Jul 17, 2015

Envelop VR

Furness

Envelop VR, a Bellevue software company focused on virtual reality, hired Dr. Tom Furness as senior scientific advisor. He is a professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Washington, and received a lifetime achievement award for his work in virtual reality and augmented reality at Augmented World Expo. Furness worked as a scientist in the Air Force developing advanced cockpits and virtual interfaces, and has also worked on medical diagnostics, training and security.

Alpine BioVentures

Alpine BioVentures, a Seattle-based venture capital firm focused on health care, said Jay Venkatesan, M.D., has joined as a managing partner. He was executive vice president and general manager of Oncothyreon, which he joined after it was acquired by Alpine Biosciences. He also founded Ayer Capital Management and was a director at Brookside Capital Partners, a hedge fund group affiliated with Bain Capital.

Jul 16, 2015

HFF broker for Premiere on Pine

HFF represented Holland Partner Group in the sale of Premiere on Pine, a 40-story apartment tower at 815 Pine St. that sold for $240.1 million to Chicago-based Heitman. Matthew Lawton, Ira Virden and Gerry Rohm handled the sale for HFF. Weber Thompson designed Premiere on Pine and Holland's construction division built it. Other team members are Susan Marinello, interior designer; Cary Kopczynski & Co., structural engineer; and Holland Residential, property manager.

Jonas Sylvester chairs ULI council

Allen

Sylvester

Unico Properties' chief investment officer and chief operating officer Jonas Sylvester will chair Urban Land Institute's Northwest District Council for two years. He succeeds Ada M. Healey of Vulcan Real Estate. Dennis Allen, director of planning and development at Zidell Yards in Portland, is vice chair. The Northwest council is one of 51 ULI councils in North America.

Tarragon adds Tammy Cane

Cane

Tammy Cane joined Tarragon as a development manager specializing in industrial properties. Cane has more than 18 years of experience, and last worked at Holland Partner Group as a senior development manager. Tarragon develops residential, industrial, office and retail projects in Washington, California and Nevada.

CBRE gets financing for Ridgewood

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CBRE Capital Markets arranged $45 million in refinancing for Ridgewood Corporate Square, a seven-building office complex in Bellevue.

Marina Massari and Sharon Kline of CBRE's Newport Beach, California, office represented the owner: KBS Realty Advisors.

Ridgewood Corporate Square was built in 1986 and has 242,081 square feet. The address is 150-330 120th Ave. N.E.

Sound Cities Association

Wilson-Jones

Ellie Wilson-Jones joined Sound Cities Association as a policy analyst. SCA represents 36 cities in King County. She has worked as a lawyer and reporter, and for government agencies including the city of Seattle.

Ida Culver House Ravenna

Peterson

Ida Culver House Ravenna hired Brittany Peterson as executive director. She was with a senior living community in Burnsville, Minnesota. Era Living operates several communities including Aljoya Mercer Island, Ida Culver House Broadview, The Lakeshore, University House Issaquah and University House Wallingford.

KCTS 9

KCTS 9 announced the 2015 Board of Directors: Chair Stephen G. Welch, former CEO of Todd Shipyards Corp.; Vice Chair Mary Snapp, deputy general counsel, Microsoft; Treasurer Steve B. Loeb, former president and CEO of Alaska Distributors; and Secretary L. Michelle Wilson, director at Zendesk.