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Nelson Brothers Acquires 184-Bed Community Near Washington State University

by Nellie Day August 2, 2017

PULLMAN, WASH. — Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate LLC has acquired College Crest Apartments, a 184-bed student housing community located near Washington State University in Pullman. The garden-style community offers two-, three- and four-bedroom units. Highland Realty Capital Inc. served as the broker for the transaction. Calmwater Capital provided $7.6 million in senior debt for the acquisition of the property and for renovations, to include unit upgrades and the conversion of 39 three-bedroom units into four-bedroom units.

August 2, 2017

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Tech Growth Fuels Apartment Market All Around Puget Sound

by Camren Skelton July 25, 2017

From the hottest commercial submarkets, such as Downtown Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood, to far-flung suburbs like Lynnwood, the Puget Sound multifamily market has been firing on all cylinders lately. A major reason for this is the huge growth in tech employment throughout the Puget Sound region. Tech employment in the region has grown almost 87 percent since 2001, and more than 80 tech-based companies have opened engineering offices in Seattle in the past five years. Demand for engineering and creative talent has pushed salaries up. Salaries for tech workers in Seattle are 9 percent higher than the national average. Seattle offers the highest salaries in the nation for positions like vice president of engineering ($253,488) and director of product ($228,482). Demand for talent is also having a major impact on demand for apartments. In South Lake Union, where vacancy is 3.5 percent, demand among renters for apartment units continues to be strong. This is driving tremendous interest among multifamily investors. Newly built, high-quality properties like the 282-unit Radius apartment community lease up very quickly. A joint venture between Kennedy Wilson and Lefrak purchased the just-completed asset in February for $141 million. Radius is a prime example of the quality …

July 25, 2017

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MRM Capital Buys The Plaza at North Creek in Bothell

by Nellie Day July 24, 2017

BOTHELL, WASH. — MRM Capital has purchased the Plaza at North Creek, a 194,074-square-foot office campus in the Seattle submarket of Bothell, for an undisclosed sum. The flagship campus is located at 18911 and 19015 North Creek Parkway, about 13 miles northeast of downtown Seattle. The Plaza at North Creek is 80.7 percent leased to tenants like Allstate and SNC-Lavalin. It has a 10-year historical average occupancy of 92 percent. HFF’s Nick Kucha and Dave Otis represented both the buyer and unnamed seller in this transaction.

July 24, 2017

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Subway Rolls Out New Restaurant Design in 12 Pilot Locations

by Nellie Day July 18, 2017

VANCOUVER, WASH. — Subway is rolling out its new Subway Fresh Forward design. Currently, 12 pilot locations are now open, including two in the Pacific Northwest and one in California. FRCH Design Worldwide designed the space using a new color palette inspired by fresh vegetables. Highlights include: • Self-order kiosks in select locations, digital menu boards and Apple and Samsung Pay options. • Fresh vegetable display with whole tomatoes, green peppers, onions and cucumbers that are sliced daily, plus new bread and cookie displays on the front of the line. The new restaurants also include exclusive menu items, starting with pico de gallo, new sauces, house-made pickles and made-without-gluten bread. • Bright décor, curated music and comfortable seating with USB charging ports and complimentary Wi-Fi. The pilot locations include Hillsboro, Ore.; Vancouver, Wash.; and Chula Vista, Calif., among others. Subway Restaurants has more than 44,800 franchised locations.

July 18, 2017

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Vista Investment Group Acquires Seattle Mart Creative Office Building for $14.6M

by Nellie Day July 17, 2017

SEATTLE — Vista Investment Group has acquired Seattle Mart, an 82,218-square-foot creative office building in Seattle, for $14.6 million. The building is located at 200 S.W. Michigan St. in the Georgetown neighborhood south of Seattle’s Central Business District. Seattle Mart was built in 1929. It previously served as Boeing’s first headquarters. The space was renovated in 2015. Andy Miller and Evan Lugar of Kidder Mathews represented the seller, Lift Real Estate Partners, in this transaction.

July 17, 2017

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Koelsch to Break Ground on $24M Memory Care Community Near Seattle

by Nellie Day July 13, 2017

KIRKLAND, WASH. — Koelsch Communities will break ground July 19 on Jefferson House, an 80-bed memory care community in the Seattle suburb of Kirkland. The three-story project will be located adjacent to Madison House, another Koelsch community, which offers independent living and assisted living. Development costs for Jefferson House are estimated at $24 million. Madrona Point Development partnering with RJ Development, both based in Olympia, are developing the new project. Koelsch Construction will serve as general contractor. Jefferson House is scheduled to open in the winter of 2018. Koelsch Communities operates 23 communities in seven states and has nine further communities in development.

