Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Seattle Ends Single-Family Zoning Citywide With Landmark Middle Housing Ordinances
Ordinances 127375 and 127376 allow up to 6 units per residential lot, overhauling development standards across all Neighborhood Residential zones. Seattle has officially...
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell Appoints Brooke Belman Next Director of SDCI
Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the appointment of Brooke Belman as Director of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI), effective...
Urban Renaissance Group’s 83-Unit 800 Alaskan Way Project Gets Green Light for Residential Conversion
Seattle approves pathway to transform waterfront office complex into a housing development timed for World Cup preparations A mixed-use development project in Seattle’s...
Seattle’s Apartment Boom Shows Signs of Cooling as Future Supply Pipeline Shrinks Dramatically
Seattle’s apartment construction sector is experiencing a tale of two trends: robust completions from previously planned projects coupled with a dramatic decline in...
Seattle Mayor Signs Legislation to Fill Vacant Storefronts, Extend Housing Permits
Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined Councilmember Mark Solomon to sign two pieces of legislation that advance Downtown Activation Plan (DAP) goals...
Seattle Mayor Signs Downtown Design Review Exemption Legislation Meant to Encourage Housing, Jobs, Economic Activity
Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell joined business leaders and developers to sign legislation that waives new development projects in downtown neighborhoods from...
Seattle Mayor Proposes Legislation to Fill Vacant Storefronts Throughout City
Removal of regulatory barriers will create additional tools for the city toactivate street environments, improve continuity of occupied street-level storefronts, and bolster economic...
Seattle Mayor, Office of Planning and Community Development Announce Winners in Innovative Office Space Design Competition
Bold proposals will inform future legislative and regulatory efforts to advance conversion projects, optimize urban assets, and meet unique neighborhood needs Seattle –...
Noya Hill’s Approved 400-Unit Residential Tower Project in Seattle Hits the Market Following Approval
By Kate Snyder A 48-story multifamily tower project slated for Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood that was recently approved by the Seattle Department of Construction...
Mayor Durkan Signs Legislation Making Seattle’s Building Energy Code One of Strongest on Climate in the Nation
Updates to energy code would require all new commercial and large multifamily buildings to use clean electricity for space and water heating and maximize building efficiency and on...
120-Room Hotel Project in Seattle’s Ballard Neighborhood Approved at Early Design Guidance Meeting
By Jack Stubbs The waterfront neighborhood of Ballard—just west of Fremont and about five miles north of Seattle’s Central Business District—has seen several...
