Marra-Desimone Park
Updated: August 27, 2024
Summer 2024
Thank you for the input on the play area design for Marra Desimone Park! Below is the preferred design that you helped create.
We are now creating the detailed construction documents and applying for permits. It is anticipated that the play area will be under construction in 2025. A notification will be sent when the project is nearing construction.
The scope of this project is phase two of park improvements focused on the play area. This phase will address community/park needs and will plan out but not build additional amenities as outlined in the Long Range Development Plan.
Seattle Parks and Recreation (SPR) completed phase one of improvements at Marra-Desimone Park and the park is now open. Phase one of development was shaped by budget and community priorities which included accessible pathways, walking loops, a central open green area, benches, picnic tables, drainage improvements, a paved parking lot with ADA parking, a new irrigation system with solar-powered control system, and 80+ trees and grass plantings.
As part of the Marra-Desimone Park improvement project, SPR collaborated with SDOT on street accessibility improvements on South 7th Street and Director Avenue South.
Location
Marra-Desimone Park, 9026 4th Avenue South, 98108
Budget
The budget for the project is $1,500,000 for planning, design, and construction.
Schedule
Planning: 2023
Design & Permitting/Bidding: 2024 - 2025
Construction: 2025
Project Description
This project will further develop the park, which includes Marra Farm, Seattle's largest site for urban gardening, in accordance with the Long Range Development Plan.
Community Participation
Come see the Play Area Design for Marra Desimone Park Meet at the Duwamish River Festival!
Please join us on August 3rd, 12-5 p.m. at the Duwamish River Festival. We’ll be sharing the selected play area design based on community feedback. Thank you for your input!
Public Meeting #3 - August 3, 2024
Public Meeting #2 - March 27, 2024
- Meeting Poster in English, Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) and Español (Spanish)
- Project Presentation
Public Meeting #1 - December 7, 2023
- Meeting poster in English, Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese) and Español (Spanish)
- Meeting Notes and Survey Summary
- Project Presentation Slides
Onsite Project Sign Versions:
- አማርኛ (Amharic)
- 中國語文 (Traditional Chinese)
- Af-Soomaali (Somali)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Español (Spanish)