Jan 15, 2010

Bullivant Houser Bailey

Law firm Bullivant Houser Bailey said Erika Krikorian has been elected a shareholder. Krikorian practices in the Seattle office and works on complex litigation, intellectual property, Indian law and art law. She is also an adjunct professor at Seattle University School of Law.

Oles, Morrison, Rinker & Baker

Law firm Oles, Morrison, Rinker & Baker hired Meredith Wyman as an associate in the Seattle office. Wyman is a member of the Construction Litigation Practice Group and the Federal Practice Group. She graduated from the Seattle University School of Law in 2009.

Business Wire

Business Wire named Morrissey Perfetti as vice president for the western U.S. She joined Business Wire in April of 2009 as regional vice president. She is based in Newport Beach, Calif., and is responsible for Seattle, San Francisco, Sacramento, Silicon Valley, San Diego, Newport Beach and the Los Angeles offices.

Jan 14, 2010

Marcus & Millichap

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A Queen Anne office condo has sold for $400,000.

Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services said a 1,432-square-foot office condo in Athena Condominiums has sold for $400,000. Mark J. Thygesen, David Maling and Chris Maling from Marcus & Millichap's Seattle and Los Angeles offices, had an exclusive listing on behalf of the seller, a bank/financial institution. The buyer was a limited liability company represented by Thygesen. The condo is at 323 Queen Anne Ave. N. Apt. 102. It was built in 1999 and has two bathrooms, a kitchen and four office spaces. There are two office/condos in the 93-unit building.

Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association

The Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association will hold its Economic Day on Jan. 19 with two events: a luncheon and a dinner meeting. The lunch is at the Washington Athletic Club and the speaker is economist John Mitchell, who will talk about how the national and regional economies will influence commercial real estate. It starts at 11:30 a.m. and costs $45. The dinner meeting is at Broadmoor and the speaker is Dr. Stephen K. Kappel of Arizona State University on how the last election will affect the banking industry, new regulations banks may face and the impact of Gen Y on the industry. Cost is $60 for members and $100 for non-members. It starts with a social hour at 5:30 p.m. For information or to register go to http://www.seattlemba.org.

Grubb & Ellis

Grubb & Ellis Co. said Bill Condon, managing director, has been appointed to the Washington State Commercial Association of Realtors board of directors. He has seven years of commercial real estate experience.

Pacific Real Estate Partners

Casey Trees has joined Pacific Real Estate Partners' industrial team in the Kent Valley and Pierce County. He has more than seven years of experience, including leasing assignments in excess of 3.1 million square feet and sales transactions valued at approximately $125 million.

Regency Centers

Regency Centers said it has been selected to help create the “Green Retail Guide: Integrating LEED into your Leasing Process” by the U.S. Green Building Council. Regency will work with Green Building Services, a sustainable development consulting firm, and Ecoxera, a green business strategies and communications firm. The guide is slated for publication this year. Regency owns, operates and develops grocery-anchored and community shopping centers.

HighMark Investments

HighMark Investments said Washington Imaging Services will take space in the HighMark Medical Center in Issaquah. WIS will maintain its imaging practice in the Medical Center of Issaquah while expanding into the HighMark Building. The 45,000-square-foot center is set for completion in June and is targeting LEED gold certification. GVA Kidder Mathews is the leasing broker.

Keller Williams

Frances Costigan joined the Keller Williams Realty Seattle Metro West Market Center. She returned four years ago to the real estate field. The office is at 4452 California Ave. S.W. and has over 60 associates.

Keller Rohrback

Keller Rohrback said Gretchen Freeman Cappio and Erin Riley have been elected to partnership positions. Cappio is a member of the Complex Litigation Group practicing in the areas of class action and complex litigation, consumer protection and employment litigation. Riley's practice focuses on ERISA breach of fiduciary duty litigation.

Edgewater Hotel

The Edgewater Hotel hired Dave Cocks to its senior management team as managing director. Cocks worked at Gemstone Hotels & Resorts in Park City, Utah, as vice president of operations. He has 30 years of experience managing hotels and resorts.

F5 Networks

F5 Networks hired John Dionne and Kathleen Ferraro to the data solutions leadership team. Dionne is VP of worldwide data solutions sales, and Ferraro is VP of product management and product marketing for data solutions. Dionne worked with Polycom. Ferraro has 25 years experience in the technology industries with companies like EMC, Clam Associates and Proteon.