downtown Seattle
Downtown Seattle Office Absorbs 300,000 SQFT, Its First Positive Quarter Since 2021
Downtown Seattle's office market absorbed 300,000 square feet in the third quarter of 2026, its first positive quarter in five years, as law...
Businesses Now Carry 68% of Seattle’s $2.8B Tax Bill as City Sheds 24,000 Jobs, DSA-Chamber Study Finds
A new ECOnorthwest analysis commissioned by the Downtown Seattle Association and the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce finds the city’s tax collections have...
Bellwether Housing Lists 85-Unit Olive Tower Across From Seattle Convention Center for $8.5MM
Bellwether Housing has put its 14-story Olive Tower on the block at $8.5 million, offering investors a rare shot at an 85-unit downtown...
Mayor Wilson Puts Kidder Mathews, Amazon and Port of Seattle on Task Force as Downtown Office Vacancy Hovers Near 35%
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has named 18 business, labor and civic leaders, from Kidder Mathews Chairman Bill Frame to Port of Seattle President...
Vanbarton Exits 541,000 SQFT 901 Fifth Avenue Tower in Downtown Seattle for $48.3MM, 84% Below 2019 Price
Seattle-based GT Capital, in partnership with The Benaroya Company, has acquired the 41-story 901 Fifth Avenue office tower from New York-based Vanbarton Group...
QXQ Leases 22,000 SQFT at BXP’s Madison Centre in Downtown Seattle
Architecture, engineering and construction tenant QXQ has signed for 21,829 square feet of new space at Madison Centre, adding another name to the...
Perform Properties Keeps Clearstead at 999 Third With 14,000 SQFT Upgrade Ahead of Docusign’s 227,000 SQFT Exit
With Docusign preparing to vacate roughly 227,000 square feet at 999 Third Avenue next year, Blackstone-owned Perform Properties has kept a 14-year tenant...
Entitled Belltown Tower Site in Seattle Hits Market for $6.65MM With Upzone Path to 195 Units
The 2407 1st Ave. site already has its permits for a 166-unit mixed-use tower, is listed at about 24 percent below its last...
Seattle Sheds 18,605 Jobs as Downtown Absorbs 70% of Losses, DSA Report Finds
The Downtown Seattle Association's new employment report finds that Seattle shed 18,605 jobs between 2024 and 2025, with downtown absorbing roughly 13,000 of...
Laird Norton Trades Namesake Tower for 30,000 SQFT at Seattle’s 2+U Months After MetLife Foreclosure
Laird Norton Co. will vacate downtown Seattle's Norton Building by year-end for a full floor at the Hines-managed 2+U tower, capping a year...
Puget Sound Apartment Developers Shelve Projects as Approved Pipeline Shrinks to 12,931 Units
Puget Sound apartment developers formally shelved a meaningful number of projects over the past year instead of extending permits, shrinking the region's approved...
BentallGreenOak Affiliate Sells 214,000 SQFT Plaza 600 Tower for $12.5MM in Seattle
An Emeryville, California entity picks up the 57-year-old office tower for a basis low enough to compete on rent in a downtown submarket...
