Brooklyn 1B

6550 Brooklyn Ave NE / 1309 NE 66TH ST

Overview

If you have walked past the boarded windows and chain-link fences of the derelict houses at 1309 and 1311 NE 66th St—directly south of Roosevelt High School and next to the Vida Apartments—you are looking at the future site of Brooklyn 1B. This real estate project is a 7-story, 77-unit affordable housing complex with 38 parking spots, originally developed by the Roosevelt Development Group and now being developed by HB Management. It will stand at 1309 and 1311 NE 66th St.

Both the degrading Craftsman house on 1309 and the decaying brick house on 1311 are currently shell structures, emptied and ready for demolition to make way for this transit-oriented project at Roosevelt’s core.

As the site map shows in the image above, the rectangular Brooklyn 1B (red) will complement another project, the L-shaped Roosevelt 1A (orange), while the eastern end of the block (green) is a city-owned land bank property proposed as a future park.

Land Use Context

As of March 2026, both 1309 and 1311 NE 66th St have demolition permits that will expire—unless renewed—on February 20 and January 10, 2027, respectively. Permits for both were first issued in Q1 2021.

According to the SDCI Property Information Map, the Brooklyn 1B site is zoned NC2P-75 (M1), which stands for Neighborhood Commercial 2 Pedestrian-75. It took effect on April 19, 2019, under Ordinance 125791.

This zoning allows moderately-sized commercial buildings, like shops and offices, mixed with housing up to 75 feet tall. However, there are stricter requirements to make the surrounding streets noticeably more pedestrian-friendly.

Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) program is why HB Management can build at this higher density. In exchange, the program requires them to either set aside some units as affordable housing or pay a fee toward the city’s affordable housing fund.

Additionally, the M1 suffix means that 9% of the units must be MH affordable units if HB Management decides to not pay the fee; for this project, that can be around 6 to 7 units.

Using the Shaping Seattle Tool, Brooklyn 1B has been under Construction Application Review since July 23, 2020, with no construction permit yet issued.

  • February 2017: Neighborhood Outreach and Early Design Guidance
  • January 2021: Land Use Permit Issued
  • TBA: Construction Permit and Start
  • TBA: Construction Complete
  • TBA: Grand Opening

Issues and Solutions

Since the Brooklyn 1B project began, the abandoned houses at 1309 and 1311 have posed ongoing safety concerns. The 1309 house drew code violations in early 2024 after break-ins and debris, escalating into vacant building monitoring that remains open as of 2026 March. The 1311 house, stalled by an unresolved Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance (TRAO) hold, deteriorated into a safety crisis requiring its own monitoring. On 2024 June 04, a fire broke out at the 1311 house, the same day Seattle unanimously passed an emergency ordinance that permits the Seattle Fire Department to abate or demolish derelict buildings deemed dangerous. Yet neither house has been abated or demolished.


Under Ordinance 127037, to abate a derelict building means to demolish, fix, rehabilitate, or implement any other approved action to address the unsafe issue the derelict building poses.

While interest rates limit what we can do to directly expedite development, we can push for the 1309 and 1311 houses to be abated or demolished when hazards such as overgrown vegetation and break-ins arise by reporting them directly to the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections (SDCI) via phone (206-615-0808) or through the “Make a Complaint” widget on their online portal.

Site Valuation History

YearTotal Appraised Value
2025$4,495,100
2024$4,495,100
2023$4,385,600
2022$3,947,200
2021$3,947,200
2020$3,947,200
2019$2,851,300
2018$2,193,800
2017$1,810,200
CAGR12.041%

Valuation history includes estimates from King County Department of Assessments starting from when the project was first proposed. They are only an approximation and are heavily influenced by a variety of factors, including the existence and condition of built structures.

Resources:

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