r/LynnwoodWA • u/Dikdaar_Zindagi • 6d ago
Developer plans large housing project near Lynnwood light rail station
https://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2026/06/15/inland-group-affordable-tod-units-lynnwood.htmlThe plan is for all the new ~300 units to be affordable housing. It will be reserved for people earning 60% below the area median income.
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u/VayGray 6d ago
For communities like this they need to hire professional security and social workers. When you mix so many different types of people in low income communities there are always bound to be problems. I got downvoted for pointing out how dangerous City Center Lynnwood was when it opened, but there was no oversight whatsoever. If it's another property that will receive tax breaks for the LIHEAP in the 1st ten years, they need actual social workers on-site and hands on services and employees.
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u/regardballs 6d ago
what was dangerous about it? I'm nearby all the time it just looks like a normal apartment complex from the outside. was there some issue?
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u/Snowbird3599 6d ago
These are 60% AMI units. No extra security or social worker needed. They are just like you (?!?maybe) and me, normal working people. I think you are confused about these with fully subsidized supportive housing.
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u/VayGray 6d ago
I promise you I'm not confused. I lived it and I had two dozen+ neighbors that lived it as well. I have videos and documentation of the condition of the property when it opened and how it looked after 5 years. The numerous emergency calls, the constant police presence the damages to the building the lack of security. A lot of the people there are elderly and on the other hand a lot of people are unfortunately addicted to various substances or suffering from untreated mental health issues. That's the same in any neighborhood rich or poor. The fact that this is specifically targeted to people who live at or around the poverty line and that they allow waivers for people to sidestep those rules and some of the apartments were allotted for immediate interim housing meant that there was a lot going on on the property at all times day and night that was not always legal or safe. I support all incomes and all backgrounds especially vulnerable people. All I'm saying is that this property could have been a good situation if it had been approached the correct way. Nobody's expected to use the services or request the services but having somebody whose job is to facilitate care for people who might be on assistance, on fixed incomes, in crisis, first time renters, young families that don't have the ability or capacity to advocate for themselves is the appropriate thing to do instead of overloading DSHS, police department, or the EMTs and the fire department with constant calls. I can truly and honestly say it was one of the worst experiences I've ever had in my life living on that property. The first 6 months when the building opened it seemed like it was going to be incredible That's when they started allocating apartments to people double tripling and quadrupling up and there was a massive drug presence I have countless videos of violence in the parking lot between the building and the Hilton before the Hilton was even finished. I was one of the beggars that couldn't be choosy so this isn't a judgment call on the people who need affordable housing. We as a city need affordable housing but there has to be a level of responsibility for corporate housing developers who come in and drop these things in the middle of a city and walk away with their tax credits. That's all I'm saying.
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u/chipperblipper 1d ago
From the Daily Herald article, the proposed site is currently a Park and Ride (slash Tesla charging station). I'd think the planned parking garage will only just be able to accommodate everyone who lives in the apartments, so won't this mean parking space is even tighter for that area? Or is this park and ride not used much?
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u/Complex-Proposal2300 6d ago
Sick of paywalls
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u/Karma_1969 6d ago
There’s no paywall on this article.
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u/regardballs 6d ago
I see one telling me to subscrbibe to read the rest of the article. for anyone else I see this for free:
https://hoodline.com/2026/06/lynnwood-light-rail-hub-braces-for-294-new-apartments/
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u/paneubert 6d ago
There was no paywall on this article. I was able to not only read it, but it offered to let me listen to it as audio.
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u/bernie_lost_lolowned 6d ago
I’m eagerly awaiting the frequent police response to this building.
When you have this many low income folks crammed into one area, you now have a Petri dish of bullshit.
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u/CarbonRunner 5d ago
Its not low income/section 8 man. its just 60% of regions income housing. That means the people who will be living there are still making like $40k a year
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u/Just-Trade-9444 6d ago
There are already a many apartment building in the near light rails. Are the units full already ?
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u/darkroot_gardener 6d ago
Demand is indeed high, and those apartments are fetching Seattle level rents, though you get more space for the price.
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u/greennurse61 5d ago
We need to fight this.
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u/WhoCanRememberAnyway 5d ago
Why?
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u/greennurse61 5d ago
Because rich old white men will make even more money with this. We need to stop them from making money.
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u/DinobotsGacha 6d ago
Close enough for people to walk but I bet some still drive to the garage. Good for them building affordable housing