The map below shows the 153 acre sports field complex and wetlands project proposed by the Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation for Magnuson Park. [The map was taken from page 1-11 of the December 2003 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Addendum, accessible via Park Department's Magnuson Park EIS page.]
Black dashed line. The total project area is 153.3 acres. This area is outlined with the black dashed line.
Red solid line. The proposed sportsfield complex will occupy 72 acres. We've outlined this area in red. It includes the actual ballfields, their immediate landscaping, spectator areas, the service roads and paths that serve them, and parking lots. Most of the perimeter is defined by paved roads or walkways that may be paved or overlain with some other hardened surface such as compacted gravel.
Amber shading. The ballfield area will total 37 acres. This area is shaded in amber. The 11 sports fields along the left will be carpeted with artificial turf and have 628 high intensity lights mounted on 78 poles as high as 85 feet. The "sports meadow" at top center will be natural grass turf and will not have lighting; it will accommodate 4 fields.
Green solid line. The drainage facility serving the complex will occupy 10.7 acres. We've outlined this area in green. The impervious surfaces associated with the sports complex will generate high volumes of runoff which cannot be drained into Lake Washington without some "pre-treatment." The area labelled "marsh ponds" on the plan, will be developed not for habitat so much as to hold runoff and trap or filter contaminants before it flows to further wetlands and into Lake Washington.
The remaining portion of the project area will be 70.5 acres. This area lies within the black dashed line, but is not outlined in red or green. This area includes major park roadways and some additional parking, a children's play area, picnic area, and what is shown on the plan as the "central habitat reserve area." Somewhere in the neighborhood of 50% to 75% of this area may be characterized as open space or habitat.
Magnuson Park totals about 350 acres. The map below covers the entire park; the footprint of the sportsfield construction project is outlined in red.
You'll notice that much of the 196.7 acres outside the project area—especially the western (left) edge—is occupied by roads, pavement, and buildings left from the old Sand Point Naval Station. These building house a variety of cultural events and some indoor sports including hockey and soccer.
There is some green-space adjacent to the northeast and southeast corners of the project site. There are also lawns along the waterfront and around the buildings along Sand Point Way NE (west / left edge of the park). About 9 acres of the park just south of the NOAA campus is dedicated to an off-leash dog area, largely denuded of vegetation and partially covered with wood chips. A community garden lies just north of the play area at upper left of the project site.
Sand Point Magnuson Park Buildings
| Building | Address | Use |
2 |
7727 63rd Avenue NE | Indoor participant sports |
5A |
7561 63rd Avenue NE | University of Washington – warehouse storage |
5B |
7543 63rd Avenue NE | University of Washington – educational support offices, etc. |
5C |
7527 63rd Avenue NE | University of Washington – warehouse storage, graduate studio spaces, etc. |
5D |
7501 63rd Avenue NE | University of Washington – warehouse storage |
6 |
6818 62nd Avenue NE | Bowling Alley – to be demolished for housing |
9 |
7101 62nd Avenue NE | University of Washington – use to be determined |
11 |
7777 62nd Avenue NE | Non-motorized Boating Offices |
12 |
7737 62nd Avenue NE | Decommissioned boiler plant – use to be determined |
18 |
6305 NE 74th Street | Decommissioned firehouse – to be renovated into artists studios |
25 |
6222 NE 74th Street | University of Washington – use to be determined |
26N |
6831 62nd Avenue NE | Sand Point Community Housing – family housing |
26S |
6801 62nd Avenue NE | Sand Point Community Housing – family housing |
27 |
Special Events Hangar | |
29 |
6200 NE 74th Street | University of Washington – educational support offices |
30 |
6310 NE 74th Street | Offices, Special Events Hangar |
31 |
Boat House | |
31A |
Boat House | |
41 |
6327 NE 74th Street | Seattle Parks Grounds Maintenance |
47 |
7110 62nd Avenue NE | Community Recreation Center |
67 |
7700 Sand Point Way NE | Multipurpose, arts/cultural uses |
138 |
7400 Sand Point Way NE | Administrative Offices |
141/192 |
7424 Sand Point Way NE | University of Washington – to be demolished |
193 |
Old Commissary, used for storage – slated for demolition | |
224 |
6940 62nd Avenue NE | Sand Point Community Housing – single adult housing |
310 |
6343 NE 65th Street | Seattle Parks Storage |
330 |
6524 62nd Avenue NE | Sand Point Community Housing - Group Home |
331 |
6610 62nd Avenue NE | Sand Point Community Housing - Group Home |
332 |
6622 62nd Avenue NE | Sand Point Community Housing - Group Home |
340 |
Seattle Parks Storage | |
341 |
Seattle Parks Storage | |
345 |
6370 NE 65th Street | Seattle Parks Storage |
406 |
6344 NE 74th Street | Community Activity Center |
[Page last updated 4/12/04]