City of Seattle
Community Roots Housing and Kids Co. Begin 8,000 SQFT Early Learning Center Buildout at CopperLeaf Northgate in Seattle
Construction has begun on a purpose-built child care center inside the ground floor of a fully leased affordable housing community steps from Link...
Seattle Building Emissions Fall 14% as City’s New Performance Standard Nears First Deadline
Seattle's Office of Sustainability & Environment reported that emissions from the city's buildings sector fell sharply in 2024 even as population and economic...
Kassel Tapped to Renovate 1925 Bakun Building, Seattle’s Last Waterfront Holdout
The City of Seattle has selected a Redmond-based public works contractor to finally bring its century-old Bakun Building back to life, closing out...
Seattle Council Scraps Local Zoning-Appeal Process in 5-4 Vote, Easing the Path for Housing Development
A narrowly divided Seattle City Council has eliminated the city-level environmental appeal that opponents used to delay major rezones, redirecting future challenges to...
King County Assessor Candidates Line Up Behind Homestead Exemption That Would Shift Tax Burden to Commercial Owners
The four candidates running to replace John Wilson as King County assessor have coalesced around a universal homestead exemption that would cut tax...
Mayor Wilson Appoints Kelli Larsen as Director of Seattle Office of Housing
Mayor Katie B. Wilson has tapped a five-year veteran of the Seattle Office of Housing, Kelli Larsen, to run the agency and execute...
Seattle Economic Development Chief Signals Retreat From JumpStart Tax Expansion as Downtown Vacancy Tops 30%
Seattle’s new economic development director, Beto Yarce, says the city is exploring revenue options other than expanding its JumpStart payroll tax, even as...
Downtown Seattle Switches On First IKE Digital Kiosks Ahead of World Cup, With 50-Unit Network to Follow
The Downtown Seattle Association, the city of Seattle and Orange Barrel Media activated the first of 50 planned IKE Smart City digital kiosks...
Privately Funded Elliott Bay Connections to Reopen 16-Acre Seattle Waterfront Parks on June 4
A philanthropy-backed overhaul of Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Parks closes a critical gap along Seattle’s reimagined Elliott Bay shoreline, extending a continuous public...
Sound Transit Board Greenlights $34.5B ST3 Reset, Leaving Ballard Link in Limbo
A 16-2 vote prioritizes West Seattle and resurrects the Graham Street station, but the long-promised extension to Market Street remains unfunded as the...
Seattle Mayor Wilson, King County Executive Zahilay Push to Secure Graham Street Station in ST3 Plan
Seattle and King County leaders are betting a last-minute funding amendment can end 27 years of broken promises for a Rainier Valley transit...
Seattle’s Deepest Housing Need Is Also Its Hardest to Build, Says Community Roots CEO
As King County’s 2026 income limits inch upward, the gap between minimum-wage earners and the units they can afford keeps widening. The math...
