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Federal Way, Washington is located between Tacoma and Seattle. Puget Sound is its northwestern boundary. Federal Way is bordered on the southwest by unincorporated Pierce County, Tacoma, Dash Point, and Fife Heights, on the south by Milton, on the east by the unincorporated portion of the county, Lakeland South, Lakeland North, and Auburn, on the south by Milton and on the north by Des Moines. In 2010, the population of federal Way was 89,306 people. In 2014, Federal Way was the fifth largest community in the county and the ninth largest community in the state of Washington.
In 1929, the region was initially a logging settlement, known as Federal Way. The name was taken from Federal Highway U.S. 99., which ran to Tacoma from Seattle and Everett. In 1930, the Federal Way High School opened. In the early 1950's, the local Chamber of Commerce adopted the same name. The year 1990 brought the incorporation of Federal Way.
Federal Way was home to Weyerhaeuser, until 2014, which is the world's largest private owner of softwood timberland. Much of Weyerhaeuser's land has been opened to the public. This includes two botanical gardens, which are the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection and the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden. Weyerhaeuser announced that it was vacating its headquarters in Federal Way in 2014. Community leaders have recommended to promote the location as a potential community college. The U.S. office headquarters of World Vision is also located in Federal Way.
Celebration Park, that offers wooded trails and sports fields, and the King County Aquatic Center, which was used for the Goodwill Games in 1990, and offers an Olympic sized swimming pool are some of the other attractions in Federal Way. The community has also developed several playgrounds, neighborhood parks on the lake front.
Powell's Wood Garden is 40 acres large, and is known for its outstanding perennial borders and structural plantings. This property is partially located on the Cold Creek ravine, which, in 1993, was bought d by Monte and Diane Powell, to preserve green space in an every increasingly urbanized region.
The largest amusement park in the area is the Wild Waves Theme Park, is also known as Enchanted Village and simply Wild Waves. In 2000, Wild Waves was bought Six Flags, is the only permanent amusement park in the Seattle area. However, Park Management, LLC purchased Six Flags after they experienced some low sales.
Federal Way is characterized by shopping malls and landscaped off-street multiple structure apartment complexes and can be identified locally by its 1990's, semi-urban development. The only indoor shopping mall is the Commons at Federal Way.
The community of Federal Way bought a lot downtown in 2007, that was previously used by the non-operational AMC Theatres cinema, and invited proposals from two developers, which were Alpert Capital and United Properties, to develop a multiple usage tower project. This kind of project follows in the steps of similar multiple usage developments that include as Kent Station, which is located in close by Kent.
The South Korean development company of Lander Korus joined forces with United Properties in 2009. Korus recommended adding Asian elements to the building in order to attract interest and investment from foreign investment as well as the influential Korean population in Federal Way. However, after having been granted Lander Korus and United Properties five extensions to close on the project, in 2010, the city transferred the deal to another Korean developer, which was Twin Development. These new developers are counting on the EB-5 visa qualification, which was recently granted, by the community, in exchange for the status of permanent resident, in order to encourage foreign investment.
Federal Way renewed its RFQ (Request for Quotes) for the undeveloped location, in 2011, and received three proposals. Arcadd was ultimately selected by the community. This is a densely packed glass multiple tower structure where some of the towers bend outward close to the top beneath some 20 stories with a larger public and retail space pavilion located at the base. However, by the original deadline, the developers couldn't obtain the necessary funding. In early 2014, the property was renamed to Town Square Park.
Some elevated property, which was previously the location of a Toys R Us store, that is located to the north of the downtown park, was bought by Federal Way, which is scheduled to host a PACC (Planned Performing Arts and Civic Center). The PACC proposal has been controversial, largely over self-sustaining concerns as well as funding. In 2007, similar project, known as the Federal Way Community Center, opened.
Also in 2014, Federal Way introduced a 60-foot flagpole before Veterans Day. The flagpole holds a 25 X 15-foot flag. In memory of Roger Freeman, who was the state representative and passed away the same year, a smaller flag was only raised to half-mast, although the flag was intended to be formally raised on Veterans Day.
