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The building boom sweeping downtown Seattle is hard to miss, between the jostling cranes, giant holes in the ground and construction crews closing down streets. But new data show just how intense ...
Last June, the Downtown Seattle Association found a record number of buildings were under construction, at least since it began counting in 2005. But that mark didn’t last long.
Sixty-five buildings are under construction in downtown Seattle, nearly all of which are scheduled for delivery next year, which would be more than in any prior year since the Association started ...
A new facility designed to address mental health, substance abuse, and housing needs for the homeless in Seattle is set to open early next year. Work has started to convert a vacant building at ...
The Allen Institute for AI has moved into its new 50,000-square-foot headquarters in Seattle’s first large-scale mass-timber ...
Downtown Seattle's 'zombie' office buildings could get second life as apartments under new rules Joshua McNichols June 17, 2024 / 9:02 am Smith Tower ...
Last month, downtown Seattle had its highest rate of monthly worker foot traffic since the COVID-19 pandemic began, but high ...
Seattle last year upzoned the downtown retail core to spur residential development with towers up to 440-feet tall. Now the city waits for proposals to emerge.
Soon, developers will have an easier time building apartments in downtown Seattle. That’s because the city council voted 8-1 to exempt residential projects there, along with hotels and research ...
There were 27 buildings completed in 2016, in downtown. There are currently 51 buildings under construction. Last year also saw Seattle take a healthy lead in the country’s crane race.
Cranes have become almost a permanent fixture of the downtown Seattle skyline due to the billions in investment poured into the city. Seattle is projected to complete 17,000 new residential units ...