VANCOUVER, WASH. — PMB and The Springs Living have completed the development of The Springs at Waterfront, a 250-unit senior living community located in Vancouver, roughly 10 miles outside Portland, Ore. Situated within the Waterfront master-planned, mixed-use community, the property comprises 360,000 square feet across 12 stories. PMB served as the developer on behalf of The Springs Living. The project team also included general contractor Howard S. Wright and GBD Architects. Capital partners include Harrison Street, Huntington Bank, City National Bank, Comerica Bank and First National Bank. Opened earlier this month, The Springs at Waterfront features 182 independent living residences, 48 assisted living residences and 20 memory care units. Amenities at the property include a spa and wellness center; an indoor pool; multiple dining venues, including Fancho’s Public House; a terrace; putting green; gardens and private wine lockers. According to PMB, the community will create more than 100 permanent jobs.
AUBURN, WASH.— The Lightstone Group has acquired The Outlet Collection Seattle, an enclosed mall located in Auburn, roughly 30 miles south of Seattle. WPG sold the asset for $82 million. Located at 1101 Outlet Collection Way, the property offers 919,446 square feet of retail space. Tenants include Nordstrom Rack, Burlington, Best Buy, Dave & Busters, Polo Ralph Lauren, Kate Spade, Ulta Beauty, Coach, Nike, Adidas and Michael Kors. The mall was 98 percent occupied at the time of acquisition. Lightstone plans to implement $10 million of capital improvements and tenancy upgrades. Nicholas King, Michele Dawson and Scott Ferguson of FFO Real Estate Advisors will manage outlet leasing at the property on behalf of the buyer, and Spinoso Real Estate Group will handle big box and mall tenant leasing. Dino Christophilis, Richard Frolik, George Good and Daniel Tibeau of CBRE’s National Retail Partners represented the seller in the deal.
KENMORE, WASH. — Weidner Apartment Homes has completed the sale of Heron View, a multifamily property in Kenmore, to Wright Investment Properties for $19.9 million, or $276,042 per unit. Philip Assouad, Giovanni Napoli, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Built in 1987, Heron View features three residential buildings and a leasing office surrounding a central parking lot. The community offers 72 one- and two-bedroom apartments, averaging 797 square feet, with white appliances, laminate countertops, washers/dryers and wood-burning fireplaces.
TACOMA, WASH. — Goodman Real Estate has completed the disposition of three multifamily assets in Tacoma to American Capital Group for $102.6 million. Giovanni Napoli, Philip Assouad, Ryan Harmon, Nick Ruggiero and Anthony Palladino of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller and procured the buyer in the deal. Totaling 557 units, the properties are situated within Tacoma’s Parkland neighborhood, which is accessible from Interstate 5 and Washington State Routes 512 and 7. The properties include:
SEATTLE — CBRE has secured $27 million in refinancing for the Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton Seattle Downtown. James Bach, Connor Lemley, Regina Wang and Griffin Walker of CBRE’s Pacific Northwest Debt & Structured Finance team facilitated the five-year, fixed-rate refinancing on behalf of the undisclosed owner. Located at 700 Fifth Ave. North, the six-story hotel features 199 guest rooms with in-room kitchens. Hotel amenities include free breakfast, free Wi-Fi, a fitness center, laundry facilities, parking, a 24-hour business center and conference spaces. This financing represents the first refinancing of the property in 20 years and follows a significant interior and exterior renovation completed by the owner in 2020.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Norris & Stevens has arranged the sale of Plainsmen Apartments, a multifamily property in Vancouver. Provision Investments acquired the asset from Dorothy L. Lund for $1.6 million. Located at 10701 NE 59th St., the 12,464-square-foot Plainsmen Apartments offers 16 two-bedroom/one-bath units with in-unit washers/dryers and extra storage space. Built in 1968, the property offers ample onsite parking. Todd VanDomelen and Mike Brown of Portland, Ore.-based Norris & Stevens represented the buyer and seller in the transaction.