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Federal Way Tidbits
Federal Way, Washington is located between Tacoma and Seattle. Puget Sound is its northwestern boundary. Federal Way is bordered on the southwest by unincorporated Pierce County, Tacoma, Dash Point, and Fife Heights, on the south by Milton, on the east by the unincorporated portion of the county, Lakeland South, Lakeland North, and Auburn, on the south by Milton and on the north by Des Moines. In 2010, the population of federal Way was 89,306 people. In 2014, Federal Way was the fifth largest community in the county and the ninth largest community in the state of Washington.
In 1929, the region was initially a logging settlement, known as Federal Way. The name was taken from Federal Highway U.S. 99., which ran to Tacoma from Seattle and Everett. In 1930, the Federal Way High School opened. In the early 1950's, the local Chamber of Commerce adopted the same name. The year 1990 brought the incorporation of Federal Way.
Federal Way was home to Weyerhaeuser, until 2014, which is the world's largest private owner of softwood timberland. Much of Weyerhaeuser's land has been opened to the public. This includes two botanical gardens, which are the Pacific Rim Bonsai Collection and the Rhododendron Species Foundation and Botanical Garden. Weyerhaeuser announced that it was vacating its headquarters in Federal Way in 2014. Community leaders have recommended to promote the location as a potential community college. The U.S. office headquarters of World Vision is also located in Federal Way.
Celebration Park, that offers wooded trails and sports fields, and the King County Aquatic Center, which was used for the Goodwill Games in 1990, and offers an Olympic sized swimming pool are some of the other attractions in Federal Way. The community has also developed several playgrounds, neighborhood parks on the lake front.
Powell's Wood Garden is 40 acres large, and is known for its outstanding perennial borders and structural plantings. This property is partially located on the Cold Creek ravine, which, in 1993, was bought d by Monte and Diane Powell, to preserve green space in an every increasingly urbanized region.
The largest amusement park in the area is the Wild Waves Theme Park, is also known as Enchanted Village and simply Wild Waves. In 2000, Wild Waves was bought Six Flags, is the only permanent amusement park in the Seattle area. However, Park Management, LLC purchased Six Flags after they experienced some low sales.
Federal Way is characterized by shopping malls and landscaped off-street multiple structure apartment complexes and can be identified locally by its 1990's, semi-urban development. The only indoor shopping mall is the Commons at Federal Way.
The community of Federal Way bought a lot downtown in 2007, that was previously used by the non-operational AMC Theatres cinema, and invited proposals from two developers, which were Alpert Capital and United Properties, to develop a multiple usage tower project. This kind of project follows in the steps of similar multiple usage developments that include as Kent Station, which is located in close by Kent.
The South Korean development company of Lander Korus joined forces with United Properties in 2009. Korus recommended adding Asian elements to the building in order to attract interest and investment from foreign investment as well as the influential Korean population in Federal Way. However, after having been granted Lander Korus and United Properties five extensions to close on the project, in 2010, the city transferred the deal to another Korean developer, which was Twin Development. These new developers are counting on the EB-5 visa qualification, which was recently granted, by the community, in exchange for the status of permanent resident, in order to encourage foreign investment.
Federal Way renewed its RFQ (Request for Quotes) for the undeveloped location, in 2011, and received three proposals. Arcadd was ultimately selected by the community. This is a densely packed glass multiple tower structure where some of the towers bend outward close to the top beneath some 20 stories with a larger public and retail space pavilion located at the base. However, by the original deadline, the developers couldn't obtain the necessary funding. In early 2014, the property was renamed to Town Square Park.
Some elevated property, which was previously the location of a Toys R Us store, that is located to the north of the downtown park, was bought by Federal Way, which is scheduled to host a PACC (Planned Performing Arts and Civic Center). The PACC proposal has been controversial, largely over self-sustaining concerns as well as funding. In 2007, similar project, known as the Federal Way Community Center, opened.
Also in 2014, Federal Way introduced a 60-foot flagpole before Veterans Day. The flagpole holds a 25 X 15-foot flag. In memory of Roger Freeman, who was the state representative and passed away the same year, a smaller flag was only raised to half-mast, although the flag was intended to be formally raised on Veterans Day.