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Aegis Opens 110-Unit, China-Themed Seniors Housing Community Near Seattle

by Nellie Day February 13, 2018

NEWCASTLE, WASH. — Aegis Living has opened Aegis Gardens, a 110-unit assisted living and memory care community “open to all who enjoy celebrating Chinese culture” in the Seattle suburb of Newcastle. Located on 7.5 acres on Lake Boren, the community features a community cultural center and a preschool to encourage intergenerational interactions. Chinese culture is accentuated in the architecture, cuisine, décor and activities. Staff is multilingual, speaking English, Mandarin and Cantonese. Rents start at $3,700 per month. Aegis Living operates 29 communities in Washington, California and Nevada with nine new communities in development.

February 13, 2018

Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Washington Western

NorthMarq Arranges Freddie Mac Financing for 130-Unit Seniors Housing Community Near Seattle

by Nellie Day January 29, 2018

LYNNWOOD, WASH. — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a Freddie Mac loan to refinance Quail Park of Lynnwood, a 130-unit seniors housing community in the Seattle Suburb of Lynnwood. The size of the loan was not disclosed. Quail Park is a three-story building located on 15 acres featuring independent living, assisted living and memory care. The property opened in 2014. Stuart Oswald of NorthMarq Capital’s Seattle regional office arranged the financing. The loan includes a seven-year term on a 30-year amortization schedule with two years of interest-only payments. The refinance allows for funds to be used for the the second and third phases of the community’s development, and repaid an existing Freddie Mac loan that NorthMarq originated for the previous owner. Although the borrower was not disclosed, CA Senior Living acquired the community in May 2017 in a joint venture with Living Care Lifestyles (the operator) and Goldman Sachs. Phase II of development includes plans for a 109-unit expansion.

January 29, 2018

Multifamily Washington Western

IPA Arranges $39M Sale of 139-Unit Apartment Complex in Washington

by Nellie Day January 24, 2018

MILL CREEK, WASH. — Institutional Property Advisors has arranged the sale of the 139-unit Monterra in Mill Creek apartment complex just south of Everett for $39 million. The community is located at 13401 Dumas Road. Neither the buyer nor seller were disclosed. Monterra in Mill Creek was built in 2003. It contains one- to three-bedroom units with an average unit size of 974 square feet. The new ownership plans to increase revenue through expiration of below-market leases while participating in the rent growth currently experienced and projected to continue in Mill Creek. Pete Shelton and Kim Grant of Institutional Property Advisors represented both the buyer and seller in this transaction.

January 24, 2018

Multifamily Washington Western

Greystar Buys 170-Unit Zig Apartments in Seattle

by Nellie Day January 24, 2018

SEATTLE — Greystar Real Estate Partners has acquired the 170-unit Zig Apartments in Seattle for an undisclosed sum. The community is located at 550 Broadway in the First Hill neighborhood. Zig Apartments was completed last summer. It includes 5,018 square feet of retail space. Greystar currently owns 2,206 units in the Seattle Metro Area and manages 21,186 additional units in the region.

January 24, 2018

Hospitality Washington Western

Hilton to Build 142-Room Hotel in Seattle

by Nellie Day January 23, 2018

SEATTLE — Hilton Hotels has announced plans to construct the Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown, a 142-room hotel in Seattle. The hotel is being developed as part of a 42-story mixed-use building. The new property will also house Arrivè apartments. The hotel will be situated on floors one through 10 with a first-floor lobby and restaurant. A bar/lounge, pre-function space and 770 square feet of meeting space, which will divide into two rooms, will all be available on the seventh floor. The Sound Hotel Seattle Belltown is part of the Tapestry Collection by Hilton. The Hotel Group will manage the asset.

