What are they building?

light rail...
Kipp Robertson

What are those poles near I-5 in Northgate?

Drivers heading through Northgate on I-5 have no doubt noticed the giant white poles sticking out of the ground just west of the freeway.
8 years ago
building...
Kipp Robertson

U-District proposal has residents worried about upzoning

University District residents are upset about plans for sites that could become victims of upzoning in the neighborhood.
8 years ago
terminal, Sea-Tac...
Kipp Robertson

Port of Seattle spending millions on terminal redesign

The Port of Seattle is spending millions for a redesign of a 40-year-old terminal that will be used solely by Alaska Airlines.
8 years ago
Google...
KIRO 7 News Staff

New images of Google’s South Lake Union campus released

New images show what Google's Seattle campus in South Lake Union will look like.
8 years ago
building...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle medical building demolished to make way for ‘luxury apartments’

A long-standing medical building in Seattle was demolished to make way for a new luxury apartment building at 1001 Broadway.
8 years ago
Weyerhaeuser...
Kipp Robertson

Proposed development on Weyerhaeuser campus sparks outrage

The move of Weyerhaeuser from Federal Way to Seattle has prompted a debate over what to do with its old campus and outrage of some residents.
8 years ago
Ballard...
Kipp Robertson

What was demolished along Ballard’s NW Market Street?

A new Nordic museum will take the place of a former warehouse in Ballard that was once used as a munitions manufacturing site.
8 years ago
Dutch Bros....
Kipp Robertson

Coffee lovers rejoice! Dutch Bros planned for Everett

Coffee drinkers will have another reason to stop in Everett once one of the latest stands opens. Say hello to the Dutch Bros.
8 years ago
The expansion to South Lake Union's Center for Wooden Boats is making headway. Construction is expe...
Kipp Robertson

New South Lake Union building doesn’t involve Amazon

A giant steel frame sitting by itself in Lake Union Park will become a hub for educational activity in the future.
8 years ago
A housing advocate says Seattle residents need to accept their changing neighborhoods and to embrac...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle growing at an ‘unprecedented’ rate

What the Downtown Seattle Association calls an "unprecedented" level of development is putting up more residential and office space into town than any time in recorded downtown history.
8 years ago
A history-minded construction worker shared this old tax assessor’s photo of the site, as it look...
Feliks Banel

‘Ghost signs’ uncovered during Capitol Hill post office demolition

When the old US Post Office on Capitol Hill at Broadway and Denny was torn down last week, the demolition revealed several “ghost signs” on the brick walls of the building immediately to the north.
8 years ago
Tacoma's Valhalla Hall won't be an "adaptive reuse" like originally planned. (City of Tacoma)...
Kipp Robertson

‘Adaptive reuse’ might be a stretch for project to revitalize old Tacoma building

A project touted as something that would be an "adaptive reuse" of a building constructed in the early 1900s is getting a little heat.
8 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray wants the city council to approve the sale of the Pacific Place Garage. (KI...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle Mayor wants to sell mall garage that was ‘key’ to downtown development

The Pacific Place Garage at Sixth Avenue and Pine Street was built 1998 and became "key" to revitalizing a three-block area once covered with graffiti in the city's commercial core.
8 years ago
The social media giant officially moved into its new office in South Lake Union, and it looks comfy...
Kipp Robertson

Check out Facebook’s new South Lake Union office

Seattle Facebook employees have a new home away from home. The social media giant officially moved into its new office in South Lake Union, and it looks comfy. Photos of the approximate 335,000-square-foot space show off not only plenty of new indoor space, but also outdoor room for its employees. The 10-story office building overlooking […]
8 years ago
The tower will contain 400 residential units above 1,950 square feet of retail space. There will be...
Kipp Robertson

Leading Chinese real estate company partners in Seattle high-rise

A leading Chinese real estate company is pumping money into a Seattle tower planned near the Space Needle.
8 years ago
Vulcan Real Estate purchased Bellevue Plaza recently. (City of Bellevue)...
Kipp Robertson

Paul Allen’s real estate company buys popular Bellevue Plaza

Vulcan Real Estate, a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, purchased the plaza at 117 106th Ave. NE.
8 years ago
A proposed building adjacent to Facebook's new office space between Aurora Avenue and Dexter could ...
Kipp Robertson

Proposed building next to Facebook’s new digs could add space for media giant

There could be plans to add to Facebook's new digs, even before employees move into their new space.
8 years ago
If plans go through, the new commercial passenger terminal at Everett's Paine Field would include a...
Kipp Robertson

Everett’s Paine Field could have commercial passenger terminal by 2017

The company trying to build a commercial passenger terminal at Everett's Paine Field is shooting for the first flights to begin as early as the end of 2017.
8 years ago
The Port of Everett recently extended the deadline for a Request for Qualifications for a hotel wit...
Kipp Robertson

Major waterfront project for Port of Everett sees signs of new life

The Port of Everett submitted a Request for Qualifications for a hotel developer to build on its 65-acre waterfront lot and ground lease its "shovel-ready" site.
8 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Construction on UW Animal Research facility ‘well underway’

The University of Washington is getting a new building to house more mice, monkeys, and rabbits.
8 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Chapter for iconic Capitol Hill writers site coming to an end

A page is turning for a staple in Seattle's literary history.
8 years ago
Kipp Robertson

REI reveals plans that could move headquarters to Bellevue

There's nothing under construction quite yet, but the latest plans by REI show the outdoor giant is preparing for a future move to Bellevue.
8 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Record-setting winter delays anticipated project in Tacoma

Tacoma families can thank the incredibly wet winter for the school district unable to fulfill its promise.
8 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Former Fran’s Chocolates headquarters could be bulldozed

The former Fran's Chocolate headquarters in Capitol Hill could be replaced by a mixed-use apartment and commercial building.
8 years ago