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The guy made a neighborhood out of parking lots and motels, and you’re mad he didn’t do more? Seattle needs housing more than anything, and I’m glad they added
by nostromo 3y ago
The guy made a neighborhood out of parking lots and motels, and you’re mad he didn’t do more?
Seattle needs housing more than anything, and I’m glad they added a ton when they developed the area.
- doublerebel 3y agoVulcan removed commons areas and built a limited amount of housing that they profit from. In 2013 Amazon had 15,000 employees in Seattle. Now they employ 55,000 at the downtown Seattle campus. https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/us/as-amazon-stretches-seattles-downtown-is-reshaped.html https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/26/us/as-amazon-stretches-se... https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-return-to-office-downtown-seattle-revival https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-return-to-... South Lake Union has added ~6000 units in the last decade. https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/WA/Seattle/South-Lake-Union-Demographics.html https://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/WA/Seattle/South... https://kidder.com/wp-content/uploads/trend_article/2023-Apartment-Development-Report-061623.pdf https://kidder.com/wp-content/uploads/trend_article/2023-Apa... Employment to housing is like a 6:1 ratio. All those units are full. There is less housing per employee in the area now.