Inside The Green Headquarters of Brooks: Stone 34
"We have to show there is profit potential in projects like these…” - Lisa Picard, Executive Vice President and Regional Manager, Skanska USA, Seattle.
The...
Let’s Give Away Our Parking
https://flic.kr/p/7SXbkc
People love free parking. So rather than try to fight existing homeowners about the issue, I propose we give them what they want.
Background
Seattle has...
Vulcan’s Plans for Two Yesler Terrace Projects
Vulcan Real Estate has teamed up with Runberg Architecture Group to develop plans for two central blocks in Yesler Terrace. Known as Block 2E (123...
Denny Triangle’s Crescent Heights
The Denny Triangle is a hotbed for highrise construction with over a dozen different projects are either already planned or under construction. A new...
Map of the Week: Densification Is Everywhere
Between 2012 and 2013, Seattle was the nation's fastest growing big city ($). Headline after headline since cheered this revelation, and it may very well still be...
California Is For People: Promenades, Plazas, and Piers
Editor's Note: For more great photography of urbanism, follow The Urbanist and Stephen on Instagram.
In a recent trip, I traveled south to California for a...
Applications For Big Mixed-Use In Othello, Still A Developer Fail
Path America's "public market" mixed-use development plan has officially been submitted to the Seattle Department of Planning and Development (DPD). Hatched as a project on...
Seattle Wants Input On City Design Review Program
The City of Seattle is beginning a process to enhance the city's Design Review Program, which dates back to 1994. The basic structure of...