Re:Boomtown Seattle: Why we move here – and how we’re all in...
by taurath on Thursday February 22, 2018 @07:20PM
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I moved here and I enjoy it. Its getting expensive very quickly though, and there are almost zero houses or condos on the market, so most likely I will never be able to buy, even on an engineers salary. All the new construction is luxury apartments, not condos.
All after is from a 20-30-somethings perspective: there's also very few areas within the city that are "city-like" in terms of having people around and things to do after work. Belltown, Cap Hill and Fremont are the hangouts - if you live far away from those its very much like living in the suburbs. South Lake Union (Amazon City) is a GHOST town after dark - Amazon has failed pretty hard at creating any sense of culture or livable space as the only thing to do is get gouged by restaurants that are paying far too much in rent.
SLU has:
* No cheap food
* No entertainment
* No "hangout" spots except inside of the expensive restaurants
Even a beer garden or some food stalls around one of their courts would be a huge improvement.
All after is from a 20-30-somethings perspective: there's also very few areas within the city that are "city-like" in terms of having people around and things to do after work. Belltown, Cap Hill and Fremont are the hangouts - if you live far away from those its very much like living in the suburbs. South Lake Union (Amazon City) is a GHOST town after dark - Amazon has failed pretty hard at creating any sense of culture or livable space as the only thing to do is get gouged by restaurants that are paying far too much in rent.
SLU has:
* No cheap food
* No entertainment
* No "hangout" spots except inside of the expensive restaurants
Even a beer garden or some food stalls around one of their courts would be a huge improvement.