The Specialist in Seattle Real Estate
The Legislative Rezoning Neighborhood meeting took place on this Monday evening Sept 19, 2011. And like most neighborhood events in this activist-oriented area, it was lively. In front of a packed theatre at the recently renovated Roosevelt High School, Seattle City Council members listened to hours of citizen comments and feelings about the issue. The …
Mayor McGinn has sent a letter to Diane Sugimura, Director of Department of Planning and Development, to take the 125 foot height limit “off the table” for future plans of the Roosevelt Neighborhood zoning around the upcoming Roosevelt Light Rail Station commercial area. The Mayor is responding to strong neighborhood criticism that pushed the higher …
The City of Seattle has proposed a comprehensive “Backyard Cottage Solution” to an existing problem that has been ignored for too long: The existence and need for regulation of backyard cottages in single family neighborhoods. This would be in the form of a citywide backyard cottage ordinance to address a situation that has been going …
The Roosevelt Neighborhood in Seattle is struggling with a contentious property owner who wants to make some major zoning changes in order to build 16-story apartment buildings along 65th Street that will have a substantial impact on the neighborhood. With North Link Light Rail coming some tough choices are ahead. Seattle Channel 21 (a service …