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Custom home builder consolidates entire building process into one-stop shop with ready-to-see models.

Polaris Pacific, which opened a Seattle office two years ago to be ready for the condo development boom, is selling 766 condos in four Seattle-area projects.

“We’re never discouraged going up against a larger company,” says United Housing Management CEO Kevin Bynoe. “One of the main (assets) is our commitment to the community.”

The 2.5-acre tract is next to the DePelchin Children’s Center.

A controversial northeast Denver land-swap proposal for a planned pocket park appears headed for City Council approval after fans and critics sounded off on the idea Monday.

The unusual deal — struck between Denver Parks and Recreation and the developer of the block-long Park Hill Commons — involves a simple exchange of similar-sized parcels, both about 0.35 acres, on either side of the 2800 block of Fairfax Street. On the east side, the city would build out the park within a mixed-use development of gleaming apartments, offices, retail and townhomes planned by HM Capital, and the developer would chip in $650,000 toward the park’s cost.

HM would get the city’s land across the street, a former Xcel substation purchased in 2015. HM plans to use that vacant property for surface parking in the short term.

Testimony during a hearing Monday night echoed a long-running debate over the possible look and feel of the park in the evolving proposal, which has spurred charges of favoritism towar..

Office Depot is piloting its first-ever co-working space inside a retail store at its Los Gatos location. The move comes as the office supplies retailer looks to edge in on co-working giants like WeWork by offering workspace for freelancers, small business owners and remote workers.

The space inside the store at 15166 Los Gatos Blvd. is called Workonomy Hub.

Much like WeWork, Workonomy offers options ranging from renting a desk in a common area ($40 per day) to private offices ($750 per month).…

Another retail property in the Dayton region has been sold.

Penske Automotive sees a market for Porsche in Chantilly.

PAG Chantilly P1 LLC, an affiliate of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan-based Penske Automotive Group Inc. (NYSE: PAG), has filed an application with Fairfax County to build a 63,650-square-foot Porsche dealership on 4.15 acres immediately south of Route 50 and east of Stonecroft Boulevard. The site, not far from Washington Dulles International Airport, was formerly addressed as 4101 Pepsi Place.

Penske Automotive is no stranger to the Northern…

Honolulu has fewer large construction projects than it did a few years ago, but the few that are still going were taking steps to prevent loss and damage from the high winds and heavy rain expected when Hurricane Lane arrives on Thursday.

It's unclear how wide the strike is, though a worker at a job site Tuesday indicated it could affect projects throughout King County.