VANCOUVER, WASH. – DiscoverOrg has leased 27,043 square feet of office space in Vancouver. The space is located at the 805 Broadway Building in the city’s downtown region. It was formerly occupied by CenturyLink. The sales and marketing intelligence data provider was represented by Rich Sabel and Tim Pfeiffer of Norris & Stevens. The landlord, Schlesinger Companies, was represented by Doug Bartocci and Tamara Fuller of Norris Beggs & Simpson, NAI.
SEATTLE – Presbyterian Retirement Communities Northwest (PRCN) has added two new members to its team. Paul Aigner will serve as vice president of development and Eve Jakoboski will act as corporate human resources director. Aigner has more than 30 years of experience in real estate design, construction and development within seniors living and healthcare industries. Jakoboski has 19 years of human resources and executive management experience. She spent the majority of that time in the hospitality and healthcare sectors. PRCN is a not-for-profit, faith-based organization with more than 50 years of experience.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Value Place and West77 Partners LLC have teamed up to develop 25 new hotels in the State of Washington. The first three hotels are expected to break ground this spring. They will be located within the Seattle region. Value Place has about 200 extended-stay hotels in 32 states. The development agreement between Value Place Franchise Services LLC and West77 aims to roll out or commence construction on all the hotels over the next four years. West77’s partner company in this agreement is Keystone National Group, which develops multifamily and commercial properties. Value Place Property Management will manage the new West77 Partners portfolio.
SEATTLE – The 155-unit Martha Lake Apartments in the Seattle submarket of Lynnwood has sold to Waterton Associates LLC for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 16626 6th Ave. West, just 15 miles north of Downtown Seattle. This was Waterton’s sixth property acquisition in 2014, and the first community it has owned in the Seattle area since 2004.
TUKWILA, WASH. – The 80-unit Newport Heights Apartments in Tukwila has sold to Woodspear Newport Heights LLC for $10.5 million. The community is located at 5600 S. 152nd Street. The buyer represented itself in this transaction, while the seller, HRA SPVEF II LLC, was represented by Joe Levin, Tim McKay and Dan Chhan of Colliers International.
REDMOND, WASH. – Berkshire Income Realty has acquired the 134-unit Elan Redmond Town Center apartment complex for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 16325 Cleveland Street in Redmond. It was built in 2013. Berkshire Communities, the property management division of Berkshire Group, will manage the apartment community. The seller was Greystar and equity partner Resmark Apartment Living.
SEATTLE – Swedish Health Services has leased 24,000 square feet at First Hill Medical Pavilion in Seattle. The space is located on Seattle’s First Hill, across from the Swedish Hospital campus. Swedish Health Services will relocate its transplant group to the sixth floor of the building in the second quarter of next year. The building is 44 percent leased. It is currently undergoing a significant renovation. Swedish Health Services was represented by Bob Mooney and Hans Kemp of Flinn Ferguson. The landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Company and Washington Capital Management, was represented by CBRE’s Paul Carr, Steve Perovich and Marcus Yamamoto.
TACOMA, WASH. – Kennedy Wilson has acquired the 280-unit Bella Sonoma apartment complex in the Tacoma suburb of Fife for $46.7 million. The luxury residential community is located at 2301 62nd Ave E. Bella Sonoma was built in two phases in 2004 and 2006. About 35 percent of the community’s units are townhomes with attached garages. The community is situated near the Port of Tacoma and a Sound Transit stop which, connects to Seattle and Tacoma. Kennedy Wilson has purchased 2,185 units in the Pacific Northwest this year alone, bringing its Pacific Northwest multifamily portfolio to a total of 5,216 units. It owns a total of 20,719 multifamily units worldwide. The firm invested $11.1 million of equity into the acquisition. It also secured $37.3 million of new debt through Fannie Mae. That 10-year loan features a fixed interest rate of 3.59 percent and five years interest-only. The seller was not named.
VANCOUVER, WASH. – Eagle Home Mortgage has leased 8,340 square feet at the Broadway Building in Vancouver. The Class A building is located at 805 Broadway Building. Eagle Home Mortgage is a subsidiary of Universal American Mortgage Company, which is a division of Lennar Corporation. The company should occupy the building by Jan. 1. Eagle Home Mortgage was represented by Eric Turner of Cresa. The landlord, RS Holdings LLC, was represented by Doug Bartocci and Tamara Fuller of NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson Associate.
SEATTLE — A partnership between Ivanhoé Cambridge and Callahan Capital Properties has acquired two adjoining office properties in downtown Seattle for $280 million. The transaction includes a 34-story, 572,500-square-foot, Class A office tower at 1111 3rd Ave., along with its neighbor, a five-story,135,000-square-foot office property known as Second & Spring at 1100 2nd Ave. The larger building recently underwent significant capital improvements, including an upgraded lobby and storefront, new building systems and a new fitness center. Second & Spring was constructed in 1906 and redeveloped in 2013. The seller was not named.