Housing

A triplex in Magnolia. (Photo by Doug Trumm)

Conventional Conforming: The Quiet Hurdle to Increasing Density

How Federal Subsidy of Loan Interest Rates Block Missing Middle Housing Earlier in the pandemic, I was searching around Zillow. Looking at houses was a...

Snohomish County Light Rail Planning Turns Toward Housing

Approaching the halfway mark of their Fall 2020 Light Rail Communities workshop, Snohomish County has opened up part two of the workshop to address...

St. Marks Pauses Project Adding 119 Affordable Homes on Campus

St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral officials cited multiple headwinds against development for delaying plans for housing and renovation of the historic Nicholas School on their North Capitol Hill campus.

Bellevue Ordinance for Supportive Housing Passes Along a Divided Council

Months of work by Bellevue's city staff, Planning Commission, and City Council finally concluded Monday evening when Council voted to permanently allow permanent supportive...
Wilson wears a blzer and stands on an urban street with trees and a line of parked cars in the background.

Op-Ed: Katie Wilson Can Be Seattle’s Climate Mayor for Renters

Seattle renters are largely locked out of cost-saving and comfort-improving clean energy appliances, like heat pumps, induction stoves, and solar panels. Sightline's Emily Moore argues that newly inaugurated Mayor Katie Wilson could help change that, in part because Seattle owns its own electric utility.

Meetup Video: May 2021 with Sam Assefa

https://youtu.be/sagR5Hd6i-4 Sam Assefa joined for the May meetup as out guest speaker. Assefa formerly served as Director of the Seattle Office of Planning and Community...

Kenmore Seeking to Expedite and Incentivize Affordable Housing Projects

Kenmore could be on the cusp of passing a package of amendments that streamline the permitting process for affordable housing projects and provide a...

First Post-Rezone U District Highrise Proposal Has Received Design Review Recommendation

In February of last year, the Seattle City Council passed a major upzone of the University District, which allowed highrises in parts of the...