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Updated August 15, 2026, 6:36 AM PDT

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The Registry

Port of Seattle Commits $1.1B to $2.5B Sea-Tac S Concourse Overhaul

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

West Seattle Link Opening Slips to 2035, Sound Transit OKs Property Acquisitions

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 Sells 76-Unit Collins on Pine Apartments for $30MM in Seattle

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 Takes First Steps With New West Seattle Headquarters

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

St. Regis Properties Secures $23.25MM Refinance for 105-Unit Align Apartments in Federal Way

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.

Downtown Bellevue towers

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