Housing Development Consortium

Event promotional image featuring pictures of King County Executive Girmay Zahilay and Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson, a background of kaleidoscopic geometric shapes, and the text: Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County Annual Celebration, March 31, 2026.

We're under one month away from HDC's biggest event of the year! Join us on 3/31 for our Annual Celebration—you'll hear from @girmayzahilay.bsky.social & @mayorofseattle.bsky.social, highlighting the power of regional leadership & partnership in advancing housing solutions! bit.ly/18thAnnualCe...

Another WA first for housing:

SB 6026 just passed the House 69 - 27!

Other states have passed bills to allow housing in commercial zones, but WA took it a step further by limiting the amount of ground floor commerical cities can require.

Thank you Sen. Alvarado and @davina425.bsky.social!!

Yes! HB 2266 passed the Senate earlier this evening - great news for the siting of critical housing and shelter in communities across our state. Read more on our blog: www.wliha.org/blog/house-b...

The #WaLeg session finish line is nearly in sight, but there's still work to be done! Please join us in reaching out to our legislators and asking them to support key priorities for housing affordability and stability in Washington State: bit.ly/3ODQo02

Promotional image featuring a mid-rise apartment building overlayed by a green angled element that contains the text "Sustainability Update."

HDC’s sustainability work is growing! We are pleased to announce the launch of our newest newsletter, bringing you newly released opportunities directly related to our sector’s work in going beyond code to exemplary green buildings. Learn more and sign up today! bit.ly/HDC-SBI

Support affordable housing funding! #WaLeg

The Housing Trust Fund has hearings tomorrow before *both* the House Committee on Capital Budget and the Senate Committee on Ways and Means. Tell our legislators to meet the needs of affordable housing throughout Washington! bit.ly/4cEmxyc

After passing the Senate, OMS Funding Flexibility has moved on to the House Committee on Finance! #WaLeg

Sign in PRO before 2/26 and support important additional flexibility for using local affordable housing funds for operations, maintenance, and services. bit.ly/4l6dhFD

Event promotional graphic featuring a stylized image of Pacific Tower in Seattle, a green and yellow visual motif, and the text "Sustainability Innovations Summit: April 23, 2026, Pacific Tower"

Interested in enhancements to sustainability opportunities for affordable housing? Join HDC on 4/23 for the Sustainability Innovations Summit—an exciting in-person event to explore new equipment, examine construction & retrofitting opportunities, & hear insights from market leaders! bit.ly/4qYrk1Y

Collage of many people with a text overlay: “2025 Community Report” with the Seattle Office of Housing logo

Skyscrapers in Seattle with this text underneath in a green text box: “Our vision is clear: Every person in Seattle should have a healthy and affordable home. A home is a roof over your head, but it is also the foundation for stability, a place where people and families can grow, and an essential part of a strong community. In 2025, we worked to make this vision a reality for thousands of our neighbors. This report tells the story of that work, focusing on the people who we serve.”

A multifamily housing building with a text overlay that reads: “2025 by the numbers. 721 affordable rental homes opened. 288 of Permanent Supportive Housing opened. 149 affordable rental homes rehabilitated. 47 permanently affordable homes for-sale created. 140 single family homes weatherized. 1036 multifamily homes weatherized. 263 Clean Heat and air quality improvements. 88 home repair loans and grants.”

Exterior of brick building with a blue overlay and text that reads: “Each story in this report stands for a person, a family, and a stronger community. Each new home, repair, and improvement represents partnership and progress. As you read this report, you will see how we are working to build a Seattle where everyone has a healthy and affordable place to live. Read the full report online at seattle.gov/housing.”

We’re excited to share our 2025 Community Report! This year, we opened 721 affordable rentals, helped 52 households buy homes, and improved 1,400+ homes. Read the full report to learn more about the people and programs shaping our work: www.seattle.gov/documents/De...

We are under two months away from HDC's biggest event of the year! Make sure to join us for our 18th Annual Celebration, taking place 3/31 in Seattle! We are so excited to be joined this year by @girmayzahilay.bsky.social and @mayorofseattle.bsky.social. Register today! bit.ly/18thAnnualCe...

A call to action graphic with the header "Take Action for Affordable Housing" and highlighting five bills that need support: Coordinated Land Banking (HB 1974), Permitting Reform (HB 2418), Stacked Flats Condo Reform (HB 2304), Housing Trust Fund (HB 2295), and Removing Barriers to Permanent Supportive Housing (HB 2266).

The #WaLeg house of origin cutoff is just one week away, and we need your help to keep some of our bills moving forward! Take a few minutes to put your voice on the record for affordable housing and these key legislative priorities. bit.ly/LegTracker

We are glad to see this important step forward for the Comprehensive Plan, and we look forward to collaborating on amendments to the proposal.

