July 14, 2025 – City Council to Consider Budget Appropriation and Financing Authorization for 9655 Property Acquisition

The Mercer Island City Council will consider a budget appropriation and financing authorization at its July 15, 2025, City Council meeting to fund the previously announced acquisition of a 22,000-square-foot commercial office building located at 9655 SE 36th St. On July 1, 2025, the City Council authorized the City Manager to execute an agreement to acquire the 9655 Building by eminent domain for $9,060,000.

The building will eventually serve as the permanent location for the Community Planning and Development Department, the Public Works Capital Projects and Engineering teams, and the Youth and Family Services Department.

The 9655 Building will be integrated with the proposed Public Safety and Maintenance Facility as shown in the image below. The design currently includes a surface pedestrian connection between the two properties. Taken together, these facilities will serve as the new home for the departments currently housed in the aging Public Works Building and others displaced due to the permanent closure of City Hall.