Tech Wealth Turns Attention to Affordable Housing in Seattle
Nonprofit Forterra builds $10.25 million fund with help from high-profile investors in tech world
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Rep. Smith Secures Over $8 Million For Community Projects in the 9th District
Representative Adam Smith (D-Wash.) announced the successful inclusion of $8,148,000 million in the FY 2022 House appropriations bills for ten community projects in the 9th District.
House Appropriations Committee Advances New Federal Funding to Support Affordable Housing & Jobs on Tacoma’s Hilltop
Kilmer Led Effort to Ensure Appropriations Committee Approved $4.5 Million in Federal Funding for Two Projects
MultiCare Invests $5 Million in Forterra Fund to Improve Community Health through Affordable Housing
Investment in Forterra’s Strong Communities Fund II supports a sustainable model for creating community-driven affordable housing in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood
Forterra recognized in new Forbes opportunity zones list
SEATTLE, WA – Forbes named Washington state nonprofit, Forterra, one of the top 20 organizations nationwide committed to achieving equitable and sustainable economic growth in key opportunity zones. Forbes’ published the top 20 list on December 12 in partnership with …
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‘Who will have a place in Seattle?’ Community leader challenges tech to grow inclusively
“Seattle’s losing a part of its soul.” That’s how Wyking Garrett sees it. He is a third-generation resident of the city’s historically black Central District and he discussed how his community has been left behind by Seattle’s growth at Forterra’s annual breakfast …
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Land Conservancies Enter Unfamiliar Territory: the City
Some eco-minded groups that traditionally focus on rural conservation are turning their attention to urban areas, in an effort to combat inequality and sprawl. The cranes are on the march in Tukwila, Washington, a Seattle suburb of 20,000 people not …
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Tech investors back novel fund to protect urban land and fight gentrification in Seattle
A third-generation resident of Seattle’s Central District, K. Wyking Garrett has fond memories of the MidTown Center property on 23rd and Union. He remembers getting french fries at the now-closed Thompson’s Point of View restaurant, where his sister worked in …
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A detailed look at the audacious real estate play unfolding in Tukwila
Everything about the recent $4.25 million sale of an old Tukwila motel on Highway 99 last month looked ordinary except the buyer: Forterra. With a bold plan and financial backing from prominent Seattle venture capitalists Tom Alberg, Nick Hanauer and …
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Unusual partnership gives displaced Tukwila immigrants a new home
Everything about the recent $4.25 million sale of an old Tukwila motel on Highway 99 last month looked ordinary except the buyer: Forterra. With a bold plan and financial backing from prominent Seattle venture capitalists Tom Alberg, Nick Hanauer and others, the land …
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