Oct 19, 2006

CREW luncheon Nov. 9 on Harsch

The CREW (Commercial Real Estate Women) Seattle November 2006 luncheon will be held at the Washington Athletic Club on Thursday, Nov. 9, with Jordan Schnitzer of Harsch Properties as the speaker. Harsch Properties is a Portland-based real estate investment company which owns and operates more than 100 properties in five western states. Harold J. Schnitzer founded the company over 50 years ago. His son, Jordan, joined the firm in the mid-1970s. Cost is $35 for members and $50 for non-members and walk-ins. Register online at: http://www.crewseattle.org or call (206) 417-5580.

NAIOP seminar on retail markets, strategy

The fall seminar of the National Association of Office and Industrial Properties will be Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Hotel Monaco starting at 7:30 a.m. with registration. The topic is retail. Speakers will be Scott Grainger of Columbia Retail Group and S.E. Grainger Development, Dick Outcalt and Pat Johnson of Outcalt & Johnson: Retail Strategists, Art Wahl of CBRE, Tim O'Kane of Red Robin Restaurants and Kim Tobiason of Jones Lang LaSalle. The event is approved for four CEU's. Registration is due Oct. 23. For information call (206) 382-9121 or see the Web site at info@naiopwa.org.

Conference on eminent domain, takings

A two-day conference on “Government Takings” will be held Dec. 7 and 8 at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center in Seattle. It will include updates on recent court decisions, private and public rights, relocation, litigation and valuation. The program co-chairs are Bart J. Freedman of Preston Gates & Ellis and Kinnon W. Williams of Williams & Williams. For information contact Law Seminars International through the LSI Government Takings Conference Web page or call (800) 854-8009.

15th annual GMA conference Nov. 13, 14

The 15th annual conference on the Growth Management Act will take place Nov. 13 and 14 at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall in Seattle, looking at density, traffic concurrency, affordable housing and critical areas. It will also evaluate what the vote on Initiative 933 means. Program co-chairs are Jay P. Derr of Buck & Gordon and Eric Laschever of Stoel Rives. It is designed for lawyers, developers, government officials, planners and consultants. Law Seminars International is organizing it. To register see LSI's Growth Management Act Conference Web page or call (800) 854-8009.

Coldwell Banker Bain

Coldwell Banker Bain has hired eight new sales associates in the Seattle/Tacoma metropolitan area. Bellevue Central, Dana Dauenhauer; Kent, Kimberly Abundiz and Rachel Higgins; Capitol Hill, Kathryn Lewis; Duvall, Randal Garl; Issaquah, Linda Berman; Kirkland, Carlos Mendez; Lynnwood, Scott Anderson. Glen Leff has been promoted to assistant managing broker for the Redmond and Redmond Ridge offices. He will work on opening an office in Monroe office next summer.

Grubb & Ellis

Grubb & Ellis Co. has added Kelten Johnson as an associate on the retail team. He was an intern in the research department before being hired as an associate.

Rhapsody Partners

Rhapsody Partners, a regional development firm based in Kirkland, appointed Scott Shade as chief of design. Shade oversees conceptual architecture and site planning while managing the company's architects and engineers. He was with Carina Corp. in Las Vegas and Beazer Homes. Rhapsody Partners was formed in 2005 by former Carina CEO Mark Doppe to focus on mixed-use, commercial and residential development in the western United States.

Fana Group

Fana Group of Companies, a privately held investment company based in the Puget Sound area, named John Powers vice president of real estate. Mike Chase, currently vice president of finance, will focus on finance, administration and operations. Powers was senior real estate manager at Boeing Realty and manager of development services at Sound Ventures. Fana is involved in real estate development and management in the U.S., Canada and the Carribean. Zones CEO Firoz Lalji is chairman/president. Recent projects include a hotel/condo site at Eighth and Pine, Federal Way Crossings, Estancia condos in Bothell, and a 300-unit condo in Everett.

Aeromedia Network

Aeromedia Network has hired John Woodin as its president. The in-flight media company is based in Seattle. Woodin was with SkyBlue Productions.

MediQuest Therapeutics

MediQuest Therapeutics has hired Allison Formal as vice president for business development. Formal was with HaloSource in Redmond. MediQuest is a biotechnology company in Bothell specializing in infectious and inflammatory skin diseases.

Riddell Williams

Seattle law firm Riddell Williams has hired Joshua Piper as a first-year associate. He has a J.D. from the University of Washington.