"China Vanke, the mainland’s largest residential developer, has agreed to invest in a project to develop a apartment complex near Seattle, Washington’s famed Space Needle.

The $200 million joint venture deal with California-based Laconia Development marks Vanke’s first foray into the Seattle market, after the Shenzhen-based developer earlier took on US projects in San Francisco and New York."

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