Mar 31, 2017

Carney Badley Spellman

Haveman

Zachary K. Haveman has joined Carney Badley Spellman as an associate attorney.

Stoel Rives

de Boer

Stoel Rives LLP said Saskia de Boer has joined the Portland office as a partner. She is former managing director and senior program counsel for Casey Family Programs. De Boer focuses on nonprofits and businesses.

REI

In the fall of 2018, REI will open a new 25,000-square-foot store in Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the intersection of I-75 and Shallowford Road in the Waterside development. This will be the co-op's third store in Tennessee, with locations in Brentwood and Knoxville.

Mar 30, 2017

El Centro de la Raza

El Centro de la Raza in Seattle is accepting applications for the 7th Annual Roberto Felipe Maestas Legacy Award, to be presented at the organization's Building the Beloved Community Gala Sept. 30 at the Seattle Westin. The award recognizes a woman and a man who have exemplified Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of multi-racial unity and working to eliminate poverty, racism and social inequity. Applications are due by 5 p.m. April 17. Forms are at http://www.elcentrodelaraza.org.

Rover.com

Seattle-based Rover.com, a network of pet sitters and dog walkers, and DogVacay of San Monica, California, an online and mobile pet-sitting community, are joining forces. Together they have a network of more than 100,000 sitters across the U.S. and Canada. The firms say they generated over $150 million in bookings in 2016.

Fresh leadership at Oyhut Bay

Oyhut Bay, a new walkable beach community being built in Ocean Shores, has announced a new management team. Patrick Brunstad of Ocean Shores will lead the overall project management and serve as spokesman. Founders Stavros and Colleen Anasasiou will retain their ownership share but will focus on other projects. The master-planned community near the 683-acre Oyhut Wildlife Recreation Area will have cottages to rent or buy, condos and retail. Waterfront access will be on canals and lakes that feed into the bay. Jeff Foushee represents the Oyhut Bay ownership and development team. The team announced that the Oyhut Bay Bistro and Sidewalk Cafe will open soon, followed by a coffee and gift shop. A second retail building is under construction and a new dock will open this summer.

Sushi coming to Bellevue's Alley 111

Skanska said sushi restaurant Minamoto will open this spring at Alley 111 in downtown Bellevue. The eatery will take 3,144 square feet. Minamoto is the creation of chef Dylan Xu, whose local team includes sushi chef Grant Lin and general manager Issac Zhang. The three collaborated on Xu's Iki Modern Japanese Cuisine in New York. Lin said, “We're excited to team up again to introduce our first West Coast restaurant in Bellevue at Alley 111. Our years of experience working together and our vision for high-end, Japanese food will create a one-of-a-kind experience.” Alley 111 opened in 2015. Skanska says the 12-story, 260-unit apartment building is 97 percent leased.

ULI spring meeting May 2-4

The dates have been set for Urban Land Institute's spring meeting at Washington State Convention Center: May 2-4. The midweek gathering includes tours, panels, forums and speakers. There will be a pre-meeting railroad junket to Portland (May 1), as well as tours of the Seattle waterfront, Bellevue (including Microsoft and the Spring District), and South Lake Union. Social events will include a Capitol Hill bash hosted by restaurateur Matt Dillon at Optimism Brewing Co. and a Pioneer Square pub crawl/art walk during the regular First Thursday art walk. Details and registration: spring.uli.org.

Eastside suburbs still growing

Not everyone wants to live in a SLU apartment, so Summit Homes of Washington has partnered with San Diego's Presidio Residential Capital to create two new single-family communities. In Sammamish near Beaver Lake, Ivy Estates will have 10 Craftsman-style homes ranging in size from 2,300 to 3,400 square feet. And in Woodinville, Autumn Grove offers 13 homes with three-car garages and up to six bedrooms. Summit and Presidio have previously developed 11 residential projects in the Puget Sound area. Summit has developed 3,000 homes in 20 years and Presidio has $2.5 billion in assets under management.