SEATTLE-With concessions dropping off along with vacancies and construction still subdued, Seattle is one of the better markets for investment this year, according to Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage.

SAN FRANCISCO-The newspaper company signs a 10-year lease for 47,000 sf--two-thirds more space than it has been leasing in the building, allowing it to bring its four business units into a single structure.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-The office space is located on the top floor of four adjacent two-story buildings here that are under construction as part of the 1.1-million-sf, 11.3 acre Scottsdale Waterfront project being developed by a joint venture of Golub & Co., Starwood Capital and International Development.

SCOTTSDALE, AZ-The office space is located on the top floor of four adjacent two-story buildings here that are under construction as part of the 1.1-million-sf, 11.3 acre Scottsdale Waterfront project being developed by a joint venture of Golub & Co., Starwood Capital and International Development.

PORTLAND, OR-Hank Ashforth, Scott Langley and Doug Pugh, the top three officials of the locally based subsidiary of Stamford, CT-based Ashforth Co., are doubling as key managers of a new fund that will leverage $50 million of equity into around $150 million of real estate in the US.

PORTLAND, OR-Hank Ashforth, Scott Langley and Doug Pugh, the top three officials of the locally based subsidiary of Stamford, CT-based Ashforth Co., are doubling as key managers of a new fund that will leverage $50 million of equity into around $150 million of real estate in the US.

SEATTLE-The 95-year-old Cobb Building in Downtown Seattle is changing from office building to apartment tower thanks to locally based Unico Properties, which controls the 12-story structure under a long-term ground lease from the University of Washington.

SAN FRANCISCO-The class A, 280,000-sf office building sits on a ground lease at the corner of Spear and Market streets. It was 99% occupied at the time of sale. Ellis Partners LLC purchased the asset from Hill Cos. LLC.