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These are essentially SROs that are up to modern codes and are typically managed at a "market rate" level. SROs got a bad rap in part because back in the day, living by yourself wasn't as normal and reputable as it is today, particularly for women. So they tended to be mostly men, and mostly ones on the fringe of society. And they tended to be poorly managed. Seattle lost 5,000(?) units basically overnight in the early 70s when fire codes shut down a bunch of buildings after one burned down.

Strangely the local nonprofits are still focusing on more normal-sized units, even when the target is single people. They're not making good enough use of the $16,000,000 per year (levy within Seattle) we give them to build/manage low-income housing.