A construction project seeking construction bids will double the size of Hing Hay Park, located in Seattle's Chinatown-International District.
"The city of Seattle will seek construction bids this summer to renovate and expand Hing Hay Park in the Chinatown-International District," according to an article in the Daily Journal of Commerce.
"The 13,300-square-foot addition will be built on the site of a former post office at 414 Sixth Ave. S., west of the existing park."
A price tag of $3 million will cover planning, design, and construction for the project. "Land for the park was acquired with 2000 Pro Parks levy funds, and funding for the project was from the 2008 Parks and Green Spaces levy."
The article includes more details about the design concept (which includes terracing modeled on Asian rice paddies) and the team of contractors and consultants behind the project.
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