Rainier Valley
Seattle’s Newest Green Space: Cheryl Chow Park Opens in Rainier Valley
Seattle’s park system expanded this weekend with the grand opening of Cheryl Chow Park, a 1.2-acre multi-generational community space located in the diverse...
Bellwether Housing to Redevelop 164-Unit Kingway Apartments in Seattle into 730-Unit Affordable Housing Community
SEATTLE — Bellwether Housing will redevelop the Kingway Apartments in the Rainier Valley to build 730 new affordable homes on the six-acre lot....
Community Roots Housing, Lake Union Partners Plan New +400-Unit Mixed-Use Hub in Seattle
(Editor’s Note: According to a report from the Puget Sound Business Journal, the developers together spent $9.75 million on the separate parcels of...
Amazon’s Housing Equity Fund Announces $122MM Commitment for More Than 1,700 Affordable Homes Across Puget Sound
Amazon announced today that since December 2023, the company’s Housing Equity Fund (HEF) has committed more than $122 million to help preserve and...
Low Income Housing Institute Celebrates Groundbreaking for 148-Unit Mixed-Use Project in Seattle
148 workforce housing apartments and early learning center Seattle, WA – The Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI) is pleased to announce the groundbreaking...
Southeast Design Review Board Supports 203-Unit Mixed-Use Project in Seattle
By Kate Snyder Seattle’s Othello neighborhood is one step closer to getting more affordable housing with the approval of a plan for a...
Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle Acquires 1.19-Acre Site in Seattle for $14.35MM
City of Seattle’s Office of Housing, Washington State Housing Finance Commission and Microsoft Provide Partial Financing for Acquisition and Development of Future Building,...
State Housing Legislation has King County, Other Communities Revising Housing Plans in Next 20 Years
By Kate Snyder Since two years ago when the Washington Legislature changed the way communities are required to plan for housing, municipalities have...
Seattle Office of Housing Invests $7.5MM in 72-Unit Affordable Housing Communities Through Homeownership Initiative
Awardees for 2023 include Homestead Community Land Trust and Rainier Beach Action Coalition, and African Community Housing & Development and Habitat for Humanity...
Wesmar Investments Sells 24-Unit Mixed-Use Building in Seattle for $12.2MM
By Kate Snyder A mixed-use building in Seattle traded hands recently in a continuation of investors’ attraction to the city. The structure is...
OZ Navigator’s 191-Unit Residential Project Makes its Way Through Seattle Design Review Process
By Catherine Sweeney A 191-unit apartment project proposed near Seattle’s Rainier Valley neighborhood is continuing to make its way through the City’s permitting...
Sound Transit Boards Unanimously Vote to Transfer Rainier Valley Properties to City of Seattle at No Cost
Seattle (February 25, 2021) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan issued the following statement upon the Sound Transit Board’s unanimous approval to transfer 10 Sound Transit properties at no cost to the City...
