Suburban Federal Way picked a Vancouver developer to build a residential, retail and office complex with 22-story towers in its new downtown.
The project will bring more than 900 housing units to an area known for sprawling parking lots. Judging from images in the article above, the development will have character similar to those in British Columbia. If done well, the project could help wear down resistance to the idea of residential towers in the Seattle area.
More housing supply also will help meet growing demand, especially now that Federal Way's single-family neighborhoods are developed, and provide a market for better transit.