January 23, 2018

Retail Top Stories Washington Western

Amazon Opens Prototype 1,800 SF Checkout-Free Grocery Store in Seattle

by Taylor Williams January 22, 2018

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has opened the first location of Amazon Go, an 1,800-square-foot mini grocery store in Seattle that allows customers to shop without waiting in checkout lines. The store was open exclusively to Amazon employees for the past year. The store is located at 2131 7th Ave. near the corner of Blanchard Street, less than a mile from Pike Place Market and the e-commerce giant’s headquarters. It offers ready-to-eat meals and snacks prepared by Amazon chefs, as well as grocery staples and artisanal baked goods. The offerings also include chef-designed meal kits. Shoppers must have an Amazon account and the Amazon Go app, the latter of which enables entry into the store. Once inside, customers shop as they normally would and then simply leave. While there are no cashiers, there are employees working in the store who prepare food and check IDs on purchases of alcoholic beverages. The store employs inventory-tracking technologies featuring cameras and motion sensors that automatically detect items being removed or returned to shelves. Shortly after shoppers depart, they receive a digital receipt and charges to their Amazon account. “Amazon has generally been regarded as a threat to conventional retail,” says Kenneth Katz, …

January 22, 2018

Loans Multifamily Washington Western

KeyBank Provides $54.8M Freddie Mac Refinancing for 193-Unit Apartment Community in Seattle

by Nellie Day January 18, 2018

SEATTLE — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided $54.8 million in Freddie Mac financing for the 193-unit Angeline Apartments in Seattle’s Columbia City neighborhood. The community is located at 4801 Rainier Ave. S. Angeline Apartments was built in 2015. The property includes five floors of apartments, ground-floor retail space and an underground garage. The retail component includes PCC Natural Grocers, the largest consumer-owned natural food retail co-operative in the U.S., and All the Best Pet Care. KeyBank’s Jon Reible arranged the fixed-rate loan with a 10-year term. The funds were used to refinance existing debt.

January 18, 2018

Office Top Stories Washington Western

Amazon Narrows Down List of Candidates for $5B HQ2 to 20 Metros

by John Nelson January 18, 2018

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has chosen the following 20 metropolitan areas (in alphabetical order) as potential locations for HQ2, the company’s planned $5 billion second headquarters in North America: – Atlanta – Austin, Texas – Boston – Chicago – Columbus, Ohio – Dallas – Denver – Indianapolis – Los Angeles – Miami – Montgomery County, Md. – Nashville, Tenn. – Newark, N.J. – New York City – Northern Virginia – Philadelphia – Pittsburgh – Raleigh, N.C. – Toronto – Washington, D.C. “Thank you to all 238 communities that submitted proposals. Getting from 238 to 20 was very tough — all the proposals showed tremendous enthusiasm and creativity,” says Amazon spokesperson Holly Sullivan. “Through this process we learned about many new communities across North America that we will consider as locations for future infrastructure investment and job creation.” In the coming months, Amazon will work with each of the candidate locations to dive deeper into their proposals, request additional information and evaluate the feasibility of a future partnership that can accommodate the company’s hiring plans, as well as benefit its employees and the local community. Amazon expects to make a decision this year. Amazon has emphasized that HQ2 will …

January 18, 2018

Loans Multifamily Washington Western

Harborview Capital Partners Closes $12.7M in Loans for Three Seattle Multifamily Apartments

by Nellie Day January 16, 2018

SEATTLE — Harborview Capital Partners has closed three Freddie Mac loans for a total of $12.7 million. The loans were used to refinance three multifamily assets in Seattle. Harborview has now closed eight loans for this undisclosed Seattle client. The commercial real estate finance, equity and advisory firm closed two additional loans for multifamily assets in Tulsa, Okla., and West Haven, Conn. Jeffrey Fuchs originated all the transactions.

January 16, 2018

Hospitality Washington Western

WoodSpring Hotels Opens WoodSpring Suites Seattle Redmond

by Nellie Day January 16, 2018

REDMOND, WASH. — WoodSpring Hotels has opened the 120-room WoodSpring Suites Seattle Redmond. West 77 Partners LLC developed the hotel, which WoodSpring Hotels Property Management will operate. Each room contains an in-room kitchen equipped with a full-size refrigerator, two-burner stovetop and microwave. The hotel is pet-friendly and offers free wireless Internet, vending machines and guest laundry. The hotel is located at 7045 180th Ave. NE in Redmond. It is situated near Microsoft’s office campus.

January 16, 2018

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