Downtown Seattle
Business and Civic Leaders Denounce the Threat to Public Safety in Downtown Seattle
In a letter to public officials, they urge action to permanently take back Third Avenue from the open drug market
In a letter to public officials, they urge action to ‘permanently take back Third Avenue from the open drug market’
Survey: Voters Worry About Downtown Seattle’s Future
A poll by the Downtown Seattle Association and the Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce found that 83% of voters consider job loss and business closures a serious issue
A poll from the Downtown Seattle Association and the Seattle Metro Chamber of Commerce found that Seattle voters are concerned about the economic recovery of downtown Seattle. Conducted by EMC research, the poll surveyed a total of 900 people and found that 83% of voters consider job loss and business closures in Seattle a serious…
Downtown Seattle Land Sale Sets the Stage for Twin-Tower Condo Development
Canadian developer Concord Pacific will team with Seattle developer HB Management to bring the project to life
A half-block parcel in downtown Seattle adjacent to Amazons headquarters has been purchased for $60 million by Canadian developer Concord Pacific, which plans to develop two 45-story condo towers featuring some 900 units. The parcel was sold by HB Management, a local multifamily project developer and manager. It will remain as a joint venture partner…
Photo: 300,000 People Celebrate NBA Champion SuperSonics in Downtown Seattle in 1979
The Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Washington Bullets in the 1979 NBA Finals. Is another Sonics victory parade is Seattle's future?
This photograph appeared on the front page of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer on June 5, 1979. A crowd estimated at 300,000 in a city of 493,000 residents thronged downtown Seattle the day before to celebrate the Seattle SuperSonics victory over the Washington Bullets on June 1, giving Seattle its only National Basketball Association championship. This view…
Why Amazon is a Good Neighbor to Seattle and Why HQ2 is a Problem
Amazons community impact isnt always salubrious, but consider the alternative.
Amazon sent shock waves through Seattle in September when it announced plans to spend $5 billion to build HQ2, a second Amazon headquarters, to house 50,000 employees in another probably distant city. Our prospects for becoming a global metropolis suddenly seemed much diminished. Like Boeings decision to move its corporate headquarters to Chicago and build…
Convention Center, Civic Partners Agree to Fund $82M in Infrastructure, Housing, Community Benefits
The new agreement will go toward financing affordable housing projects, pedestrian and bicycle improvements, and more, as construction on the addition to the Washington State Convention Center approaches.
As construction on the Washington State Convention Center gets closer to becoming a reality, a new partnership providing community benefits has been agreed upon, Mayor Tim Burgess office said. The agreement provides for more than $82 million to go toward a variety of community projects, including $29 million in affordable housing, $20 million for pedestrian…
Hansens Sonics Arena Group Offers KeyArena Redevelopment Proposal
Plans include splitting KeyArena into two music venues and a theater to complement proposed SoDo arena.
The investment group led by Chris Hansen is adding a new element to its plan for a new NBA/NHL arena in the SoDo neighborhood: redeveloping KeyArena in Lower Queen Anne to make it an indoor-outdoor concert venue. The Sonics Arena Investment Group, which includes Hansen, former Seattle SuperSonics executive Wally Walker, Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson,…
Amazon Spheres Get Their First Resident
Triple orbs, scheduled to open next year, will house plant 400 species.
Dignitaries, workers and schoolchildren donned hard hats and safety goggles Thursday to welcome the first plant an Australian tree fern to the Amazon Spheres in downtown Seattle. King County Executive Dow Constantine, Seattle City Councilwoman Sally Bagshaw and Amazon VP John Schoettler joined about 150 workers and media people at the pormotional event. Scheduled to…