TOPPENISH, WASH. — Crystal Investment Property (CIP) has arranged the sale of the Quality Inn & Suites in Toppenish. Terms of the transaction were not released. The hotel features 44 guest rooms with interior corridors and room entrances in a mix of accessible rooms, suites, kitchenettes and family rooms. On-site amenities include a breakfast area, exercise room, guest laundry, truck/bus/RV parking and a business center. Additionally, the property offers excess land for potential development of hotel amenities and/or expansion. CIP represented the undisclosed seller in the sale. The name of the buyer was also not disclosed.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Vulcan Real Estate, a Seattle-based owner and developer, is underway on two mixed-use developments known as 555 Tower and West Main in the central business district of Bellevue. Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has preleased the office portion of both properties, which totals more than 2 million square feet. “We are very excited to be working with Amazon again, and we are thrilled to be kicking off our first development projects in the Bellevue CBD,” says Ada Healey, chief real estate officer for Vulcan. Bellevue is an upscale suburb of Seattle that sits on the east side of Lake Washington in the state’s Puget Sound area. “It is projects like these that will help stimulate business in Bellevue and help create jobs and opportunity — from construction jobs to new roles in hospitality and local retail — in the years to come,” adds Healey. The 555 Tower will be a 42-story building comprising 967,500 square feet of office space and 28,400 square feet of retail space. The site is located at 555 108th Ave. NE, immediately adjacent to the Bellevue Transit Center and within walking distance of the future Sound Transit light rail station that is scheduled to open …
WOODINVILLE, WASH. — Gantry has arranged a $5.6 million loan for Underwood Gartland 216 LLC. The funds will refinanc debt on UG216, an industrial property in Woodinville. Michael Wood and Colin Ceithaml of Gantry represented the borrower and secured the loan with a 10-year term and 30-year amortization through State Farm. Bio-Rad Laboratories, a life sciences research and clinical diagnostic products company, occupies the 71,750-square-foot building, which is located at 8415 216th St. SE. Built in 1999, the facility features 20 dock-high doors, four grade-level doors and 24-foot clear heights.
REDMOND, WASH. — The Hotel Group (THG) has opened the 177-room Hilton Garden Inn Redmond Town Center in Redmond. THG manages the property on behalf of Kauri Investments and Washington Holdings. This is THG’s sixth Hilton-branded hotel in the Puget Sound area. The six-story property features 9,000 square feet of meeting space and a 24-hour fitness center. A restaurant will open at the hotel at a later date.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — KTGY Architecture + Planning has unveiled the design for The Lofts at 15th, a 22-unit luxury condominium development in Bellevue, a suburb of Seattle. Developed by Toll Brothers, the project is slated for completion next year. The design features four four-story buildings. Residences range in size from 1,462 to 2,258 square feet and prices will start at $1.1 million. Each unit is equipped with its own two-car garage.
KENT, WASH. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the $44.5 million sale of Knol Apartments in Kent, about 20 miles south of Seattle. The sales price represents $207,000 per unit and $302 per net rentable square foot. Formerly known as La Mirage Apartments, the property last traded hands in July 2018. Since then, the owners transformed the community by modernizing the clubhouse, leasing office, outdoor spaces and building interiors and exteriors. Dylan Simon, Jerrid Anderson and Matt Laird of Kidder Mathews brokered the sale. Buyer and seller information was not disclosed.
SPOKANE, WASH. — M&T Realty Capital Corp. has funded a $13.8 million FHA-insured loan to refinance of a 212-unit assisted living property located in Spokane. The asset was originally built in 1940, with additions in the late 1940s and early 1980s, along with renovations in the 2000s. The borrower, a regional owner-operator, acquired the property in 2018. M&T also provided the original bridge loan that is being refinanced, which took into account planned improvements in operations and $500,000 of capital expenditures at the property.
PULLMAN, WASH. — Aspen Heights Partners has broken ground on Aspen Heights Pullman, a 752-bed, cottage-style student housing community for students attending Washington State University. The property will offer a mix of two-, three-, four- and five-bedroom units with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities will include a community building, hot tub, fitness center and an on-site shuttle to campus. The development is scheduled for completion in fall 2021.
WOODINVILLE, WASH. — Kidder Mathews has arranged the purchase of Woodinville West, an industrial flex office park in Woodinville, a suburb 20 miles northeast of Seattle. An undisclosed private investor acquired the property from Woodinville West LLC for $28 million. Zach Vall-Spinosa of Kidder Mathews represented the buyer in the deal. Located at 16650, 16750, 16928 and 16932 Woodinville Redmond Road NE, the asset comprises four concrete and steel-framed buildings ranging in size from 21,345 square feet to 69,997 square feet. In total, the industrial flex office park offers 172,449 square feet of space.
SEATTLE — Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) plans to create 3,500 new tech and corporate jobs across six cities with the expansion of its Tech Hubs in Dallas, Detroit, Denver, New York, Phoenix and San Diego. The Seattle-based e-commerce company will invest more than $1.4 billion in the new offices, which will host teams supporting businesses across the company. The Tech Hub and corporate office expansions include: Adding more than 100,000 square feet of space and 600 tech and corporate roles at the company’s existing Dallas Tech Hub in North Dallas. The acquisition of more than 25,000 square feet of office space in Detroit and the addition of 100 jobs. An expansion of 20,000 square feet of office space and 100 jobs at the Denver Tech Hub. The opening of a 630,000-square-foot office, creating 2,000 new jobs, in New York City at the former Lord & Taylor Fifth Avenue building. A 90,000-square-foot expansion at the Phoenix Tech Hub allowing for more than 500 new jobs. The addition of more than 40,000 square feet of office space at the San Diego Tech Hub for the creation of 200 new jobs. Teams in these cities will support various businesses across Amazon, including AWS, Alexa, …