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Abbey Ridge

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtSeaTac, WA

146-unit affordable housing retrofit built in SeaTac, with market context showing rent alignment and county growth. · summary, model-written

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Place

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 7,119 units, King County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $2,323/mo zillow · all sites with this

Policy tool

Affordable housing credits

This site: …unit apartment community in SeaTac that provides affordable workforce housing record · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …a 146-unit apartment community in SeaTac that provides affordable workforce housing record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …a 146-unit apartment community in SeaTac that provides affordable workforce hous newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	a 146-unit apartment community in SeaTac that provides affordable workforce housingnewtypes-extraction reported

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History and original facts

County	King County
Census division	9 · Pacific
Notes	Draft from kcha.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: Abbey Ridge was a 146-unit apartment community renovated in 2021 to continue providing affordable workforce housing near the Angle Lake light rail station.

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Planning

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Site context

Housing permits, King County (WA), 2024	7,119 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,093 in 2–4, 2,352 single-family; 2023: 7,274 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: Longacres (3.9 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	102,448 jobs in 5,725 establishments; average annual pay $60,273; employment location quotient 0.72; employment -1.1% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	4,067 jobs; 6 in retail trade, 1,144 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 53033028403)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 45th income percentile as adults; 2.6% incarcerated at the 2010 count (531 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 88% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 8.1%; median family income $63,953; 406 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Highline School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: Bow Lake Elementary; Chinook Middle School; McMicken Heights Elementary; Tyee High SchoolNCES EDGE
Elevation	485 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	8 county-logged events: 6 heavy rain, 1 debris flow, 1 flood; $34,994,000 property damage reported; 1 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 98188, 2026-09	median list price $548,975 (+40.3% on the year); 44 active listings; median 40 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	5,912 establishments (-10%); 104,570 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $824,870 (-2% 1 yr, +7% 5 yr); typical rent $2,323/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	12,890 vehicles a day on S 176th St (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 5 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Abbey Ridge is a 146-unit apartment community in SeaTac, WA, built as affordable workforce housing. It was converted from its original apartment community use under a 'reinhabit' strategy. The project is complete (status: built).

Why. The site meets housing demand: median rent is $2,035 (vs. Zillow's $2,323 ZORI), and King County grew 4.6% population (2018–23). It has 1 peer within 10km (Longacres, Renton).

Where it stands. Traffic: S 176th St (minor arterial, 2 lanes) has 12,890 ADT. Retail establishments declined 9.9% (2012–2023), but employment grew 7.9%. King County permits show 7,119 units 5+ built in 2024.

For a planner

Affordable housing supply confirmed
Local market growth noted (population, rent)
Peer context limited (1 within 10km)

For a developer

Market data available (rent, ZORI)
No new construction planned (retrofit already built)
Traffic and retail trends provided

What we do not know yet

No zoning details provided
No specific tenant demographics
No cost data for retrofit

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retrofit already built
county grew 4.6% 2018–23
median rent $2,035
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Sources

Projects in Progress - King County Housing Authority
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Abbey Ridge

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Abbey Ridge, SeaTac, WA." Record n-016e1ec884, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/wa/seatac-abbey-ridge/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_seatacabbeyridge,
  title = {Abbey Ridge, SeaTac, WA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/wa/seatac-abbey-ridge/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-016e1ec884, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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