Glassyard Commons proposes 72 RV stalls, 20 tiny houses in West Seattle

The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is proposing Glassyard Commons: a combined RV safe-parking lot with space for 72 RVs and a tiny-house village of 20 units on state-owned Washington State Department of Transportation land near W. Marginal Way in West Seattle. KOMO reports the site as 169,757 square feet (3.90 acres) and LIHI says it aims to begin construction in March 2026, with roughly three months of work targeting a mid-year opening in time for the FIFA World Cup.

Program operations outlined in LIHI’s Community Engagement Plan include a community kitchen, laundry and hygiene facilities, 24/7 staffing and onsite management, plus comprehensive case management intended to move people into permanent housing. LIHI’s plan calls for residents who move into tiny houses to sign over their RVs so the organization can decommission and remove dilapidated vehicles. As LIHI Executive Director Sharon Lee told KOMO, “The target population for Glassyard Commons are homeless people who have no other option but to live in old, unsafe RVs. The goal is to secure permanent housing for vehicle residents and to dispose of the RVs. LIHI works with households to sign over their RVs for demolition and removal. We do not want to see dilapidated and fire‑prone RVs sold or recirculated in the community. We thank the Seattle City Council for their leadership in funding RV safe lots and tiny house villages as an innovative solution to the homelessness crisis.”

LIHI will host a public community Q&A on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at 5:30 PM at New Direction Missionary Baptist Church, 755 S Homer St., Georgetown, where operations management, supportive services management, development, and community engagement staff will present and take questions. KOMO additionally names New Hope Missionary Baptist Church as a religious sponsor of the project. LIHI’s Community Engagement Plan says it will conduct in-person outreach to all businesses within a 500-foot radius, create a Community Advisory Committee with businesses, neighbors and faith organizations, and follow Seattle Municipal Code outreach requirements (SMC 23.42.056).

LIHI notes prior experience operating Camp Second Chance nearby, 16 other tiny-house village programs in Puget Sound, and a combined RV/tiny-house program at Salmon Bay Village; WestSeattleBlog reports that 67 RVs were decommissioned over the Salmon Bay program’s duration. LIHI has cited city data noting that close to 50% of people experiencing homelessness have spent time living in vehicles and has highlighted limited city capacity such as the Unified Care Team’s five dedicated beds available daily citywide.

Practical details LIHI has published include contact information for community questions: Marta Kidane, LIHI Community Engagement Manager, at marta.kidane@lihi.org or (206) 858-0734. Public materials list two site address references (7200 W. Marginal Way S and 7200 2nd Ave. SW near W. Marginal Way SW) and describe the parcel as state-owned; LIHI’s plan also says the organization intends to secure a long-term lease for RV safe parking. The March 5 meeting will be the first in-person forum where LIHI staff will present operations, solicit neighborhood feedback and explain next steps for Glassyard Commons.