 | 7,119 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,093 in 2–4, 2,352 single-family; 2023: 7,274 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 1 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: Longacres (3.9 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 102,448 jobs in 5,725 establishments; average annual pay $60,273; employment location quotient 0.72; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 4,067 jobs; 6 in retail trade, 1,144 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 53033028403)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 2.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (531 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 88% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.1%; median family income $63,953; 406 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Highline School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Bow Lake Elementary; Chinook Middle School; McMicken Heights Elementary; Tyee High SchoolNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 485 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 8 county-logged events: 6 heavy rain, 1 debris flow, 1 flood; $34,994,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 98188, 2026-09 | median list price $548,975 (+40.3% on the year); 44 active listings; median 40 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 5,912 establishments (-10%); 104,570 jobs (+8%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $824,870 (-2% 1 yr, +7% 5 yr); typical rent $2,323/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
| Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024) | 12,890 vehicles a day on S 176th St (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 5 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS |
Summary, model-written
Abbey Ridge is a 146-unit apartment community in SeaTac, WA, built as affordable workforce housing. It was converted from its original apartment community use under a 'reinhabit' strategy. The project is complete (status: built).
Why. The site meets housing demand: median rent is $2,035 (vs. Zillow's $2,323 ZORI), and King County grew 4.6% population (2018–23). It has 1 peer within 10km (Longacres, Renton).
Where it stands. Traffic: S 176th St (minor arterial, 2 lanes) has 12,890 ADT. Retail establishments declined 9.9% (2012–2023), but employment grew 7.9%. King County permits show 7,119 units 5+ built in 2024.
For a planner
- Affordable housing supply confirmed
- Local market growth noted (population, rent)
- Peer context limited (1 within 10km)
For a developer
- Market data available (rent, ZORI)
- No new construction planned (retrofit already built)
- Traffic and retail trends provided
What we do not know yet
- No zoning details provided
- No specific tenant demographics
- No cost data for retrofit
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 4.6% 2018–23
- median rent $2,035
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
History and original facts
| County | King County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 9 · Pacific |
| Notes | Draft from kcha.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: Abbey Ridge was a 146-unit apartment community renovated in 2021 to continue providing affordable workforce housing near the Angle Lake light rail station. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Sources
- Projects in Progress - King County Housing Authority
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