driving up the housing costs and increasing the stark socio-economic divides. Although the average Seattleite earns more than the average American, Seattle is one of the most expensive places to live in the U.S., and the high cost of living has been pushing low-income residents out of the...
Social Housing in America: Architects Must Answer the Call March 15, 2024 Boston Road provides 154 units of housing for formerly homeless people, many of them seniors and living with HIV/AIDS, as well as low-income working adults from the South Bronx. Boston Road / Alexander Gorlin Architects...
MORE LOW-INCOME HOUSING BEING BUILT GREEN EARLY SEATTLE EFFORTS HELPED INSPIRE STATE AND FEDERAL SUPPORT.(News)Cohen, Aubrey
Discover how Seattle architects, including Coates Design, are transforming communities with innovative and sustainable affordable housing solutions. From ADUs to modern residential designs, we’re building spaces that combine functionality, affordability, and quality to meet the city’s growing needs. Read...
It also maintains low-income housing and offers a variety of public-welfare services. Health Seattle offers a wide range of health care facilities and services that are among the best in the country. The city has some two dozen general hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, long-term-care facilities...
The city’s COVID-19 emergencyhas endedbut its affordable housing emergency continues. New legislation shaped by the pandemic and championed by the mayor and city council would speed up the public approval process to create new low-and-middle-income apartment buildings by exempting the developments...
As a legislator, Jessyn passed ground-breaking legislation on oil-by-rail safety, affordable housing near transit centers, education supports for low-income and homeless youth, protections for pregnant workers and restrictions to cell-phone use while driving. As Director of OSE, Jessyn leads ...
NOW: Today, the 1700 block of Yesler Way hosts True Hope Village, a tiny-house community of the Low Income Housing Institute. (Clay Eals) THEN: Williams’ South Lake Union walk passes the 600 block of Westlake Ave. N, the site of William O. McKay’s terra-cotta automotive showrooms....
Interviews with former housing officials, researchers and advocates for borrowers and climate action point to one primary reason for the lack of movement: concerns about raising housing costs when homeownership is already out of reach for many, especially fo...
Set in a historic building, our apartments in Downtown Seattle prove that city living and budget-friendly housing can go hand in hand. Expect renovated interiors, conveniences like dishwashers, and amenities such as a media room and a fitness center. All of this in a controlled access ...