Report Highlights Puget Sound’s Housing Deficit and Zoning Reform Potential
On Thursday, Urban Institute released a new report focused on the Seattle metropolitan region that is sure to be of interest to urbanists and...
Council Passes 20 Is Plenty Law, 2+U Alley Vacation, And New Madison Valley Park
Monday was a somewhat unusual meeting for the Seattle City Council. Leading off the proceedings was Mayor Ed Murray who delivered his remarks on the...
Baugruppen: Sizes Vary by Manufacturer
Editor’s Note: This is Part 5 of a series on Baugruppen, private owners collaboratively building affordable multifamily projects. Read Part 1 or check out the series.
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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.
Seattle Reveals Midrise Zoning Proposal for Phase 2 of Growth Plan
Proposed Phase 2 One Seattle Comprehensive Plan changes would focus on midrise zones, in hopes of adding additional housing capacity in existing urban centers and the 30 proposed “neighborhood centers.” OPCD hopes to introduce Phase 2 legislation in May, with council passage expected around September 2025. Public comment is open until December 20.
Op-Ed: Cascadia’s Awakening — Building a Region That Works for All
Washington State has big housing plans and ambitious planning tools, but it needs binding commitments across public, private, and social sectors to turn vision into reality. As it stands, housing isn't being built fast enough to stem the affordability crisis.
Criminal History Is None of a Landlord’s Business: Soon in Seattle
In March of 2016, having recently been let go from the Cleveland Browns due in part to truancy and public drug use, Johnny Manziel...
Superior Court Strikes Down Seattle’s First-in-Time Renter Law
Yesterday King County Superior Court Judge Suzanne Parisien issued a ruling striking down the first-in-time law regulating rental properties within the city of Seattle....