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Updated August 15, 2026, 6:36 AM PDT
The Registry
The Port of Seattle Commission authorized the first $1.1 billion of a $2.5 billion plan to rebuild Sea-Tac's oldest concourse, an eight-year phased construction program timed to record passenger volumes.
Signals continued regional capital deployment into aviation infrastructure even as broader construction costs stay elevated.
The Urbanist
Sound Transit's expected opening date for West Seattle light rail has slipped three years to 2035; the board is set to allocate $765 million this month to advance property acquisitions along the route.
A three-year delay pushes out anticipated transit-oriented development timelines along the West Seattle corridor.
The Registry
Essex Property Trust sold the 76-unit Collins on Pine apartment community in Capitol Hill for $30 million, closing out a 12-year hold at a price barely above its 2014 purchase price.
The near-flat price over a 12-year hold points to compressed per-unit multifamily pricing in Seattle's core urban submarkets.
West Seattle Blog
Outdoor Research is relocating its corporate headquarters from SoDo to a 7,916-square-foot space in the Denali building at 1315 Harbor Ave SW in West Seattle, with a late-summer 2026 move-in target.
Adds to a pattern of tenants leaving SoDo's aging office and light-industrial stock for redeveloped West Seattle space.
The Registry
Northmarq arranged a $23.25 million refinance of the 105-unit Align Apartments in Federal Way through a life-company correspondent lender, securing full-term interest-only terms as South King County leasing conditions cool.
Life-company capital stepping in on terms debt funds rarely match at this leverage signals selective liquidity for value-add multifamily.
The Registry
A 54,000-square-foot flex-industrial park in Lacey drew a two-week bidding war and closed all-cash, with scarce, well-maintained South Sound product still trading on its own timeline.
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Headlines and summaries are attributed and link to their original publishers; CMRE Partners does not republish third-party articles. Selection is automated with editorial guardrails and items are presented for regional context only - inclusion is not an endorsement, forecast, or advice. Desk notes, where shown, are general observations, not recommendations for any specific transaction.