Commercial
Blackstone Selected as Buyer of 800 Fifth Avenue in Seattle for $540MM
By Jon Peterson New York City-based Blackstone Real Estate Partners will be the future owner of the 934,000 square foot 800 Fifth Avenue...
Expedia Group Reveals Newest Designs for Seattle Campus Headquarters
BELLEVUE, Wash., November 29, 2018 – Expedia Group, Inc. today released new designs of its Seattle campus, depicting the world-class workplace which will open...
Seattle’s Nordic Museum Strives for International Impact
By Meghan Hall The Seattle Nordic Museum in Ballard reopened its doors in May 2018 after new facilities were built to house the...
Bedrooms & More Emphasizes Sustainability in Seattle Headquarters
By Meghan Hall Furniture retailer Bedrooms & More completed its retail headquarters expansion in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood in November 2018, the largest expansion...
Port of Seattle 2019 Budget and Five-Year Plan Makes Major Investments in Seattle’s Working Waterfront, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, and Near-Port Communities
New infrastructure, economic development, environmental, and community health top priorities list SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle Commission today approved its 2019 budget...
J.P. Morgan and Black Creek Group Announce $400MM Industrial Real Estate Partnership
DENVER, Nov. 26, 2018 – Black Creek Group, a Denver-based real estate investment manager with a history of $18.5 billion in development and...
Clarion Partners Spends $134.5MM to Acquire Plaza Yarrow Bay Office Campus in Kirkland, WA
By Jack Stubbs Los Angeles-based real estate investment company Clarion Partners has been active in the Puget Sound commercial real estate market...
McKinstry Proves Construction Industry Can Use Tech to Go Green
By Meghan Hall The construction and greater commercial real estate industry has a reputation of lagging behind other sectors when it comes to...
PropTech: AI Platform VergeSense Measures Use of Office Space
By Meghan Hall Modern offices have rapidly evolved as companies transitioned from traditional cubicles to open concept workspaces. VergeSense is a sensor-as-a-system platform...
Clarion Partners Sells 88,500 SQFT Industrial/Warehouse Building in Tukwila, WA, for $53.5MM
By Jack Stubbs On Tuesday, November 20th, an industrial/warehouse building in Tukwila sold for $53.5 million, or approximately $604 per square foot,...
Panos Properties Spends $21.2MM to Acquire Four Retail Buildings Totaling Nearly 66,000 SQFT in Snoqualmie, WA
By Jack Stubbs On Monday, November 20th, four retail buildings in the King County city of Snoqualmie— including a 45,000 square foot...
As the Open Office Debate Intensifies, It’s Time to Reach Common Ground
By Robin Weckesser, President, a3 Workplace Strategies Recent studies have workplaces stirring again about an ongoing, controversial topic: Open or closed offices? What...