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 "slug": "seattle-south-lake-union",
 "type": "industrial",
 "name": "South Lake Union",
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 "city": "Seattle",
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 "state": "WA",
 "country": "US",
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 "lon": -122.33006,
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 "before_notes": "Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Seattle's South Lake Union neighborhood, a former industrial complex that declined in the 1980s and 90s, was transformed into an innovation hub in the late 2000s by Vulcan Real Estate.",
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 "last_updated": "2026-10-18",
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  "county grew 4.6% 2018\u201323",
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   "name": "3+ other atlas sites within 10 km",
   "grp": "place",
   "evidence": "5 within 10 km",
   "origin": "computed"
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   "slug": "strategy-redevelop",
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   "origin": "record"
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   "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation_district",
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   "quote": "South Lake Union",
   "kind": "wikipedia",
   "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
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   "year": 2009,
   "kind": "retrofit",
   "detail": "Retrofit: redevelop",
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   "verified": "draft"
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   "why": "The site is located within 1km of Rainier Vista (built) and Westlake Mall (operating). Housing market data shows a ZHVI of $824,870 (2026-09) with 7.4% 5-year growth. County population grew 4.6% 2018\u20132023. Median rent cited as $2,035 (source: opp_reasons).",
   "where_it_stands": "The site is part of a cluster of 5 nearby developments within 10km (including Mini Mart City Park and Rainier Vista). King County permits show $2.7B in construction value (2024).",
   "for_a_planner": [
    "No retail performance data provided",
    "Traffic data shows I-5 has 205k ADT (2024) but no site access details"
   ],
   "for_a_developer": [
    "No current tenant mix or vacancy rates",
    "Peer sites (e.g., Mini Mart City Park, Rainier Vista) are 0km away but status unknown"
   ],
   "risks_and_unknowns": [
    "'Innovation hub' claim in after_notes is unverified",
    "No current retail or office occupancy data",
    "Median rent figure lacks source verification"
   ],
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   "one_line": "Retrofit completed 2009; current status mixed-use office; housing market strong but no retail metrics provided.",
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   "count_25km": 21
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   "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)",
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   "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)",
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