SEATTLE, WA-Through its merger with Spieker Properties, Equity Office Properties will acquire more than four million sf of existing office and industrial properties in the Seattle market, plus a proposed 550,000-sf office project in Bellevue.

SEATTLE, WA-To offset a lack of developable land in downtown and a high water table in Pioneer Square, Martin Smith is planning to install watertight "bathtubs" to provide for underground parking in two proposed office developments.

SEATTLE, WA-The central business district was hardest hit, with 47% of the total within its borders. Then again, says Colliers, there are currently tenants looking for 1.3 million sf in Seattle within the next six to 12 months.

SPOKANE, WA-With a major, new contract waiting in the wings, the local biotech company Biomedex Inc. is counting on construction of its new 60,000 facility to move quickly and stay on schedule.

SEATTLE, WA-The central business district was hardest hit, with 47% of the total within its borders. Then again, says Colliers, there are currently tenants looking for 1.3 million sf in Seattle within the next six to 12 months.

SEATTLE, WA-Whether a tenant can get a big break on a sublease space depends a lot upon the size of the space, the credit of the prospective tenant and the financial depth of the landlord involved.

SEATTLE, WA-The central business district was hardest hit, with 47% of the total within its borders. Then again, says Colliers, there are currently tenants looking for 1.3 million sf in Seattle within the next six to 12 months.

SEATTLE, WA-The Elliott, a 30-story 900,000-sf luxury hotel with 538 guestrooms and suites, is scheduled to open on or about the first of May. The hotel's restaurant is split on three levels and has an 8,000-bottle wine list.