Quincy Square on 4th

Project Announcement (June 6, 2025)

The City of Bremerton and Downtown Bremerton Association will host a grand opening celebration for Quincy Square on July 12th and 13th. The festival will feature free music, fun family activities, food, vendors, and an opportunity to tour all of the beautiful amenities of Quincy Square. A formal ribbon cutting ceremony will be held between 11am and 12pm on July 12th on the stage at the heart of the square right across from the Roxy Theater. Check back regularly for more information about the festival!  

Construction Update

As of early June construction for Quincy Square is nearing completion.  Sidewalk and street reconstruction will be largely complete in early June.  During the remainder of June the contractor will complete tasks such as landscaping, building the stage, installation of amenities, and lighting. Behind the scenes fabrication of the sculpture and artwork for the interpretive signage is being completed.

Construction of Quincy Square began on January 13, 2025 and   completion of the project is anticipated in early July

Construction Impacts

Vehicles
4th Street from Pacific Avenue to Washington Avenue is closed to vehicular traffic and will remain closed during the construction period. Access to the Fairfield, B-Flats, and Bremerton Storage garages will be maintained throughout the project.   

Pedestrians
Pedestrian access to all businesses and buildings will be maintained. Currently, the pedestrian pathway is continuous sidewalks abutting the buildings and divided from construction by high visibility fencing (see graphic below). Occasionally the contractor may need to divert pedestrian traffic as equipment is moved or construction activities encroach on the safety of the pedestrian walkways. However, signage as well as spotters will guide people around these temporary obstacles.  Please make a point to visit your favorite businesses along 4th Street during construction as they will be open and looking forward to serving you.

Parking During Construction

The on-street parking spaces on 4th Street between Pacific Avenue and Washington Avenue will be closed during the duration of construction activities. To accommodate the loss of parking for patrons visiting businesses on 4th Street the City will provide 2 hours of free parking in the Washington Street Garage located at 405 Washington Street. ADA accessible stalls are available in the parking garage. 

Visit the Quincy Square Parking webpage for more information and how to access the free parking.

Quincy Square in the News

We are pleased to share some of the stories and publicity for Quincy Square.

• BKAT Inside Bremerton Episode on the Mural (https://youtu.be/3aX7W0wCHHA)
• Inside Bremerton – Quincy Square Groundbreaking (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NQh8k7xWXo)
• Kitsap Sun – Quincy Square Groundbreaking (https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2025/01/16/bremertons-quincy-square-project-moves-ahead-with-mlk-day-event/77697458007/)
• Kitsap Daily News – Quincy Square Groundbreaking (https://www.kitsapdailynews.com/news/bremerton-breaks-ground-on-quincy-square-2/)
• KNKX – Bremerton Honors Quincy Jones with New Square (https://www.knkx.org/jazz/2025-01-31/bremerton-quincy-jones-legacy-jazz-festival-square-music-discovery-center-olympic-college-kitsap)
• The Business Journals – How Quincy Jones inspired a project to revitalize Bremerton (https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2025/01/20/quincy-jones-project-begins-construction-bremerton.html)

Art on Quincy Square

The Arts Commission convened two ad hoc committees that have worked with the project team over the last year and a half to solicit artists for a sculpture and mural.

Sculpture

James Dinh and Michael Stutz were selected by the committee for the sculpture which will be located on the south side of 4th Street just east of intersection with Pacific Avenue. Their concept for the sculpture is an open weaved bronze sculpture of Quincy Jones.  

Mural

KaDavien Baylor was selected as the artist for the mural. The mural can now be viewed on the parking garage located at the northwest corner of 4th and Washington. The concept for the mural is a portrait of Quincy Jones with bold colors and highlighting some of Jones’ famous collaborators and influential African Americans from Bremerton.

Bremerton-Kitsap Access Television (BKAT) recently produced an “Inside Bremerton” episode chronicling the painting of the mural. View the short video on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/3aX7W0wCHHA

Other Updates 

In addition to the art selection and upcoming construction of Quincy Square there are other project elements that the City is currently pursuing.  

• Activation and Operations Plan - The team is working on an operations and activation plan for Quincy Square to ensure that once construction is complete the Square endures as a destination for arts and culture. 
• Interpretive Signage – The project includes signage that will provide an opportunity to honor Quincy Jones and his connection to Bremerton as well as other influential, inspirational, and trail blazing Bremertonians.  An ad hoc committee has been formed to assist with the effort. 

About Quincy Square  

The concept for improving 4th Street from Pacific Avenue to Washington Avenue was developed over the past several years by a grass roots consortium of active and interested citizens, professional groups, and developers. The vision for the block, honoring Quincy Jones, is to revitalize a long-neglected street into an active, housing-based, day-to-night urban center with focused arts, entertainment, and evening-centric retail spaces. The concept compliments and builds on the revitalization of downtown that has been happening block by block over the last two decades and will encourage increased density and housing in the downtown area.   

Mr. Quincy Jones has affirmed his support for the project!   In a letter sent to the Mayor in January of 2018, Jones wrote warmly of Bremerton and gave his full backing to the project. 

Community support for the project continues to build after a successful and well attended public meetings, and the Kitsap Sun published an article in support of the project.  

There is now a website for Quincy Square; you can find information about upcoming events, get behind the scenes looks at the evolution of Quincy Square, and explore the connection between Quincy Jones and Bremerton. Visit at https://www.quincy-square.com/.

Project Funding

The City received a $2.5 million grant from the Federal Community Projects Fund for the construction of Quincy Square. The federal grant was championed by Congressman Derek Kilmer and supported by many local agencies and community groups.   

• Kilmer News Release

The City has also been awarded at $1.75 million grant from the State’s Defense Community Compatibility Account (DCCA) program. This grant, in addition to the Federal Grant, and a City contribution of $805,000 fully funds the construction of the project.  

Public Outreach

During the development of Quincy Square multiple public meetings and workshops were held to gather public input on the design of the project. Documents from the meetings can be found in the “Additional Documents” section below. In response to feedback received regarding public outreach to the African American Community the City completed additional outreach in late 2020 and early 2021. Below is a link to a booklet that chronicles that outreach effort. Additionally, as described in the booklet, keystone artworks will be solicited and selected by processes supported by the community. This effort was completed in cooperation with the City’s Arts Commission. The Arts Commission solicited volunteers for two committees that will vision and select artists for a large scale painted mural and for a 3-dimensional art piece.  

The City was approached by a group of citizens that expressed interest in changing the name of 4th Street from Washington to Pacific to “Quincy Jones Way”. A public outreach meeting was held in February of 2021 on that topic. Due to feedback from several business owners regarding the cost of the street name change, and considering the Covid 19 pandemic, the City will not proceed with the name change at this time. However, the City will revisit this request at a later date.