Eastside Multifamily Policy Group
Housing solutions for Eastside communities.
Latest News
Bellevue Planning Commission Wilburton LUCA Letter
The PLUSH Committee recommends adjustments to the Wilburton LUCA, emphasizing reduced development costs, refined access corridor widths, and flexible provisions for nonconforming uses to support housing and economic goals in Bellevue.
Redmond Greenlights Center Upzones, Sixplexes Citywide, Higher Affordability Requirements – The Urbanist
Last Tuesday, the Redmond City Council approved the Redmond 2050 Comprehensive Plan, which boosts housing capacity around the city’s light rail stations, allows sixplexes citywide, and ratchets up the City’s inclusionary zoning program, raising the affordable housing requirement on new development.
Who We Are
The Eastside Multifamily Policy Group is a coalition of apartment and condominium developers building housing across East King County.
Formed through the Bellevue Chamber, we've come together to promote pro-housing policies across all Eastside cities.
What We Do
Policy Development
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EMPG works with the most respected and knowledgable housing policy experts to develop policies unique to each jurisdiction we work in. We hire architects, planners, economists, consultants, and harness our member's experience to build housing policies that work and defend against well-intentioned proposals that could hold back development and affordability.
Coalition Building
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Housing policy is complicated. EMPG has become the epicenter of multifamily policy development on the Eastside. We work directly with city planning staff, planning commissioners, city councils, county and regional leaders, and our state partners to make sure the knowledge and concerns of those who build housing are known and understood.
Effective Advocacy
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We've helped rewrite the Bellevue Multifamily Tax Exemption program, stress-tested inclusionary housing models in Kirkland and Redmond, and worked to find solutions that balance the need for affordability without harming supply.
GET INVOLVED
Our coalition succeeds on the expertise of our members. Reach out for information about joining.
EMPG Members
Our Team
EMPG is operated by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. In addition to the expertise provided by EMPG and Chamber members, we work with some of the top experts in the field. They help design, model, and test draft policies to ensure city leaders have carefully considered proposals before them and can be well-informed about their impacts.
Natalie Quick
Matt Roewe
