Tacoma Issues Housing Permits Three Times Faster than Seattle, Builders Report
Seattle has been taking the lion's share of the region's housing growth for the last decade, but developers are starting to look to Tacoma...
Midweek Video: Are Shipping Containers Overrated As A Building Method?
Shipping container homes have become all the rage in recent years. But they're not necessarily as practical as they might seem when it comes...
City Releases Draft Design Guidelines Changes for South Lake Union
Last week, the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development released draft changes for the South Lake Union design guidelines. That guidelines have been...
Lid The I-5 Trench Downtown And Consider Building Housing Too
Capitol Hill Seattle Blog recently covered architect Christopher Patano's plan to put a "lid" on I-5 through a two-mile segment, alongside First Hill and...
Sunday Video: Could Breaking The Rules Create Better Apartments?
Uytae Lee of About Here dives into some highly creative apartment designs that we don’t normally see. Could bending the rules a bit deliver...
Sunday Video: The World’s Greenest Building
EarthFix takes a close-up look at the world's greenest building, The Bullitt Center, which just so happens to be in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
https://youtu.be/kHtgie2t5UI
Rainier Beach Updates Its Neighborhood Plan
The Seattle City Council passed a Rainier Beach Neighborhood Plan Update, among many other things at a busy September 26th meeting. The plan focuses...
Two New Landmarks Designated In Capitol Hill
Two buildings in Capitol Hill have officially been designated as city landmarks. The Seattle City Council approved the historic preservation controls for the Gaslight...