SEATTLE – China-based Xaio Investment Co. has acquired the 34-unit Uptown 11 apartment complex in Seattle for $32.3 million. The community is located at 11 W. Mercer St. CVS occupies the ground-floor retail space. Units range from studios to two-bedroom units. The seller was Velmeir Cos.
SEATTLE — Online retail giant Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) has agreed to acquire high-end grocery chain Whole Foods Market Inc. (NASDAQ: WFM) for $13.7 billion. The all-cash transaction amounts to $42 per share and includes the Austin, Texas-based grocer’s net debt. Whole Foods Market will continue to operate stores under the Whole Foods Market brand. John Mackey will remain CEO of Whole Foods Market, and the company’s headquarters will remain in Austin. “This partnership presents an opportunity to maximize value for Whole Foods Market’s shareholders, while at the same time extending our mission and bringing the highest quality, experience, convenience and innovation to our customers,” says Mackey. Completion of the transaction is subject to approval by Whole Foods Market’s shareholders, regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions. The parties expect to close the transaction during the second half of 2017. “It seems that Amazon, after all, is one of brick and mortar’s biggest believers — and for good reason. The grocery sector has been in major growth for some time now, and Amazon’s entry into the space will be a game changer,” says Rafael Romero, vice president on the retail team at Coral Gables, Florida-based CREC, an independent real estate firm. “It will be interesting to see how other high-end and organic …
SEATTLE — Union Investment has purchased the Midtown21 office building in Seattle for approximately $330 million. The 21-story building is located at 1007 Stewart St. in Denny Triangle within the South Lake Union submarket. Amazon is leasing the entire 35,000-square-foot office space. A joint venture between MetLife Real Estate and Trammell Crow Co. developed the property.
SHORELINE, WASH. — A joint venture between Security Properties and Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. has purchased the 289-unit Echo Lake Apartments for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 1150 N. 192nd St. Echo Lake contains 9,000 square feet of retail space. It was built in 2009. Security Properties affiliate Madrona Ridge Residential will manage the property.
VANCOUVER, WASH. — Gramor Development Inc., a privately held firm based in Oregon, has secured a round of construction financing for Phase I of its $1.5 billion mixed-use project along the Columbia River in Vancouver. Known as The Waterfront Vancouver, the project will span 20 city blocks and 32 acres and feature residential, office, retail and restaurant space, as well as a Hotel Indigo. U.S. Bank provided a $42.5 million construction loan to Gramor Development for Block 6 Office and Block 6 Residential — a seven-story office building and a six-story, 63-unit apartment building. The street level of both assets will house the Shops at Waterfront Way, which will include retail and restaurants. Committed tenants include M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust at Block 6 Office and Cascade Sotheby’s International Realty and MidiCi The Neapolitan Pizza Co. at Block 6 Residential. The project team for Block 6 includes architect Ankrom Moison and general contractor Robertson & Olson. “Gramor is a driving force in revitalizing Vancouver’s waterfront and the local community,” says Ann Young, senior vice president, and Oregon market manager of U.S. Bank. “U.S. Bank is excited to be part of the project and to help bring this vibrant and unique development …
ISSAQUAH, WASH. — Kennedy Wilson has acquired 90 East, a three-building, 573,000-square-foot office campus in greater Bellevue, for $153 million. Located in Issaquah, the campus was built between 1999 and 2001 and is fully leased to Microsoft and Costco. During the last 12 months, the property produced approximately $13 million in net operating income. Kennedy Wilson financed the purchase using a 10-year, interest-only, $77 million loan that features a fixed interest rate of 3.85 percent.
SEATTLE — Capstone Development Partners and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital have closed on equity financing for an on-campus mixed-use development at Seattle University. The 143,000-square-foot mixed-use development will include 300 beds of student housing and 16,000 square feet of office space to be used as administrative offices for the university. Financing for the $50 million development was completed under Capstone and Harrison Street’s P3+ development model. Construction on the project is already underway, with an opening scheduled for August 2018. Ankrom Moisan Architects designed the project, which Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty Company, is constructing. Seattle University Housing & Residence Life will provide residence life programming services, while Capstone and Harrison Street will provide asset management and Blanton Turner will provide facility maintenance services, all in a shared governance approach.
BELLEVUE, WASH. — Lake Washington Partners has purchased Commons 90 Office Park in Bellevue for an undisclosed sum. The two-building park is located at 15800 and 15900 S.E. Eastgate Way. Lake Washington Partners will manage Commons 90 through its property management division and a partnership with Urban Renaissance Group. CBRE’s Jeff Jochums will take over the leasing assignment. The seller was a joint venture between Clarion Partners and Tennessee Consolidation Retirement System.
LAKEWOOD, WASH. — A joint venture between PCCP and Panattoni Development Co. has announced plans to develop a 467,526-square-foot warehouse distribution facility in Lakewood. The project is fully approved and construction has commenced. The facility should be completed in February 2018. Tacoma Gateway will be situated less than a mile from Interstate 5, 35 miles south of Seattle’s CBD and 12 miles south of the Port of Tacoma.
SPOKANE, WASH. — Premier Business Centers has opened a new location in Spokane. The flexible workspace operator is located at 707 W. Main Ave. within the Central Business District. It is situated within the historic Crescent Building.
