The Seattle City Council killed a proposal to build up to 900 housing units in a part of town significantly impacted by chronic homelessness.
But a late push by the Port of Seattle and International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 19 appears to have squashed the idea for now.
That was enough to prompt a ‘grand bargain’ of sorts and keep the issue from getting out of committee. Strauss instead, said he had achieved concessions from maritime interests and that the package will lead to the creation of 3,000 units of housing spread out across the city. He also said that the Port and ILWU would be happy because of the zoning change that eliminates future Costco, big box retailers, or storage facilities in light industrial areas.
Vipond dismisses the idea, saying, “I doubt we do it anyway because they'd be cannibalizing each other. You've already got expanding. You’ve got Embassy Suites, the Courtyard, and Mariners are talking about a hotel. I don't think that's the highest and best use of the land here.”
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