Georgetown Community Development Authority

ABOUT US

Georgetown Community Development Authority (GCDA) is a community-based 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that operates affordable artist and artisan work spaces and plans to build a Village of workforce housing and community space in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle. We center folks who live and work in the Duwamish Valley; BIPOC individuals; artists; and those who come from communities that have been, or are at risk of being, displaced from this region. Our working mission is to revitalize, stabilize and energize our neighborhood through engaged, supportive, and comprehensive community development that builds and sustains equitable & creative space access for industry, business and residents.

GCDA was formed in 2019. At its core is Equinox Studios (www.equinoxstudios.org), which has operated in Georgetown since 2006 and is now a key element of GCDA’s program. Equinox Studios provides a creative home for over 125 artists and artisans working in and across many crafts and disciplines. The new Village will be located a few blocks to the north of Equinox along 4th Avenue South. It will include up to 1,000 units of housing, all of which will be affordable to people earning no more than 60% of area median income. The Village will also include affordable community spaces, neighborhood businesses, and cultural facilities that are integrated with Georgetown’s commercial and industrial core. It will increase job opportunities and provide housing for those most at risk of being impacted by trends of wealth-driven displacement in Seattle. Our aim is to cultivate long-term community wealth through thoughtful real estate acquisition and development; community engagement and ownership; space for small business, nonprofit, and artistic growth; and programming that builds relationships between all the entities that are part of the GCDA Village, the Georgetown neighborhood, and greater Duwamish Valley.