SEATTLE — High Street Residential (HSR), the residential subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co., and capital partner MetLife Investment Management have broken ground on a residential community in Seattle. Slated for completion in fourth-quarter 2026, the seven-story, transit-oriented development is situated in Seattle’s Roosevelt neighborhood. Located at 6716 Roosevelt Way NE, the property will offer 244 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments with air conditioning, a unique feature among multifamily projects in the Roosevelt neighborhood. Community amenities will include a two-story coworking space, rooftop clubroom with indoor and outdoor spaces, fitness center and ground-floor retail space. The property is located a half block from the Roosevelt Link Light Rail station, offering residents an 11-minute commute to downtown Seattle, a 35-minute commute to downtown Bellevue, Wash., and a 48-minute commute to Overlake and Redmond, Wash. Weinstein A+U designed the project and Chinn Construction is serving as general contractor. Avenue5 will serve as property manager.
REDMOND, WASH. — Pine Forest Properties has received a $30 million loan for the refinancing of Allez Apartments, a multifamily property in downtown Redmond. Seth Heikkila and Steve Petrie of JLL Capital Market’s Debt Advisory team secured the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through PGIM Real Estate for the borrower. Located at 8397 158th Ave. NE, Allez Apartments offers 148 studio, one- and two-bedroom units with high-end finishes, including custom cabinetry, ceramic-top ranges, stainless steel appliances, hardwood flooring and high ceilings. Community amenities include a fitness center, an outdoor patio with grills and fireplace, a resident lounge, bike storage and repair station and controlled access garage parking. Additionally, the property offers 2,844 square feet of ground-floor retail space and participates in Redmond’s ARCH program, designating 12 units as affordable housing at 80 percent of area median income to provide housing options for a range of income levels.
REDMOND, WASH. — JLL has arranged the $286 million sale of Parkside Apartments, a 664-unit apartment community in Redmond, a northeastern suburb of Seattle and home market of Microsoft. The seller was a partnership between a Texas-based group of investors, previously associated with Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. Residential and Daiwa House Texas. The buyer was Lakevision Capital, a Silicon Valley-based multifamily investment firm that was founded in 2018. David Young, Corey Marx and Chris Ross of JLL represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Puget Sound Business Journal reports that the sale is the largest multifamily transaction in 2024 for Washington’s Puget Sound region. Buil in 2021 on 4.5 acres within the Esterra Park master-planned community, Parkside Apartments consists of four five- to eight-story buildings that house studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Residences feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, private balconies, walk-in closets and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include multiple rooftop decks and fitness centers, as well as a pet wash station, entertainment suite and a game lounge. “Parkside Apartments exemplifies the vibrant, well-connected living experience that is highly sought after in this thriving tech region,” said Jason Byrne, who is managing member for the investment. — …
— By Dylan Simon, executive vice president, Kidder Mathews — This summer marked a major milestone in Seattle’s apartment market, demonstrating signs of vibrancy with increases in rental rates, growing liquidity and clarity in pricing in capital transactions. The city is gaining momentum and continues to bounce back from recent market fluctuations and the harsh impacts of the pandemic. Urbanization is here to stay — corporate employers are voting against Zoom as an effective tool — as we trend back toward human nature, which requires community and proximity. With limited new construction breaking ground, the stage is set for sustained rental rate growth, which will invariably result in a surge in sales prices. Transaction Activity on the Rise Transaction activity is steadily on the rise in Seattle’s multifamily market, proving conviction from the investment community. This uptick offers greater clarity on property values as the market adjusts from peak interest rates back in fall 2023. For owners and potential sellers, this shift suggests pricing hit a bottom in the past nine months and the only direction in pricing from here is upward. In our recently launched third-quarter Seattle market report, we’ve uncovered key sales insights that underscore this resurgence. During the …