http://www.seattletimes.com/…/more-money-for-homeless-seat…/ Another great column by Danny Westneat at the Times. More money for homeless? Seattle consultants said no last fall Six months ago, two consultants told the city of Seattle it could shelter most of the homeless without any additional m[...]
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February 28th, 2017 - 1:21 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Housing Horror Show
Bill Bradburd Mayor Ed Murray is a hypocrite and dissembles with the best of them. Sayeth the Mayor ““We cannot be a city where people protest the exclusionary agenda coming from Washington, D.C., while at the same time keeping a zoning code in place that does not allow us to build the affor[...]
February 20th, 2017 - 12:04 am § in The Ave Scene
Housing in Seattle: What you get for 1/2 million dollars
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November 1st, 2016 - 10:15 am § in The Ave Scene
Is ST3 about creating LA? Or is it about planning a “new” Sound-opolis with local high density housing?
Transportation Proposed light-rail expansion includes 8,560 park-and-ride stalls — but is it enough? Sound Transit 3’s investment in parking is likely critical to some voters’ support to expand light rail deep into the suburbs — north to Everett, east to Issaquah and Redmond and south to Tac[...]
September 23rd, 2016 - 12:05 pm § in Politics, The Ave Scene
The Housing Market in Seattle ,, burn, baby, burn.
Ken Kailing SeattleTimes.com As an regional and urban planner in my time, I find the escalation of rents in Seattle very troublesome. Certainly, it is a matter of social equity. But more than that it’s a matter of City Pride. The rent and general housing issues in our city are contentiou[...]
August 7th, 2016 - 12:21 pm § in Misc.
We Import Housing From Canada
Old Houses From Canada Find a Home in Washington State Houses from British Columbia have been taken by barge and restored in the San Juan Islands to help give struggling families an affordable way to stay. NYTIMES.COM|BY KIRK JOHNSON[...]
August 3rd, 2016 - 5:16 pm § in The Ave Scene
David Preston: What Seattle Housing Gets for $290 million
David Preston Seattle’s $290 million “affordable housing” property tax levy passed yesterday, doubling the amount of the previous levy. Voters likely approved it because they felt it would reduce the number of homeless people visible on the streets. Unfortunately, it will likely [...]
July 12th, 2016 - 1:55 am § in Misc.
Seattle’s Housing Bubble Has Rancid Vapors
An empty plot of land in West Seattle sold recently for about $225,000, so the three-bedroom, one-bath home was listed for $200,000 at the end of April. The dangerous house sold for $427,000 after ‘insane’ bidding war (excerpts from Seattle Times)“It’s important for Seattleites t[...]
May 24th, 2016 - 9:37 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle’s Housing: Where to put the mother in law?
Erica C. Barnett A compromise in the works would bring back the requirement that property owners who build backyard cottages or basement apartments must live in one of the units for at least one year after construction. The proposal, which comes from city council member Mike O’Brien, is intend[...]