seathrowa

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   by seathrowa 11y ago

   For a while, Seattle has been a second tier tech city. Some of us wish it would stay that way (affordable). While rents are on the rise, it's still a far cry from being as ridiculously expensive as SF.
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   by seathrowa 11y ago

   The eastside is less obsessed with preserving an image of itself as a "gritty" place. Parts of the eastside (I'm looking at you, downtown Bellevue) are sort of obsessed with the opposite — shows of ostentatious wealth. The Ca
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   by seathrowa 11y ago

   > * Right next to downtown * Has great views and * Has very easy access to a major road, I-5. > Why on earth wouldn't having credentials like that make it prime property, even if a certain retailer didn't exist? Crappy trans
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   by seathrowa 11y ago

   For those unfamiliar with Seattle, SLU is adjacent to Capitol Hill. So, some Amazon employees inevitably live in Cap Hill, which is for some reason a desirable place to live (lots of night life activities, crappy transit options). Cap Hill