Pioneer Square Zoning

Pioneer Square is zoned Pioneer Square Mixed (PSM), a downtown designation written specifically for the neighborhood’s 19th-century brick-and-stone warehouses and the shops, galleries, offices, and housing inside them. The whole district sits within the Pioneer Square Preservation District — Seattle’s first local historic district, established in 1970 — so changes to buildings are reviewed to protect the area’s Richardsonian Romanesque character.

Pioneer Square Station puts Link light rail (the 1 and 2 Lines) under the neighborhood, with King Street Station next door serving Amtrak and Sounder trains and the stadiums and ferry terminal a short walk south. Unlike Seattle’s residential neighborhoods, the rules here govern preservation and scale rather than how many homes a lot may hold.

See It on the Map

Open the interactive map centered on Pioneer Squareto see every parcel's zoning, click for allowed uses and nearby permits, and toggle transit and bike layers. New to zone codes? Start with the guide to Seattle zoning.