Construction

Seattle Metro Apartment Production Jumps to 7th in Nation, as Industry Rebounds to 50-Year...

Rumors of a slowdown were averted, but how long can Seattle keep it up with its permitting maze and restrictive zoning unsolved? The pandemic has...

Rainier Beach and Tukwila Link Stations to Close Saturday to Wednesday, plus Other Weekend...

Weekend construction will delay or reroute several busy transit lines including a Link light rail service interruption that will last into next week. Ongoing...

Soft Opening for a Hard Won Trail

It’s been forty years since the first segments of the Burke-Gilman Trail opened, replacing parts of Seattle’s railway infrastructure with bicycle and pedestrian thoroughfares....

Sunday Video: The Rise of New York’s Super Skinny Towers

https://youtu.be/md8fJEShpZM Supertall skyscrapers are on the rise, particularly in New York City. This video covers some of them on the horizon and the structural feats...

Apartment Production Declines toward a 5-Year Low in Seattle Metro

The numbers come from a new national report, but data from the City of Seattle also indicates a sustained decrease in housing production. According...

The Puget Sound Is Adding More Than 4,800 Jobs Monthly, But Where’s The Housing?

If you thought that regional growth might be petering out, you'd be wrong. Recent data from the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) shows that...

SDOT Inching Toward West Seattle Bridge Repair Plan

Four months into the West Seattle Bridge closure, we do have some answers but plenty of lingering questions, too. The Seattle Department of Transportation...

Sound Transit’s U District Development Site Should Be an Affordable Tower

Last week, Sound Transit released a survey on the U District Transit-Oriented Development (TOD). The parcel at 1000 NE 45th Street is in question,...