BELLEVUE, WA (June 25, 2026) – Jim Bowles, who has spent nearly five decades riding the ups and downs of Seattle's commercial real estate market, still believes in the inevitability of cycles. It's why he remains optimistic for the office market’s post-pandemic recovery.

Bowles most recently served as president of Lee & Associates Pacific Northwest, which he co-founded in 2017. This month, the company transferred leadership for the first time to Scott Hutchinson, a longtime Seattle-area developer and broker.

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