A Unique Downtown Street Corner Could Be Future Home To ‘121 Stewart’
A half block of Second Avenue could soon be home to a new mixed-use high-rise skyscraper called 121 Stewart. This new tower proposal is nestled...
Much DADU About Nothing
Since the release of the Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda (HALA) Committee recommendations, there has been much speculation on what diversifying the single-family zones...
734 Homes Proposed in University Village Safeway Redevelopment Plans
Details are emerging on plans to replace the suburban-style Safeway grocery story adjacent to University Village Mall with an eight-story mixed-use development. The plans...
Phinney Ridge Apartment Complex Pioneers Unique Communal Model
Delivering 35 new family-sized homes, Shared Roof features a unique financing model catering to a range of incomes, built-in community, and hip cafes spilling into a public courtyard. Is the model replicable? The developer thinks so.
City Council Greenlights Seattle Asian Art Museum Expansion
The Seattle Asian Art Museum expansion and rehabilitation project cleared a major hurdle on Monday. During their normal weekly meeting, the Seattle City Council...
Sunday Video: UW Architecture Lecture Series
The University of Washington's Department of Architecture Lecture Series is recommencing for spring, with a line up of high caliber speakers, as outlined below. As part...
Mass Timber Social Housing on Public Land FTW
This past spring, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 2382 --a bill that allows public agencies to utilize surplus public land for affordable housing development. The...
State Model Code for Middle Housing is Missing Enough Housing
Commerce recently had a consultant create a form-based code, but the draft fails to advance housing abundance.
Now that Washington State’s Middle Housing bill (HB1110)...