Seattle council advances price hikes for construction permits

The significant increase comes as development in Seattle shifts away from large-scale construction and toward smaller ...

Seattle sues real estate company for $4.5M in downtown ambassador fees

The City of Seattle is suing entities connected to Martin Selig Real Estate for $4.5 million worth of unpaid Metropolitan ...

WATCH: Seattle hikes building fees 18%; developers say it will worsen housing crunch

Seattle will raise construction and permitting fees by 18% next year to plug budget gaps and avoid staffing cuts, a move that ...
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Seattle Property Owners Challenge Program That Charges 'Affordable Housing' Fees for Building New Homes

Seattle property owners are once again suing the city over affordable housing fees they're required to pay just for adding an additional home on their properties. Married couple Mehrit Teshome and ...
The Business Journals

Seattle hikes building permit fees amid shift in development patterns

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WUNC

Efforts to protect historic Seattle buildings from possible earthquakes decades away

Up and down the West Coast, cities face high risk of earthquakes. In Seattle, there is an 85% chance of a major quake in the next 50 years. Historic brick buildings are most at risk. There is even a ...
The Real Deal

Artsy idea for affordable resi in Seattle turns ugly

Artspace Projects, the Minneapolis-based nonprofit bringing housing to creative communities across the country, is under fire for its dealings in Seattle. Residents at the Tashiro Kaplan Artist Lofts ...
The Business Journals

Seattle’s industrial future: Building a resilient, green waterfront economy

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. As Seattle stands at the crossroads of rapid growth and ...