High Point, a 34-block, mixed-income HUD HOPE VI neighborhood redevelopment in West Seattle, is receiving global attention for its sustainable construction, environmental restoration and innovative master planning

Restoring Community

Led by the Seattle Housing Authority and Mithun, High Point combines ecological and social goals to transform an isolated and distressed site into a vibrant, sustainable neighborhood. Families now feel a growing pride in something as simple as a place to call their own. Chairs get pulled onto front porches. Grassy open spaces become impromptu soccer fields. Homes welcome neighbors and friends.

Environmental, Social, and Economic Sustainability

The 120-acre, market-rate and rental housing community replaces 716 World War II-era subsidized homes with 1,600 energy-efficient, mixed income houses, townhouses, condominiums, apartments, and numerous parks for more than 4,000 residents. Aiming to re-knit the once blighted neighborhood with the surrounding urban context, High Point combines the varied economic, ethnic, and social backgrounds of its residents while increasing density, reducing neighborhood energy consumption, and drawing the greater neighborhood to its walkable streets and green spaces.