Monday, July 31, 2017

[SR5] Shadowrun Seattle housing prices compared to RL Seattle

Real life Residential listings:

  • Silverdale: $162/sq ft
    • (RL) e.g. $370,000 (2284 sq ft) for 33yo, 3BR 2.25 bath on 0.25 acres
    • (SR) this is in Salish Shidhe territory west of Outremer.
  • Bainbridge: $350/sq ft
    • (RL) e.g. $675,000 (1875 sq ft) for 7yo, 3BR, 2 bath on 0.52 acres
    • (SR) Bainbridge island is one of the Outremer islands
  • Capitol Hill: $528/sq ft
    • (RL) e.g. $700,000 (1320 sq ft) for 6yo, 3BR, 2.5 bath on 1029 sq ft lot
    • (SR) Capitol Hill is in SR Seattle's Downtown
  • Medina/Bellevue: $440-697/sq ft
    • (RL) e.g. $2,820,000 (4043 sf) for 20yo, 4BR, 3.25 bath on 0.37 acres but is waterfront
    • (RL) e.g. $800,000 (1830 sf) for 64yo, 3BR, 1.75 bath on 0.25 acres but is a "fixer"
    • (SR) Medina is in Bellevue
  • Sammamish: $306/sq ft
    • (RL) e.g. $670,000 (2230 sf) for 15yo, 4BR, 2.5 bath on 0.1 acres
    • (SR) Sammamish IRL is in Redmond, which obviously doesn't match the costs in SR. Probably better fit for Renton?
  • Carnation: $263/sq ft
    • (RL) e.g. $650,000 (2460 sf) for 24yo, 4BR, 2.5 bath on 5.0 acres
    • (SR) Carnation is east of Redmond, bordering Salish Shidhe territory. Analogous to more residential parts of Snohomish?
  • Pomeroy, Garfield County ($1300/acre, or $0.03/sq ft)
    • (RL) e.g. $485,000 for 378 acres with fields and rivers. Small cabin included.
    • (SR) This would be a decent analogue for rural, rural Snohomish
    • (SR) This county is in SE Washington, very far from Seattle
  • Walla Walla, Walla Walla County
    • (RL) e.g. $849,000 for vineyard on 5.39 acres. Includes wine-making operation, large home that's used as rental property for $100-150/room
    • (SR) Example of a really nice, built-up rural property

Real Life Commercial Listings:

  • Downtown
    • (RL) $170,000/year ($27/sf): one floor, light-industrial/office/retail with 6,300 sq ft. 165' frontage
    • (SR) A good medium-cost benchmark
    • (RL) $140,000/year ($40/sf): part of fancy 22-story office building and in the heart of downtown with 3500 sq ft
  • Everett
    • (RL) $81,600/year ($24/sf) restaurant with 22' ceiling with 3400 sq ft
    • (SR) This is in not a great neighborhood, and a good example of restaurant costs

SR Seattle Neighborhoods:

  • Downtown (130,000¥ per capita income, 1,165 p/sq km, 89% corp-affiliated)
    • Government/cultural/economic heart of the city
  • Bellevue (110,000¥ per capita income, 864 p/sq km, 89% corp-affiliated)
    • Manicured parks, shopping districts and high-tech industry
  • Tacoma (59,000¥ per capita income, 658 p/sq km, 89% corp-affiliated)
    • Major port, strong aroma from paper mills/metal smelting, historically blue-collar
  • Everett (58,500¥ per capita income, 1,106 p/sq km, 69% corp-affiliated)
    • Hit hard by Crash of '64, many abandoned homes and businesses. Squatters are a problem and is a common smuggling pipeline as well as a center of vice. Known for its casinos (Casino Corner). Home to Naval Station Everett (home to a nuclear supercarrier battlegroup) with 8500 personnel.
  • Renton (90,000¥ per capita income, 840 p/sq km, 68% corp-affiliated)
    • "Seattle's apartment" with condoplexes and housing co-ops. Also has hills, lakes, and numerous restaurants. 35% meta (20% ork!)
  • Auburn (32,000¥ per capita income, 601 p/sq km, 63% corp-affiliated)
    • Working-class, constant hum from factories/plants running 24/7. Production center of the city. Home to sports teams, bars,nightclub, malls
  • Snohomish (34,000¥ per capita income, 530 p/sq km, 71% corp-affiliated)
    • Breadbasket of the city, rolling fields, rural, but minimal tourism
  • Fort Lewis (30,000¥ per capita income, 497 p/sq km, 39% corp-affiliated)
    • Home to Fort Lewis military base and McChord Air Force base. Sparsely populated but many commuters come in from other districts. Has woods and hiking, Zoological Gardens. Mostly caters to soldiers and families in district. UCAS MP handle security, not KE.
  • Redmond (6,600¥ per capita income, 1142 p/sq km, 2% corp-affiliated)
    • Everyone fled after Trojan-Satsop nuclear meltdown. Lawless, "virtual ghost town", many abandoned properties, food aid comes in armored trucks, run by Mafia and Yakuza. "Toxic castles" that are walled-off factories exist (goods shipped in by helicopter). All a static zone except Touristville, which is a Spam zone.
  • Puyallup (6,200¥ per capita income, 502 p/sq km, 18% corp-affiliated)
    • Farmland was buried by Mt. Rainier eruption and business suffered. Frequent haven for refugees (Ghost Dance War, Tir Tairngire, NAN...). Home to major elf enclave (Tarislar). Regularly gets "dirty snow" ash. Central Puyallup neighborhood is still middle-class and attempts to fight "lost cause" attitude but is probably allied with organized crime. 
  • Council Island (65,000¥ per capita income, 120 p/sq km, 2% corp-affiliated)
    • Tribal enclave/embassy. Ceded to NAN. Salish-Shidhe Council removed all modern structures and replaced with green tech (solar panels, wireless...) or natural construction. Most residents are diplomats, staff and families from NAN as well as rangers/caretakers.
  • Outremer (69,000¥ per capita income, 400 p/sq km, 74% corp-affiliated)
    • Five islands, mostly suburban communities

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