#downtownseattle — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #downtownseattle, aggregated by home.social.
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As downtown Seattle offices empty, city facing years of 'zombie' towers
#HackerNews #downtownSeattle #zombieTowers #urbanDevelopment #officeSpace #realEstate
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As the city of Seattle prepared for FIFA World Cup 2026, one big question persisted: Will businesses make money off this quadrennial event that may or may not ever come back to the city?
https://www.kuow.org/stories/pioneer-square-businesses-score-big-after-first-seattle-world-cup-match
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Big screens, beer gardens set for Pioneer Square World Cup zone https://www.allforgardening.com/1729111/big-screens-beer-gardens-set-for-pioneer-square-world-cup-zone/ #DowntownSeattle #garden #KingCounty #news #PioneerSquare #seattle #US #wa #WorldCup
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Violent crime plummets 36% in downtown Seattle, lowest since 2017
https://mynorthwest.com/crime-blotter/seattle-downtown-crime/4146723
#HackerNews #ViolentCrime #SeattleCrime #CrimeReduction #DowntownSeattle #NewsUpdate
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Seattle mayoral front-runner Katie Wilson on taxes, tech sector and working with Amazon - Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson is co-founder and executive director of Tr... - https://www.geekwire.com/2025/seattle-mayoral-front-runner-katie-wilson-on-taxes-tech-sector-and-working-with-amazon/ #mayorbruceharrell #downtownseattle #cityofseattle #bruceharrell #homelessness #katiewilson #payrolltax #jumpstart #election #civic
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When PCC Corner Market opens this week, it will focus more on prepared foods for downtown workers and residents.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/pcc-returns-to-downtown-seattle-with-a-smaller-footprint
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Survey shows transit ridership climbing as more people commute to downtown Seattle
https://kingcountymetro.blog/2025/04/28/survey-shows-transit-ridership-climbing-as-more-people-commute-to-downtown-seattle/
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell this week defended his record on housing, balancing the budget, and public safety, and promised that 2025 will bring more accountability to the Seattle Police and more business downtown.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/mayor-harrell-promises-more-police-accountability-balanced-approach-to-seattle-growth
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Soon, developers will have an easier time building apartments in downtown Seattle.
That’s because the city council voted 8-1 to exempt residential projects there, along with hotels and research labs, from a time-consuming process called “design review."
https://www.kuow.org/stories/building-housing-in-downtown-seattle-just-got-easier
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As inflation worries ease and the Federal Reserve says it’s time to start lowering interest rates, Seattle leaders hope more investment will soon flow into downtown Seattle.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/with-interest-rates-on-the-way-down-downtown-seattle-could-get-boost
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It's been one year since Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrel launched his "Downtown Activation Plan."
He's racked up a growing list of accomplishments. But so far, economic recovery has proven fickle and elusive.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-ticks-through-to-do-list-to-revive-downtown
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In the Seattle metro area, the market price for a place to attempt to concentrate on your work while colleagues talk loudly near your desk is dropping significantly. Eastside, don't get cocky - it's happening there too.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/downtown-seattle-office-values-are-dropping-like-overripe-plums-that-s-not-all-bad
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If you’re looking to buy a home in Seattle, there’s a surprising neighborhood where homes are $100,000 cheaper than the city average: downtown Seattle.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-s-surprising-place-for-housing-bargains-downtown
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Looking up from my office building plaza outside in downtown Seattle, it’s a sun halo ☀️🌈
#wawx #Seattle #Sun #downtownSeattle #PNW -
Some real estate experts say downtown Seattle has hit rock bottom, or will soon. And there’s nowhere to go but up.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/how-downtown-seattle-s-forsaken-real-estate-could-bring-good-fortune
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Seattle is suing the so-called “Belltown Hellcat” driver for allegedly continuing to rev his souped-up racecar’s engine at high volume more than a month after the city ordered him to stop.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/seattle-says-belltown-hellcat-driver-ignored-order-to-quiet-ear-splitting-car
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Suburban workers returning to Seattle offices would boost payroll, business & occupancy and sales tax revenues, analysts say – and help pay the city’s rising costs due primarily to inflation.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/could-a-return-of-workers-to-downtown-offices-rescue-seattle-s-ailing-budget
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On a sunny Wednesday morning in Downtown Seattle, you could count the number of shoppers at Pacific Place mall on two hands.
https://www.kuow.org/stories/ghost-mall-lululemon-is-latest-store-to-abandon-seattle-s-pacific-place
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Very cool to see the old Bergman Luggage building turned into a big art installation #Seattle #art #downtownSeattle #ghostsOfBelltown #belltown
