Posted June 22, 20168 yr In 1.5 years, Seattle adding more homes just in downtown than SF added citywide in 3 years http://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/downtown-seattles-building-frenzy-65-projects-now-in-construction/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 17, 20168 yr Although a testament to how quickly Seattle's core is growing, I think that article is more a testament to how incredibly poorly San Francisco has adapted to extreme housing demand. A city of its size with its level of demand should have no problem building 10,000 housing units per year to meet its needs but instead everything gets held up by NIMBYism and obnoxious approval processes.
September 30, 20186 yr Nuts. "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
October 1, 20186 yr Impressive, yet quite unfortunate that it seems to mirror Toronto skyline with alot of copy cat generic glass towers.
October 2, 20186 yr Here's a really cool website that tracks development in Seattle: https://www.seattleinprogress.com/ It is truly nuts. I think that it will cool off now that Amazon won't grow only in Seattle though. As far as the glass towers, I guess it's not to everyone's taste, and it certainly isn't old NYC, but it's still interesting to me. Glass reflects the conditions outside to an extent, so the colors aren't static. And at night, it lights up very nicely.
October 2, 20186 yr The Sun Sphere is quite is not something that should be celebrated. It looks like a cheap plastic 80s piece of crap. Jake - what is your connection to Tennessee anyway? It seems you spend a lot of time in Nashville and Knoxville?
October 2, 20186 yr The Sun Sphere is quite is not something that should be celebrated. It looks like a cheap plastic 80s piece of crap. You might change your mind if you saw a certain Simpsons episode. It's a classic!
October 2, 20186 yr I lived in Tennessee for 5 years. Around 1999 or 2000 I went to the Sun Sphere and there were birds living in the observation deck level and flying around and pooping on the inside of the gold-tinted glass. I guess there was a hole somewhere.
January 20, 20196 yr Microsoft steps up with game-changing support for housing Microsoft is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the Puget Sound region with a remarkable gift. The $500 million investment in affordable housing that the company announced on Thursday is unprecedented, magnanimous and impactful. This should reset the regional discussion about Puget Sound’s housing shortage. It encourages the business community to help solve a complex and pressing challenge. The Redmond software giant also brings much needed context to an affordability discussion that’s overly focused on Seattle and ever more increases in public spending. Affordability is a national and regional challenge requiring a mix of creative solutions from the public and private sectors. More below: https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/microsoft-steps-up-with-game-changing-support-for-housing/ "You don't just walk into a bar and mix it up by calling a girl fat" - buildingcincinnati speaking about new forumers
January 22, 20196 yr ^ wow, isn't that something? it will definitely have a major positive impact. the back to the city movement in america is really pushing people out to the banlieues.
October 19, 20204 yr actual developments? 2200 7th ave 300' / 24 fl + 8 fl completed just this month!
October 19, 20204 yr nexus 440' / also completed just this month -- and actually looks like the render
October 19, 20204 yr I like it! Would like to see one in Cleveland. Just now, mrnyc said: also completed just this month -- and actually looks like the render
October 19, 20204 yr you probably heard about this amazon keeping seattle on their toes with this hq2 in bellevue more: https://www.geekwire.com/2020/real-hq2-amazon-add-another-10000-jobs-bellevue-wash-nearby-downtown-seattle-hq/ 600 bellevue tower nbbj render west main
January 21, 20214 yr The densification of the area around the Capitol Hill light rail subway station continues. In addition to the apartment development above the station itself, nearby properties are being acquired and single-family homes are being replaced with new development: Quote Carmel Partners plans 188 Capitol Hill units Kidder Mathews is offering five residential parcels on the block immediately north of Cal Anderson Park, and east of Capitol Hill Station. The panhandle-shaped assemblage has multiple addresses, on the west and east sides of the block. There's no asking price. There would be at least two sellers. Carmel Partners is the second prospective buyer to file a plan at 112 10th Ave. E. Nieman Taber Architects describes a seven-story building with 188 units. An exceptional tree, a California Bay, would be preserved, which might grant the project extra floor area. No parking or retail is indicated. The 25,652-square-foot midblock assemblage extends east to 121 11th Ave. E. Local firm Great Expectations LLC, with HyBrid Architecture, last year filed similar splan for the property, using both addresses. The de
January 21, 20214 yr Lots of great, historic homes and mansions on Capitol Hill. Hope too many of those aren't lost. But otherwise love the densification.
