Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections
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...
Seattle Opens Salvage Lumber Warehouse in SODO to Funnel Old-Growth Wood Back Into New Construction
An EPA-funded warehouse run by Earthwise Architectural Salvage aims to turn deconstructed Seattle homes into a steady supply chain for builders chasing embodied-carbon...
Live Nation Plants Flag in Seattle’s Sodo With 5,500-Capacity Concert Hall
The concert promoter’s first Seattle-proper venue lands across from T-Mobile Park, targeting the underserved gap between theaters and arenas with a 2029 opening....
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...
