Seattle

Vanbarton Group recently purchased 901 Fifth Ave. from Schnitzer West and Investcorp, marking its expansion into Seattle to pursue long-term investment strategies in this growing market.

EQ Office, the US office portfolio operating company owned by Blackstone, acquired two office buildings in Seattle–US Bank Centre and 999 Third Ave.–increasing EQ's investment to 3.1 million square feet.

Skanska unveiled additional design details for the three-level pedestrian-focused Urban Village at 2+U, its 38-story class-A office tower currently under construction in downtown.

The tech giant signed a lease for office space at 333 Dexter, a 660,000-square-foot development in the South Lake Union neighborhood being built by Kilroy Realty Corp.

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The biggest gainer within the top 10 cities was Midtown Manhattan in New York City, which climbed to the fourth most expensive market this year from the sixth last year.

The portfolio comprises nearly 403,000 square feet in three Seattle properties: 333 Elliott West, Fourth and Battery located at 2401 4th Ave., and Third and Battery located at 2400 3rd Ave.

Vale Apartments, the 108,000-square-foot 110-unit downtown apartment building features a mix of open one-bedroom, one-bedroom and two-bedroom units, along with ground-floor loft units.