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Rainier House
Opened in February 2009,
Rainier House is a 50 unit permanent supportive housing project for men
and women with mental illness who have spent long periods of time
living on the streets or in shelters.
Like all DESC supportive
housing, is designed to help people maintain their housing, improve
their lives, live as independently as possible, and achieve their
highest human potential. It benefits from DESC's established
model of highly integrated housing, mental health care and treatment.
Project
Information
- 50 studio units of affordable
housing with full kitchens and baths
- Common space for residents on
first floor (meeting rooms, common meal prep kitchen
and dining area, resource room, TV lounge, staff offices,
outdoor porch)
- Operates using a Housing First
model designed to eliminate the chaos of homelessness and work
toward clinical and social stabilization of residents
- Universal Design features that
promote accessibility and usability for everyone, including people with
disabilities (wide doorways, contrasting colors, vertical cabinet
pulls, etc)
- Environmentally sound design
and construction which uses less toxic interior materials
and has energy saving light fixtures and mechanical systems;
certified by SeaGreen (City of Seattle), BuiltSmart (Seattle City
Light), anticipated three star BuiltGreen (Master Builders Association
of King and Snohomish Counties)
- Corner retail space and
community conference room designed to draw community members
into the building
This
project is made possible by the generous support of our community:
Capital
City of Seattle
King County
State of Washington
Washington State
U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development
Enterprise Community Investment
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des
Moines
Development
Consultant
Common Ground
Architect
SMR Architects
General
Contractor
Rafn Company
Building
Information
Rainier House
5270 Rainier Avenue South
Seattle WA 98118
206.723.1883
Dan Clement, Project Manager
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Thank you to Plymouth
Congregational Church
for conducting a move-in kit drive
for the first 50 residents of Rainier House!
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If you have
additional questions about the this project
please contact Nicole Macri, Director of Administrative Services,
at 206.515.1514 or e-mail info@desc.org
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