Seattle is building more apartments from 2015-2020 than in the previous 50 yrs

[marssaxman]

It's about time. We've been holding development far below population growth for years, and we have the sprawling suburbs you'd expect as a result. Even this seemingly dramatic building spurt won't catch us up with expected population increase! But it's an improvement.

[olskool]

The quoted article also says that 25% of downtown area apts are currently vacant.