HB 1974/SB 6214, Coordinated Land Banking, is up for another public hearing *tomorrow* at 8 AM! Sign in PRO for this important bill and help turn vacant, abandoned, underutilized, and deteriorated land into future sites for affordable rental and for-sale homes. bit.ly/4arQX5g #WaLeg

Want more housing in Washington? HB 1974/SB 6214 helps turn vacant, abandoned, underutilized, and deteriorated land into future sites for affordable rental and for-sale homes. Take just a minute and sign in PRO before Friday to put your voice on the record in support! bit.ly/4q4sO9u #WaLeg

Seattle Leads Nation in Affordable Apartment Production » The Urbanist # Over the last decade, the Seattle metro area produced the most affordable housing in the nation, with more than 24,000 new income-restricted apartments. New revenue streams helped the region get the...

The Seattle area produced the most affordable housing in the nation, with more than 24,000 new income-restricted apartments over the last decade. New revenue streams helped the region get there, but more affordable housing is still needed.

Story: www.theurbanist.org/2026/01/28/s...

HDC's Executive Director, Patience Malaba, joined this thoughtful and important panel conversation on Seattle's affordable housing needs. Make sure to check it out!

Seattle has affordable housing sitting empty while homelessness continues to rise. Why is that happening? City Inside/Out host @callananseattle.bsky.social looks at the disconnect & what leaders say needs to change: youtu.be/G_o2lKFGydg

Got a spare minute? HB 2304, which reforms condo liability laws to unlock stacked flats as attainable homeownership options, has a public hearing tomorrow at 10:30 AM! Sign in PRO before then and help remove barriers to the development of more attainable homeownership options! bit.ly/4qCartP #WaLeg

Event logo with multiple colored shapes surrounding the text: "Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County Annual Celebration, March 31, 2026"

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 18th Annual Celebration of Affordable Housing on 3/31! Don’t miss this once-in-a-year opportunity to gather, celebrate our collective impact, and create the connections necessary for the work ahead. Register: bit.ly/18thAnnualCe...

Housing Development Consortium Affordable housing advocate, broker, and convener since 1988.

Have a spare couple of minutes? Three bills impacting housing affordability in Washington are up for #WaLeg public hearings today at 10:30 AM! Sign in PRO for Permitting Reform, Commercial Corridors, & OMS Funding Flexibility & help push this critical legislation forward! housingconsortium.carrd.co

rendering of multi-story apartment building with text overlay: "City of Seattle Announces Investment in 2,116 Affordable Rental Homes"

We're creating, preserving & stabilizing 2,116 affordable homes in Seattle through $155M in rental housing investments!

🏗️ 439 new homes for families & low-income residents
🛠️ 822 homes rehabilitated
💪 855 homes protected from financial risk

Read more: housing.seattle.gov/seattle-anno...

The first public hearings for two of our legislative priorities are coming up at 1:30 PM tomorrow! Take just a minute out of your day today and put your support of these bills on the legislative record! bit.ly/Sign-in-PRO #waleg

Africatown Plaza: Community-Led Design Roots Black Seattleites in Place A recent project in Seattle—Africatown Plaza—demonstrates the alchemy of community collaboration and a development team’s commitment to creating a neighborhood that can thrive. Much can be learned fro...

Africatown Plaza: Community-Led Design Roots Black Seattleites in Place.

Learn more about our community and Equitable Development Initiative partner, via the Urban Land Institute.

urbanland.uli.org/design-plann...

It's just the first day of #waleg, and we're off to the races! There's already *five* bills we're tracking that need your voice. Join us in taking just a few minutes to sign in PRO before Thursday—it makes a real difference. You can find all these actions on our advocacy page: bit.ly/HDC-advocate.

This bill, SB 6026, has a public hearing *this Friday* at 10:30 am. Get your voice on the record in support by signing in PRO! bit.ly/4jIE36e #waleg

The 2026 Washington State Legislative Session kicks off... TODAY! We have a number of priorities this short session, and your participation and support of these bills will be critical as they advance through the legislative process. Learn more about how you can get involved: bit.ly/2026-Legisla...

Housing Development Consortium of Seattle-King County HDC works to increase equitable access to affordable homes in Seattle and King County.

New year, new us! We're pleased to reveal a completely rebuilt and reimagined housingconsortium.org. This new HDC website features substantial improvements how we showcase and share our important and necessary work. Check it out, we hope you'll find it useful!

2025 was a year of tremendous impacts and deep challenges. Yet, working together, the HDC movement made powerful and substantive change—working towards a future where all our neighbors have access to safe, healthy, and affordable housing. Read on for some of our accomplishments: bit.ly/457PDS6

City Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere in Seattle - PubliCola By Erica C. Barnett Maybe calling them “stacked flats,” rather than “apartments,” was a stroke of genius. On Tuesday, the…

Seattle City Council Approves Eight-Unit Apartment Buildings Everywhere
The changes are part of the city's long-delayed comprehensive plan, which still isn't finished—giving the new mayor and councilmembers an opportunity to add urbanist improvements.

publicola.com/2025/12/18/c...

Bob standing behind podium at press conference

I'm proposing $244 million in investments in affordable housing — the largest ever in a supplemental budget.

We'll quickly develop new affordable rental units, protect existing affordable housing in the wake of flooding, and support first-time homebuyers.