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Seattle’s Retail Market Continues to Grow

by Camren Skelton November 1, 2016

The Puget Sound region may be home to the growing online retail giant of Amazon, but bricks and mortar retail development is in the best shape it’s been in since the beginning of the Great Recession. After five consecutive years of strong employment growth and resultant in-migration of highly paid tech workers, the Seattle market is continuing to enjoy gains in retail sales volumes, which are projected to grow 4.5 percent in 2016. Demand for retail space has pushed overall vacancy rates to 3.7 percent throughout the metro area. For the 12 months ending on June 30, 2016, there were only 500,000 square feet of new space built. This is in contrast to the recent annual absorption that has exceeded 1 million square feet. Overall vacancy rates reflect the demand for new space and asking rents have climbed correspondingly. The majority of new retail construction is occurring in mixed-use projects, such as ground-floor spaces at new residential developments. The largest chunk of retail space currently under construction, however, is within the $1.2 billion expansion of Kemper Freeman’s Bellevue Collection in Downtown Bellevue. In all, the project will add 375,000 square feet of new retail, which is 85 percent pre-leased. The …

November 1, 2016

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Walker & Dunlop Closes $25M Fannie Mae Loan for Seniors Community in Walla Walla

by Nellie Day October 31, 2016

WALLA WALLA, WASH. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $25 million loan for Wheatland Village, an independent living, assisted living and memory care community in Walla Walla, located in the southeastern corner of Washington near the Oregon border. Portland, Ore.-based Generations Senior Living operates the Class A community. The company developed the property in 2004 through a partnership with a nonprofit hospital. Wheatland Village features 134 independent living units, 62 assisted living units and 38 memory care units. The memory care portion was added in 2013. Jeffrey Ringwald and William Jackson of Walker & Dunlop structured the 15-year, fixed-rate, Fannie Mae loan with a 30-year amortization schedule. The transaction consolidates two existing loans and features a 60 percent loan-to-value ratio.

October 31, 2016

Industrial Washington Western

BKM Capital Partners Acquires Andover Executive Park in Washington for $19.8M

by Nellie Day October 31, 2016

KENT, WASH. — BKM Capital Partners has purchased Andover Executive Park, a 181,163-square-foot industrial business park in the Kent submarket of Tukwila for $19.8 million. The park is located at 400-774 Industry Drive. BKM plans to implement a series of capital improvements to the business park, which was built in 1974. Upgrades will include the buildings’ roofs, exterior paint, landscaping, facades and signage. CBRE represented the seller, ScanlanKemperBard, in the transaction.

October 31, 2016

Multifamily Washington Western

Sage Apartment Communities Buys 200-Unit Waterford Apartments in Everett, Washington

by Nellie Day October 24, 2016

EVERETT, WASH. — Sage Apartment Communities has acquired the 200-unit Waterford Apartments in the Seattle submarket of Everett for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 2020 Lake Heights Drive. It was 96 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Waterford was built in 1989. The seller was Carmel Partners.

October 24, 2016

Multifamily Washington Western

Griffis Residential Acquires 524-Unit Bridges at Northcreek Apartments Near Seattle

by Nellie Day October 19, 2016

BOTHELL, WASH. — Griffis Residential has purchased the 524-unit Bridges at Northcreek Apartments for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 20225 Bothell Everett Highway in Bothell, about 23 miles north of Downtown Seattle. The property has been renamed Griffis North Creek Bothell. It was built in 1999. Notable employers in the area include Microsoft, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Panasonic, Phillips Medical and Seattle Genetics.

October 19, 2016

Multifamily Washington Western

Acacia Capital Corp. Purchases Campbell Run Apartments in Woodinville for $98M

by Nellie Day October 18, 2016

WOODINVILLE, WASH. — Acacia Capital Corp. has purchased the 360-unit Campbell Run apartments in Woodinville for $98 million. The community is located at 13305 N.E. 171st St., just outside downtown Seattle and the Eastside Tech Corridor. It was built in 1989 and renovated in 2014. Campbell Run is the second largest garden-style apartment community to sell this year on the Eastside in terms of both sales price and number of units, according to the new owner. The seller was Grosvenor Americas, while the property manager was Thrive Communities. Philip Assouad and Giovanni Napoli of Kidder Mathews brokered the transaction.

October 18, 2016

Office Washington Western

LBA Realty Buys Broadacres Office Building in Seattle for $25.4M

by Nellie Day October 17, 2016

SEATTLE — LBA Realty has purchased the 123,108-square-foot Broadacres office building in Seattle for $25.4 million. The building is located at 1601 2nd Ave., two blocks from Sound Transit-King County Metro’s Westlake station and one block from Pike Place Market. The 10-story property is a value-add, creative office redevelopment opportunity, according to HFF, which represented the seller, Principal Real Estate Investors, in this transaction. Nicholas Kucha led the firm’s team, which marketed the property in partnership with KG Investment Properties.

October 17, 2016

Multifamily Washington Western

Kennedy Wilson Acquires Equinox Apartments in Seattle for $90M

by Nellie Day October 14, 2016

SEATTLE — Kennedy Wilson and an equity partner have acquired the 204-unit Equinox apartment community in Seattle for $90 million. The Class A community is located at 1520 Eastlake Ave. E. Equinox was built in 2009, near the South Lake Union submarket. The community is within walking distance to Facebook, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Amazon’s headquarters and the future 607,000-square-foot Google campus.

October 14, 2016

Hospitality Washington Western

Hyatt, R.C. Hedreen to Develop 1,260-Room Hyatt Regency Hotel in Seattle

by Nellie Day October 12, 2016

SEATTLE — R.C. Hedreen Co. and an affiliate of Hyatt Hotels Corp. have entered into a management agreement to develop a 1,260-room Hyatt Regency hotel in Seattle. The hotel will be situated at 8th and 9th avenues, between Stewart and Howell streets, in the Denny Triangle neighborhood. The new Hyatt will include more than 100,000 square feet of flexible meeting and event facilities, multiple food and beverage outlets, and a Regency Club lounge. The hotel will be in close proximity to the Washington State Convention Center, Pike Place Market, the Space Needle and the Seattle Aquarium. The full-service hotel is expected to open in mid-2018. R.C. Hedreen Co. currently owns Grand Hyatt Seattle and Hyatt at Olive 8.

October 12, 2016

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Avanath Capital Management Buys Workforce Housing in Florida, Seattle for $84.8M

by Jeff Shaw October 7, 2016

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. AND SEATTLE — Avanath Capital Management has acquired The Lodge at Peasley Canyon in Seattle and Harbour Pointe in Fort Lauderdale for a total of $84.8 million. Both properties are multifamily communities targeting middle-income families. The Lodge features 339 units while Harbour Pointe features 34 units. Oak Tree Residential was Avanath’s joint-venture partner on the Florida transaction. “Each of these assets presents an opportunity to leverage market growth while also preserving much-needed workforce housing in cities that have experienced some of the highest rent increases in the nation,” says John Williams, president and chief investment officer of Avanath. “Amidst this rent growth, there is a severe shortage of quality workforce housing that caters to middle-income families in major urban cores throughout the nation.” Built in 2004, The Lodge at Peasley Canyon’s amenities include a pool and spa, fitness center, modern kitchens with maple cabinetry and washers and dryers in most units. Avanath bought the property for $73.3 million and plans to enhance the clubhouse, lighting, kitchens and bathrooms. The seller was an institutional owner. Constructed in 1976 and renovated in 2006, Harbor Pointe is currently 100 percent occupied and features marble floors and boat slips. Avanath and …

October 7, 2016

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