Commercial
As Tech Companies Rapidly Expand, Legal Sector Shrinks Office Footprint
By Meghan Hall In Gateway markets across the country, so much of commercial real estate news revolves around expanding tech and life sciences...
The Changing Nature of the Transaction: Graham Baba’s Perspective on Retail in the Era of E-Commerce and Technology
By Meghan Hall When Jim Graham first began Graham Baba Architects with Brett Baba in the early 2000s, the firm was only just...
Tech Job Growth Has Spilled Over to Less Established Markets, According to New Research from CBRE
San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle and Toronto rank atop CBRE’s annual evaluation of tech centers, with Orlando and San Diego among fastest risers...
Gibraltar Investment Property Solutions Snaps Up Akrona Apartments for $13.5MM
By Meghan Hall The second quarter of 2019 was an active one for the Seattle investment market, with both large institutional and local...
Fifth Wall Closes New $503MM Fund, the Largest Real Estate Venture Capital Fund Raised to Date
With over $1 billion assets under management and more than 50 corporate strategic investors spanning 11 countries Fifth Wall has assembled the largest...
Alexandria Real Estate Purchases Historic Asset Near Pioneer Square for $12.3MM
By Meghan Hall Pasadena, Calif.-based Alexandria Real Estate Equities has been a prolific developer in the region, developing key properties into life science-...
Black Creek Group Industrial Real Estate Investment Platform to be Acquired by Prologis for $3.99 Billion
DENVER (July 15, 2019) — Black Creek Group, a Denver-based real estate investment manager and development firm with a more than 25-year history,...
Seattle’s Oldest Skyscraper Earns LEED Platinum Certification and BOMA 2019 International TOBY Award
SEATTLE (July 16, 2019) — Real estate investment and operating firm Unico Properties LLC, a subsidiary of Unico Investment Group LLC, announced today that...
Eastside Office Supply Has Been “Unexpectedly Devoured” by Tech Companies
By Meghan Hall To many, the attraction to the Puget Sound’s Eastside Office markets is apparent, with infrastructure, public transportation and private development...
PropTech: Bractlet Uses Applied Science and Software to Tackle Building Efficiency
By Meghan Hall The construction and commercial real estate industries each consume vast amounts of energy and renewable resources, putting them at the...
Amazon Solidifies Commitment to Bellevue with Plans for 43-Story Tower
By Meghan Hall What could become the tallest development in downtown Bellevue is officially in the works, per project materials submitted to the...
Skanska Announces Ethan Stowell’s Tavolàta as First Retail Lease at 2+U’s Urban Village in Downtown Seattle
Nationally Acclaimed Restaurateur will open Tavolàta at Skanska’s fourth development in the Seattle area, anchoring 2+U’s retail village. SEATTLE (July 11, 2019) – Skanska, a leading...
