Amazon’s HQ2 winners: Brace for rent hikes and growing pains Marc Stiles/PSBJ “The populace is going to start to stamp their feet. They’re going to go, ‘Wait a minute, all these people are moving in, prices are going up. I can’t afford to live here,’” said Seattle veteran real estate broker Craig Kinzer, who has watched…
Amazon’s HQ2 winners: Brace for rent hikes and growing pains
Search for Amazon HQ2 Sparks Real-Estate Speculation
Search for Amazon HQ2 Sparks Real-Estate Speculation Shayndi Raice and Keiko Morris/WSJ Plenty of real-estate investors are poised to buy property in whichever city Amazon.com Inc. picks for its second headquarters. Some aren’t waiting.
Where will Amazon HQ2 land? Here’s one Seattle expert’s opinion
Where will Amazon HQ2 land? Here’s one Seattle expert’s opinion Marc Stiles/PSBJ Craig Kinzer knows about siting corporate headquarters, and he has some ideas about where Amazon could build its second North American headquarters.
Amazon’s hotel for homeless comes to life
Amazon’s hotel for homeless comes to life Crosscut When Amazon donated an empty South Lake Union hotel for use as a homeless shelter, it was investing in a model that Mary’s Place, the service provider, has perfect: turning vacant or transitioning buildings into temporary shelter.
Bezos’ gift the largest-ever donation to Seattle homeless organization
Bezos’ gift the largest-ever donation to Seattle homeless organization Puget Sound Business Journal Techflash Homeless shelter organization Mary’s Place raised more than $1 million on Tuesday in order to otbtain another $1 million in matching funds from Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos, making for total donations of $2 million.
With Seattle Shelter Effort, Amazon Shows Glimmers of a ‘Good Neighbor’
With Seattle Shelter Effort, Amazon Shows Glimmers of a ‘Good Neighbor’ Seattle Times This week, Amazon stepped into a new place of civic engagement, and raised hopes, city leaders said, of much more to come.
Amazon’s temporary homeless housing: recognizing the collective altruism
Amazon’s temporary homeless housing: recognizing the collective altruism New York Times Amazon’s decision to open up one of its empty buildings temporarily for homeless families is commendable. Even more credit should go to Mary’s Place and a plethora of other organizations and business that have come together to address a regional crisis.
Mary’s Place & Amazon – Helping Families In Crisis
by Kris Richey Curtis We are honored to have been partners with Mary’s Place for the last 7 years, working to secure shelter space in buildings poised for redevelopment. This is by far our biggest success story – a chance to double capacity in a turnkey solution right in the heart of downtown. We could not have found…
What’s New On Fairview?
Update 8/21/15: Urban Union is no longer available. Amazon has confirmed they will be leasing the building. The Kinzer team recently toured some of the new developments that are making Fairview Avenue a corridor for future retail and commercial office, connecting South Lake Union and the Mercer Street Exit to Denny Way. What did they…