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 Marc Stiles Real Estate Editor |
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March 4, 2010
Real Estate Buzz: New ideas for West Seattle Triangle
By MARC STILES
Real Estate Editor
Real Estate Editor
It's a stretch to call it March Madness, but for development wonks watching how colleges perform in the annual Real Estate Challenge can be pretty exciting stuff, even in these times of diminished expectations.
This year's challenge is a developer's dream: an eight-block triangle in West Seattle that's pretty much a blank canvas. Much of it is vacant parking lots where Huling Brothers operated a large auto dealership until several years ago. King County Metro will begin phasing in RapidRide bus service, which should reduce travel times to downtown Seattle and grease the skids for transit-oriented development.
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