• Want to apply for Seattle’s social housing lottery? Here’s what you should know
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    Want to apply for Seattle’s social housing lottery? Here’s what you should know

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The developer’s housing lottery for their first building, Elara at the Market, is underway. Here’s what you should know. SEATTLE — Fresh off the announcement of its first acquisitionSeattle’s Social Housing Developer has opened its lottery for preapplications. The social housing developer announced May 22 that it would acquire Elara at the Market, a 150-unit luxury apartment building in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood. It is the first building acquired since the authority was created in 2023. Demand vs. availability With rents ranging from $665 for a studio to $1,482 for a two-bedroom unit, demand to live in the developer’s first…

  • Seattle Social Housing announces first building located near Pike Place Market
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    Seattle Social Housing announces first building located near Pike Place Market

    May 29, 2026 - By 

    The developer announced the purchase of Elara at the Market, a 150-unit luxury apartment complex, with the goal of bringing more affordable housing to Belltown. SEATTLE — Three years after Seattle voters approved the creation of a public housing developer, the Seattle Social Housing Developer announced Friday its intent to purchase a luxury downtown apartment complex. Speaking from Pier 58, interim CEO Tiffani McCoy announced the developer’s acquisition of Elara at the Market, a privately owned building with 150 units near Pike Place Market and Waterfront Park at 2134 Western Ave. The purchase, expected to close in June, would create…

  • Indiana university admin who was fired over Charlie Kirk social media post will get $225,000 in settlement
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    Indiana university admin who was fired over Charlie Kirk social media post will get $225,000 in settlement

    May 26, 2026 - By 

    Suzanne Swierc sued after being fired from Ball State over a social media post she made in the wake of the assassination of conservative speaker Charlie Kirk. MUNCIE, Ind. — A fired Ball State administrator will receive $225,000 in a settlement after she was terminated for making a Facebook post about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The ACLU of Indiana announced Tuesday, May 26, that it had reached a settlement in its First Amendment lawsuit against Ball State University President Geoffrey Mearns. This lawsuit was on behalf of former university director of health promotion and advocacy Suzanne Swierc.…