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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPN_1602_Project_Narrative_230516_v1.pdfProject Narrative – 1602 Raymond Ave. SW, Renton The University of Washington is planning to use the existing 1-level building (the annex) located at 1602 Raymond Ave SW, Renton, WA 98057, USA as a temporary swing space to locate portions of their medical lab testing functions that are intended to be located in the new renovation of building in the next lot at 1601 Lind Avenue. This temporary use is required as the renovations at the larger building in 1601 Lind will not be completed in time for the required relocation of these functions. These functions will be needing to move out of their current leased space in Seattle on or before April 1, 2024 as UW’s lease at in Seattle is coming to an end April 2024 and thus a temporary annex space is required to be operational before March 2024. The size of the annex space will take up the entire building of 5,863 sf. It will be leased by the University of Washington. Note that the building is currently vacant and was previously a day-care facility. Once the temporary use as a medical testing facility is completed, after approximately 1 year (March 2025), the long-term use for this facility will be to store freezers and fridges as a long term medical testing storage facility. Minor renovations are anticipated at that time, and will include the addition of an overhead door to access the loading area at the north. For the initial phase, minor renovations to the interior of the building will be required to support the technical equipment and room sizes and shapes to support the workflow. New flooring, ceilings, walls, and doors (including card access security) will be required, along with electrical and data for the new equipment, addition of new sinks (hand-wash and lab use), and adjustments to air pressurization / air flow. New insulation will be added to the attic space, and as a simultaneous maintenance project, the landlord will be re-roofing the existing roof. (to match the existing aesthetic). A new air handling unit to provide 100% outdoor air for lab safety is required and will be located on the exterior at the north of the building, in a similar location to previous mechanical equipment that used to serve the previous uses (now in disrepair). The exterior of the building will have minor modifications through some interior infill of some windows on the north portion of the building. Restrooms will be added that support ADA requirements. The existing mechanical/electrical room will be used as-is as a primarily electrical equipment space. New standby electrical generators are planned to the north and east of the building, in an area sufficiently distant from the building so that exhaust from the generators is limited from re- entering the mechanical HVAC units. Contingencies in the project will include: the addition of temporary additional HVAC units to be located at the north of the building if the long-term mechanical unit is not available to meet the time frame, and infrastructure to support such work. Space for a temporary mobile standby generator is also planned for at the north of the building. In addition, 1-3 building trailers, plus a separate restroom trailer will be located to the south of the building in the area previously used as a play area. These will serve office and storage functions required to support the medical testing functions. New bike storage lockers will also be added to the exterior of the building. The existing garbage enclosure will remain as is. This testing lab will contain equipment to perform several tests on samples that are collected in other locations and couriered to the facility using small courier vehicles including cars and small panel trucks (i.e., FedEx). Patients requiring testing are not expected to visit the site. The expected hours of operation will be 24/7. Approximately a total of 20 staff will be employed (6-8 per shift). The zoning designation of the site is CO (Commercial Office), and its adjacent properties are CO and IM (Medium Industrial). The current use of the site is a Daycare Center (now abandoned and vacant), and the proposed use is a medical testing lab. Laboratories for “research, development, and testing” are specified as AD (Administrative Conditional Use) under the CO zoning district in IBC 2018. No trees will be removed, re-located, or planted during the construction process. Any parking lot improvements to be by the landlord. Total estimated construction cost and estimated fair market value of the proposed project is $1.2 M - $1.5M.