Loyal Heights Community Center Renovation Design Services

Description

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