Northgate Mall Sees First Housing Start, Continuing Urban Transformation
Three years after the opening of Northgate's Link light rail station, Simon Properties broke ground on the first residential development within their Northgate Mall...
Sound Transit Puts Equitable TOD and Bathroom Policy Reform Front and Center
Sound Transit is making good on a policy directive to expand bathroom access to facilities and equitable transit-oriented development (TOD) commitments in Seattle. The...
Affordable Housing Expands in Seattle, Especially in the Rainier Valley
A handful of new affordable housing complexes in the Central District and South End are providing some welcome relief to apartment-seekers amidst a housing affordability crunch. Leaders from Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) and SouthEast Effective Development (SEED) shared what's in store.
Urban Village Boundary Contractions? No Thanks.
In my Sightline piece from May, I described how homeowners in Wallingford have worked for decades to block housing via downzones, increasing development burdens, and...
County Proposes Concrete Co-Op as Private Companies Continue to Throttle Supply and Lock Out...
Last week, concrete drivers represented by Teamster Local No. 174 offered to return to work at three of the six concrete companies facing a...
Shoreline North Station Sees New Urban Connection Form
Within a mile of Shoreline North Station, about 1,700 homes have been built or planned since 2019. While the development pipeline is petering out, the City could jumpstart it once more with zoning changes and action to redevelop public land.
Catch Up on Development in the Roosevelt Station Area
When we last covered new development coming to the Roosevelt Station area, the Link light rail Northgate extension was still over two years away...
City Will Start Emergency Dismantling of Pier 58 within Two Weeks
Impatient for "The Big One," Pier 58 decided to follow the West Seattle Bridge's lead and started slipping in to the sound. Seattle Parks...