Explore Seattle building permits, SPD offense data, and DMC and DOC1 zoning in Downtown Commercial Core, at the center of downtown Seattle.
Search this neighborhoodThe Downtown Commercial Core is Seattle's central business district, running from the Elliott Bay waterfront to I-5. Pike Place Market, Westlake Center, Pacific Place and the Seattle Art Museum are within it.
Westlake Station on Link light rail serves the district, and the Seattle Public Library's Central Library is at 4th Avenue and Madison Street. Zoning is about a third Downtown Mixed Commercial (DMC), with Downtown Office Core 1 (DOC1) and Pike Market Mixed (PMM) also present. King County Metro routes 21, 3, 2, 4, 101 and 121 serve the area, along with Link light rail’s Westlake Station and Link light rail’s Symphony Station and Link light rail’s Pioneer Square Station.
CivicScout tracks Seattle Police reported offenses that carry a location, traffic crashes, and open code violations for any searched address in Downtown Commercial Core. SPD withholds the location of many violent offenses, so located counts understate violent crime.
View safety data →Permit filings are dominated by office, hotel and high-rise projects.
View permits →Major construction and high-impact permits — see what’s changing across the neighborhood.
View new construction →Zoning in Downtown Commercial Core is about a third Downtown Mixed Commercial (DMC), with Downtown Office Core 1 (DOC1) and Pike Market Mixed (PMM) in smaller shares; the exact district varies by parcel.
View zoning →The zoned public schools assigned by attendance boundary.
View schools →A CivicScout report for any Downtown Commercial Core address combines permits, SPD offenses, traffic crashes, code violations, 311 requests, parks and zoning within a half mile.
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