News & Press Archives - Page 17 of 26

Seattle’s most patient developers plan ‘missing middle’ housing

07.27.2017

Heartland has been providing ongoing advisory services to Laird Norton Properties (LNP), the real estate investment company associated with Laird Norton Company, since 2009 and is continuing to provide internal capacity building assistance as well as real estate, capital, and strategic advisory services. Most recently, in 2017, Heartland assisted in identifying, structuring and negotiating an up to $150M programmatic joint venture with Spectrum Development Solutions, a local workforce housing and student housing developer. The team is now poised to develop 1,000 new “workforce apartments” and hundreds of student housing beds.

Seattle’s historic Labor Temple is a symbol of solidarity

07.27.2017

Heartland has been hired by the Seattle Labor Temple Association to explore alternatives to unlock value from additional development capacity on its Belltown property, and balance this with the limitations imposed by the property’s designation as a historical landmark as well as the additional priorities of the Association to preserve meeting hall and office space programming for labor union organizations, and potentially, to utilize additional development capacity to supply labor-oriented affordable housing.

Seabrook: How to build a town from scratch in the middle of nowhere

06.23.2017

Heartland has been an advisor for Seabrook since 2012, assisting the dynamic Washington oceanfront community with advisory services for real estate, financial modeling, and capitalization efforts. Seabrook is now well positioned to expand both around their substantial existing investment along the Washington coast as well as into new, emerging Washington vacation destinations.

Consultant urges Bremerton Port to target individual maritime, defense businesses

06.07.2017

Heartland helped the Port of Bremerton develop a marketing strategy for its industrial real estate portfolio, to pursue individual businesses in various sectors that will make it more competitive locally, regionally, nationally and internationally.

“The idea is with your limited staff resources, getting them as pinpointed as you can get with deciding who to target and how to methodically reach out to them and tell the right story about Bremerton, Kitsap and these properties.”

Transit Hubs: A Growing Lure for Developers

05.23.2017

Investment in transit infrastructure has led to the rise of transit-oriented development. Across the country, cities are seeing greater levels of development near new rail systems or station openings – development that is becoming increasingly attractive to companies seeking new office space and their millennial employees who prefer alternative transit options. Recognizing this trend, Heartland has helped prominent companies like REI and Weyerhaeuser move their headquarters to transit-oriented development sites, increasing their visibility and ability to secure next generation talent.