Change is coming for Yesler Terrace. But, in the meantime, weeds keep growing. CHS found this work crew taking it easy on a slowly warming Seattle spring day not far from Washington and Yesler, just off Broadway.

Eventually the land will be home to a huge, mixed-use project from Vulcan set to rise seven stories and make space for 190 or so apartment units and around 2,500 square feet of retail, along with a giant plaza. Vulcan was under contract to purchase three blocks within the Yesler Terrace properties from the city for $22.1 million. As part of the agreement, Vulcan will make 20% of the more than 600 apartment units in the three planned projects available as affordable housing for only renters earning up to 80% of the area’s median income. The rest will be offered at “market rate.”

Like so many things in Seattle’s quest to end its affordability crisis, the project is a log way off from opening. Friday, though the supervisor seemed mostly satisfied, the work crew we found wasn’t getting much done, either. But, at least, there were a few signs of progress.

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