Who works downtown? Most of Seattle, it turns out. Nearly 337,000 jobs are based in downtown – 54% of Seattle’s total jobs.
 
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Among peer downtowns, Seattle ranked 2nd for building projects under construction with 31.

We also ranked 2nd for projects in final planning stages or being proposed, indicating continued interest in building development downtown.

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Major project: the Seattle Waterfront Project includes $739M total investment and is anticipated to be completed in 2025.

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Major project: Elliott Bay Connections is a new $45M partnership to connect, restore and revitalize public parks along Elliott Bay. Entirely private-funded the project is expected to be complete in 2026.

Learn more: downtownseattle.org/programs-servi…

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DSA’s annual report is a deep dive into the state of downtown - from our growing population and tourism data to major investments and crime trends. Dig into the report yourself: downtownseattle.org/sodreport

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In 2023, downtown saw the highest two-day total visitor foot traffic since at least 2018, with nearly 900,000 visits over the July 22-23 weekend.
 
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Major investments: In 2023, downtown property owners, in partnership with philanthropists, made combined commitments of more than $415M over the coming year to invest in downtown.

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Downtown’s record residential population got another bump last year, rising to 106,116 -- a 74% increase since 2010.
 
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With the opening of the new Seattle Convention Center Summit building, the number of new conventions (75) secured in 2023 surpassed 2019’s total.
 
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More than 1,100 DSA members, guests and city leaders are here at the Seattle Convention Center Summit building for DSA’s biggest event of the year: State of Downtown 2024.

This year, local projects and priorities are in focus as we explore downtown issues.

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Get to all the New Year's Eve events safely and for free on transit! kingcountymetro.blog/2023/12/26/rid…

Downtown Ambassador Dwight found structure and purpose at the Metropolitan Improvement District. Now he's impacting lives on a daily basis. Here's a little of Dwight's story. #downtownseattle #downtownambassadors #seattle

Raking the yard of downtown. It's leaves season for the DSA/MID Clean Team and they're collecting around 2,500 pounds of leaves per day across 300 square blocks in downtown Seattle. #downtownseattle #cleanteam #metropolitanimprovementdistrict