July 13, 2017

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The Changing Face Of Puget Sound Retail

by Camren Skelton July 11, 2017

The Puget Sound region is one of the fastest growing areas in the U.S. We are seeing that reflected in the retail landscape, with innovation and expansion throughout the area. We are at the forefront of retail evolution, thanks to having some of the best-known retail innovators in our back yard who have turned the world of retail upside down by giving every consumer access to virtually every product available via home delivery. And yet, they are also innovating into brick and mortar experiences. Retailers are continually looking for ways to improve the consumer experience, not only through product offerings, but in forward-thinking store concepts that focus on experience and social community. REI’s focus is providing quality outdoor products at approachable price points in an interactive environment. While the most active/desirable retail areas (based on sales per square foot potential and residential and daytime populations) are the CBD, South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, University Village and downtown Bellevue, the demand for quality/value, experience, fitness and food remain consistent trends in the market. Nordstrom Rack has been expanding throughout the U.S. and will soon be opening a new store in Bellevue’s Phase II at Lincoln Square to meet this desire for …

July 11, 2017

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Kennedy Wilson Sells 576-Unit Multifamily Asset in Metro Seattle for $109M

by Taylor Williams July 10, 2017

KENT, WASHINGTON — Real estate investment firm Kennedy Wilson (NYSE: KW) has sold Rock Creek Landing, a 576-unit apartment community in Kent, about 20 miles south of Seattle, for $109 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The cash proceeds of $73 million from the transaction will be used to fund the company’s recent acquisition of 90 East, a 573,000-square-foot, Class A office development in the Bellevue, Washington, area. Rock Creek Landing is located at 1024 Central Ave. North in Kent. The property offers an indoor and outdoor pool, business center, community clubhouse and a coffee bar. Kennedy Wilson purchased Rock Creek Landing in 2014 for $58 million as part of a $127 million acquisition of a three-property portfolio of multifamily assets located across several submarkets south of Seattle. The company has since invested about $6 million in upgrades to the community’s leasing center, unit interiors and common areas. During its time under Kennedy Wilson’s ownership, Rock Creek Landing generated net operating income of approximately $5.3 million. Combined, the sale of Rock Creek Landing and acquisition of the 90 East office property in Bellevue are expected to increase annual net operating income by about $7 million. “The sale demonstrates our ability …

July 10, 2017

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Berkadia Arranges Sale of Two Student Housing Properties in California, Washington for $146M

by Nellie Day July 6, 2017

SEATTLE AND FULLERTON, CALIF. — Berkadia has arranged the sale of two student housing properties located in Washington and California for an aggregate price of $146 million. The two properties are AVA University District, located near the University of Washington in Seattle, and Fullerton University Village, located near California State University – Fullerton in Fullerton, roughly 26 miles outside Los Angeles. Kevin Larimer, Greg Gonzalez, Kenny Dudunakis, David Sorensen and Ben Johnson of Berkadia represented the seller, Avalon Bay Communities Inc., in the disposition of AVA University District. The same team worked alongside Shane Shafer of Berkadia to represent the seller, an undisclosed local TIC group, in the Fullerton University Village disposition. The buyers in both transactions were undisclosed.

July 6, 2017

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Columbia Pacific Advisors to Acquire Hawthorn Retirement Group

by Nellie Day June 20, 2017

SEATTLE AND VANCOUVER, WASH. — Columbia Pacific Advisors, a real estate investment fund manager, has agreed to acquire Hawthorn Retirement Group, a seniors housing owner-operator, for an undisclosed price. Both firms are based in Washington state, Columbia Pacific in Seattle and Hawthorn in Vancouver. Hawthorn’s portfolio includes 55 communities in operation and 24 under construction or in pre-development across 20 states and two Canadian provinces. The acquisition includes the portfolio as well as Hawthorn’s management and construction business. Though terms of the deal are not disclosed, a press release from Columbia Pacific implied that the existing corporate structure of Hawthorn will be maintained. Pat Kennedy, CEO of Hawthorn, will stay on as a Hawthorn senior executive. Seniors housing has long been a focus of Columbia Pacific, which has developed or acquired more than 300 communities totaling 25,000 units over the last 10 years. The company also invests in standard multifamily and other commercial real estate sectors. The acquisition is expected to close by the end of the summer.

June 20, 2017

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