Sound Transit
Seattle Mayor Harrell Announces Legislation to Update Industrial Lands Policy, Create 3,000 Homes Over Next 20 Years
New approach strengthens protections for existing industrial and maritime lands; supports transit-oriented job growth in innovation centers near future light rail stations; supports...
362-Unit Blake House to Open as Seattle’s First Affordable High-Rise in More Than 50 Years
Located in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, Blake House will start welcoming residents in the spring. The building, which will be the first affordable...
King County Official Argues for Redevelopment of Seattle Downtown in State of the County Address
By Kate Snyder Part of downtown Seattle could soon see a facelift designed to better serve members of the community. The redevelopment of...
$85.5MM Construction Loan for 252-Unit Apartment Development in Shoreline, Wash.
Seattle – April 20, 2022 – CBRE facilitated a $85.5 million construction loan for Ion, a 252-unit Class A apartment community in Shoreline, Wash. Bill...
Amazon Commits $42.5MM to Create More Than 300 New Affordable Homes Near Light Rail Stations in the Puget Sound Region
Affordable housing investments in two new residential buildings are among Amazon’s first from its $300 million transit-oriented development commitment In 14 months, Amazon has committed more than $344.3...
U District Station in Seattle Opens
Seattle, Washington – October 6, 2021 – LMN Architects celebrates the opening of the U District Station and the completion of the 4.3-mile...
Amazon and Sound Transit Announce a $100MM Commitment to Create ~1,200 Affordable Housing Units Near Light Rail Stations Across the Puget Sound Region
Unique transit-oriented development approach to affordable housing promotes diverse, connected, and sustainable communities New transit-oriented deal is part of Amazon’s more than $2...
City of Seattle, Sound Transit and Port of Seattle Announce $1.75MM Investment for Construction Diversity Programs and Equity in Workforce Development
SEATTLE – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan announced a first of its kind partnership today among the City of Seattle, the Port of Seattle and Sound Transit to invest $1.75 million to provide...
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...
Plymouth Housing and Bellwether Housing Break Ground on Affordable High-Rise Development in Seattle’s First Hill
First affordable high-rise in Seattle in 50 years will bring 365 apartments online SEATTLE – Plymouth Housing and Bellwether Housing, nonprofits that provide permanent supportive housing and...
Mayor Durkan Statement on Sound Transit’s Unanimous Vote to Transfer Properties to City of Seattle at No Cost for the Development of Approximately 150 Affordable Homes in Rainier Valley
Seattle (October 22, 2020) – Mayor Jenny A. Durkan celebrated the Sound Transit board’s unanimous vote to authorize the transfer of ten surplus properties in Rainier Valley to the City of Seattle at no cost, for affordable...
13-Story Office Building Proposed by Sound Transit, UW and LPC West Gets Unanimous Support from Design Review Board
By Meghan Hall A project that is the result of a collaboration between the University of Washington, Sound Transit and LPC West is...
