Jan 07, 2016

State Transportation Commission

Gov. Jay Inslee has appointed two new members to the Washington State Transportation Commission: Deborah Young from Lopez Island and Hester Serebrin from Seattle. Young fills a seat vacated by Mary Riveland and Serebrin fills a seat vacated by Rita Brogan. Young operates a farm on Lopez and worked for Tacoma Power. Serebrin is a policy analyst for Transportation Choices Coalition in Seattle.

Novinium

Kent-based Novinium named Janai Planck regional sales manager for the western U.S. She is responsible for direct sales of cable rehab products and services to the utility and industrial markets, and has 26 years of sales experience at Fenner Drives, TPC Wire & Cable and Applied Industrial Technologies.

Perkins Coie

Perkins Coie said 22 counsel and senior counsel have been promoted to partner. Here are the Seattle area attorneys: Donna L. Barnett of the Environmental, Energy & Resources practice, Joseph P. Cutler of Privacy & Data, Nicholas E. Ferrer of Corporate Governance & Transactions, Christopher M. Ledford of Product Liability, Katie Page of Commercial Litigation, Martha D. Sandoval of Corporate Governance & Transactions, Steven J. Schindler of Personal Planning, Mack H. Shultz, Jr. of Product Liability, William (Ben) B. Stafford of Labor & Employment, Meredith R. Weinberg of Environmental, Energy & Resources and Chian Wu of Financial Transactions and Restructuring.

HFF works on Olympic Block deal

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HFF said it arranged the $22.4 million sale of the office portion of the Olympic Block in Pioneer Square, and then provided financing for the new owner. An entity related to Lincoln Property Co., on behalf of a pension fund client, sold the office portion of the nine-story office and residential building at 101 Yesler Way to Brickman. Nick Kucha and Todd Tydlaska of HFF represented the seller, and Casey Davidson and Paul Brindley of HFF helped secure $15.5 million in financing for the owner. The deal involved 70,796 square feet of office and retail space in the first six floors. There are 18 condo units on floors seven through nine.

Auburn apartments sell for $1.5M

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Scott Morasch and Kellan Moll of Marcus & Millichap's Seattle office arranged the $1.45 million sale of the 12-unit Bridgie Lane Apartments at 2201 I St. N.E. in Auburn. Marcus & Millichap said in a press release it represented both buyer and seller. This was Morasch and Moll's second Auburn closing in December, and both set local records for price per unit, price per square foot and low cap rate, the press release said. Moll said high prices for core properties are making buyers look at the suburbs, and pushing up prices there.

ULI New Year Social Jan. 21

Urban Land Institute Northwest's Young Leaders Group will hold its annual New Year Social at 5 p.m. Jan. 21 at Casco Antiguo, 115 Occidental Ave. S. in Pioneer Square. ULI members and non-members are welcome. The deadline to register is Jan. 19. For more information, contact ULI at Northwest@uli.org or (206) 224-4500, or register at Northwest.uli.org.

Jan 06, 2016

Seattle Repertory Theatre

Seattle Repertory Theatre hired Andrew Haines as director of marketing and communications. He worked at Broadway Across America, leading sales and strategy for national touring productions. Haines also worked at World Affairs Council Seattle, Seattle Fringe Festival and Theater Schmeater.

Stokes Lawrence

Stokes Lawrence said Theresa Wang has been promoted to shareholder. She is a member of the Intellectual Property practice, handling copyright, trademarks, licensing and software protection. In 2014, she was named a Washington Leadership Institute Fellow. Stokes Lawrence has offices in Seattle and Yakima.

Rolluda Architects

Calaf

Sellsted

Day

Ciampa

Rolluda Architects hired Christina Ciampa as a marketing specialist, and Brenden Day, Anya Sellsted and Juan Antonio Calaf as project designers. Ciampa holds a dual master's in landscape architecture and urban design from the University of Colorado at Denver, and a bachelor's in plant biology and sculpture from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She will do proposals, website and social media work, graphic production, event planning and branding. Day holds a bachelor's in architecture from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. He is on the Washington State Convention Center expansion team. Sellsted has worked on design-build projects in France and the U.S., and has a background in interiors. She is working on NOAA projects in Sandpoint and Mukilteo. Calaf has been an architectural designer in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Puerto Rico and Seattle. He is working on restoration of The Louisa Hotel in Seattle's Chinatown-International District.

Parametrix

Stokes

In Puyallup, Parametrix hired Arthur Stokes as a senior electrical engineer. Stokes has 26 years of experience as an electrical engineer working in the Puget Sound region and West Coast. He will do project management and business development. He was an electrical resource manager at Kennedy Jenks. Parametrix provides engineering, planning and environmental sciences, with offices in the western U.S.

Environmental Science Associates

Avila

Environmental Science Associates promoted Terri (Vitar) Avila to community development practice leader. She takes over from Brian Boxer, who was recently named Northern California regional director. Avila has over 30 years of experience in environmental consulting and natural resource planning. She managed the Candlestick Point-Hunters Point Shipyard Phase II EIR, which won the American Planning Association National Achievement Award for Hard Won Victories. ESA is a West Coast-based environmental planning and design firm.

Stantec

Somers

In Spokane, Stantec hired Scott Somers as a senior architect. Somers has over 26 years of industry experience, mainly with health care, dental and orthodontic projects in the U.S. and abroad. He also has experience in business and real estate projects and community/civic design, and ran his own firm, ARCH-101. Stantec consults in planning, engineering, architecture, interior design, landscape architecture, surveying, environmental sciences, project management and project economics.

FFA Architecture and Interiors

Pete

Leighland

Nakazato

Hilbert

Portland-based FFA Architecture and Interiors hired Lynn Hilbert as a specifications and quality assurance/quality control manager, Mayumi Nakazato as an interior designer, Michael Leighland as a project team leader and John Pete as a project architect. Hilbert returns to FFA with over 35 years as an architect. Nakazato has over 10 years of experience, and recently completed Smith Optics' new office in the Industrial Home Building. Leighland has over 10 years of experience on housing, office, retail and hospitality projects. Pete has over nine years of experience, and is working on Redmond City Hall/Civic Center in Oregon. FFA provides architecture, planning, historic preservation and interior design services.

Hart Crowser

Dunn

Tummala

Marsters

In its Honolulu office, Hart Crowser hired Janice Marsters, Ph.D., as principal and office manager, Vijayalakshmi Tummala as an associate environmental engineer and Jessica Dunn as a project environmental scientist. Marsters has over 20 years of consulting experience in Hawaii and the Pacific, specializing in stormwater, program management, environmental investigation, cleanup, planning and permitting. Tummala has over 12 years of experience in water resources engineering, stormwater management, environmental compliance and civil engineering. She will support National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System projects. Dunn has six years of experience in watershed management. She will support stormwater, environmental, natural resource and GIS projects. Hart Crowser is an engineering, science and consulting firm headquartered in Seattle.