Redmond Transit Center

King County Transit Park and Ride Land Sale and Leases
Redmond, WA


Project Description

King County proposed to sell a portion of the existing Redmond Park and Ride lot for development into a transit-oriented project. Construction of a parking garage on the remainder of the site would necessitate obtaining temporary parking.


Project Responsibilities

  • Wrote RFP that would require affordable housing covenants
  • Participated on the Transit negotiation team
  • Identified and performed due diligence on potential short term parking lease locations, negotiate leases on approved sites and obtain required approvals
  • Managed boundary line adjustment required for sale
  • Obtained permits for the construction of the new parking garage

Project Results

  • Negotiated affordable housing element in sales contract which exceeded requirement by 10%
  • Fulfilled 269-space temporary parking requirement with only two agreements; Home Depot and City of Redmond; accomplished in spite of conflicting stakeholders within each entity
  • Obtained all land use, ROW and grading permits