Case Studies

Featured Projects

Landmark transactions across Seattle's most recognized corporations, civic institutions, and public agencies spanning four decades and $20B+ in deals.

Starbucks HQ Interior
Corporate · Tenant Rep · Capital Markets

Starbucks Coffee

1.4M SF Sears warehouse · 1/3 of market rate · 1.1M SF expansion

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Starbucks Coffee
Tenant Rep · Capital Markets
Seattle Municipal Tower
Public Sector · Acquisition

City of Seattle

1M SF Class-A tower · $0.50 on the dollar · Multiple landmark acquisitions

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City of Seattle
Public Sector · Acquisition
T-Mobile Park aerial view
Civic · Land Assembly · Negotiation

T-Mobile Park

9+ acres assembled · 35+ transactions · 6-month completion window

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T-Mobile Park (Safeco Field)
Civic · Land Assembly
Gates Foundation HQ Seattle Center campus
Foundation · Civic Negotiation · Development

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

12-acre campus · Seattle Center adjacent · Complex public-private process

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Foundation · Development
Russell Investments Tower Seattle
Finance · HQ Relocation · Off-Market Acquisition

Russell Investments

180,000 SF HQ · Off-market deal · Multi-jurisdiction strategy

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Russell Investments
HQ Relocation · Acquisition
Alaska Airlines HQ campus SeaTac
Corporate · HQ Campus · Site Assembly

Alaska Airlines

540,000 SF campus · Site assembly strategy · SeaTac

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Alaska Airlines
HQ Campus · Site Assembly
F5 Tower Seattle
Corporate · HQ Relocation · Tenant Rep

F5 Networks

516,000 SF tower · Downtown relocation · Community-centered strategy

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F5 Networks
HQ Relocation · Tenant Rep
Adobe Systems NW campus Fremont
Corporate · Urban Campus · Site Selection

Adobe Systems

NW regional HQ · Fremont Ship Canal · Adaptive reuse campus

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Adobe Systems
Urban Campus · Site Selection
Century Square Downtown Seattle
Finance · Law Firm · Joint Venture · Tax Strategy

Davis Wright Tremaine

Century Square · Joint venture structure · Complex tax optimization

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Davis Wright Tremaine
Law Firm · Joint Venture
Seattle Children's Research Institute campus
Healthcare · Research Campus · Development

Seattle Children's Hospital

Research Institute campus · Multiple off-market acquisitions · Building Cure program

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Seattle Children's Hospital
Research Campus · Development
Seattle Central Library Rem Koolhaas design
Civic · Site Strategy · Development

Seattle Central Library

Rem Koolhaas design · 4th Avenue site · Complex civic coordination

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Seattle Central Library
Civic · Site Strategy
Two Union Square Downtown Seattle
Finance · Law Firm HQ · Financial Strategy

Bogle & Gates

Two Union Square · Anchor tenant deal · Complex financial structuring

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Bogle & Gates
Law Firm HQ · Financial Strategy
HCSA facility — joint venture of six major hospitals
Healthcare · Joint Venture · Creative Financing

HCSA

Six-hospital joint venture · Innovative financing structure · Shared services facility

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HCSA — Six Hospital Consortium
Joint Venture · Financing
Intellectual Ventures Laboratory
Corporate · Off-Market · Adaptive Reuse

Intellectual Ventures

Confidential acquisition · Off-market strategy · Adaptive reuse laboratory

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Intellectual Ventures Lab
Off-Market · Adaptive Reuse
Teledisc HQ Bellevue warehouse conversion
Corporate · Unconventional Space · Adaptive Reuse

Teledisc

Bill Gates–backed startup · Bellevue warehouse conversion · Unique requirements

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Teledisc LLC
Adaptive Reuse · Unconventional Space

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The Michelangelo
of Real Estate

Daniel Prentice · Generra

Corporate · Unique Criteria · Adaptive Strategy

Generra Clothing Company

Feng shui HQ requirements · Uptown Seattle · Beyond typical real estate metrics

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Generra Clothing Company
Corporate · Adaptive Strategy
Seattle Union Station Sound Transit HQ
Public Sector · Historic Preservation · HQ Relocation

Sound Transit

Seattle Union Station · Historic preservation · Transit HQ relocation

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Sound Transit
Historic Preservation · HQ
King County downtown campus redevelopment rendering
Public Sector · Mixed-Use · Feasibility

King County

Downtown campus · Mixed-use feasibility · Multi-phase redevelopment

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King County
Mixed-Use · Feasibility
Benaroya Hall Seattle Symphony
Foundation & Civic · Community Investment

Community & Civic Projects

Benaroya Hall · UW CoMotion · Nonprofit & philanthropic real estate

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Community & Civic Projects
Foundation · Philanthropy

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