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Washington state passed a first-in-the-U.S. law, SB 6026, allowing housing in commercial zones and providing flexibility on ground-floor retail mandates in new apartment buildings, aiming to alleviate the state’s severe housing shortage and reduce vacant commercial spaces.

https://www.sightline.org/2026/03/11/washington-just-passed-first-in-the-us-flexibility-for-ground-floor-retail/

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Washington Just Passed First-in-the-US Flexibility for Ground-Floor Retail | Sightline Institute

It’s part of a new law to legalize more apartment homes in commercial zones.

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@UrbanismNow This is huge. With the tech boom in Seattle there are so many empty buildings. And the housing is so expensive. Beyond the average home being well over a million dollars, rental prices average in the mid $2000s to over $3000. While I don't live there anymore, their new mayor is doing good things for the people, similar to Mamdani. I'm getting more optimistic.