Seattle's New 'Hotel-Condos' Trend

"Simply called 2200, it's an ambitious combination condominium, hotel (and more) development — one of five of its kind going up in the Seattle area and changing the concept of luxury condo living...Much of the impetus for this hotel-condo trend is stirred by the state's Growth Management Act, which requires cities to accommodate growth. Seattle's leaders want to add 35,000 luxury to low-income housing units downtown, increasing its population from 16,000 in 2000 to 65,000 within a few years."