City Builder: Embracing a city’s history, while building upon it
On the top of Queen Anne—a neighborhood comprised of stately homes and a quaint, bustling downtown—is an urban village that is the new home to a 140,000 square foot mixed-used development designed by Tiscareno Associates. It’s a balancing act that many builders and developers are carefully working to manage. How to increase the usability of […]
From Oregon: Model Code for DADUs
Eli Spevak who was a co-presenter with me several weeks ago on a panel exploring alternative housing models sent me a great blog post outlining a model code for what we call in Seattle DADUs or Detached Accessory Dwelling Units. This housing option has also been called backyard cottages. As editors of www.accessorydwellings.org, we’d like […]
Housing Tax: Will “Eliminate . . . Sustainable Features.”
Local green developer Sloan Ritchie has delivered his verdict on Councilmember Mike O’Brien: It’s a bad idea. In an article in the Puget Sound Business Journal, Ritchie, founder of Cascade Built, talks about a project he just built, the first multifamily passive house in Seattle. Ritchie’s approach to building is articulated at the Cascade Built […]
