With considerable input from the First Hill community, Virginia Mason finalized a Major Institution Master Plan (MIMP) in 2013 for its downtown Seattle campus. The MIMP was unanimously adopted by the Seattle City Council during its meeting on Dec. 16, 2013.

A MIMP is a comprehensive plan, stipulated by the City of Seattle's Land Use Code, which serves to guide campus developments over many years, in this case approximately a 20- to 30-year period.

Virginia Mason engaged in a collaborative process with the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) and City departments to create three main components:

• MIMP and Design Guidelines
• Transportation Management Plan
• Environmental Impact Statement to address elements including height, open space, parking and traffic impacts, landscaping and density 
• Landscape Master Plan

Additional details are available on the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods website. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Betsy Braun, director, Virginia Mason Design, Construction and Property Management, (206) 341-0941 or Betsy.Braun@virginiamason.org.