Office
AI Inference Startup ElastixAI Expands to 25,000 SQFT at Seattle’s West Lake Union Center
ElastixAI, the Seattle chip-and-software startup founded by former Apple and Xnor engineers to cut the cost of running AI models, has taken 24,827...
Trepp: Seattle Office Slips, but Seattle Apartments and Portland Self-Storage Rank Among West’s Safest
Trepp analysts told a national webinar audience that Seattle's office market is weakening at the margins, even as the metro's multifamily loans and...
The Registry Ranks: Puget Sound Office Submarkets for AI Tenants — Bellevue Wins, and Downtown Seattle Isn’t Dead (It’s Just on Sale)
AI firms have driven roughly a fifth of Seattle-area leasing this year. We ranked seven submarkets for one specific buyer — an AI...
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...
University of Maryland Climate Database Puts Pacific Northwest Building Owners on Notice
A new University of Maryland database of 1,406 local climate and energy policies across 157 U.S. cities counts Seattle, Tacoma, Portland and Salem...
Industrious Leases 22,000 SQFT at Skanska’s The Eight in Downtown Bellevue
Industrious is expanding in downtown Bellevue by taking a full floor at The Eight. Tenants leased 851,000 square feet in Bellevue's central business...
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...
Muckleshoot Development Corp. Joins Urban Visions on 146,000 SQFT The Jack in Seattle’s Pioneer Square
The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe's development arm has partnered with Urban Visions on The Jack, an Olson Kundig-designed office building on Seattle's waterfront, as...
Downtown Portland Foot Traffic Hits Post-2020 High as Weekend Visits Near 2019 Levels
Downtown Portland drew 22.2 million pedestrian visits through August, its busiest summer since 2020, as weekend crowds and event-goers climbed back toward pre-pandemic...
Seattle Absent From Top 10 as $2.26T Exit Boom Rewards Bay Area, Dallas and Denver
A new Deloitte and PitchBook report tracking a record $2.26 trillion in U.S. expansion-stage company exits during the first half of 2026 shows...
Stratacache Shops 852,000 SQFT Former Hynix Fab and 198 Acres in Eugene
A campus SK hynix built with $1.5 billion is looking for its next owner, as Stratacache sells off the fab space, power capacity...
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...
