The Housing Seattle plan backed by Mayor Murray sets a goal of 50,000 units built or preserved over ten years, with 20,000 designated as affordable.

July 15, 2015

The City of Seattle issued Housing Seattle: A Roadmap to an Affordable and Livable City on July 13, 2015. Mayor Edward Murray set the goal of 50,000 units built or preserved over the next 10 years with 20,000 designated as affordable. The Housing Development Consortium of Seattle and King County played an integral role in crafting the plan.

The plan sets 15 key policies and programs including:

• doubling the Seattle housing levy
• enacting a real estate excise tax for affordable housing
• maximizing surplus and underutilized public property for affordable housing
• directing $42 million to rental housing production and preservation

Learn more about Seattle's Housing Affordability and Livability Agenda.