Information for property owners
To build the TDLE project, Sound Transit will need to purchase and use private property. In some cases, this means relocating people from their homes or businesses. Please note that specific effects to individual properties are not yet finalized.
If you are a property owner, you may have received a letter from Sound Transit about your property before the publication of the Draft EIS. This notification does not mean Sound Transit has decided your property needs to be purchased. Depending on the alternative selected to be built, Sound Transit may need to acquire some or all of your property at a later project phase.
As a reminder, Sound Transit will not finalize decisions on affected properties and acquisitions until after the Final EIS is published and Board selects the project to be built. The Board action is expected in 2027.
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Frequently Asked Questions
We notified potentially affected property owners before releasing the Draft EIS in December 2024. Being a potentially affected property owner means that your property is close to one or more alternatives we are currently studying. This notification of potential impact does not mean we are purchasing your property.
Sound Transit will not finalize decisions on affected properties and acquisitions until after publishing the Final EIS and Board action to select the project to be built. The final Board action is expected in 2027. Sound Transit will notify and engage with affected property owners about property acquisition and relocation after the final Board action and issuance of the Record of Decision by the Federal Transit Administration.
Notification that your property is potentially affected does not mean we are purchasing your property. Instead, it suggests that, depending on decisions made in the future on the project that will be built, Sound Transit may need to acquire all or a portion of your property at a later project phase. We’ll update our list of potentially affected properties as we refine the project’s design. We won’t decide which properties to purchase until after a Final EIS and the Sound Transit Board selects the projects to be built.
Residential relocation
For residential property owners and tenants, Sound Transit provides three primary types of relocation assistance: advisory assistance, moving expenses, and replacement housing payments. A qualified relocation specialist will work with displaced residents to determine needs, explain benefits, help and advise with filing claims, and provide referrals to current housing inventories.
Business relocation
Sound Transit provides three primary types of relocation assistance: advisory assistance, moving expenses, and business re-establishment expenses. The level of benefits and advisory services differs for each displaced business depending on the complexity of the business operation.
