Marc Stiles

A cafe led by a nonprofit that serves refugees and immigrants is planned for the development, along with a child care center and other amenities.

Over 700 apartment units are planned for the property. The Bellevue-based development company aims to break ground in less than a year.

The station has been at its location since moving from Tacoma to Seattle in 1997.

The above-ground part of the office building will be scrapped, but the parking in the basement will be kept.

Seattle region has seen apartment rents go up seven straight quarters, making the property attractive to investors.

Greg Smith this fall snapped up Pioneer Square and Belltown properties he hopes will help reenergize downtown.

Before this week's opening, the restaurant's nearest location was over 700 miles away near Sacramento, California.

Many big builders focus on move-up homes when smaller companies could serve the community by producing badly needed starter homes, the leader of the effort says.

It was the buyer's largest acquisition in its 14 years — and it says it expects to announce two to three more purchases in the first quarter of next year.

"I left early and really never looked back," the new police chief says about the small farming community where he spent his formative years.