WaMu Center not as painful

On the subject of the new Washington Mutual Center (see previous post), the Puget Sound Business Journal reports:

Landlords in downtown Seattle won't be feeling anywhere near the pain they once anticipated when Washington Mutual moves into its huge new headquarters office tower late next year. A strengthening local economy, aggressive leasing to new tenants, and the thrift's own growth are combining to considerably soften the blow, local real estate executives said.