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Ballard beehive apartments offer refuge for a diverse workforce

Tear-down homes are selling for more than a million dollars in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. And most one-bedroom apartments cost well over $2,000 a month. That makes it really hard for people with lower-paying jobs to afford places to live in town. And that makes the neighborhood less diverse. How do locals make it work?
- Joshua McNichols
Why Washington state's missing middle housing bill died

The "missing middle" housing bill, which would have opened up single family zones to six-unit apartment buildings near transit, has died in the Washington State Legislature.
- Joshua McNichols
Washington 'missing middle housing' bill survives in altered form

In Olympia, a major bill that would force single family zones to open up to denser development across the state survived a crucial test this week. But it survived in a weakened form.
- Joshua McNichols
Why it's hard to change single family zones in Washington State

It's politically risky for cities. So lawmakers in Olympia want to go over the heads of local elected leaders.
- Joshua McNichols
What can be done about the "missing middle" of housing in Washington?

Legislators are in the middle of tackling a massive hot-button issue: housing density.
- Libby Denkmann
This realtor wants to find you a house in Washington. The odds are stacked against her.

The housing market is tight across Washington state. There’s very little out there for people to buy, and that’s driving home prices out of reach for many of the people who live in the region. The problem has hit Black, Indigenous and families of color hardest, and contributed to the segregation of neighborhoods. Now, lawmakers in Olympia are trying to relax zoning rules so affordable housing is more accessible.
- Joshua McNichols
'Forbidden houses of Bothell' show how multifamily housing fits into single-family zones

Advocates for "missing middle" housing put together walking tour called "The Forbidden Houses of Bothell" to show how duplexes, triplexes and small apartment buildings can fit into single family neighborhoods.
- Joshua McNichols
Washington state could require cities to allow more multi-family housing options

Should cities in Washington be forced to allow "missing middle" types of housing — duplexes, triplexes and sometimes small apartment buildings — on land currently reserved for single family homes? That’s a question currently before the state Legislature.
- Joshua McNichols

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