Mt. Baker Housing recently received Seattle Housing Levy funds from the city’s Office of Housing for its 166-unit affordable housing project, The Maddux.

The Seattle Housing Levy funds, created to encourage affordable housing, will help fund the construction of the two-building multifamily project on South McClellan Street on the east side of Martin Luther King Jr. Way S. in the Mt. Baker neighborhood. This is a transit-oriented development in the Mt. Baker Town Center. The site was contaminated by a gas station and dry cleaner that previously operated on the site.

“This funding from the city is critical to our ability to build affordable housing in Seattle,” Mt. Baker Housing Executive Director Mike Rooney said. “We are focused on ensuring that all people, regardless of income, have a secure, affordable place to live. These funds are the all-important last piece to the funding puzzle — and now we are officially on our way.”

As part of the project, the Washington State Department of Ecology provided MBH $400K to start the cleanup process last year. The funds from the city will bridge the final gap to move the project forward.

The Maddux will be available to those earning 60% or less of area median income and includes studios and one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Construction is set to begin in early 2020 and be complete in spring of 2021. Previously, Mt. Baker Housing received funds from Seattle’s Office of Housing for its Link Studios project.