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71 Columbia St. Suite 500 721 NW 9th Ave. Suite 350
Seattle, Washington 98104 Portland, Oregon 97209
t: 206 340 9500 t: 503 224 9162 www.bassettiarch.com
Oct. 27, 2021
The project is to upgrade North Highlands Community Center to accommodate a three-classroom day
care center by Bezos Academy. Built in 1942, North Highlands was built as a Community Center for the City of
Renton. Located in 3000 NE 16th Street, it is a one-story building that is divided into Building A and Building B.
The total area is 8,626 sq.ft, and Bezos Academy will take 4,603 sq.ft of Building A, while the remaining of
Building A and entire Building B is not in our scope of work. There will be no work done on the exterior and in
the landscape. The building had renovation work completed in 1997 on the mechanical system, and some
upgrades to finishes.
The site is zoned as R-14, current use of this community center is for art gallery, museum, and social
services, with the adjacent properties zone for residential use. There are no special site features such as
wetlands, steep slopes, or other bodies of water on site, and all existing trees will remain. There is existing
access to adjacent playground and park from the classrooms, and adequate parking for drop off.
The proposed interior renovation works are the following: for the existing lobby area, we are proposing
to remove existing drinking fountain and to add a bottle filler/drinking and a hand sink. For the existing restroom
area, we are proposing to make them into toilet rooms for children. These will include adjusting existing water
closets, lavatories, urinals to child height, new partitions, new countertops, new floor and paint on walls and
ceiling. In the existing janitor/storage room, we are proposing to add a new mop sink at the existing faucet, and
to add new plumbing and electrical for a new stack washer/dryer. In the kitchen area, we will be adding new
appliances and new sinks. Other proposed work includes adding an interior partition to make space for a staff
lounge and an office, removing existing window and infilling with new door to make a second egress for the
multi-purpose room, and providing custom casework at existing radiators in the classroom. We will have new
finishes in the admin areas and classrooms. We will be turning the existing storage room into a third classroom,
and adding tow new restrooms, one for children’s use, and one for adult use.
The total estimated construction cost is $601,701, including all the interior improvements, electrical
and mechanical upgrades.
Thank you for your time. We look forward to working with the City of Renton on this exciting project!