Vanbarton Group is getting ready to make its first Seattle purchase out if its $1 billion gateway cities fund. The Midtown-based real estate private equity firm is in contract to buy the 41-story 901 Fifth Avenue in Downtown Seattle for $305 million, sources familiar with the transaction told The Real Deal. That price works out to a little more than $560 per square foot for the 1970s era office tower. The sellers are Seattle-based real […]