Downtown Vancouver

Vancouver’s Culinary Boom: A Restaurant Renaissance! Vancouver, WA, is buzzing with a vibrant new energy as it transforms into a culinary hotspot. Despite broader economic concerns and the closure of a few long-standing favorites, the local food scene is thriving with fresh ideas and exciting new establishments. From authentic global flavors to inventive fusions, these new arrivals are redefining...

Meet Erik Selden, Senior Vice President and team leader of the Washington Trust Banking Team in Vancouver (click here to be introduced to Erik Selden). Over the past two years, Erik has been dedicated to assembling and mentoring a team of skilled, local lenders to serve the financial needs of our area. Their efforts recently culminated in the opening of a new financial center in Downtown Vancouver. In...

Lowest Transaction Volume in 13 Years! In recent months, the U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) market has been grappling with significant shifts. Amid rising economic uncertainties, interest rate hikes, and changes in property demand, the industry is recording its lowest transaction volume in 13 years. While this downturn may seem daunting, it also presents opportunities for informed investors and...

With construction resuming Tinnakorn Lofts inches closer to opening Tinnakorn Lofts is a classic situation that small business faces.   With a successful business  in Downtown Vancouver , and housing prices steadily increasing for their staff,  our clients decided to purchase a small parcel of surplus land owned by the City of  Vancouver and create a mixed  use, multifamily property .  That was...

As the article in the Columbian December 20 stated there was a definite shudder of sadness that went through the Vancouver community with the announcement by Tommy Owens that he was closing down the Tommy O’s at 8th and Washington. Tommy O’s has been a very visible a successful member of the Downtown core restaurant scene for over 25 years, and in many ways helped encourage and emboldened others that...

Another exciting initiative from Vancouver's Downtown Association to bolster the vibrancy for small business downtown.

In the spring of 2016 the ownership group of the Historical Columbian Building at 102 East Evergreen, on the corner of Broadway and Evergreen, contacted me asking if I was interested in being their Leasing Broker. They had acquired this property in 2004 and had, over a period of 13 years; including through the great recession, had renovated a beat up old property and rekindled some of the character and...

The Commercial Real Estate scene in Vancouver has clearly been dominated by the celebration and opening of the Waterfront Project in August of 2018.  First was the dedication of the Park, with it’s iconic mast and pier. Then came the opening of two fantastic restaurants, WildFin and Twigs. This was followed by a parade of high-profile office tenants, several of which relocated from the downtown core....

We appreciate the opportunity of representing the Landlord, Vancouver Housing Authority (https://vhausa.org), in securing a 5-year lease with NAMI Mental Health Services (www.nami.org) at 2500 Main Street. Suite 120 is a 2,300 SF space that will prove a fantastic location for them to conduct vital work on mental health issues. Representing Marc Neidlinger and his cutting edge marketing company, Blue...

  The final week of March was a fast paced end to the first quarter of 2018. Even as thousands of families finalized plans for spring break, businesses, government agencies, and commercial real estate communities were celebrating the completion of several significant projects. On Wednesday, the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the Red Coat Ambassadors, hosted a sizeable crowd for a...