Current Projects | City of Kenmore Washington

City Projects - Transportation

84th Ave NE Pedestrian and Bicycle Project

NE 181st Street Sidewalks

80th Ave NE Pedestrian/Bike Project

NE 192nd St Sidewalk, Bike Lane & 192nd St. Culvert Replacement

The goal of this project is to provide a safe pedestrian path and street crossings along NE 192^nd St from 73^rd Ave NE to 75^th Ave NE. Along with sidewalk, there will a be reduction in pedestrian crossing by reducing the radii and adding flashing beacon. There is also a culvert replacement within this project.

To learn more about this project, please visit the NE 192nd St Sidewalk, Bike Lane & 192nd St Culvert Replacement project page.

Arrowhead Drive Sidewalk Project

The project limits include the south and west side of NE Arrowhead Dr from 64th Ave NE to NE 151^st St (herein referred to as NE Arrowhead Dr). The goal of this project is to provide a safe pedestrian path and street crossings to Arrowhead Elementary School as well as to provide traffic calming on NE Arrowhead Dr.

To learn more about this project, please visit the Arrowhead Drive Sidewalk project page.

Burke Gilman/SR522 Accessibility Project

61st Ave NE Sidewalk Replacement Project

Lower Swamp Creek Bridge Replacement

City Projects - Parks

Twin Springs Park Project

Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan

A comprehensive update to the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan will be conducted throughout 2025 and adopted by City Council in early 2026. The PROS Plan is a six-year guide and strategic plan for managing and enhancing park and recreation facilities, including recommendations on capital projects. To learn more, please visit the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space (PROS) Plan webpage.

City Projects - Facilities & City-Owned Property

KENMORE PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONS CENTER

7010 NE 181st STREET

City-Owned Property - 7010 NE 181^st Street: Notification of Tree Removal

On November 26^th, 2024, starting at approximately 8:30am, Northwest Arboriculture will be removing a fir tree on City owned property (7010 NE 181st Street) which is near the south property line of the Lakewood Mobile Home Park (6837 NE 182^nd Street). The aerial map below shows the location of the tree. A certified arborist completed a tree assessment and recommended the removal of the tree due to its condition. The City obtained a tree removal permit and residents in the Lakewood Mobile Home Park were notified via delivered letter the week of November 18.

Tree Ariel Photo

If you have questions, please contact Debbie Bent, Community Development Director by phone 425 398 8900 or e-mail dbent@kenmorewa.gov.

IMAGINE HOUSING

Imagine Housing - The Approach at Kenmore Affordable Housing Development | City of Kenmore Washington

Located at 7010 NE 181st Street the proposed Imagine Housing development The Approach at Kenmore is a mid-rise building that will feature 103 apartments, including studios and 1 to 3 bedroom units, and 18 homeownership units through Habitat for Humanity.

The rental units are proposed to serve low-income households that have an income up to 50% and 60% Area Median Income (AMI). The ownership units are proposed to serve low-income households that have an income up to 80% AMI.

For specific information on the project please visit The Approach at Kenmore · Imagine Housing

Through its efforts on this property, the City is demonstrating its commitment to affordable housing and the City’s vision of a project that will enhance the neighborhood around the City’s downtown core and do our part to tackle our region’s affordable housing crisis.

City Projects - Surface Water

2025 Small Works Drainage Projects

Muck Creek Mitigation

Private Development Projects

Larus Senior Apartments

25 Degrees Condominiums

25 Degrees is a 276-unit condominium project located at 68^th Avenue NE & NE 182^nd Street (JG Murphy’s Auction site). The project proposal includes five (5) new low-rise buildings and a new park and plaza area with public access to the Tolt River Trail (the park will be open to the public via a pedestrian easement and privately owned/maintained by the developer). A wetland is located along the north property and parallel to the Tolt Trail. The project includes wetland buffer restoration/enhancement work, contamination clean-up, and a 38,354-square-foot critical area preservation area (no work occurs in the wetland). Approximately 850 linear feet of frontage improvements (i.e., curb, gutter, and sidewalks) are proposed along NE 182^nd Street. The project will be phased: Phase I includes the park, three buildings on the south side of the property and frontage improvements; Phase II includes the remaining two buildings in the northern portion of the site and wetland buffer enhancement work.

Glacier Northwest Dredging

Glacier Northwest (doing business as CalPortland) proposes to remove approximately 800 cubic yards of material within the previously maintained 16,000-square-foot berth area as a maintenance dredging action. The project is proposed to provide safe access for vessels and barges to the terminal by removing sand, gravel, and minor amounts of sediment from the berthing area through maintenance dredging. CalPortland hosted a virtual community meeting on February 12, 2024 at 12:30 pm. For more information, visit the Glacier NW Dredging webpage.

Beachwood II Apartments

Project Location: 17715 80th Ave NE Kenmore, WA 98028 (parcel number 011410-0843)

Project description: Proposed development of one (1) 6-story apartment building consisting of 53 multi-family residential units and 48 parking stalls. Of the units, 48 are market-rate and 5 are affordable (50-70% AMI). The western portion of the property is located within 200 feet of Swamp Creek, and the southwestern corner of the property is located within the 150-foot Swamp Creek stream buffer. Approximately 150 linear feet of frontage improvements (i.e. curb, gutter, and sidewalks) are proposed along 80th Avenue NE. The property is zoned Residential-18 (R-18) and is within the Transit Oriented Development (TOD) overlay district. Although the project is not located in a Design Standards Area, TOD proposals are subject to the Area 1 Downtown Design Standards.

Below are links to commonly requested documents related to this project:

Major Modification: On 9/10/2025 the applicant filed for a major modification to the project. The proposed Major Modification (MOD25-0060) to the previously approved Site Plan Review (CSP22-0086) for the Beachwood II Apartments. Changes to the building design proposed under the Major Modification include: replacing wood and metal siding with fiber cement siding, replacing brick siding with tile siding, replacing glass balcony guardrails with metal picket balcony guardrails, and reducing window sizes. No changes to the building massing or site design are proposed as part of the modification. Below are links to commonly requested documents related to this modification:

Please note: The documents listed above are not comprehensive and do not represent all documents on file with the City of Kenmore. To view all documents related to this project or to request a document you don’t see listed, please submit a public records request Please reference file number PRJ22-0055 with your request.

Assigned Planner: Reilly Rosbotham, Planner RRosbotham@kenmorewa.gov

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