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Modular construction helps tackle affordable housing crisis in Seattle

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Cubix North Park in Seattle, Washington defies the misconceptions of modular construction. The project passed the rigorous Seattle Design Review board with its modulated façade and playful expression of the modular components.

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Seattle Builders Are Constructing Tiny Homes for the Formerly Homeless

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The tiny homes, which cost around $75,000 each to build, follow "passive house" building principles for maximum efficiency. Of the 20 individuals who have resided in Block homes in Seattle, 19 have remained in the homes or gone on to find other stable, permanent housing. So far, all the structures have stayed put.

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts

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3 affordable housing projects that serve as social catalysts 0 qpurcell Mon, 09/25/2023 - 12:49 Affordable Housing Trish Donnally, Associate Principal, Perkins Eastman, shares insights from three transformative affordable housing projects. Housing is Fundamental “Housing is absolutely essential to human flourishing.

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Rethinking Housing Design in 2023 

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To meet the evolving needs of both buyers and renters in 2023 and beyond, we as an industry should take the current market slowdown as an opportunity to rethink housing design in response to emerging trends. 4 Current Housing Trends A growing shift toward a modular approach to provide housing more quickly and affordably.

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Cracking the code of affordable housing

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Cracking the code of affordable housing 0 qpurcell Fri, 10/20/2023 - 09:03 Affordable Housing Perkins Eastman's affordable housing projects show how designers can help to advance the conversation of affordable housing. His team is writing guidelines for transit-oriented developments that incorporate affordable housing. “As

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King County, Wash., addresses homelessness and COVID-19 with rapid-response site conversions

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which includes Seattle, approached DLR Group about developing housing solutions for the county’s homeless, who by one recent count totaled nearly 11,200, with just under half of those homeless unsheltered by conventional human habitude. About 18 months ago, officials from King County, Wash.,

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These Oversupplied Metros Could See Major Price Drops by Late 2024

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Formerly red-hot housing markets such as Seattle, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Austin, Texas, have seen substantial increases in inventory, and as a result, each metro is expected to see a double-digit price correction by late 2024. Read more Housing Markets Market Data + Trends Housing Markets

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