40-Unit Apartment Building in Seattle’s University District Trades for $6M
Why this matters
Multifamily has been the most actively underwritten sector through the rate cycle, with cap rate compression resuming in Sun Belt and gateway markets as 2024-2025 deliveries roll off and refinance demand on 2021-vintage bridge loans clears. Transaction velocity is up modestly, concentrated in stabilized Class A and grocery-adjacent garden assets. Seattle absorption has been weighed down by tech tenant footprint optimization. Multifamily and industrial have been more resilient, with selective bids on best-located product. Allocators continue to favor residential for its income durability and its insulation from secular demand questions that still hang over commercial sectors.
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On the RET wire
- The fifth Seattle story tracked on the wire in November 2026. All Seattle coverage →
- Disclosed multifamily deal value tracked in November 2026: $1B across 14 reported transactions. All Multifamily coverage →
Computed from Real Estate Trail’s own tracked coverage
Ponderay Apartments, a 40-unit multifamily property located at 5625 15th Ave NE in Seattle’s University District, sold for $6.26 million, equating to $156,625 per unit. Built in 1963, the property totals 21,540 square…
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