LYNNWOOD, WASH. — American Capital Group and Clarion Partners have formed a joint venture to develop Enso, an apartment community in Lynnwood, approximately 15 miles north of Seattle. Pacific Life Insurance Co. served as construction lender for the project, with construction scheduled to commence in August for completion in summer 2026. Located at 4001 198th St. SW, Enso will feature 312 apartments, more than 4,200 square feet of retail space, ample parking, a 2,600-square-foot co-working space, a 3,000-square-foot fitness facility, a 2,400-square-foot game lounge and a 2,600-square-foot resident lounge, as well as a dog wash and bike storage.
MERCER ISLAND, WASH. — Gantry has secured a $40 million permanent loan for the refinancing of Mercer Apartments on Mercer Island, a Puget Sound community between Seattle and Bellevue. Located at 7650 SE 27th St. and 2558 76th Ave. SE, Mercer Apartments features 235 apartments and 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. The unit mix includes studio, one- and two-bedroom floorplans. Community amenities include barbecue areas, an outdoor heated pool and spa, community clubhouse, fitness facilities and concierge services. A restaurant, nail salon and interior design studio and showroom occupy the retail space. Mike Wood and Alicia Sabanero of Gantry secured the loan on behalf of the borrower, a private real estate investor. The 10-year, non-recourse loan features a fixed rate with full-term interest-only payments. A life insurance company provided the capital.
WENATCHEE, WASH. — Graystoke Capital Partners has received $16.9 million in acquisition financing for The Landing at Saddlerock, a garden-style apartment property located at 1105 Red Apple Road in Wenatchee, approximately midway between Seattle and Spokane. Tony Nargi and Brock Knapp of JLL’s debt advisory team originated the seven-year, fixed-rate, near-stabilization. Fannie Mae loan, which JLL Real Estate Capital will service. Formerly known as Eleven01 at Saddlerock, The Landing at Saddlerock features 84 one-, two- and three-bedroom units featuring quartz countertops, stainless appliances and nine-foot ceilings. Community amenities include a leasing office, dog run, gazebo, gas grills and access to local trail systems. At the time of sale, the property was 82 percent occupied and 85 percent leased. The community opened in December 2023. Fortified Property Solutions, Graystoke’s integrated property management company, will manage the asset. The seller and price were not disclosed.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — JLL has directed the sale of Van Mall Retirement, a seniors housing community in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. Lytle Enterprises sold the asset to a regional Pacific Northwest owner and operator for $28 million. Located at 7808 NE 51st St., Van Mall Retirement features 191 independent living and assisted living units in one- and two-bedroom layouts. The property was constructed in 1989 and expanded in 1994. The pet-friendly community features an on-site theater; salon and barbershop; fitness center; activity and games room; arts and crafts studio; library; and bistro. Jay Wagner, Rick Swartz, Aaron Rosenzweig, Alanna Ellis, Dan Baker and Dean Ferris of JLL Capital Markets represented the seller, procured the buyer and procured acquisition financing from a regional bank on behalf of the buyer in the transaction.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Watermark Retirement Communities and Alliance Residential Co. have completed construction of a new independent living tower at Watermark at Bellevue in the Seattle suburb of Bellevue. The community now offers a continuum of care, with its existing assisted living and memory care spaces. The property features 110 assisted living apartments and 26 memory care units. The expanded Watermark at Bellevue, now totaling 360,000 square feet, spans an entire city block. The 155-unit, 22-story independent living tower features studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. Watermark at Bellevue is adjacent to the 190-unit Broadstone Savoie, which is a luxury multifamily project featuring studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments, as well as townhomes.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Vista Residential Partners, along with PCCP and Principal Asset Management, has broken ground on One26 Vista, an apartment community in Vancouver, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon. Situated on nine acres on NE 72nd Avenue, One26 Vista will feature 238 one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, averaging approximately 920 square feet. LSW Architects designed the garden-style apartment property, which will offer secure access entries, stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, kitchen tile backsplashes, laminate cabinets and flooring, roller shades and air conditioning. Community amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, pool, hot tub, enclosed dog park and package concierge. Krevolin & Horst of Atlanta represented Vista Residential Partners.
— By Candice Chevaillier, CCIM, Principal, Lee & Associates | Pacific Northwest Multifamily Team — Absorption still lags supply in the Seattle MSA contributing to higher vacancy and flat rents. In Q1 2024 3,000 units were delivered, yet only 2,800 were absorbed. Vacancy is stabilizing at 6.9 percent this quarter and then is expected to trend down starting in Q3, finally allowing meaningful growth in rents. Construction costs remain high and options for financing limited, curtailing new development. This is creating demand for existing value-add acquisitions. 2024 and 2023 sale volume in the Seattle MSA is still a trickle of what it was in 2022 and 2021, shifting Cap Rates slowly upwards. This trend is expected to be short-lived. As interest rates finally begin to fall, and rents begin to rise, investors who catch this inflection point will prevail from best pricing and benefit while more conservative capital sits on the sidelines.
SEATTLE — Kidder Mathews has arranged the sale of Dexter Hayes, a multifamily property at 1701 Dexter Ave. N. in Seattle’s Westlake neighborhood. The asset traded for $18.8 million, or $290,000 per unit. Opened in 2016, Dexter Hayes offers 65 apartments with high-end finishes, spacious floor plans and large windows. Community amenities include a clubhouse, rooftop deck and an open-air central courtyard. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson, Matt Laird and JD Fuller of the Simon and Anderson team at Kidder Mathews’ Seattle headquarters represented the undisclosed seller and buyer in the deal.
EVERETT, WASH. — A private investor has acquired Park Place Townhomes in Everett, a suburb north of Seattle, for $5.7 million. Located at 1225 W. Casino Road, Park Place Townhomes features 28 two- and three-bedroom townhome-style apartments, with an average size of 1,027 square feet. At the time of sale, the property was fully occupied. Zachary Mazzuca, Ryan Dinius and Sidney Warsinske of Marcus & Millichap’s Seattle office represented the seller, a private investor. Tanner Fogle, Dinius and Warsinske of Marcus & Millichap secured and represented the buyer in the deal.
— By Alex Muir, Senior Vice President, Lee & Associates | Seattle — As we near the halfway mark of 2024, capital markets activity in Seattle remains slow. The year has largely consisted of price discovery and waiting for interest rates to drop. With that said, the sales volume for office assets has nearly surpassed the 2023 total. Four transactions over $30 million have occurred year-to-date, all of which are larger than any deal last year. These sales are emblematic of the type of deals that are driving investment activity, with three being owner-user acquisitions — Alaska Airlines, Costco, Seattle Housing Authority — and the fourth involving a loan assumption. Distressed sales are occurring more frequently as well, with several buildings in downtown Seattle trading below $150/SF. While it has yet to materially impact vacancy, there are signs of life in the leasing market. Pokémon recently signed a lease for 16 floors in The Eight, an under-construction tower in the Bellevue CBD. This is the largest lease in the market in three years. Other tenants, such as ByteDance and Snowflake, have signed leases larger than 100,000 SF, as a new wave of tech companies grow in the market. With the …