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Everett Station Convergence

Positioning publicly-owned sites near Everett Station to shape a connected, resilient, and thoughtfully layered neighborhood.

Location

Everett, Washington

Client

Housing Hope

Links

Convergence Executive Summary
Convergence Study
Convergency Study Appendix

Project

Master Plan

Everett Station is the city’s most transit-rich neighborhood—and one of its most underutilized. Within a quarter mile of the station, an abundance of publicly owned vacant land has constrained growth, while regulatory incentives on the few remaining private parcels have created pressure on small businesses.

We partnered with Housing Hope and The Everett Station District Alliance to study how publicly owned sites could support a sustainable, equitable, and vibrant neighborhood—one that grows thoughtfully while protecting existing light industrial uses.

Everett Station sits at a crossroads of transit, industry, commerce, and community. With the city planning for 87,000 new residents and 89,000 new jobs by 2050, and with ongoing housing supply and affordability challenges, strategic investments—like the future light rail—are critical to the city’s economic, environmental, and social goals. The neighborhood’s zoning, established in the 2018 Metro Everett Plan, and Sound Transit’s Everett Link Extension (planned for 2036) provide a foundation for this growth.

Building on this framework, Housing Hope secured funding from the Washington State Department of Commerce and the J.P. Morgan Chase Foundation to explore development opportunities on publicly owned parcels. The study focused on early childhood learning facilities, administrative offices, mixed-income housing, community gathering spaces, and a workforce development center—projects that respond to both city and regional needs.