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Bellevue to Consider Conditional Use Permit for 30,000 SQFT BASIS K-5 School in Lake Hills

City planning director recommends approval with conditions for the proposed school that would replace a church building at 15760 NE 4th Street and...

Alliance Residential and Urbal Architecture Gain Approval for 442-Unit Bellevue Apartment Complex

The 603,503-square-foot project on NE 8th Street clears design review as Wilburton emerges as the Eastside’s most active residential development corridor The City...

Apartment Titans AvalonBay and Equity Residential Eye $50B Merger That Could Redraw US Rental Map

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Spokane Indian Housing Authority Acquires 200-Unit Waterford Apartments in Everett for $53.3MM

The Wellpinit-based tribal housing entity acquired its fourth western Washington apartment complex in under a year, bringing its total deployment to approximately $285...

Chicko Chicken to Open 1,659 SQFT Location at Terrace Village Shopping Center in Mountlake Terrace

Seattle, Wash. (April 29, 2026) – Chicko Chicken, a quick-service franchise specializing in authentic Korean-style fried chicken, has leased 1,659 square feet at...

Bellevue Commits Record $37MM to Deliver 271 Affordable Units in Largest Housing Round in City History

Four developers secured funding to advance income-restricted apartments and ownership homes across the Eastside, with two projects breaking ground this year. Bellevue is...

Bellevue Kicks Off Master Plan for 8-Acre Bel-Red Park as Transit Corridor Densifies

The city’s Parks department opened a year-long community planning process for a former industrial site adjacent to the Spring District, with construction backed...

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$220MM Data Center Plan Surfaces on 4.6-Acre Duwamish Site as Seattle Weighs Moratorium

An unnamed developer files plans for a four-story, up-to-320,000-SQFT facility on a former Carlyle cold-storage site, racing ahead of a potential City Hall...

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Amazon Opens 1.75-Acre “Meadow” at Stalled Bellevue 600 Tower 2 Site, Doubling Down on Eastside Footprint

Tech giant transforms paused construction parcel into a public park as Tower 1 build-out continues toward 2027 completion Amazon has converted the dormant...

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Equity Residential Bets on Bellevue-Redmond as Seattle Apartment Market Trails San Francisco’s AI Recovery

The REIT’s 8,051-unit Seattle portfolio underperformed in Q1 2026, but executives see Eastside office momentum and migration patterns positioning the metro for a...

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Seattle Holds Steady for BXP as Downtown Vacancy Climbs to 36.5%

The largest premier workplace REIT keeps its two-asset Seattle CBD portfolio at 80.7 percent occupied even as the broader downtown market posts the...

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Redmond Office Vacancy Plunges From 20.8% to 6.4% in Q1 2026 in Sharpest Single-Quarter Drop Across Puget Sound

The dramatic 1,440-basis-point contraction reflects renewed commitment from major technology tenants along the Willows Road corridor and positions Redmond as one of the...

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Transpacific Investments Lists 80-Unit King James & Kings Gate Apartments in Vancouver, Wash.

The value-add listing arrives as Vancouver’s apartment submarket absorbs more units than any other area in the Portland metro while maintaining below-average vacancy,...

Laurel Property Group Buys 167-Unit Grant Park Village Quimby in Portland for $30.7MM

PORTLAND, Ore., April 27, 2026 — CBRE has arranged the sale of Grant Park Village Quimby, a 167‑unit multifamily community located at 1580...

High Street Residential’s 369-Unit Apartment Complex at Cedar Hills Shopping Center Breaks Ground in Beaverton

Trammell Crow Company’s residential arm replaces underused parking at the aging retail center with three mid-rise buildings and ground-floor shops, betting that Portland’s...

In-N-Out Opens Second Washington Restaurant in Vancouver, Targeting Portland Metro Demand

The Snyder family’s privately held burger chain plants its flag in Clark County eight months after debuting in Ridgefield, signaling a deliberate fill-in...

Macerich’s 2025 Annual Report Signals a Bifurcated Retail Market as REIT Reshapes West Coast Portfolio

The Santa Monica-based mall operator’s 10-K highlights record leasing, healthy retailer demand and the widening gap between fortress centers and lower-tier malls The...

Skanska Announces Completion of New 53,000 SQFT St. Charles Cancer Center in Redmond, Ore.

53,000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility expands access to world class cancer care across Central Oregon and beyond. Redmond, Ore. – Skanska, a leading global...

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The Geography of Want: Why Starbucks Can’t Drag Its People to Nashville

By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) There’s an old joke about the Boston banker who, told he must relocate...

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McNellis: F*** Real Estate?

Publisher’s Note What began over a decade ago as a series of candid, sharp-witted articles written for The Registry has grown into one of the...

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March’s Jobs Report and the Art of Misdirection

Behind the rosy March employment headline, a quiet exodus: nearly 400,000 Americans gave up on the job market in a single month. By...

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The Seven Bills Governor Ferguson Signed That Actually Matter (For Our Industry)

By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) There’s an old magician’s trick—old as in Roman Coliseum old—called misdirection. While the...

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The Buyer Who Wasn’t There

The record gap between home sellers and buyers reveals a tale of two Americas—Sun Belt markets drowning in oversupply while Northern cities with...

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Amazon’s Empty Chairs

By Billy the Broker (I just want to stay anonymous) To put the size of Amazon’s office downsizing in perspective, one of its...

Essex Signals Seattle Apartment Market Poised to Close the Gap with the Bay Area

The West Coast multifamily giant points to dwindling supply, fresh office expansions and improving April leasing data as evidence Seattle’s recovery is underway....

Kraken to Break Ground on $60MM Kirkland Iceplex as Hockey Surge Outstrips Northgate

Public-private deal hands the NHL franchise a 34-year, $1-per-year ground lease on a five-acre Eastside site, opening a second front for a youth...

32-Unit The Lime Apartment Complex Trades in Richland for $5.375MM

The 32-unit midcentury apartment complex traded at approximately $168,000 per unit, wrapping up the brokerage team’s multi-asset seller assignment in a Tri-Cities market...

Seattle’s Expense Discipline Pays Off: Essex Cuts Operating Costs 3.4% and Drives 4.9% NOI Growth

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Mennonite Village Closes $86.2MM in Bond Financing for 275-Acre Campus in Albany, Ore.

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LIHI Plans 32-Unit Belmont Tiny House Village on Seattle’s Capitol Hill

The $1.1 million emergency shelter will occupy a cleared lot on Belmont Avenue while the Downtown Emergency Service Center advances plans for a...

Transpacific Investments Lists 80-Unit King James & Kings Gate Apartments in Vancouver, Wash.

The value-add listing arrives as Vancouver’s apartment submarket absorbs more units than any other area in the Portland metro while maintaining below-average vacancy,...

Laurel Property Group Buys 167-Unit Grant Park Village Quimby in Portland for $30.7MM

PORTLAND, Ore., April 27, 2026 — CBRE has arranged the sale of Grant Park Village Quimby, a 167‑unit multifamily community located at 1580...

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