Thursday, December 11, 2014

Urban infill - Private sector vs Government?

The following is from the Seattle Times, August 2012.  If you live in Whatcom County and know that the Port of Bellingham took on a waterfront development project in 2004 then I don't need to add any commentary for you to understand this post.



2001: Vulcan's South Lake Union holdings total 45 acres, and several buildings are under development. Ada Healey hired to oversee real-estate operations.
2003: Vulcan unveils vision for 10 million square feet of new office, lab, residential, hotel and retail projects on its South Lake Union properties.
2004: Vulcan's South Lake Union holdings top 60 acres.
2006: Vulcan has 1.2 million square feet of projects under construction, an additional 3 million in development.


http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2019027831_vulcantimeline31.html