Comments on: Apartments Are the New Condos

By: Apartments Coming To The Neighborhoods | hugeasscity

Apartments Coming To The Neighborhoods | hugeasscity — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:13:57 +0000

[...] Today’s PI had a cover story on the shortage and high cost of apartments in Seattle, reporting that average rent is at an all-time high of $1071/month. The market is already responding — see my recent post that summed up 3217 new or planned apartment units coming to downtown Seattle. Below are several more that are new, under construction, or in the planning stages out in the neighborhoods: [...]

By: Density Plague Infests Bellevue | hugeasscity

Density Plague Infests Bellevue | hugeasscity — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 21:46:43 +0000

[...] For your analytical indulgence, some Bellevue data to contemplate in perspective with the number of new housing units in the Denny Way corridor noted here (2680), and the number of new apartment units in downtown Seattle noted here (3217): [...]

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:52:34 +0000

Of course, it’s not clear that all of those are going to get built. But even if you look only at the projects that are underway (Olivian, Aspira, Landes, Taylor 28, 6th and Denny, Expo 62, Bernard and Borealis, as far as I know), you’re still looking at 1116 units underway, which is a pretty substantial number of new renters in the downtown area.