Slog Oct 9, 2014 3:50 PM

Yet Another Affordable Housing Complex Serving Needy Seattleites Is Up for Sale

by Ansel Herz

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"there are a few of things that, ideally, I'd like to see happen here"

And I'd like free ice cream and some oral sex, in that order.
Oast on October 9, 2014 at 4:04 PM · Report this
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Legality and Ethics are rarely the same thing.
Will in Seattle on October 9, 2014 at 4:11 PM · Report this
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an integral part of the bad-ass Wedgwood modernist intersection containing the NE branch library and the Unitarian Church.

will any non-profits that turned it down go on record as to why? i'd imagine it's upkeep expense.

it will get demolished sure as the sun rises in the east.
Max Solomon on October 9, 2014 at 4:31 PM · Report this
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@1. Exactly.
ktp on October 9, 2014 at 4:40 PM · Report this
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I've been pretty critical of Ansel before but he does a nice job here covering the bases on this story.
Billy Chav on October 9, 2014 at 11:41 PM · Report this
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This would be a good opportunity for the city to get into the affordable housing biz - create an agency and buy this building.

What's the alternative? Like, keep the sale locked up in court until all the residents die of old age and then who cares?
Alden on October 10, 2014 at 7:02 AM · Report this
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can someone explain why Seattleites use the word 'needy' to refer to people who benefit from social services or charities? I've noticed that people in other parts of the country tend to prefer words like 'disadvantaged' or 'poor' which seem more specific and less derogatory...
on October 10, 2014 at 12:10 PM · Report this
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You demand to live in Ballard, Fremont, The Hill, and you want reasonable rent? Talk about "entitled", you need to get a grip. Go live in the South End.
Arthur Zifferelli on October 10, 2014 at 1:23 PM · Report this
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@7: I hear you on this!
Ansel Herz on October 10, 2014 at 1:44 PM · Report this
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Ugh. Only place I can afford in Seattle anymore is a flophouse in the ID. But at least it's a convenient walk to heroin. Might as well move to fucking NY and be poor there. At least they have rent control, not to mention a cooler everything.
LMNOP on October 10, 2014 at 4:49 PM · Report this
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I live in North Beacon Hill. You can get into a 1 br, 600sf for $1500. Cheaper if you're okay with roommates. How much are you paying elsewhere?
Beacon Hill Resident on October 10, 2014 at 5:44 PM · Report this
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Excellent article on housing prices and density:



http://truth-out.org/news/item/26656-dev…
on October 10, 2014 at 8:43 PM · Report this