"Together Center" Grand Opening, Part Three

The Together Center, Redmond, WA. 
(photo courtesy of Inland Group)

Kiro 7 News Grand Opening clip
Seattle Times coverage

500 people were in attendance at the "Together Center" September 9th to celebrate the completion of its two-year, $106 million campus transformation project that includes:

> A 49,000 sq ft ground floor hub with 20 nonprofits providing critical services

> Five floors with 280 units of urgently needed *low-income and workforce housing

> Coworking spaces for nonprofits to collaborate on client care

> A nonprofit conference and event center

> A community kitchen

> A public art gallery

-- posted by Yoder, 9/10/2023

Together Center press release

* 30% Average Median Income (AMI) units are sold out. 60% AMI units are still available:

Studios: $400-1410, 1x1: $500-1509, 2x1: $600-1806, 2x2: $600-1806, 3x2: $700-2079.

Redmond Community Space History

 History of community space in Redmond

From 2000 through 2017, the City of Redmond operated 72,300 square feet of community center space through the Old Redmond Schoolhouse, Old Firehouse Teen Center, and Redmond Senior Center. The Old Redmond Schoolhouse was the City's main community center through an inter-local agreement with Lake Washington School District. Annual usage of this 40,000 square foot space included 170,000 annual visitors, 125 large-scale rentals for cultural celebrations, dances and milestone moments, 35 ongoing community rentals, and a variety of recreation services.

In December 2017, the City relocated from the Old Redmond Schoolhouse to the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village (leased from the Lake Washington Institute of Technology), decreasing available space to 50,600 square feet. While many services, rentals and activities were relocated to the new community center, some ongoing community rentals, sports programs, and partnerships were canceled due to space limitations.

UPDATED: Launch of the Historical Society's Walking Tour Mobile App

This is my attempt to scrapbook the Redmond Historical Society's "Steps in Time" launch. "Steps in Time" is a mobile app walking guide for people interested learning about our landmark buildings and downtown history.  Redmond historian Tom Hitzorth is still giving "live" walking tours.  Mr. Hitzroth customizes each walk.  Register Here.

Senior V.P. Mary Hanson came up with the name for the mobile app. This event was colorful, fun and informing.  I learned  how Mr. Hitzroth searches, investigates and documents historical records  I especially liked the youth coloring program and costumes.  

Mary Hanson, Senior V.P. of the  Redmond Historical Society with Richard Morris,
a Society webmaster volunteer and my neighbor

https://youtu.be/gWnK_0fxSVY  

John Tosh Homestead presentation by Redmond historian Tom Hitzroth

 Miguel Llanos, Co-Founder of Redmond Historical
Society and Redmond's friendliest cop.  Miguel later
tried the Walking Tour App.

https://youtu.be/axFaj2aFsmI
Tom Hitzroth tells a little bit about himself and how he investigates

The costumes were donated by A Masquerade Costume  We were generously given quality bags to carry home literature and small gifts donated by city businesses. 

Boys with their toys

Racing down Redmond Way after a tune-up at Brown's Garage.  

"Brown's Garage" is in the background.  It's presently being remodeled -- half the building will be a bank and the other half a commertial contractor..  It was last used as a state liquor store, before that a furniture store and once a car dealership. Mayor Bill Brown built his beautiful brick garage in the 1920's to repair cars.