Washington

COVINGTON, WASH. — A joint venture between Oakpointe Communities and Presidio Residential Capital has received unanimous approval from the City of Covington to develop LakePointe Urban Village, a $670 million mixed-use community in Covington, approximately 30 miles south of Seattle. Located at Highway 18 and Southeast 256th Street, the 214-acre master-planned community will include an 850,000-square-foot entertainment and lifestyle center, a 130-room hotel and up to 1,500 single-family and multifamily residences. The developers plan to break ground in early 2018. KTGY Architecture + Planning designed the centerpiece of the community, a peninsula extending into a 20-acre lake with retail shops, restaurants, single-family and multifamily homes, a pavilion park, open space and trails. “We are thrilled the City of Covington was so receptive to the overall vision and design of LakePointe,” says Brian Ross, CEO of Oakpointe Communities. “We are already in lease discussions with a variety of prospective tenants including major retailers, a multiplex theater, restaurants, outdoor cafés and coffee shops, wine bars and breweries, soft good retailers, specialty and boutique retailers as well as a gourmet grocer.” Kirkland, Wash.-based Oakpointe Communities is a land and commercial development company. Presidio Residential Capital, based in San Diego, provides capital in the …

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BOTHELL, WASH. — Security Properties has purchased the 124-unit Bordeaux Apartments in Bothell for $26 million. The community is located at 16520 North Road. Bordeaux Apartments has access to all three of the region’s largest employment centers, with Seattle and Bellevue 20 miles south and Everett 10 miles north. The new owner plans to update the common areas and execute deferred maintenance. The unit interiors will also be renovated. Security Properties-affiliate Madrona Ridge Residential will manage the property.

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SEATTLE — goop, a modern lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, is partnering with Nordstrom to bring goop to Pop-In@Nordstrom in select stores across the country and online. goop-In@Nordstrom features a mix of wellness-focused products curated by the goop team, including apparel, accessories, beauty and home. Each shop is designed as an enclosed living space, with furniture and design by 1stDibs and custom Chinoiserie wallcoverings by Fromental. Pop-In@Nordstrom is the retailer’s ongoing series of themed pop-up shops at the retailer’s highest profile stores. Each shop transitions every four to six weeks to a new design. goop-In@Nordstrom is in the following Nordstrom store locations and online from May 12 to June 25: • Downtown Seattle, Seattle • Bellevue Square, Bellevue, Wash. • The Grove, Los Angeles • South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Calif.   Nordstrom, Inc. is a fashion specialty retailer based in the United States. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 354 stores in 40 states, including 122 full-line stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico; 221 Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and two clearance stores.

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SPOKANE VALLEY, WASH. — Enlivant has opened the doors on the recently renovated Ridgeview Place, an assisted living and memory care community in Spokane Valley, near the border between Washington and Idaho. Enlivant and its subsidiaries operate nearly 230 senior living communities, representing 11,000 units across 27 states.

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SEATTLE — Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. has hired Anne Bramman as chief financial officer (CFO), effective June 2, 2017. Bramman comes to Nordstrom from Avery Dennison Corp. where she has served as senior vice president and CFO since 2015. She has an extensive financial leadership background in a variety of industries, including retail. Mike Koppel retired as the company’s CFO on May 1, 2017, after 16 years and will continue to support Nordstrom in a consulting and advisory role through the end of the year. Nordstrom Inc. is a  fashion specialty retailer. Founded in 1901 as a shoe store in Seattle, today Nordstrom operates 353 stores in 40 states, including 122 full-line stores in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico; 220 Nordstrom Rack stores; two Jeffrey boutiques; and two clearance stores.

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TACOMA, WASH. — Sprague Pest Solutions has acquired TMC Pest Management of Bakersfield, Calif., expanding the fifth-generation company into California and giving it the ability to serve commercial clients from Washington state to Southern California. TMC will operate under the Sprague Pest Solutions brand immediately. Founded in 1992 by Jeff McCaa, TMC Pest Management offers pest management services to commercial-industrial clients. The company specializes in protecting food processing, distribution and transportation outlets. Sprague has a long history providing the food processing and agriculture industries with pest management and food safety programs.

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SEATTLE — PSRS has provided a $57 million loan for a 285,186-square-foot office building in the South Lake Union area of downtown Seattle. The building was constructed in 1929 and renovated in 1965. The asset has a mix of tenants, including a local newspaper as the anchor. The space also includes a data storage business. The 10-year, interest-only, cash-out loan was financed through a leading CMBS lender. The borrower is a large data center and office investor. PSRS’ Michael Thorp and Ryan Frankman secured the financing. The planned use of the capital was not disclosed.

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SEATTLE — Terreno Realty Corp. has purchased a 35,000-square-foot industrial building in Seattle for $5.9 million. The building is located at 25-29 S. Hanford St. It is 72 percent leased to two tenants. It is situated on 1.1 acres within the SoDo district, adjacent to the port. Terreno Realty Corp. acquires, owns and operates industrial real estate in six major coastal U.S. markets.

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ISSAQUAH, WASH. — Life Care Services has completed the $154.5 million Phase II expansion of Timber Ridge at Talus, a continuing care retirement community in the Seattle Suburb of Issaquah. The project expanded the health center, which offers skilled nursing and rehabilitation services, and added 145 independent living units, an indoor swimming pool and 190-seat auditorium. The property now offers 329 total independent living units. The community is built on 10 acres within Talus, a 630-acre, master-planned residential project at the base of Cougar Mountain. Life Care Services and Westminster Funds are joint-venture owners of Timber Ridge. The Weitz Company was general contractor on the expansion. Publicly traded healthcare REIT National Health Investors Inc. (NYSE: NHI) provided funding for the project.

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REDMOND, WASH. — Emerald Communities, a nonprofit seniors housing operator, has announced plans to add a new neighborhood named The Courtyard to its Emerald Heights continuing care retirement community in the Seattle suburb of Redmond. The Courtyard will feature a three-level, 69,998-square-foot building atop a 34,107-square-foot parking structure. It will add 42 new units to the community, surrounding a pedestrian plaza that connects to the property’s existing nature trail. Construction of The Courtyard is expected to begin in mid-2018. Emerald Heights, which sits on 38 acres in the Education Hill neighborhood of Redmond, was most recently expanded in 2014.

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