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Portland’s James Beard Public Market Delays Opening to 2027 as Costs Balloon to $35MM
Historic building discoveries and expanded scope push back highly anticipated food hall amid downtown’s struggle with 36 percent office vacancy Portland’s highly anticipated...
Microsoft Shutters Employee Library in Redmond in Favor of AI-Powered Alternative
Tech giant phases out physical books and digital news subscriptions as part of broader shift to “AI-powered learning experience” Microsoft is dismantling its...
Downtown Seattle Ranks Second Among Peers in Residential Construction with 3,325 Units Underway
Housing development drives urban recovery as downtown population reaches record 109,845 residents, though building permits fall to historic lows Downtown Seattle’s residential construction...
Shorenstein Properties Seeks to Rezone 150, 400 SQFT Portion of Kruse Woods Corporate Park in Lake Oswego for Housing
Lake Oswego Planning Commission approves zoning change for underutilized office buildings; City Council to consider proposal Shorenstein Properties is moving forward with plans...
ScanlanKemperBard’s Historic Georgetown Malt House in Seattle Proposed for ~24-Unit Apartment Conversion
GGLO Architects to present plans for residential redevelopment of century-old brewery building to Seattle’s Landmarks Preservation Board A historic building that was once...
Bellevue Advances Pine Forest’s 116-Unit Bel-Red Apartment Tower in Phase 2 of Alexandria Center for Science and Technology Development Plan
Phase 2 of the ACST-Bellevue plan clears design review for a seven-story building on a 1.34-acre site Urban growth along major transit investments...
Tarragon Unveils 6,000 SQFT Club at Uplands, South Hill’s First Master-Planned Community with Resort Amenities
Seattle Developer Opens Resident-Only Facility with Heated Pool, Fitness Center as 320-Acre Community Reaches 100 Home Sales Tarragon has opened The Club at...
Amazon Wins $83MM Bid for Oregon’s Massive Sunstone Solar Project
Tech giant outbids Puget Sound Energy for 1,200-megawatt facility to power expanding data center operations Amazon is moving to secure its energy future...
Blackfish Capital Plans 173-Unit Affordable Housing Complex Near Lynnwood Light Rail Station
Seven-story Apollo Scriber Lake project targets families with below-market rents west of Scriber Lake Park Lynnwood’s residential landscape continues evolving as transit-oriented development...
Habitat for Humanity to Build 50 Affordable Townhomes in North Portland’s University Park
True North project prioritizes N/NE Preference Policy families with permanently affordable homes Habitat for Humanity Portland Region will break ground this spring on...
U.S. Housing Construction Starts Slide 4.2% to a 1.25MM Pace as Builders Pull Back
Elevated inventories, affordability pressures and uneven demand keep residential construction subdued After several years in which housing construction helped buffer the economy against...
Data Challenges Narrative on Institutional Investors and Homeownership Crisis
U.S. Lost 1.5 Million Single-Family Rentals as Individual Homebuyers Outcompeted Investors, Contradicting Claims About Institutional Impact on Affordability The heated debate over institutional...
