Industry News
Slalom Renews 76,000 SQFT Lease at Seattle Headquarters Through 2034
Consulting firm extends Hawk Tower commitment in Pioneer Square as landlords track signs of stability in a high-vacancy office market As office landlords...
Bellevue’s Auto Row Transforms as American Capital Group Leads Wave of High-Density Housing for Transit Corridor
Bellevue-based company bets big on Wilburton neighborhood as city’s rezoning opens door to thousands of new apartments For decades, a stretch of 116th...
University of Washington’s New 36,000 SQFT Basketball Training Center is Completed
New Facility Raises the Bar for Athletic Performance Seattle, WA (December 12, 2025) – Gensler, in partnership with the University of Washington, Mortenson,...
SKB Buys 162,000 SQFT Former Federal Courthouse in Downtown Portland From GSA for $1.8MM
Local developer plans office move-in and long-range restoration of the 1933 landmark Portland’s efforts to revive its central city gained a symbolic lift...
Planet Fitness Takes 17,000 SQFT Former Petco Space in Seattle’s University District
Maryland-based franchisee Ohana Growth Partners secures fourth Seattle location near UW campus The commercial real estate market in Seattle’s University District is seeing...
Toll Brothers Posts Higher Revenue but Lower Margins as Backlog Shrinks and Builder Exits Multifamily Business
Luxury homebuilder ends FY25 with $10.84B in home-sales revenue and $1.35B in net income, while demand softens and backlog falls to $5.5B Toll...
Employment Cost Index Rises 3.5% Year-Over-Year in Q3, Slowest Growth Since Mid-2021
Quarterly wage and benefit increases moderate to 0.8 percent as labor market cooling reduces pressure on employers to raise compensation The cooling trend...
Hudson Pacific’s Seattle Gamble: Doubling Down as Others Flee
The struggling office REIT is buying out partners and restructuring debt on West Coast towers, betting on a tech recovery that hasn’t arrived...
Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way Announces Closure After Final Season of Operation in 2026
Wild Waves Theme Park in Federal Way, Washington, announced that the 2026 operating season will be its final year of operation. The park...
Oregon’s Unemployment Surge Raises Red Flags for State Economy
Jobless rate jumps a full percentage point year-over-year, marking the largest increase in the nation Oregon’s labor market deteriorated significantly over the past...
Washington State Job Market Holds Steady Despite National Headwinds
State avoids major unemployment shifts as federal data disruption clouds economic picture Washington state’s labor market navigated September without significant turbulence, maintaining an...
Columbia Pacific Advisors Plans 1,193-Unit Mixed-Use Development in Bellevue’s BelRed District
121,041 SQFT lab research facility and seven residential towers proposed for 8.99-acre site at 13201 NE Spring Boulevard Bellevue’s BelRed neighborhood is positioned...
