120 units of permanent housing opening in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood

Chief Seattle Club’s leaders, along with city and county leaders, announced the opening Friday.

SEATTLE — On Friday, Chief Seattle Club opened doors to its “Sacred Medicine House,” an apartment complex in Seattle’s Lake City neighborhood dedicated to permanently housing people experiencing homelessness. 

Every unit inside looks like a typical apartment building, until it doesn’t. 

James Lovell, Chief Seattle Club’s development director, said the 120-unit new construction prioritizes serving residents who might be in recovery. For example, stoves have auto-shutoff features in case someone falls asleep or loses consciousness while cooking. There are floor drains in the bathroom in case a shower overflows.

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