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National Lab Market Turns the Corner, But Seattle Risks Being Left Behind in Uneven Recovery
The U.S. life sciences real estate market has finally bottomed out after four years of turbulence, according to JLL’s new national lab report,...
CalPERS Deploys $2.95B Across Real Estate and Infrastructure, Anchored by $2B Top-Up to GIP Redwood Platform
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has approved nearly $3 billion in new real assets commitments, concentrating the bulk of its firepower on...
Port of Seattle Opens $399MM, 145,000 SQFT C Concourse Expansion at SEA Airport, Built Up Rather Than Out
Facing one of the most space-constrained footprints of any major U.S. airport, the Port of Seattle has opened a vertical, four-story C Concourse...
Infill Retail and Grocery Owners Land EV Fast-Charging Leases the Big REITs Can’t Reach
A surge of letters of intent for DC fast charging is flowing to single-property and small-portfolio retail and grocery owners in high-adoption markets,...
Gensler Brands Seattle’s 4.25-Mile Unity Loop to Steer World Cup Crowds Into Neighborhood Storefronts
As Seattle prepares to host six FIFA World Cup matches at Lumen Field beginning June 15, Gensler Seattle has delivered the visual identity...
UW’s Iconic Suzzallo Library Gets a $21.5MM Seismic Overhaul to Survive the Next Century in Seattle
The University of Washington is spending $21.5 million to anchor Suzzallo Library’s masonry, towers and 18 exterior statues against the next major Cascadia...
Tacoma’s Museum of Glass Breaks Ground on $25MM Renovation Anchoring a Permanent Lino Tagliapietra Legacy Gallery
The Museum of Glass has moved its long-planned $25 million renovation from the drawing board into active construction, converting interior space at its...
Seattle Halts New Large Data Centers With Emergency One-Year Moratorium After 369-Megawatt Wave of Proposals
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously on June 9 to freeze the siting of large data centers for one year, becoming the largest...
Downtown Seattle Switches On First IKE Digital Kiosks Ahead of World Cup, With 50-Unit Network to Follow
The Downtown Seattle Association, the city of Seattle and Orange Barrel Media activated the first of 50 planned IKE Smart City digital kiosks...
Washington Tops the West Coast and Lands 4th Nationally in Resident Income, New Study Finds
Washington outranks both California and Oregon to claim the highest resident income on the West Coast and the fourth-highest in the country, according...
Construction Lenders Confront a Shifting Risk Map in 2026 as Data Center Race, PFAS Liability and Permitting Delays Reshape Underwriting
Construction risk has not disappeared from the lending landscape heading into 2026—it has migrated into new territory, from the breakneck data center buildout...
Seattle Cracks Top Five U.S. Downtowns for Stickiness as Portland Lags on Vibrancy, Gensler Finds
Seattle landed among the five most magnetic downtowns in the United States in Gensler’s latest global study of urban experience, even as neighboring...
