SEATTLE — A Seattle City Council committee is expected to vote Wednesday on whether or not to advance legislation that would allow the conversion of vacant office space downtown into new housing units.
The legislation, sponsored by Councilmember Tammy Morales, would waive land use code requirements for existing non-residential and allow them to be converted into residential use. This applies to all downtown zones, including mixed, midrise, and highrise, under specific conditions.
According to the Office of Planning and Community Development (OPCD), downtown office space vacancy rates went from approximately 5% in 2019 to 25% this year. The OPCD said the city continues to face a shortage
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