Unfortunately, in the areas seeing the most development, the height limit is 400+40 (for mechanical) for residential buildings. It's frustrating because all these 440ers will create a very flat skyline on the north side of downtown and there's been no work towards an upzone.

Some more Seattle projects: 1933 5th Ave | 540 ft | 50 fl | proposed (residential + hotel) http://web6.seattle.gov/dpd/edms/GetDocument.aspx?src=WorkingDocs&id=461003 Altitude Hotel and Residence | 1903 5th Ave | 540 ft | 50 fl | proposed (residential + hotel)...

Photos from Pine St, looking into DT and the Denny Triangle. IMG_7524 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7523 by Nicholas E, on Flickr

301 E Pine 9 story, 205 units IMG_7508 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7509 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7510 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7511 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7513 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7512 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7514 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7516 by Nicholas E, on...

501 E Pike 8 story, 89 units, 11,700 sq ft of office/retail IMG_7499 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7500 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7501 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7502 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7503 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7504 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7505 by Nicholas E, on...

AVA Capitol Hill | 600 E Pike 7 story, 285 units IMG_7480 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7481 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7482 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7485 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7491 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7494 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7492 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7493...

Pike Motorworks Apartments| 714 E Pike 7 story, 270 units IMG_7459 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7460 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7461 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7463 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7462 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7464 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7465 by Nicholas E, on Flickr...

The streetcar is... still testing:ohno: IMG_7453 by Nicholas E, on Flickr Hollywood Lofts | 127 Broadway 6 story, 24 units, completed 2015 IMG_7455 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7456 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7457 by Nicholas E, on Flickr Done by the same developer as above completed...

IMG_7440 by Nicholas E, on Flickr

Rando Buildings I think look cool IMG_7430 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7431 by Nicholas E, on Flickr Beryl Apartments | 1200 E Pike 6 story, 88 units, completed 2015 IMG_7433 by Nicholas E, on Flickr 1427 11th Ave 6 story, 136 units IMG_7434 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7437 by Nicholas...

After marveling at all the action happening around 23rd and Madison, I continued down Madison into CH. Unfortunately it was getting quite dark, so I didn't get to take pictures of all the new development going on in the Pike/Pine corridor. 1420 E Madison 6 story, 70 units IMG_7412 by Nicholas...

Capitol Hill is directly adjacent to Downtown Seattle, though it is separated by I-5, Seattle's main N/S freeway. The neighborhood is quite large, comprising multiple sub-neighborhoods that stretch from close to the Lake Union and the Ship Canal down south to First Hill and the Central District...

Madison Apartments | 2305 E Madison 4 story, 50 units IMG_7405 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7403 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7405 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7406 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7407 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7408 by Nicholas E, on Flickr 1811 20th Ave 4 story, 54 units...

2020 E Madison 6 story, 222 units IMG_7378 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7386 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7388 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7389 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7390 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7391 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7396 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7397 by Nicholas E...

1806 23rd Ave 4 story, 36 units, completed 2014 IMG_7410 by Nicholas E, on Flickr 2202 E Olive St 4 story, 33 units IMG_7364 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7365 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7366 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7368 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7370 by Nicholas E, on Flickr...

Stencil 2407 E Union St - 4 Story, 39 units IMG_7358 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7363 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7356 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7357 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7351 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7352 by Nicholas E, on Flickr IMG_7354 by Nicholas E, on Flickr 2203 E Union...

The Central District is a close-in neighborhood of Seattle, bordering Capitol Hill and First Hill, which are adjacent to downtown Seattle. For much of its existence, it has been characterized by its minority population. Housing covenants in other parts of Seattle generally did not allow...

The only other tenants are in the retail spaces on the bottom of the tower. Amazon is the sole occupant.

I don't agree with the notion that Seattle/Amazon is equivalent to Detroit/Big 3. Seattle has an economic base that is more diversified than its ever been. In fact, Seattle was a mini-Detroit in the 1970's, when Boeing busted. That inspired policies that brought in service jobs in the tech and...

Seattle has definitely made impressive strides towards densification in some close-in neighborhoods, such as the U District, Ballard, Wallingford, and the Central District. Unfortunately a good 66% of land in Seattle is zoned exclusively for single-family homes, which in conjunction with strong...