Beacon Hill Zoning
Beacon Hill pairs quiet residential streets with the Link system’s deepest station and a long commercial spine.
- Homes & Small Shops
- Midsize Residential & Shops
- Large Buildings
- Downtown & Highrise
- Institutions
- Industrial
At a Glance
- Predominant Zoning
- NR, with LR and NC along Beacon Ave S
- Commercial Corridors
- Beacon Ave S, 15th Ave S
- Transit
- Beacon Hill Link Station, Route 36
The hill is predominantly Neighborhood Residential, with Lowrise and Neighborhood Commercial zoning concentrated along Beacon Ave S, especially around the light rail station at the north end. Jefferson Park’s golf course and playfields take up a large piece of the hill’s center.
Beacon Hill Station — the deepest in the Link system — connects the neighborhood to downtown in minutes, and the blocks around it have seen steady mixed-use growth. The 2026 reforms allow multiplexes of up to six homes across the hill’s NR blocks.
See It on the Map
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