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Jul. 26, 2022 - Will ‘aPodments’ make a comeback in Seattle?
7/26/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
Will Mayor Harrell revive Seattle's 'aPodment' fight?
As rents continue to soar, the mayor said he's interested in revisiting regulations around controversial 'micro housing' developments.
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Jul. 26, 2022 - Will ‘aPodments’ make a comeback in Seattle?
7/26/2022 | 1m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
As rents continue to soar, the mayor said he's interested in revisiting regulations around controversial 'micro housing' developments.
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Seattle had a micro housings boom nearly 10 years ago.
Developers built thousands of affordable dorm style apartment units with shared kitchens commonly called aPodments.
A public backlash ensued with complaints from residents in areas of primarily single family homes.
The city council moved to regulate where micro apartments could be built, their size, and amenities, the very things that made them inexpensive for developers and renters alike.
The result is vastly less being built in recent years, but as rents continue to soar could aPodments make a comeback in Seattle?
Mayor Bruce Harrell says he's ready to revisit micro housing.
The mayor's office stated that to reach goals for affordable housing quote, "Micro apartments may serve to help meet that goal as part of a diverse array of housing options," unquote.
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