City Builder: Embracing a city’s history, while building upon it
On the top of Queen Anne—a neighborhood comprised of stately homes and a quaint, bustling downtown—is an urban village that is the new home to a 140,000 square foot mixed-used development designed by Tiscareno Associates. It’s a balancing act that many builders and developers are carefully working to manage. How to increase the usability of […]
Will the Seattle City Council Redline the Homeless?
A couple weeks ago the Seattle City Council engaged in some political intrigue around the passage of legislation out of committee allowing homeless encampments in parts of the city. The problem? A proposal from Councilmember Sawant to study allowing the so called “tent cities” in residential areas was scuttled by Councilmember Tim Burgess. Burgess, the President of the […]
Rough Ride Again: City Charges Forward With Parks Proposal
Last Thursday at the end of a long day, someone sent me a message about a story on the 11PM KING 5 News about the Roosevelt neighborhood and zoning. It turns out that the City Attorney, Mayor, and Council were having a big press conference the next morning announcing they are going to seize some […]
