Seattle Readies Land Use Code Overhaul in Preparation for Sound Transit 3 "With Sound Transit continuing to advance planning and design work on Seattle’s West Seattle and Ballard light rail extensions, the City of Seattle has unveiled a suite of code amendments that are aimed at streamlining permitting for these two transformative megaprojects. In the works for nearly half a decade, these updates overhaul a land use code that isn’t really built to accommodate light rail stations, much less the 13 stations planned as part of these two lines." (The Urbanist)
Seattle hotel to reopen with James Beard-nominated chef following rebrand "The newly rebranded 1 Hotel Seattle will open soon in South Lake Union." (Puget Sound Business Journal)
In Seattle, advocacy groups pitch ‘social housing’ as a climate solution "Mixed-income affordable housing can cut emissions and boost equity, they argue." (Grist)
How much apartment space $2K buys you in the Seattle area "In the Seattle metro area, tenants with a monthly rental budget of $2,000 could afford an estimated 732 square feet of living space as of last fall, Redfin found." (Axios)
Historic Tacoma church will be converted to group housing "Port Orchard-based developer Amici House is planning to convert a historic church in Tacoma into affordable shared group housing, proposed for 29 youths aged 18-26." (Seattle DJC)
