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The Dirt: Seattle developer looking to build $40 million project in downtown Spokane
A Seattle-based real estate developer is looking to build a mixed-use residential project estimated at $40 million in downtown Spokane. Hybrid Architecture, of Seattle, filed a pre-development application with the city to potentially build a...
‘Things could get worse’: Amazon’s salary bump reignites housing concerns in Seattle region
The headline was like a punch in the gut to many dreaming of owning or renting a home in the Seattle area. “Bellevue home sells for nearly $1 million over list price.” For buyers with cash to spare, the BridleTrails home had everything — from...
He wrote key reports on Seattle-area homelessness. Now he’s building low-income housing.
Seattle has been looking for ways to solve the homelessness crisis for years. A local developer is out to show he has the answer. “The problem simply defined is the lack of housing generally and a lack of affordable housing specifically. It really...
Affordable housing developer breaks ground on 50 units near Seattle U
Seattle-based affordable housing developer Great Expectations LLC recently broke ground on its 50-unit Betula House at 355 15th Ave., near Seattle University and Swedish's Cherry Hill campus. The four-story, 25,000-square-foot apartment building...
An interview with The Urbanist
Seattle punches far above its weight with a number of pro-housing urbanist journalists. Foremost among them is "the Urbanist", a web site where a collection of volunteer contributors incessantly push our thinking on housing and related topics....
Acer House covered by Capitol Hill Seattle
We were very pleased to share our plans on Acer House with the Capitol Hill Seattle blog, a widely read local publication. Acer House is a collaboration with Urban Black LLC and the project in our portfolio we are most proud of. We are hoping to...