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They're doing something very similar here in Seattle. I don't know the vacancy rate, but they're moving into the Century Square building, which is at 3rd and Pi

by xxpor 13y ago

They're doing something very similar here in Seattle. I don't know the vacancy rate, but they're moving into the Century Square building, which is at 3rd and Pike, which as any Seattleite knows, is one of the shadier blocks downtown, and has been resistant to being cleaned up. Street View of the building: https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=century+square&data=!1m8!1m3!1d3!2d-122.337963!3d47.609932!2m2!1f54.33!2f136.2!4f75!2m7!1e1!2m2!1sRtLRdkxsDgrYkxv6-9mnow!2e0!5m2!1sRtLRdkxsDgrYkxv6-9mnow!2e0!4m10!1m9!4m8!1m3!1d281967!2d-122.3420645!3d47.6130284!3m2!1i1536!2i1258!4f13.1&fid=5 https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=century+square&data=!...

asveikau 13y ago
I used to live in Seattle and heard people talk similarly about 3rd and Pike, and I didn't get it. Used to pass by there all the time to get to the post office on Union St. Never once felt unsafe. It is a lot like the other blocks in the area. Largely unremarkable. (Though I do recall hearing about a random shooting there once.) In contrast, I find it much easier to have an unpleasant experience on 6th St. in SF, a place where I've actually been physically threatened with violence. I moved to SF thinking it was pretty culturally similar to Seattle, but there was definitely a "getting used to more visible crime" adjustment period for me. Seattle's CBD is pretty much Disneyland by comparison. :-)
- jinushaun 13y ago
  It's all relative. Seattle is pretty much pleasantville compared to other large cities. He'll, I grew up in South Seattle and don't even consider that unsafe.
timr 13y ago
Mid-Market makes that intersection look like a children's playground. It's not even remotely unsafe -- and I've walked through there many times, day and night. To be honest, there really isn't a comparable area in downtown Seattle. Perhaps down by the Stadiums or over by Chinatown, but even that is pretty tame by comparison.

by xxpor 13y ago

asveikau 13y ago

I used to live in Seattle and heard people talk similarly about 3rd and Pike, and I didn't get it. Used to pass by there all the time to get to the post office on Union St. Never once felt unsafe. It is a lot like the other blocks in the area. Largely unremarkable. (Though I do recall hearing about a random shooting there once.) In contrast, I find it much easier to have an unpleasant experience on 6th St. in SF, a place where I've actually been physically threatened with violence. I moved to SF thinking it was pretty culturally similar to Seattle, but there was definitely a "getting used to more visible crime" adjustment period for me. Seattle's CBD is pretty much Disneyland by comparison. :-)

jinushaun 13y ago
It's all relative. Seattle is pretty much pleasantville compared to other large cities. He'll, I grew up in South Seattle and don't even consider that unsafe.

timr 13y ago

Mid-Market makes that intersection look like a children's playground. It's not even remotely unsafe -- and I've walked through there many times, day and night. To be honest, there really isn't a comparable area in downtown Seattle. Perhaps down by the Stadiums or over by Chinatown, but even that is pretty tame by comparison.