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It was converted from its original apartment community use under a 'reinhabit' strategy. The project is complete (status: built).", "why": "The site meets housing demand: median rent is $2,035 (vs. Zillow's $2,323 ZORI), and King County grew 4.6% population (2018–23). It has 1 peer within 10km (Longacres, Renton).", "where_it_stands": "Traffic: S 176th St (minor arterial, 2 lanes) has 12,890 ADT. Retail establishments declined 9.9% (2012–2023), but employment grew 7.9%. King County permits show 7,119 units 5+ built in 2024.", "for_a_planner": ["Affordable housing supply confirmed", "Local market growth noted (population, rent)", "Peer context limited (1 within 10km)"], "for_a_developer": ["Market data available (rent, ZORI)", "No new construction planned (retrofit already built)", "Traffic and retail trends provided"], "risks_and_unknowns": ["No zoning details provided", "No specific tenant demographics", "No cost data for retrofit"], "data_quality": "partial", "one_line": "146-unit affordable housing retrofit built in SeaTac, with market context showing rent alignment and county growth.", "model": "qwen3-30b-a3b-64k:latest", "machine": "Dell 5820 RTX 3090 (Ollama, qwen3-30b-a3b)", "record_sha1": "bfd194a98125"}, "cluster": {"within_10km": [{"id": "n-44080c5615", "name": "Longacres", "city": "Renton", "status": "built", "km": 3.9}], "count_10km": 1, "count_25km": 12}, "elevation": {"elevation_ft": 485.4, "resolution": 1, "source": "USGS EPQS (3DEP)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "food_access": {"tract10": "53033028403", "urban": 1, "lila_1_10": 1, "low_access_1mi": 1, "lapop1share": 87.5666478500846, "poverty_rate": 8.10055865921788, "median_family_income": 63953.0, "snap_households": 406.0, "pop2010": 4986.0, "source": "USDA ERS Food Access Research Atlas 2019 (ArcGIS copy)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "housing_market": {"zhvi": {"latest": 824870, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": -0.022, "change_5y": 0.074}, "zori": {"latest": 2323, "month": "2026-09", "change_1y": 0.016, "change_5y": 0.146}, "county_fips": "53033", "source": "Zillow Research (ZHVI, ZORI)"}, "jobs_lodes": {"tract20": "53033028403", "jobs": 4067, "retail_jobs": 6, "food_accommodation_jobs": 1144, "year": 2022, "source": "Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 (all jobs, primary and secondary), blocks summed to the 2020 tract", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "listings": {"zip": "98188", "month": "202609", "median_listing_price": 548975, "median_listing_price_yy": 0.4031, "active_listing_count": 44, "median_days_on_market": 40, "price_reduced_share": 0.1932, "pending_ratio": 0.3333, "source": "Realtor.com Research, inventory core metrics by ZIP (ZCTA at the site point)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "opportunity": {"tract10": "53033028403", "kfr_p25": 0.4538, "jail_p25": 0.0263, "kids_count": 531.3199, "commuting_zone": "Seattle", "vintage": "children born 1978-83, outcomes measured 2014-15", "source": "Opportunity Insights, Opportunity Atlas (Chetty, Friedman, Hendren, Jones, Porter 2018)", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "peers": {"peers": [{"id": "n-10ffd7d13a", "name": "Bellevue Manor", "city": "Bellevue", "state": "WA", "score": 6.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in WA", "20 km away"]}, {"id": "n-a6b8db49b2", "name": "Woodland North", "city": "Lake Forest Park", "state": "WA", "score": 6.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in WA", "35 km away"]}, {"id": "n-9c4a9f8e32", "name": "Gas Station on 15th Avenue West", "city": "Seattle", "state": "WA", "score": 5.0, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in WA", "18 km away"]}, {"id": "n-b530d5ada5", "name": "Macy's building", "city": "Spokane", "state": "WA", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in WA"]}, {"id": "n-571c05dbbd", "name": "Views on 5th Project", "city": "Olympia", "state": "WA", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in WA"]}, {"id": "n-33a33bcd45", "name": "508 West", "city": "Spokane", "state": "WA", "score": 4.5, "why": ["same strategy: reinhabit", "also in WA"]}], "method": "size, era, strategy, status, type, state, distance"}, "permits": {"county": "King County", "2024": {"units_1": 2352, "units_2_4": 1093, "units_5plus": 7119, "value_total": 2710126160}, "2023": {"units_1": 2238, "units_2_4": 1089, "units_5plus": 7274, "value_total": 2504322180}, "retrieved": "2026-10-18"}, "qcew_retail": {"county": "53033", "year": 2025, "establishments": 5725, "employment": 102448, "avg_annual_pay": 60273, "lq_employment": 0.72, "employment_change_1y": -1.1, "source": "BLS QCEW 2025 annual, county, NAICS 44-45 retail trade, private", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "retail_trend": {"2012": {"estab": 6564, "emp": 96932}, "2023": {"estab": 5912, "emp": 104570}, "estab_change": -0.099, "emp_change": 0.079, "county_fips": "53033"}, "schools": {"district": "Highline School District", "district_geoid": "5303540", "grades": "PK-12", "district_vintage": "SY2024-25", "public_schools_1mi": 5, "schools": ["Bow Lake Elementary", "Chinook Middle School", "McMicken Heights Elementary", "Tyee High School", "Valley View Early Childhood Center"], "schools_vintage": "SY2023-24", "source": "NCES EDGE", "retrieved": "2026-10-20"}, "storms": {"county": "53033", "years": "2016-2025", "events": 8, "by_type": {"Heavy Rain": 6, "Debris Flow": 1, "Flood": 1}, "property_damage_usd": 34994000, "deaths_direct": 1, "injuries_direct": 1, "note": "county-typed events only; 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