8 story multifamily development near Shoreline South light rail station

Architect's rendering of The Leeway, under construction near Shoreline South light rail station

One of the new multi-family housing projects being built across the freeway from the Shoreline South light rail station is the Leeway.

At more than 400,000 square feet and eight stories encompassing 360 units, Leeway in Shoreline is one of the largest mixed-use developments in the area.

Tiscareno Architects integrated over 3,000 square feet of retail space in a way that helps differentiate one end of the building from the other.

The project type is planned for five stories of Type III-A construction (protected wood-frame interior, noncombustible exterior) built atop three stories of Type I-A construction (fire-resistive concrete/steel), with 249 structured parking stalls, mostly below grade. 

Construction began in March 2026 and is anticipated to be completed in Summer of 2028.

It will join its companion building The Line.

According to the Daily Journal of Commerce, the Leeway, at 142 NE 147th, will have a long, skinny footprint. It will look south to both The Line and Shea Properties 550 unit Verdant, also on the corner of 1st NE.

--Diane Hettrick