October 12, 20213 yr seattle and it's burbs are a-boomin and a-buildin via the pandemic: As Big Tech Grows in the Pandemic, Seattle Grows With It Despite an overall decline in office leasing in the United States, technology companies gobbled up more space in the Seattle area than they had the previous year. By Julie Weed Oct. 12, 2021, 6:00 a.m. ET The pandemic was a disaster for commercial real estate markets. In the Seattle area, it was a boon. In 2020, U.S. office leasing activity fell 36 percent from the year before, according to the industry research group CBRE, as offices closed and employees were sent home to work remotely. But in the Seattle region, technology companies gobbled up more space than they had the previous year. The Seattle region became the top market in the United States in 2020 for large office spaces leased by tech firms, according to CBRE, surpassing the San Francisco Bay Area for the first time since 2013, as well as tech hubs like Atlanta, New York, Washington and Austin, Texas. Among the 100 largest technology leases, 14 were in the Seattle area, totaling 3.4 million square feet, about 85 percent more space than in Manhattan, the No. 2 market on the list. A confluence of factors spurred Seattle’s popularity. The technology sector grew during the pandemic as Americans worked, shopped and entertained themselves from home; tech companies expanded their footprint in Seattle, attracted by a deep talent pool and a stream of graduates from local colleges; and the area just beyond the city had plenty of undeveloped land. more: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/business/seattle-real-estate-coronavirus.html?action=click&algo=bandit-all-surfaces&block=more_in_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=448618516&impression_id=84dd34e4-2b6a-11ec-95b1-71b234b62350&index=4&pgtype=Article&pool=more_in_pools%2Fbusiness®ion=footer&req_id=964142565&surface=eos-more-in&variant=0_bandit-all-surfaces
August 29, 20222 yr 1200 stewart 2 x 440' design review 2015 via djc site prep 2017 via sounder bruce 2020 model via feathered friend & b+b scaled models current as of aug 25 via geofflotus via geofflotus
December 21, 20222 yr didja know ...? seattle is angling for a supertall too -- plans were resubmitted to the city in october. 91 floors / 1,020 Ft’ 1,090 residential units
November 16, 20231 yr I visited Seattle in October, and they are in the final stages of redeveloping the Seattle Waterfront after the very long process of constructing a new vehicular tunnel and demolishing of the old Alaskan Way Viaduct. This is the new permanent pedestrian bridge linking Colman Dock to Downtown Seattle (taken from the temporary bridge that was built 1 block south): Since my visit, the permanent bridge has opened and demolition of the temporary bridge has already started. Once the supports are fully demolished, they'll be able to finish building the new surface street. (See the lane shift at the bottom of the photo because the temporary bridge support pillar is in the way.) The space to the left will be used for a dedicated bike path and additional greenery that will separate the road from the pedestrian space along the waterfront. Here's some of that work in progress: Here's the rendering for the final product: And what it looked like before, with the double-decker viaduct:
November 16, 20231 yr Another aspect of the project is that Pike Place Market will finally have a direct connection to the waterfront via a new pedestrian bridge. There is also an expansion of the Seattle Aquarium that will use some of the space reclaimed from the old viaduct and will tie into this walkway:
November 22, 20231 yr ^ thats great to see. i wondered what they were doing post-viaduct. we’ll be out there next year visiting the sis in law & hubby, so it will be interesting to see the progress.
February 11, 20241 yr a heck of a lot going on in seattle — ya can’t even keep up with it 🙀 museum house (707 terry) 2x330’/2x31 fl temp on hold via haif
July 31, 2024Jul 31 this one well underway is bellevue’s new tallest — bellevue 600 (amazon) 600’/42 stories more: https://www.engadget.com/2019-07-02-amazon-plans-to-build-its-tallest-skyscraper-in-bellevue-wa.html via haif bellevue Feng Wei Photography / Getty Images
August 1, 2024Aug 1 Looks like the main elements of the Seattle Waterfront redevelopment are wrapping up construction and may ready to open within a month or two -- specifically the new pedestrian overpass connecting Pike Place Market down to the waterfront. Lots of good photos over on SkyscraperCity.
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