Downtown and Rose Hill: Kirkland’s Corridor of Dense New Development
After Totem Lake, a neighborhood that is experiencing a spree of significant growth, the next notable constellation of new commercial and residential development in...
Sound Transit is Not Ready for Its Big Chinatown Station Decision
At a public meeting on Thursday afternoon, the Sound Transit Board of Directors intend to select preferred station locations for the light rail system's...
East Link TOD: BelRed’s Scattered Development Could Preface Bigger Housing Boom
Near Bel-Red Station, more than 3,500 new homes have been built or permitted since 2017. However, development has been patchy due to uneven zoning.
Market Street Developments Are Creating A New Urban Neighborhood East of Ballard
There’s a spot just inside Seattle's Gilman Park where the scent of turned earth and new asphalt mingles with that of cooking grains coming...
Mayor Harrell Unveils $970 Million Housing Levy Proposal
Hamstrung by rising building costs, Seattle's seven-year levy would fund 3,000 affordable homes.
The Seattle Housing Levy is due for renewal this year, and Mayor...
Kirkland Smaller Development Node Spotlight: A Jumble of Car-centric and Smart Density
Having covered developments in transforming Totem Lake as well as the Downtown and Rose Hill corridor, what remains to tally up in Kirkland are...
Seattle Must Stop Giving A/C the Cold Shoulder
Air Conditioning and Summer Insulation are Necessities, Not Amenities.
After moving to Seattle in 2020 from Southern California, I was surprised to find that the...
Rapid Buildup Fuels Downtown Bellevue Skyline
Since 2018, a deluge of construction projects in Downtown Bellevue has been completed and begun to form Bellevue's adolescent skyline. This spree has been...