Redfin sees uptick in downtown Seattle apartment rents, and watches for further Amazon effect "The bump of 2.5%, to median rents of $2,000, came in December, ahead of Amazon’s Jan. 1 recall of corporate and tech workers back to the office five days per week. But Redfin is watching to see what effect the mandate has on increases going forward." (GeekWire)
Downtown Redmond Light Rail Opening Set for May 10 "This extension will mark the first Sound Transit 3 (ST3) rail project to start carrying passengers, just under nine years after the funding package was approved by voters in 2016. Current plans put Downtown Redmond as the 2 Line’s final eastern terminus, with no plans on the books to extend beyond Redmond." (The Urbanist)
Brooks Running triples footprint with expanded Seattle headquarters "Brooks Running has seen its Seattle corporate employee count grow to 500 in recent years." (Puget Sound Business Journal)
775-Unit Mixed-Use Development Opens in Seattle "Located in the city’s Judkins Park neighborhood, the transit-oriented project includes 25,000 square feet of retail space. Nearly half of the development’s residential units are designated as affordable. The property is in close proximity to the future Judkins Park Link station which is located in the center of I-90 and slated to open in 2025." (Connect)
Seattle Council Sharply Divided Over Allowing Housing in Stadium District "The goal is to allow up to 1,000 units of housing above light industrial uses..." (The Urbanist)
