Washington State Department of Commerce
Tacoma Wins $70,000 State Grant to Audit Housing Rules, Targeting Permit Resubmittals That Slow Construction
Tacoma will hire an independent consultant to review its residential development regulations, after its own permit data showed that repeated rounds of corrections,...
Newmark Taps Jake Gustafson as Northwest Director of Engineering to Back Washington and Oregon Property Teams
Newmark has hired Jake Gustafson as Director of Engineering for the Northwest, placing a dedicated engineering leader alongside the property management teams that...
University of Maryland Climate Database Puts Pacific Northwest Building Owners on Notice
A new University of Maryland database of 1,406 local climate and energy policies across 157 U.S. cities counts Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Salem...
AquaSox Warn of Relocation as Everett’s $120MM Stadium Financing Nears Deadline
Everett's plan to keep its minor league baseball team downtown is colliding with a hard truth about stadium finance: land and design work...
Construction Underway on Mercy Housing’s 233-Unit Affordable TOD in Kent
Built on a parcel Sound Transit sold at a $6.5 million discount to spur affordable development, Kent Multicultural Village pairs 233 housing units...
Washington Commerce Opens Comment Period on Draft Transit-Oriented Development Guidebook
The state has published a draft guidebook intended to walk cities through a zoning mandate few of them asked for but all of...
Community Roots Housing and Kids Co. Begin 8,000 SQFT Early Learning Center Buildout at CopperLeaf Northgate in Seattle
Construction has begun on a purpose-built child care center inside the ground floor of a fully leased affordable housing community steps from Link...
Everett Clinches First Four Parcels for $10.65MM to Advance $120MM Downtown Outdoor Event Center
The Everett City Council unanimously cleared the purchase of four downtown parcels for $10.65 million, its first land acquisitions for the planned $120...
Bellevue Puts $25MM on the Table for Affordable Housing, Pairing Sales Tax Dollars With $11MM in One-Time Reserves
Bellevue's Office of Housing is soliciting proposals from affordable housing developers and operators for up to $24.95 million in capital and operating funding,...
Cliff Avril’s C&A Development Lands $18.1MM for 67-Unit Affordable Project on Seattle’s Capitol Hill
C&A Development lands $18.1MM, including Amazon backing, for a 67-unit affordable apartment project on Seattle's Capitol Hill.
HASCO Breaks Ground on $46.7MM, 124-Unit Leonard Crossing Affordable Housing Complex in Marysville
HASCO broke ground on Leonard Crossing, a $46.7MM, 124-unit affordable housing complex in fast-growing Marysville.
Transforming Age Bets on 1,000-Unit, Mass-Timber EverGlen Village to Crack Bellevue’s Affordability Gap
A nonprofit developer has advanced plans for EverGlen Village, a more than 1,000-unit affordable senior housing community spread across five mass-timber buildings on...
