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AI Tackles Construction Budgets: One Developer’s Quest to Cut 20 Hours Down to 8 Minutes
Jake Heller wasn’t trying to replace his estimator. The commercial real estate developer and AI consultant just wanted to know if artificial intelligence could...
High Street Residential Plans 225-Unit Tower on Bellevue’s 116th Avenue Northeast
Eight-story development would replace medical office building in transforming Wilburton district The transition of Bellevue’s 116th Avenue Northeast corridor from its commercial past...
Bellevue Advances Design Review for Skanska & Fana Group’s 304,000 SQFT Office Tower in Downtown
Phase 1 of Washington Square master plan heads to public review as developers sequence construction amid cautious office market As Bellevue refines how...
Seattle Passes Historic Housing Legislation: Middle Housing Now Allowed Citywide
After months of debate, City Council unanimously approves zoning reforms that could reshape Seattle’s residential neighborhoods In a decision that housing advocates are...
Alliance Residential Company Proposes 278-Unit Tower in Bellevue’s Wilburton District
Scottsdale-based developer targets 2027 construction start for mixed-use project at 1400 116th Ave NE As Eastside cities recalibrate growth around transit investment and...
Construction Labor Costs Rise 3.8% Despite Broader Economic Cooling
Employment Cost Index shows construction bucking trend of moderating wage growth in Q3 The construction industry is charting its own course in the...
Commercial Real Estate Market Gains Momentum as Property Prices Rise 4.2 percent Year Over Year
Federal Reserve rate cuts drive $1.9 billion reduction in distressed properties, transaction volumes jump 13.2 percent year-to-date The commercial real estate market is...
Tacoma City Council Approves Tideflats Subarea Plan to Balance Growth, Environmental Restoration
On December 2, 2025, the Tacoma City Council approved the Tideflats Subarea Plan, a comprehensive strategy developed over seven years of collaboration between...
Sound Transit Selects Multi-Service Center and Shelter Resources to Develop 230 Units of Affordable Housing in Federal Way
Sound Transit has issued a notice of intent to award to Multi-Service Center (MSC) and Shelter Resources Inc. (SRI) to develop approximately 230...
American Capital Group Buys 115,555 SQFT Office Building in Redmond from Microsoft for $39MM with Plans for 641-Unit Apartment Complex
By The Registry Staff A decades-old Microsoft office building in Redmond has sold for $39 million, or about $338 per square foot, setting...
Seattle Microhousing Market Shows 92% Occupancy as Construction Pipeline Drops 48% Year Over Year
Average rents slip to $1,037 per unit while occupancy climbs from 91 percent, signaling potential rent growth as new supply dwindles to 691...
Bellevue’s Auto Row Transforms as American Capital Group Leads Wave of High-Density Housing for Transit Corridor
Bellevue-based company bets big on Wilburton neighborhood as city’s rezoning opens door to thousands of new apartments For decades, a stretch of 116th...
