An affordable housing project on Gorsuch Road dubbed Creekside Village has not received the funding from King County that the project’s developers were hoping to receive.

Three weeks ago, Chris Bric, president of Vashon nonprofit Shelter America Group, said that due to the project’s location in relation to Park and Ride lots and bus routes, he submitted a proposal for funds from King County’s Transit Oriented Development program. At the time, he said he was hopeful and that receiving the funding would be a “best case scenario,” but last week, Bric said he found out the project did not receive the funding.

“The county has held a course to fund projects along the north-south corridor from Seattle to SeaTac,” he said.

A Dec. 12 statement on King County’s website indicates that $20 million — $10 million from the county and $10 million from the city of Seattle — is being directed to transit-oriented, affordable housing in Northgate. It will be the largest transit-oriented development project in the county, according to the statement. The Northgate Transit Center is the largest in the county transit system.

Despite the lack of funding, Bric said the decision is “not a closed door,” and that the county has encouraged him to bring the project back for consideration.

“That was the first attempt,” Bric said. “We just did not fit in the box, currently. It’s something that we’ll be following up.”

He said that he still believes the county is very interested and he has plans to meet with King County officials in the new year to discuss other funding programs.

“Once you’ve secured funding, everything gets more probable and easier,” he said.

“The Creekside Village project has been in the works for more than a decade after islander Mike Masi bought the land with the intent to create affordable housing. The last of 31 water shares were secured last year, and a feasibility study has been conducted.