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City of Seattle awards $7 million to create 51 affordable homeownership opportunities in Central District and South Park

October 24, 2025

Investments will help combat displacement and increase opportunities for generations SEATTLE – The City of Seattle’s Office of Housing (OH) is proud to announce investments of over to $7 million to create 51 new, permanently affordable homeownership opportunities in the Central District and South Park neighborhoods. The funding, awarded through… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Bruce Harrell Appoints Brooke Belman Next Director of SDCI

September 30, 2025

Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the appointment of Brooke Belman as Director of the Seattle Department of Construction and Inspections (SDCI), effective October 1, 2025. SDCI’s work touches nearly every neighborhood and development project in Seattle, and includes reviewing building and land use plans, issuing permits, and ensuring… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: City Administration, Housing and Homelessness

Mayor Harrell Proposes Historic $349 Million Housing Investment, Advancing New Efforts to Keep People Housed and Fight Displacement 

September 11, 2025

Despite forecasted deficit, Harrell proposes largest affordable housing investment in City history Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that his 2026 proposed budget will include a nearly $350 million investment toward affordable housing – the largest investment of its kind in City history. Making the announcement from a significant… [ Keep reading ]

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Delivering Rental Assistance

September 10, 2025

Executive Order 2025-06 This Executive Order directs City departments to improve coordination, transparency, andservice delivery of emergency rental assistance efforts as a critical tool to prevent evictionand homelessness, especially among the most vulnerable Seattle residents. The actionsordered herein build upon and align with broader housing stability strategies, and affirm theCity’s… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Harrell announces largest single-year investment in affordable housing in City history through $170 million Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA)

August 26, 2025

NOFA will support the production, preservation, and stabilization of affordable housing across Seattle UPDATE: NOFA award recipients are being finalized in December 2025, advancing projects that are expected to create, stabilize, or preserve hundreds of affordable rental homes in our communities. This investment builds on the more than 8,200 affordable… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Housing and Homelessness, Office of the Mayor

Mayor Harrell announces expansion of available shelter, adding more than 100 new tiny houses

July 30, 2025

Tiny houses will be part of two new villages set to open this fall in partnership with the Low Income Housing Institute Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced that the City will add more than 100 new tiny houses through two new tiny house villages in partnership with the Low Income… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Housing and Homelessness, Office of the Mayor

Statement from Mayor Harrell on President Trump’s executive order on homelessness

July 25, 2025

Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell made the following statement: “In Seattle, our approach to homelessness is driven by urgency and compassion – leading to record shelter referrals, an 80% reduction in tent encampments, and thousands of new affordable and supportive housing units. We’ve reduced crime and street disorder, outpaced the county… [ Keep reading ]

Filed Under: Federal Response, Housing and Homelessness, Office of the Mayor

Mayor Harrell expands historic investments in affordable housing by committing $20 million to build new affordable homes at Northgate Commons

July 24, 2025

Seattle Housing Authority to lead development of this transit-oriented, mixed-income, high-opportunity community Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell committed $20 million to the Seattle Housing Authority’s Northgate Commons redevelopment project, further strengthening the City’s efforts to make Seattle more affordable for everyone who calls it home. “This project directly addresses the City’s… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Harrell orders comprehensive permitting reforms to accelerate housing and small business growth

June 23, 2025

Executive order aims to cut housing review cycles by 50% or more, significantly improving production timelines to help address Seattle’s most urgent priorities Seattle – Today, Mayor Bruce Harrell issued an executive order to launch the Permitting and Customer Trust (PACT) Team — a citywide initiative dedicated to making it… [ Keep reading ]

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Mayor Harrell Proposes Major Design Review Reforms to Accelerate Housing Production 

June 10, 2025

Mayor Bruce Harrell proposed interim legislation and upcoming permanent reforms to Seattle’s Design Review program to make housing development faster and more predictable while ensuring compliance with new state regulations. Proposed reforms are expected to reduce the number of projects subject to Design Review by up to 40% in an… [ Keep reading ]

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