Corvidae Co-op is an award-winning demonstration project in the heart of the Rainier Valley that can offer homeownership to populations who see no feasible way to purchase a home in their community. This project serves homeowners from Rainier Valley and the South end through the city’s Community Preferences Policy.
Displaced households in Seattle have been systematically denied opportunities to accumulate wealth for generations. These disparities are in part a result of inequitable access to home ownership due to redlining, housing and employment discrimination and predatory practices in real estate and banking. The consequences of those disparities can be seen across the lives and experiences of families that have been displaced from the Central Area and Rainier Valley since the 1970’s.
Project Collaborators:
Frolic, UrbanBlack, Habitat Seattle-King County, City of Seattle Government, Green Canopy Node, Epperstone Homes, 1st Security Bank, Rainier Valley CDF, Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF), Photography by Rafael Soldi