Loyal Heights Community Center Renovation Design Services

Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) is seeking qualified architectural, engineering, and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) services for substantial renovations to the Loyal Heights Community Center (2101 NW 77th St, Seattle, WA 98117). The Community Center was built in 1950 and is a valued asset to residents of the Loyal Heights Neighborhood providing an impressive range of recreational activities and community programming. The center features a spacious gymnasium, fitness room, preschool spaces, a teen room, and a kitchen. It offers a range of programs including the Little Seeds Preschool, which provide creative, nature-based learning experiences for young children and Loyal Heights Cooperative Preschool, a parent-led initiative that supports early childhood development. Teens have access to a dedicated teen room with late-night programs designed to foster social interaction. The center's programing is further enhanced by outdoor recreation opportunities in the surrounding Loyal Heights Playfield. The playfield boasts newly renovated play area, accessible pathways, and illuminated synthetic turf athletic fields. With all of these resources, the Loyal Heights Community Center serves as an inclusive gathering space that promotes learning, wellness, and connection for people of all ages.

The proposed community center renovation project will upgrade aging building structures, decarbonize systems, improve accessibility, and renovate interior programming spaces to ensure that the architecturally distinct brick building continues to serve the Loyal Heights community for decades to come . A 2020 renovation feasibility study (see attachment B and C) evaluated alternatives for retrofitting the building and was used as a basis for defining the scope of work for the Loyal Heights Community Center Renovation Design Services project. The selected consultant will be tasked with updating, vetting and ground truthing the assumptions in the previous study before proceeding with higher levels of design.

Qualifications are due no later than 11:59 pm on Monday, April 21, 2025 . All questions are to be submitted through the e-procurement portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/seattle no later than 11:59 pm on Friday, April 4, 2025 .

Building Background

The 25,905 square foot Loyal Heights Community Center building was originally constructed in 1950 , is two stories and includes a daylit basement on the south side of the building. The building consists of a timber roof supported by steel trusses or steel beams. The second floor consists of concrete slabs supported on concrete beams. The roof and floor framing are supported by concrete walls and concrete beams and columns. The foundation consists of concrete continuous footings and square spread footings. The perimeter concrete walls are cladded with brick veneer and interior partition walls consist of CMU or solid brick partitions. Although the building has been generally well maintained with capital improvement projects in 1980, 1987, and 1998, it has several deficiencies due to its age. Seismic upgrades have not been completed. At certain locations, the exterior walls are separating from the roof causing significant roof leaks. Exterior masonry on the south side of the building is bulging outward from the building. There is no accessible route to the building and interior elements do not meet accessibility standards.