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MRM Capital Buys The Plaza at North Creek in Bothell

by Nellie Day

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.

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Subway Rolls Out New Restaurant Design in 12 Pilot Locations

by Nellie Day

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.

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

by Nellie Day

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.

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

by Nellie Day

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.

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The Changing Face Of Puget Sound Retail

by Camren Skelton

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 …

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

by Taylor Williams

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 …

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

by Nellie Day

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.

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Columbia Pacific Advisors to Acquire Hawthorn Retirement Group

by Nellie Day

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.

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Amazon to Acquire Whole Foods Market for $13.7B

by Kristin Harlow

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 …

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