The Marion West Apartments

5019 ROOSEVELT WAY NE, Seattle, Washington 98105

The Marion West, an innovative mixed-use project in Seattle’s University District that brings together multiple, synergistic community benefits under one roof:

Housing: LIHI’s housing includes 49 studio apartments: 20 affordable apartments for homeless young adults (ages 18 to 24) and 29 apartments for low-wage workers entering the workforce.

Supportive Services: YouthCare and Ryther provide onsite supportive services for the formerly homeless young adult residents of The Marion West to help them stabilize their lives, maintain their housing, find employment, and thrive.

Food Bank: The ground floor houses the University District Food Bank, which helps to feed needy families in the area. The Food Bank uses the roof for urban agriculture by growing vegetables and herbs.

Job Training Café: Street Bean Coffee has a location on the ground floor. Street Bean trains and employs young people seeking to exit street life.

The Marion West is named for racial justice champion Marion West, who along with her husband Ray, who was Black, faced discrimination and helped break the color barrier in the U-District by housing African Americans and students of color in the 1950s. Read bio.

Project-Based Vouchers

Unit (Bd/Ba)	Ft²	Rent
Studio (Studio/1)	400	Call for Price

Eligibility for The Marion West Apartments

The Marion West Apartments Details

19 studio bedroom units.
HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)
Section 8 Project-Based Voucher (PBV)

Property Amenities

Wheel Chair Accessible

Unit Amenities

Air Conditioning
Garbage Disposal
Cable Ready
Window Coverings
Heat and Air

HOME Investment Partnerships Program

This project has received some funding from a participating jurisdiction (local or state government agency) through the HUD HOME Investments Partnerships Program (HOME). In projects with five or more HOME-assisted units, at least 20% of these units must be occupied by families earning 50% or less of area median income (AMI). All other HOME-assisted units must be occupied by families earning 80% or less of AMI, but in practice most are reserved for families earning 60% or less AMI. Maximum monthly rent is capped with a Low HOME Rent for <50% AMI units and a High HOME Rent for the remaining HOME-assisted units. Contact the property directly for the specific dollar amount of these rent caps.

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)

Since this property has received funding in part through the Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a certain number of units are set aside for lower income households. Households must earn either less than 50% or 60% of the area median income (depending on the set-aside option chosen by the property owner) to qualify for these units. Rents in these units are capped at a maximum of 30% of the set-aside area median income (adjusted for unit size). Some rental units in this property may not be subject to LIHTC and therefore have higher rents and no maximum household income requirement.