Washington
Bank of the Cascades Acquires BoA Branches
Cascade Bancorp, the holding company for the Bend, OR-headquartered Bank of the Cascades, completed the acquisition of 15 former Bank… Read more
Amazon Books Turns Second Page At UTC
Amazon plans to open its second Amazon Books bookstore later this summer in San Diego. The dominant book retailer is… Read more
Construction Begins on Vancouver Waterfront Park
The city of Vancouver, WA has begun preliminary construction on a seven-acre waterfront park along the Columbia River, just west… Read more
Saltchuk Signs for 91,000 SF at 450 Alaskan Way
Saltchuk Resources Inc. inked a deal with California-based Hudson Pacific Properties for 91,357 square feet at the under-construction 450 Alaskan Way, in… Read more
CBRE Sells Pacific Ridge Corporate Centre in Carlsbad
Cape Ann Properties, LLC, an institutional investor, purchased Pacific Ridge Corporate Centre from the clients of Seattle-based Washington Capital Management,… Read more
Sell and Lease Space Before Breaking Ground
Virtual reality is a key to unlocking real estate transactions. Last week, we touched on how virtual reality affects retail. According to… Read more
Ratkovich Reveals $100M San Pedro Public Market Plan
Los Angeles-based The Ratkovich Company (whose COO and EVP, Clare DeBriere, is speaking at Connect Retail West on March 16th)… Read more
Expedia Signs 38,000-SF Lease
Expedia has inked a deal for 38,000 square feet at 645 Elliot Ave. W., and will move in this summer.… Read more
IRG Obtains $50M to Buy Weyerhaeuser Campus
Industrial Realty Group (IRG) has obtained a $50 million first mortgage, to help with its acquisition of the 425-acre Weyerhaeuser… Read more
Equity Partner Adds $150M for Madison Centre
Cornerstone Real Estate Advisors has invested $150 million in equity to finish Madison Centre, a 36-story office building at 505… Read more
WeWork Taking 70,000 SF in North Financial District
New York-based WeWork is opening its first location in San Francisco’s North Financial District. The rapidly-expanding, co-working startup has reportedly… Read more
Irvine Tops West Coast Jobs Market Rankings
Irvine is the top West Coast city to find a job and ranked No. 7 nationally, according to research from… Read more
CVS Debuts Pharmacies Inside Target Stores
The growing footprint of CVS Health took a giant step forward this week, as the first of its pharmacies within… Read more
Sonnenblick-Eichner Arranges $236M Refi for Hotels
Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. has reportedly arranged $236.7 million of first-mortgage refinancing for a seven-hotel portfolio owned and operated by Provenance Hotels.… Read more
Amazon May Surpass Macy’s as Most Popular Retailer
The rise of Amazon as a retail success story stands in stark contrast to troublesome times in the retail sector.… Read more
Microsoft Plans Major Modernization, Addition in Mountain View
A major modernization and expansion of Microsoft’s presence in Mountain View is reportedly working its way through the planning process.… Read more
Brett Hartzell Joins CBRE’s West Coast National Partners Team
CBRE Senior Vice President Brett Hartzell has joined the company’s West Coast National Partners team in CBRE’s Seattle office, along… Read more
Westfield Sells $1.1B of Mall Portfolio To JV
Australia-based Westfield Corp., one of the world’s largest shopping center developers and owners, recently sold $1.1 billion of its portfolio, spanning… Read more
Asians Acquire 17% of Seattle Office Space in 2015
Investors from Asia had a huge impact on Seattle’s real estate market in 2015, spending nearly $885 million on office… Read more