Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
Synergy Files Permits for $65MM, 17-Story, 165-Unit Third and Battery Apartment Tower in Seattle’s Belltown
A Belltown corner has a permit filing for 165 units, at a time when Kidder Mathews reports Seattle apartment deliveries down 53 percent....
Seattle Proposes 10.7% Permit Fee Hike, Third Straight Year of Above-Inflation Increases
Mayor Katie Wilson's 2027-2028 budget would stack a 7 percent increase on Seattle building and land use permit fees atop a 3.7 percent...
Blairston Associates Files Plans for 12-Story Olson Kundig-Designed Hotel and Residential Building in Seattle’s Belltown
A 70,788-square-foot hotel and residential building planned for 2934 Western Ave. has entered Seattle’s land use permit review, as only two hotels are...
Seattle’s Security Properties Cuts Deal Underwriting to Minutes as Puget Sound Embraces AI
Seattle-based Security Properties has put a proprietary AI underwriting engine into its acquisition pipeline, and with Seattle, Everett and Bellevue piloting AI permit...
Entitled Belltown Tower Site in Seattle Hits Market for $6.65MM With Upzone Path to 195 Units
The 2407 1st Ave. site already has its permits for a 166-unit mixed-use tower, is listed at about 24 percent below its last...
Eastern Sunrise Seeks Phased Permit for $18MM, 155-Room Student Housing in Seattle
Eastern Sunrise seeks a phased permit to fast-track demolition on a fire-damaged site for an $18MM, six-story student housing project on the Ave.
Seattle Weighs Forcing Landlords to Open the Books on Triple-Net Costs for Small Retail Tenants
Seattle's Office of Economic Development is pushing the City Council to force commercial landlords to disclose occupancy certificates, building conditions and triple-net cost...
WinCo Pushes Ahead on First Seattle Store With New Permit Filings, Targets Opening Within a Year
WinCo Foods is pushing ahead on its long-stalled first Seattle store, filing new permit paperwork for the vacant former Sam's Club on Aurora...
Seattle Mayor Wilson Orders Permitting Overhaul, Launches Housing Task Force Amid Building Slowdown
Mayor Katie Wilson's Executive Order 2026-4 streamlines Seattle permitting and launches a task force as housing applications plunge.
Timberlane Partners’ $84MM Redevelopment Plan Would Replace Ballard Goodwill With 300 Apartments in Seattle
A pre-application land use filing with the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections signals that the longtime Ballard Goodwill store could soon give...
Seattle Shelves 80% MHA Fee Cut as Builders Say 30 Stalled Projects and 6,000 Homes Hang in the Balance
A nonprofit coalition's abrupt reversal killed the summer timeline for Seattle's proposed two-year Mandatory Housing Affordability fee reduction, stranding a compromise that market-rate...
Tubman Health Center Clears Seattle MUP, Lands Lydig for 26,000 SQFT, $42MM Rainier Beach Clinic as Campaign Hits 80 Percent
The Tubman Center for Health & Freedom has cleared the City of Seattle's land-use review for its 26,000-square-foot Rainier Beach clinic, named Lydig...
