Feb 05, 1999

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs, a Seattle-based law firm, has named Kimberly D. Baker, Judith A. Endejan, Rick S. Carlson and Darren A. Feider members in the firm. Baker and Endejan formerly served as Of Counsels and Carlson and Feider formerly served as associates.

Cole & Weber

Cole & Weber/Seattle recently hired Gretchen Bennett as art director and Jim Elliott as senior copywriter. Bennett formerly freelanced for Cole & Weber. Elliott formerly worked for Mullen Advertising in Massachusetts.

Washington Glass Association

The Washington Glass Association recently elected Bill George, president; Frank Calabrese, vice president; Ed Howell, secretary; Bonnie Fay, treasurer; and Jerry Larson, past president. The Washington Glass Association is a statewide professional trade association representing the architectural and automotive glass industry.

CB Richard Ellis

Brian Adams has been promoted to first vice president at CB Richard Ellis. He has been with the Bellevue office for 14 years and specializes in industrial and high-tech sales and leasing on the Eastside, including work with Opus Northwest on the planning and leasing of Willows Commerce Park in Redmond.

Mortgage Equities

Sanford J. Lindstrom has been appointed executive vice president of Mortgage Equities of Seattle. Lindstrom's experience includes managing a $3.5 billion fixed-income portfolio as chief investment officer for Merrill Lynch Life Insurance.

Keller Williams Realty

Karen McKnight has joined Keller Williams Realty's Bellevue office. She has 15 years' real estate experience, having worked for The Heller Co., and Windermere Real Estate.

Kidder Mathews & Segner

Rick Osterhout and Stan Snow have joined the Seattle office of Kidder Mathews & Segner. They will specialize in industrial and office properties, user representation and investments.

Windermere Real Estate

Windermere has added sales associates Helen Pinel to the Sand Point office and Gabriel Rosenshine to the Capitol Hill office. Previously, Pinel managed Americas Tours & Travel and Rosenshine worked for Home Realty, both in Seattle. Windermere Education, the training arm of Windermere Real Estate, is offering the Senior Advantage Real Estate Marketing Program, designed to educate real estate sales associates on America's fastest growing segment of property owners. Sales people from any office may enroll. For more information, telephone (206) 526-7612.

Re/Max International

Re/Max International set new records in 1998 for franchise sales and agent growth. The Denver-based firm ended the year with 531 franchise sales, a 39 percent increase over 1997, and picked up 4,624 sales associates, a 9.6 percent gain.

Seattle Mortgage

Seattle Mortgage recently arranged $2.65 million in permanent financing for the 100-unit Olympic View Apartments in SeaTac and $1.25 million in permanent financing for the 40-unit Brighton Court Apartments in Lynnwood. Loan officer John Henkle closed both projects.

North Coast Mortgage

North Coast Mortgage, a subsidiary of L.J. Melody & Co., has arranged $11 million in permanent financing for Eagle Hardware in Bellevue. Jim Starman of L.J. Melody's Pittsburgh office represented the borrower, Keystone Capitol Co. The loan was placed with Nationwide Life Insurance Co., through Lois Townsend of the Seattle office of North Coast Mortgage.