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Global Investment Firm Purchases Building in Everett, WA for 4.2% CAP Rate The Puget Sound industrial market is stronger than ever as evidenced by global investment firm KKR purchasing a new industrial development in Everett, WA....

Facebook Announces Purchase of REI's Headquarters in the Spring District On Monday, September 14th, it was announced that Facebook purchased REI's newly finished headquarters in Bellevue's Spring District. Facebook paid $367.6...

Amazon announced on Friday that it will be bringing an additional 10,000 jobs to Bellevue, WA. The Seattle-based company signed leases at two new properties being developed by Vulcan, 555 Tower and West Main, for a total of two...

Our Sustainability Promise Seattle has always been a leader in environmental sustainability, and that importance is now being placed on the way that companies and tenants operate, from employees to investors who finance...

Industrial Real Estate Could See a Boost Due to Manufacturer Reshoring. COVID has left hundreds of US manufacturers exploring how to bring a portion of their operations and real estate footprint back home. Almost two-thirds of...

Breaking Ground. On September 20, 2019, SMARTCAP, SMARTCAP Construction, and the City of Arlington broke ground on SMARTCAP 188th St. Industrial Park, a phased ground-up development of 219,422 SF of flex-use industrial adjacent...

Arlington Company Acquires TFF Aerospace. Commercial Aircraft Interiors of Arlington bought assets of TTF Aerospace for $1 million, which they will make payments on for the next five years. CAI took possession of equipment and...

Construction to Resume in Washington State. After a month long government shutdown, construction has resumed in Washington state. Just over a month ago, Governor Jay Inslee halted most construction statewide as part of his "Stay...

Seattle Industrial Area Trends and Trades. Seattle area industrial properties are seeing significant interest while continuing to appreciate in value as shown in the Real Capital Analytics Trends and Trades report for January...

Economic Alliance of Snohomish County : 2020 Economic Forecast. Join SMARTCAP at the 2020 Economic Forecast for Snohomish County where Joe Ollis will be a speaker during the Real Estate Development Panel Discussion. When:...