Industry News
New York-Based Vanbarton Group Buys 41-Story Seattle Tower for $305MM
By Meghan Hall New York-based private equity and investment firm Vanbarton Group (VBG) is diving into the Seattle market with the acquisition of...
PropTech: When Funds are Tight, EasyKnock Helps Homeowners Create Financing Opportunities
By Meghan Hall Over the course of the last market cycle, underwriting practices have become much more stringent, as lenders have learned from...
306-Unit West Seattle Development Breaks Ground
SEATTLE, Wash. (July 1, 2019) – Legacy Partners (Legacy), a privately-owned national real estate firm, announced today the groundbreaking of Legacy at Fauntleroy...
JLL Acquires Leading Capital Markets Firm HFF for $1.8B
CHICAGO (July 1, 2019) – Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL) announced today that it closed its acquisition of HFF, greatly expanding JLL’s...
Downtown Woodinville Shopping Center Refinanced for $65MM
SEATTLE, WA – Newmark Realty Capital, Inc. (NRC), the largest independent commercial mortgage banking firm in the U.S., has arranged $65,000,000 in permanent...
Two-Tower Seattle House Condominium Development Site in Seattle Sells for $60MM
Seattle, Wash. (June 28, 2019) – Concord Pacific, the largest master-planned urban community builder in Canada, has purchased a 38,934 square foot half-block...
EQ Office Buys Two Seattle Assets for $1.2B
EQ CEO Lisa Picard returns to her roots to reshape Seattle’s landscape, company becomes one of the largest commercial real estate owners in...
NBS Financial Arranges $5.5MM in Financing for Soundview Apartments
Seattle, Washington (June 27, 2019) – Norris, Beggs & Simpson Financial Services Principal, Michael Wood, and Associate Finance Officer, Colin Ceithaml, have secured $5,500,000 in financing...
14-Story Hotel to Rise on Site of 131-Year-Old Hahn Building Next to Pike Place Market
By Meghan Hall The historic Hahn Building has marked the entrance to Pike Place Market since its construction and has stood for more...
Development Site in Seattle’s Belltown Neighborhood on the Market
Seattle, Wash. (June 27, 2019) – Kidder Mathews is exclusively marketing a 12,972 square foot development site located at 2115 and 2121 5th...
Skanska Reveals Details of Dynamic Design for 2+U’s ‘Urban Village’ in Seattle
Skanska today announced further design details for the three-level, pedestrian focused Urban Village at 2+U, its 38-story, Class-A+ office tower currently under construction in...
Skanska to Build Elementary School in Auburn, Washington for $39MM
Skanska USA has signed a contract with the Auburn School District to build the Dick Scobee Elementary School in Auburn, Washington. The contract...
