Amazon ramps up data center plans with $20 billion investment in Pennsylvania
Tech giant pitches AI cloud project next to Susquehanna nuclear power plant
Amazon said it will spend at least $20 billion to build data centers in Pennsylvania, the latest investment announced this year as the tech giant builds out its global artificial i...
Providence Swedish reaches construction milestone in $1.3 billion Seattle hospital expansion
Final vertical beam placed at 750,000-square-foot North Tower at First Hill campus
Providence Swedish has reached a construction milestone on the first tower of the healthcare system's planned $1.3 billion expansion of its First Hill campus in Seattle.
Vancouver approves plan to revitalize a downtown entertainment district
The 20-year proposal includes closing Granville Strip to vehicles, encouraging commerce and new development
Vancouver leaders approved a plan to try to revitalize downtown’s faded stretch of Granville Street in the coming decades using aspects of the past development of New York City’s T...
Colliers acquires global infrastructure bank as it bulks up business lines
Deal to buy controlling interest in Astris Infrastructure expected to close in third quarter
Colliers agreed to acquire a majority stake in Astris Finance, a global investment banking firm that specializes in funding infrastructure projects for companies transitioning to r...
British Columbia sets new construction targets to ease housing shortage
Province says builders have added more than 16,000 units under new Housing Supply Act
British Columbia is requiring 10 more cities to meet minimum residential construction targets in the province's effort to address the growing housing shortage.
Vancouver council approves two-tower office and industrial complex
PCI Developments plan includes 185,000 square feet of offices above light-industrial space
A Vancouver real estate developer plans to proceed with a two-tower office and industrial project on nearly a full city block in the city's Mount Pleasant area during what the deve...
Discount retailer Five Below plans expansion into Washington state
Philadelphia-based chain to take over seven former Party City spaces, including four in Puget Sound region
Discount chain Five Below plans to open its first stores in Washington state this fall, taking over leases at seven former Party City stores, including four in the greater Seattle ...
OpenAI latest to lease former Microsoft space in Bellevue near Seattle
San Francisco-based company to occupy at least two floors in 26-story office tower
Artificial intelligence giant OpenAI plans to occupy at least two floors of a tower formerly occupied by Microsoft in downtown Bellevue, east of Seattle, a shift that reflects the ...
Amazon-backed project to convert Seattle-area apartments into affordable rentals
Bridge Housing buys 200-unit Vue Kirkland for $55.2 million
Residential developer Bridge Housing plans to convert a 200-unit apartment complex into affordable housing in another project backed by tech giant Amazon.
British Columbia rejects property industry call to ease short-term rental clampdown
Trade group says rules hurt tourism, cut accommodations for film, construction, healthcare workers
British Columbia's largest real estate organization has called for more exemptions to short-term rental rules as the province begins to clamp down on listings by platforms such as ...
National Apartment Association to induct Marc Ross into Hall of Fame
Texas property professional to accept rental housing industry’s highest honor at conference in Las Vegas next month
The National Apartment Association plans to induct Marc Ross into the NAA Hall of Fame during the trade association’s annual conference and exposition next month.
Barnes & Noble to open at one of greater Seattle's biggest malls
National bookseller, Homewood Suites and other new businesses to launch at 1.2 million-square-foot South Hill Mall in Puyallup
Barnes & Noble is slated to open its latest store in greater Seattle this fall as part of a push by the national bookseller to launch more than 60 locations in 2025.
Canada-based Lululemon doubles office footprint in downtown Seattle
Athleisure wear company takes a second floor at Second + Seneca building
Lululemon has doubled its space at a downtown Seattle office tower in the latest sign of progress in the central district as office landlords struggle to bring down a 30% vacancy r...
Developers start multifamily project at old commercial site east of Seattle
Seven-story, 453-unit Foundry at Totem Lake to replace aging steel buildings in Kirkland
Developers have started a multifamily project in Seattle's Kirkland suburb, bringing more housing to an area with some of the highest rents in the Puget Sound region.
Tale of two downtowns: How office recovery is playing out in the Pacific Northwest’s largest cities
CoStar analysis shows full rebound could take 'years' in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle
The office recovery has been a slog in Portland, Oregon, and in Seattle, two markets held back by high downtown vacancy rates as companies and people moved away from those areas si...
Gensler taps Bert DeViterbo to lead Pacific Northwest design growth
Architecture firm promotes executive to managing director of Seattle office
Global architecture and design firm Gensler named Bert DeViterbo to head its Seattle office as managing director to grow its business amid a slowdown in billings.
Simon Fraser University breaks ground on nearly $200 million student housing tower in Burnaby
Latest project, expected to ease university housing shortage, slated to open in 2027
Construction has started on a housing tower at Simon Fraser University's main campus in Burnaby as the province of British Columbia and private developers rush to fund projects to ...
Dermody buys Washington development site as industrial construction nears record lows
Pallis Properties trades 41-acre property planned for three-building business park in Tacoma
A national firm that has been a prolific industrial developer in greater Seattle has further expanded its footprint in the region, acquiring 41 acres planned for a three-building w...
Beverage distributor signs warehouse deal in bright spot for Puget Sound
Odom Corp. plans to merge two locations at building under construction in Sumner
A wholesale distributor that specializes in beer, cider and craft liquors leased a warehouse east of the Port of Tacoma as the region's industrial market shows signs of life.
QuadReal buys Western Canada self-storage portfolio
Sale of Maple Leaf Self Storage chain ranks among Canada's costliest self-storage deals on record
The real estate arm of British Columbia's largest pension fund bought the Maple Leaf Self Storage chain and its 15 properties in what industry figures say is the nation’s largest d...