Big day in the International District as Uwajimaya breaks ground on $24M Publix project

The general consensus in the International District/Chinatown area is that the historic Seattle neighborhood needs more market-rate housing, and a long-time player in the community took a big step Monday to make it happen.

Uwajimaya Inc., the Moriguchi family’s 87-year-old Asian grocery company, broke ground on the redevelopment of the Publix Hotel. The 1928 building on Fifth Avenue South next to the landmark Chinatown Gate over South King Street has a rich history. It once housed transient immigrant…

Lakeville shopping center sells for $26.3 million

A Cub Foods-anchored shopping center in Lakeville sold for $26.3 million on Feb. 2.

Inland Real Estate Corp. of Oak Brook, Ill., said it bought Argonne Village from Argonne Investment LLC.

The 113,000-square-foot neighborhood shopping center at 17640 Kenwood Trail is 100 percent leased and includes Dollar Tree and several small retailers and restaurants, according to an Inland news release.

Leah Maurer of Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq of Bloomington represented Argonne on the sale.

Metro grants Emery more time to cement plans for marquee downtown site

Metro government on Monday granted more time to developer Pat Emery as he works to solidify plans to overhaul downtown Nashville’s most prominent piece of real estate: the city’s original convention center.

It’s been 13 months since Metro granted Emery the exclusive rights to redevelop the 6.7 acres anchored at the corner of Fifth Avenue North and Broadway — a premier location whose neighbors include Bridgestone Arena, country music’s sacred Ryman Auditorium and the teeming Lower Broadway tourist…

KBS to pump $6.5 million into Clayton office building overhaul

Officials with KBS, the California-based real estate firm that bought the 19-story office tower at 101 S. Hanley Road in Clayton earlier this year, say they’ll invest more than $6.5 million into rebranding the building as Hanley Corporate Tower.

The rebranding includes a new fitness center, conference center, tenant lounge, renovated building lobby, restroom enhancements and elevator modernization.

KBS bought the building for $62.25 million from Duke Realty.

“Our goal is to make Hanley Corporate…

New talent, new revenue and a national reputation: What the Exxon Mobil site could mean for Inova

Inova Health System’s new personalized medicine center, planned for Exxon Mobil’s 117-acre Merrifield campus, will enable Inova to recruit top doctors, put personalized medicine at the center of its future patient care approach, and ultimately help it become a national health care leader.

While there is no specific timeline for when the Inova Center for Personalized Health will begin treating patients, researchers and officials anticipate the space will connect genomic medicine to clinical care.…