Directions to KPWHRI

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Visiting  KPWHRI 
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute is located on the 13^th floor of the Met Park East building. For information on building entry and more, see KPWHRI visitor information.

Maps and PARKING Info

If you are driving and arriving BEFORE 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, the closest parking lot is the Met Park East underground parking garage. If the Met Park East garage is full, parking is also available across the street in the Met Park West garage.

Detailed map of the Metropolitan Park Buildings

Met Park East:

Kaiser Permanente Washington
Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute (KPWHRI) 
1730 Minor Ave
Seattle, WA 98101-1448

STUDY PARTICIPANTS VISITING the KPWHRI CLINIC

If you are driving and parked in the Met Park East or Met Park West garage, please bring your parking ticket with you to be validated after your clinic visit. 

The KPWHRI Research Clinic is in Suite 1370, tel. 206-287-4270.

Once you are at Met Park East:

• Take an elevator serving floors 11 to 20.
• Follow the signs to the KPWHRI Research Clinic, Suite 1370.

Driving directions

• I-5 Northbound (from the south):
  • Take Exit #166 Olive Way.
  • Take first right (unmarked) on Melrose Ave.
  • Turn right on Pine St.
  • Turn right on Boren Ave.
  • Turn right on Olive Way.
  • Turn left on Minor Ave.
  • The Met Park East garage entrance will be on the right.

• I-5 Southbound (from the north):
  • Take Exit #166 Stewart St., and stay to the left.
  • Turn left on Minor Ave. 
  • Proceed 1½ blocks.
  • The Met Park East garage entrance will be on the left.

Parking instructions

Once you are at Met Park East:

• Park in the underground parking garage at the Metropolitan Park East Building—indicated on the map, at left, with a star.
• Take the elevator to the Lobby (L) level.
• Take an elevator serving floors 11–20 to the 13th floor.

METRO bus

There are more than 100 buses that service our building within a 3-block radius. Please call METRO for rider information at 206-553-3000 or see the Trip Planner on the METRO website at metro.kingcounty.gov. Once you are at Met Park East take an elevator serving floors 11 to 20.