News and guides
News about our buildings and the Seattle market, each summarized with a link to the original article, and plain answers to the questions renters ask us most.
Construction Begins on Trestle, 70 Apartments on Sand Point Way NE
The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reported that Stringham Construction had started groundwork and foundations for Trestle, a six-story, 70-unit building at 4529 Sand Point Way NE.
Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce · August 19, 2026News and press
What reporters have written about our buildings and the Seattle market, summarized with a link to each original article.
Trestle Could Pause After Shoring as Seattle Weighs an MHA Fee Cut
The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Eastlake Real Estate Partners would finish excavation and shoring at Trestle, then wait on Seattle's decision about cutting MHA fees before its next permit.
Puget Sound Business Journal · July 23, 2026
Flow Eastlake's Public Stairway Opens After a Year Behind a Fence
The Eastlake News reported that the public stairway built with Flow Eastlake stayed fenced off for a year because WSDOT had leased the lot at its top, until the fence came down in May 2025.
The Eastlake News · June 3, 2025
How Flow Eastlake Turned a Site Below I-5 Into 103 Apartments
The Puget Sound Business Journal profiled Flow Eastlake, a 103-unit building on a former laboratory site below Interstate 5, and the bioswales and public stairway built with it.
Puget Sound Business Journal · May 29, 2025
Seattle Grew Fastest Among the 50 Largest U.S. Cities in 2022
The Seattle Times reported that Seattle gained about 17,750 residents between July 2021 and July 2022, a 2.4% increase and the fastest growth rate among the 50 largest U.S. cities.
The Seattle Times · May 18, 2023
Why U.S. Housing Shortage Estimates Range From 1.7 to 7.3 Million
The Wall Street Journal explained why estimates of the U.S. housing shortage run from 1.7 million to 7.3 million homes: each group behind them is asking a different question.
The Wall Street Journal · April 14, 2023 Seattle-Area Workers 38% More Productive Than the U.S. Average
The Puget Sound Business Journal reported on a McKinsey & Co. study that found Seattle-area workers were 38% more productive than the national average in 2019, up from 16% in 2007.
Puget Sound Business Journal · March 31, 2023 Seattle Led Large U.S. Tech Markets in Job Growth From 2016 to 2020
GeekWire reported on a CBRE analysis showing the Seattle region added more than 48,000 tech jobs from 2016 to 2020, the fastest growth rate of any large U.S. tech market.
GeekWire · July 13, 2021
Inspire Fremont Leases 41 of 42 Units at Rents Above Target
The Puget Sound Business Journal reported that Inspire, Seattle's first carbon-positive apartment building, leased 41 of its 42 units at rents above its developers' targets after opening as the pandemic began.
Puget Sound Business Journal · November 12, 2020
Inspire Fremont Reaches 97% Leased Within Six Months of Opening
Seattle Business Magazine reported that Inspire, a 42-unit all-electric building in Fremont, was 97% leased within six months of opening in the same week as the state's stay-at-home order.
Seattle Business Magazine · November 11, 2020