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AvalonBay Adds to Project Pipeline; Connell Eyes Early 2012 Completion for Rebooted Condos
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Seattle has been one of the brighter spots of the real estate market’s gradual recuperation over the past few years, and the region’s multi-family development trend is adding to that luster. At least 14 apartment projects [...]…
Continue reading →Seattle Housing Market Could Be This Year’s Sleeper
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Seattle’s booming office market has eclipsed its housing sector in recent months, but the housing market could turn out to be a sleeper. Recent numbers indicate that 2011 is on track to edge last year’s home sales. Although [...]…
Continue reading →Invesco Snaps Up 1218 Third Avenue; Bullit Center Pushes the Green Envelope
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor “An office deal a week” seems to be Seattle’s new mantra these days as investment sales get in gear for autumn. The most recent property to take the spotlight is the 82-year-old Art Deco landmark located at [...]…
Continue reading →“Living Building” Eyed for Fremont; First & Stewart Trades for $30M
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Attracting tenants in Seattle’s competitive office market requires owners and developers to raise their games a notch. Sustainable practices are a Seattle trademark, so some developers are seeking new ways to make their properties attractive to [...]…
Continue reading →Deal of the Year for Denny Triangle Buildings
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor Seattle is back in a big way. The amount of positive buzz and increased activity that has sparked up since the beginning of fourth quarter 2010 has been confirmed recently with a move for the record [...]…
Continue reading →Wine Country Development Site Seeks Fresh Start; Rebound Seen for Downtown Seattle Condo Sales
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor The site of a scuttled $200 million mixed-use development in the Woodinville wine district is heading for the auction block. Located on a 24-acre site at the intersection of Woodinville-Redmond Road and Highway 202, the project [...]…
Continue reading →NOAA Site Awaits Next Chapter; Facebook Eyes Growth
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor For several years now, Seattle’s vibrant South Lake Union submarket has been the site of innovative projects that have drawn retail, high-tech and medical tenants, as well as a growing residential community. That poses an intriguing [...]…
Continue reading →South Lake Union’s Surge Fuels Falling Office Vacancy
By Alex Girda, Associate Editor So many technology firms have flocked to Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood of late that tracking them is now a distinct challenge. In a sign of the times, Kidder Matthews senior vice presidents Bill Neil and [...]…
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