Queen Anne Community Center Renovation

Spring 2025

Please join us on Tuesday, April 29, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Queen Anne Community Center to review the project's Schematic Design. During this meeting, you will have an opportunity to meet with the project team and share your feedback on the proposed design.

Additional outreach occurred in 2024 that included meeting with community center staff, the Queen Anne CC advisory council, childcare staff, and community surveys to refine the design goals. This outreach concluded with the below goals for the community center.  We hope to refine these goals as the design progresses and more outreach is conducted.    

• Up-to-date systems - lighting, plumbing, heating, and cooling systems that meet current codes, are significantly more efficient than current systems and require less maintenance.
• Robust security systems that allow quick communications throughout the building and, if needed, quick and easy lockdown of entrances and exits for security purposes.
• Networking systems throughout the building to support internet access for meetings, classes, etc., and for disaster communications.
• Modern and accessible restrooms and kitchen space.
• Overall accessibility in the community center for all
• Maximum flexibility through moveable partitions to accommodate a wide variety of space sizes and uses.
• A welcoming lobby with good sight lines for staff that can be easily secured in an emergency for safety.
• Mechanical rooms that are easily accessible for maintenance but are located do not impact the amount of usable public space.
• Relocating childcare activities to the second floor.
• Additional vertical spaces where possible to maximize available public space.
• Open and light spaces that are welcoming.
• Large spaces for the after-school program with restrooms and kitchen facilities. 
• Medium multi-purpose space for senior programs near the main building kitchen.
• Medium-sized space for teen activities.
• New pottery/art room with sinks.
• Room for weights and other exercise equipment.
• Gender-neutral restrooms.
• Flexible spaces for small to medium meetings for community organizations
• Small, flexible space for Community Police and Seattle Neighborhood representatives.
• Reclaim unusable space, including hallways and old locker rooms.

Construction is anticipated to begin once the design is complete and permits are obtained.