Auburn broke ground Tuesday on a long‑planned rebuild of the Auburn Avenue Theater and a 16,000‑sqft downtown park, kicking off a $13.7M effort to revive Main Street. Construction mobilization began this week and the city is targeting mid‑2027 for completion.

Seattle’s City Council unanimously repealed a 2025 law that would have allowed housing in the SoDo stadium district after a state board found the rezoning invalid. The repeal resets the fight between developers, unions and the Port.

A Bellevue self-storage building at 12399 Northup Way sold for roughly $50.7M, a transaction industry trackers call Washington’s largest self-storage sale on record. The buyer was Premier Storage Investors.

A 2.55‑acre medical‑office portfolio in Wilburton is on the market as the neighborhood’s rezone and transit projects accelerate redevelopment.

From a Bainbridge Island deal to a Bonney Lake Costco and a 90-acre retail tract in Pasco, Visconsi has quietly expanded across Washington.

Homeowners and farmers in Grant County say the PUD is condemning land to make way for a new transmission line for Quincy data centers. The utility says upgrades are needed; residents call the offers inadequate.

SoFi signed a roughly 33,000-square-foot lease at West8 in Seattle’s Denny Triangle, expanding its downtown presence as landlords retool former Amazon-era towers.

Baird is relocating its Seattle office to Two Union Square on May 18, shrinking its downtown footprint as employers pare back space and refocus on client-facing work.

Port of Tacoma has a deal to sell its 745‑acre Maytown tract to Miles Sand & Gravel for $17.25M; the buyer is in due diligence while conservation groups watch.

A $54M Morgan Stanley‑backed loan refinanced the Courtyard by Marriott in downtown Bellevue, keeping the 253‑room property with Puget Sound Hospitality and freeing capital for upgrades. Lenders cited transit proximity and steady demand.

Bellevue approved up to $10 million to help KidsQuest buy and renovate the former Bellevue Arts Museum, clearing a path for a larger downtown children's museum aimed to open in 2029.

Seattle paused Leschi Marina construction after businesses said sudden fencing cut off lakefront access and threatened crucial summer revenue.

Downtown Kirkland’s Homeport building and marina traded for $46 million, topping its tax assessment and underscoring investor appetite for scarce waterfront assets.