Explore Seattle building permits, SPD offense data, and MIO and HR zoning in First Hill, with Seattle's hospital campuses.
Search this neighborhoodFirst Hill is the hill east of downtown known as Pill Hill for its hospitals, which include Harborview Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center and Virginia Mason. Seattle University sits at its eastern edge, and Madison Street and Broadway are its main corridors.
The First Hill Streetcar runs along Broadway between the Chinatown-International District and Capitol Hill. Zoning is about a third Major Institution Overlay (MIO), with Highrise (HR) and Neighborhood Commercial 3 (NC3) also present. King County Metro routes 630, 3, 193, 4, 303 and 322 serve the area, along with Seattle Streetcar South Lake Union Line and Seattle Streetcar First Hill Line.
CivicScout tracks Seattle Police reported offenses that carry a location, traffic crashes, and open code violations for any searched address in First Hill. SPD withholds the location of many violent offenses, so located counts understate violent crime.
View safety data →Permit activity is dominated by hospital, university and high-rise residential projects.
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View new construction →Zoning in First Hill is about a third Major Institution Overlay (MIO), with Highrise (HR) and Neighborhood Commercial 3 (NC3) in smaller shares; the exact district varies by parcel.
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View schools →A CivicScout report for any First Hill address combines permits, SPD offenses, traffic crashes, code violations, 311 requests, parks and zoning within a half mile.
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