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ADU construction is now outpacing single-family developments in Seattle

Archinect

The city granted permits to 988 units last year, and more than 650 were built — not all projects are built during the year they get permitted — outpacing the construction of single houses for the first time As the Seattle Times reports, a change in regulations in 2019 led to the ADU boom locally.

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Seattle is building more accessory dwellings than single-family houses

Brandon Donnelly

In 2019, Seattle made it easier to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The result is that the city is now permitting close to 1,000 ADUs per year (2022 figure). And for the first time ever, this figure now exceeds the number of permits issued for single-family houses.

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7 key predictions for the 2024 multifamily rental housing market

BD+C

We’re in the midst of a historic multifamily construction boom, and as softening demand collided with increasing supply, our national vacancy index continued to ease in 2023 and recently stabilized at 6.4%, slightly higher than the 2019 average. The key takeaway? That said, the supply surge won’t be indefinite.

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7 key predictions for the 2024 multifamily rental housing market

BD+C

We’re in the midst of a historic multifamily construction boom, and as softening demand collided with increasing supply, our national vacancy index continued to ease in 2023 and recently stabilized at 6.4%, slightly higher than the 2019 average. The key takeaway? That said, the supply surge won’t be indefinite.

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Architecture Market Analysis Report

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From this we can deduce that: Residential construction permits, starts, and under construction, all fell in 2018 Residential construction permits fell by 14.6% Estimated size of architectural market. Denmark had an estimated population of 5.707 million in the year 2016 and expected to reach 5.974 million by 2022.

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American Icon or Chief Offender?

Community Architect

It makes up more than half of all US residential accommodations and in many cities it is written into the code as the right and only form to live. It is generally presumed to be the century old , innocent attempt of providing some order in our cities so that slaughterhouses wouldn't wind up in residential neighborhoods.

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Explorers at Home

Landscape Architecture Magazine

In their wills, they bequeathed their garden, then 13 acres, to the city of Portland for the public’s enjoyment. If the city didn’t take over the land in earnest within a decade, it was to convey to the YMCA—which it very nearly did. The city let the garden lie unclaimed, and in 1980, the YMCA called on the city to make up its mind.

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