Commercial
Kilroy’s Seattle Portfolio Holds Steady at 79.3% Occupancy as REIT Posts Best Q1 Leasing Since 2017
Puget Sound holdings outperform the broader Seattle office market as Eastside and AI-driven leasing activity reshapes the region; Kilroy lifts 2026 FFO guidance...
Seattle Coworking Footprint Climbs to 3.41MM SQFT, Holds 13th Spot Nationally
The Emerald City added six new flexible workspace locations in Q1 2026, lifting average space size above the national benchmark as meeting room...
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...
Hudson Pacific’s Seattle Portfolio Bets on Quality as Puget Sound Logs First Positive Absorption in Three Years
The REIT owns nine Seattle buildings anchored by a 667,724-SQFT Amazon lease, but half the Pioneer Square portfolio sits below 40 percent occupied...
Blackstone’s $315B Real Estate Machine Pivots Hard to Data Centers as Traditional Portfolio Treads Water
The world’s largest alternative asset manager is betting its real estate franchise on AI infrastructure while waiting for logistics and multifamily to rebound...
Everett Community College Pushes Back $38MM Baker Hall Rebuild, Cuts 10,000 SQFT From Plans
A 1962-era academic building will still come down this summer, but rising costs have forced the college to shrink and delay its replacement....
Bellevue Readies Draft Policies for Factoria as Eastside Office Rents Climb and Mall Redevelopment Advances
The city’s Great Neighborhoods planning process enters the Refine phase with a May 7 open house, setting a 10- to 20-year blueprint for...
Seattle to Unveil Denny Way Bus Lane Plan to Rescue Metro Route 8, Corridor’s Largest Employers
Mayor Katie Wilson’s administration is set to commit to dedicated transit infrastructure on one of the region’s most congested commercial arteries, a move...
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...
AI Set to Flatten Office Job Growth Through 2030, Pushing U.S. Vacancy to 21.5%, Newmark Finds
A new Newmark research report forecasts that artificial intelligence will moderate office-using employment to near-zero growth over the next five years, reshaping demand...
Swedish Health Services Taps CBRE to Market Trapezoidal Development Site in Seattle’s First Hill
The sale of 1401 Madison St. reflects a broader repositioning by major hospital systems as medical outpatient real estate commands record pricing nationwide....
45-Acre Silver Ridge Ranch Offered for Sale at $4.5MM in Easton
EASTON, Wash., April 16, 2026 — Silver Ridge Ranch, a ±45 acre mountain property located just east of Snoqualmie Pass in Kittitas County,...
