A 34-unit Capitol Hill landmark, the Roy Vue Apartments, sold for $11.5M in a Cushman & Wakefield-arranged deal; offering materials flag conversion and rent-up upside.

Two new lab towers and major tenant deals helped Seattle add more than 500,000 sq ft of research space in 2025, keeping the city competitive despite a national slowdown.

Trammell Crow bought a three-parcel site in downtown Bellevue and is proposing a roughly 350-unit mid-rise that would replace the John L. Scott office. The move accelerates redevelopment in a transit-focused stretch of the city.

A draft rewrite of Gig Harbor’s critical‑areas code would expand stream and wetland buffers and require extra mitigation. Staff are scheduling public meetings ahead of a likely June vote.

Facing bond limits and flood risk, Snohomish asked architects to redraw a pricey $45–$55M civic campus into a smaller, more affordable plan. Council will review reduced concepts this spring.

Leaders behind Seattle Center’s 10‑year plan are pitching a multibillion package and courting Mayor Katie Wilson ahead of a possible fall ballot. The proposal would pair urgent repairs with campus improvements and targeted help for partner venues.

The Thurston County hearing examiner approved a contested 5.4MW battery storage project near Rochester on March 9, 2026, but only after imposing strict safety and response requirements.

Legacy Development plans to convert part of the SpringHill Suites at 1800 Yale into TownePlace Suites extended‑stay rooms, creating a dual‑branded Marriott hotel in downtown Seattle.

Panattoni completed the first of two warehouses at Tall Firs Industrial Park in Tehaleh, delivering 130,151 square feet of speculative industrial space as brokers watch rising availability in Pierce County.

The Cordillera Group is building an $11 million retail village at McCormick to serve thousands of new Port Orchard residents.

Tacoma Public Schools bought a South Orchard Street warehouse for about $12.1M to build a central production kitchen and consolidate maintenance and storage. Funding comes from the 2024 bond and an opening is targeted for fall 2027.

Spokane Valley council agreed to spend about $100,000 on a consultant study meant to prove state parking caps would harm neighborhood safety as the city updates its comp plan.

Zumper’s March Seattle‑metro report shows Bellevue still tops the region in asking rents — one‑bedrooms at $2,450 and two‑bedrooms at $3,030 — while some outlying cities post steep declines.