City Builder: Developer Improves Building and Affordability
The lead in segment to Seattle Channel’s recent panel discussion on proposed legislation to reduce flexibility in leases for renters is one of the best and most balanced stories about the acquisition and redevelopment of an existing building. We’ve seen the stacked stories that only cover isolated instances of a few sad stories about tenants […]
Why Director’s Rule Won’t Solve Parking and Affordability Issues
I’ve been getting the calls for weeks now about projects that are being adversely impacted by a Hearing Examiner Decision back in December that changed the way frequent transit service is calculated. The Hearing Examiner ruled that the GIS map and averaging the gaps between the arrival and departure of buses could no longer be used […]
New Directors Rule Will Restore Some Parking Exemptions
In response to a Hearing Examiner’s decision that eliminated using a GIS map and an averaging of headways to determining frequent transit, the Department of Planning and Development (DPD) has issued a new clarifying rule about parking exemptions in those area. The decision by the Examiner in December had cast doubt over many housing projects […]
