The previous mid-year high was 50 buildings under construction in 2014 and 49 last year. “There is a ton of development on all fronts,” said Don Blakeney, a vice president for the downtown group.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Projects with another 1,569 hotel rooms are in final planning or are being proposed, accordigng to a new Downtown Seattle Association report. Pictured is the newly branded Coast Seattle Hotel by APA.

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.

Seattle's ever-changing skyline is in for a whole new look thanks to a world-renowned developer coming to town. Three new projects are in the works in the downtown core that are certain to turn heads.

SEATTLE — Wearing a protective suit and a respirator, Nick Ferderer steps through a shattered window of the old Bergman Luggage building at the corner of Third Avenue and Stewart Street in ...

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 ...

New Rising Sun, which produces the annual Bumbershoot Arts & Music Festival, unveiled plans to turn what was the Bed, Bath, & Beyond store in downtown Seattle into a new music and arts venue.