Going vertical. Beckoning a new Goldrush era an…
Going vertical. Beckoning a new Goldrush era and feverently anticipating a lucrative biotechnology industry, Seattle City Council removed the building height limits voters put into place 17 years ago. Our Mayor has a plan: for 1 + million you too can live in 1/4 the space of a house. This doesn’t include homeowner fees when your condo roof leaks because it was built so quickly on the cheap. You may (may) also slow (but not stop) suburban sprawl as it terraforms the foothills of the North Cascades Mountains into 2″ turf. But really, what native american wouldn’t be thrilled to give up family burial grounds for a kick-ass golf course?
Adopt a tower! New restrictions on proposals tout “affordable housing, environmentally friendly buildings and designs that make streetscapes livelier”. Have you hugged your 40-story tower, or neighboring 30-story, 20-story, today? C’mon, let them know how much you care! (Streetscape planners: please install handrails to assist with the 30-mile an hour wind tunnels you developers are creating downtown.)
Of Seattle’s 24 recently proposed highrises, 8 have the green light, the rest are pending approval. Developers: 142 highrises built. City Planners: 30 highrises unapproved. I haven’t been this excited about a new goldrush era since the dot-com boom.