Microsoft
Microsoft Files Plans for 95,000 SQFT R&D Building on Redmond’s Union Hill Road
Microsoft has reportedly filed a pre-application permit for a new 95,000-square-foot engineering and research-and-development building on Union Hill Road in Redmond, adding a...
After Decades of Delay, 21-Acre High Street Collection Breaks Ground in Issaquah Following New Development Agreement
Construction has finally started on Issaquah Highlands' long-dormant High Street Collection, ending a saga that ran from an abandoned Microsoft campus through a...
Seattle Leads Nation in Pending Home-Sales Drop as Tech Layoffs Rattle Buyers
Seattle recorded the nation's steepest drop in pending home sales in July as tech-sector layoffs and a median price near $810,000 pushed cautious...
Microsoft Stretches Data Center, Office Building Depreciation to 25 Years, Reshaping $175B CapEx Plan
The software giant told analysts on its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings call that lengthening the accounting life of its global data centers and offices...
Seattle CBD Land Values Fall 47%, Bellevue Rises 1.72% in King County Revalue
King County’s 2026 commercial revalue stripped $3.12 billion from the county’s assessed commercial base, and a single appraisal area covering downtown Seattle and...
Anatomy of a Default: How a $229MM Bellevue Office Loan Went From 3.40x Coverage to Foreclosure
A single-tenant office loan that looked untouchable at origination has become one of the Puget Sound’s clearest tests of how far trophy values...
Schnitzer West Moves to Reacquire 750,000 SQFT Bravern Office Complex in Bellevue After Microsoft Exit and QSuper Default
Schnitzer West is buying back the two-tower Bravern Office Commons it built and sold more than a decade ago, stepping in to reposition...
Bellevue Anchors Puget Sound Office Rebound as Regional Vacancy Climbs to 23.4% in Q2 2026
A widening split defined the Puget Sound office market in the second quarter of 2026, with Bellevue’s AI-fueled leasing surge and a thinning...
Ferguson’s 26-Member Economic Council Carries a Permitting Mandate as Downtown Seattle Vacancy Hits 36.5%
Gov. Bob Ferguson’s newly created Governor’s Economic Development Council arrives with an explicit charge to dismantle regulatory barriers to growth, seating six members...
Worldscape AI Leases 15,000 SQFT at The Offices at Riverpark in Redmond as AI Demand Powers Eastside Rebound
Worldscape AI, a recently funded Redmond startup building data infrastructure for artificial-intelligence systems, has leased 14,975 square feet at The Offices at Riverpark,...
Perkins Coie Signs New 14,000 SQFT Lease at Bellevue’s City Center Plaza, Deepening Eastside Footprint
One of Seattle’s largest law firms is expanding its presence across Lake Washington, signing a new lease for 13,787 square feet at City...
Tata Lands 41,429 SQFT Lease at Redmond’s RidgePointe Corporate Center, Largest Eastside Office Deal Outside Bellevue in Q2 2026
Tata has committed to 41,429 square feet at Redmond’s RidgePointe Corporate Center, a new lease that ranks as the largest Eastside office transaction...
