 First Hill Community News Vol. 122  The Olympic Tower at 715 8th Ave has Topped Out Skyline Retirement Community’s newest 21-story tower with 77 units has reached a construction milestone. The building is topped out and it is planning on wrapping up construction and welcoming new residents to the building in the autumn of this year. For those of you who are curious, you can view a live construction camera here. Meanwhile, construction at various other buildings in the neighborhood continues. The Graystone (800 Columbia St) has a timelapse of construction, which you can watch here. Lastly, in case you missed it, Bellwether Housing and Plymouth Housing put out a YouTube video describing their project at 1400 Madison St.  First Hill Getting Updated Curb Ramps Construction crews recently completed new curb ramps on the east side of 9th Ave & Columbia St near St. James Cathedral and also at 9th Ave & Seneca St, near Virginia Mason Medical Center. Crews are now currently working on new curb ramps at the south side Terry Ave & Jefferson St near Harborview Medical Center. These new curb ramps are funded through the 2015 Levy to Move Seattle, and you can find plenty of more information about the Levy by following this link to the Seattle Department of Transportation’s website.  Now Seeking Donations for the First Presbyterian WHEEL ShelterWHEEL, which is currently operating out of Trinity Episcopal Parish (8th Ave & Cherry St) and a few blocks north at the First Presbyterian Church (8th Ave & Spring St) is seeking donations. As the newest shelter at First Presbyterian continues to ramp up, FHIA is collecting: blankets sleeping bags toilet paper warm coats toiletries If you have any of these items, please reach out to doug@firsthill.org to coordinate a time for pick up. You can also provide financial donations at their paypal.  Think First Hill First! Despite the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak, many of our neighborhood businesses remain open, with some operating at reduced schedules. Indoor dining occupancy is currently at 25% and take-out is still available. In previous community newsletters, we have provided a list. Our website now provides a list that is updated weekly with the latest information about open businesses in the neighborhood. You can find that list on our website here.  Support Our Work First Hill Improvement Association (FHIA) is committed to working alongside residents, businesses, organizations, and institutions to address the needs and concerns of the community. Over the years FHIA has been dedicated to addressing issues of housing affordability, high-rise development, construction impacts, insufficient public space, accessibility, homelessness, and a growing residential population.FHIA is dedicated to serving the First Hill neighborhood and we need your support now, more than ever, to continue this work. Please join FHIA today!    |
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