Jul 18, 2014

Hagen, Kurth, Perman & Co.

Pradhan

Sabin Pradhan has become an owner at Hagen, Kurth, Perman & Co. in Seattle, joining six current owners in the accounting firm. Pradhan specializes in closely held businesses including partnerships, individuals and corporate businesses in tech and manufacturing.

Seattle Art Museum

Richard Beckerman is Seattle Art Museum's new chief operating officer. He has 30 years of management experience including at the Museum of Flight, Pacific Aviation Museum in Honolulu and as president of his own museum consulting firm. Beckerman replaces Robert Cundall, who is now deputy director and COO at The Museum of Arts and Design in New York.

Clark Nuber

Moses Man recently joined Clark Nuber in Bellevue as a manager in the tax department. Moses spent seven years at Deloitte in the international tax practice, and most recently worked at Taiyo Pacific Partners, a global investment firm, as an assistant controller.

Jul 17, 2014

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

Stockton

The Seattle office of Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt recently added Joe Stockton as an associate. Stockton focuses his practice on commercial litigation, construction, real estate development and EB-5 financing. He has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors and hotel developers. Stockton worked in the construction group at Ashbaugh Beal.

Marten Law

Uhling

Terry Uhling, an agribusiness and natural resources attorney, joined Marten Law PLLC as a partner. He was a senior vice president, general counsel and secretary of J.R. Simplot Co. in Boise. Uhling will work out of a new Marten office in Sun Valley, Idaho, on issues that affect agribusiness, mining, water and natural resources.

Artech

Brad Claypool is retiring as CEO of Artech after 12 years but will remain on the board. Christopher Ross will be the new CEO of the regional fine arts services company. Ross was an executive at City University in Seattle, and a 17-year veteran of Starbucks Coffee.

CBRE brokers $229M apartment sale

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Carriages at Fairwood Downs

CBRE Capital Markets represented Berkshire Property Advisors in a $229 million sale of three apartment complexes with 1,514 units in Washington and Colorado to TruAmerica Multifamily. The sale includes Carriages at Fairwood Downs, a 400-unit complex in Renton that TruAmerica bought for $61.8 million in June.

Kevin Geiger and Malcolm McComb of CBRE Capital Markets represented Berkshire. Dan Woodward, David Potarf and Matt Barnett of CBRE's Denver office assisted in the Colorado transactions. Jon Hallgrimson, Eli Hanacek and Frank Bosl of CBRE's Seattle office worked on the Renton transaction. Brian Eisendrath of CBRE's Los Angeles office arranged $168 million in financing for TruAmerica.

TruAmerica is a joint venture between Robert E. Hart, former president of Kennedy Wilson Multifamily Management Group, and The Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America. It plans to spend up to $30 million renovating the apartments, which were built in the 1970s and 1980s.

CREW offers leadership series

Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle & Sound is gearing up for its second CREW leadership series. There will be eight monthly sessions between September and April, focusing on topics such as communications, networking, making a pitch, management versus leadership, teambuilding and developing a brand. Registration deadline is July 31. For more information, or to register, visit: http://bit.ly/1jPXvO8

KBS gets new tenants for Plaza Buildings

KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT said it has signed several tenants for about 18,500 square feet in the Plaza Buildings, a complex in downtown Bellevue with 490,000 square feet in two buildings. Trevor Youngren of Cushman & Wakefield represented Pointmarc in a 10,736-square-foot lease; Justin Johnson of CBRE represented Applause in a 3,215-square-foot lease and Tailored Mail in a 2,261-square-foot lease; and Bob Hentges of Advisors NW represented Alten in a 2,226-square-foot lease. Tim Owens, Scotta Ashcraft and Tom Bohman of CBRE represented KBS. The Newport Beach, California, firm bought the Plaza Buildings this year for $186.5 million.