This past February, the Seattle Housing Authority, partnered with Providence Health System and the Retirement Housing Foundation, broke ground on a 318-unit complex in Seattle's 110-acre New Holly redevelopment. Dubbed "The Elder Village," the project at 7004 S. 38th is split into three sectors. The 80-unit apartment, Peter Claver House, will be a residence for independent seniors. Adjacent, the Esperanza Apartments will provide 84 studio, one- and two-bedroom units for low-income residents over the age of 62. And, the Park Place Assisted Living Facility will provide 154 units of assisted care for elderly unable to care for themselves.

Also in February, the City of Bellevue approved a $1.28 million loan for the purchase and development of the Washington Court Senior Congregate Care complex. Following its rehab, the building at 900 – 124th Ave. NE will provide low-income housing and assisted-living facilities for as many as 86 senior citizens.

A flush of private projects came this spring, two in the vicinity of Martin Luther King Jr. Way. David Haynes applied for a master use permit for the three-story buildings planned to hold 76-units of apartments and assisted living quarters, planned for construction at 903 MLK Jr. Way. And, John Caruso applied for early-design guidance for two, seven-story buildings at 5721 and 5722 35th Ave. S., in which he respectively proposes 100 and 125 assisted-living units.