Apr 19, 2018

Steve Schwartz leaves JLL for CBRE

Schwartz

CBRE announced that veteran broker Steve Schwartz has moved from JLL to specialize in tenant representation for the firm. During his 20-year career, which began in New York, Schwartz has brokered over 8 million square feet for clients including BNY Mellon, Esterline, Expedia and T-Mobile.

Weidner moves up NMHC list

Weidner Apartment Homes said that National Multi-Family Housing Council has moved the Kirkland company up two slots on its annual Top 50 list, from 17 last year to 15 this year. Weidner's Greg Cerbana said the company now has more than 260 buildings and 50,000 units owned and managed. In 2017 Weidner expanded its portfolio in Utah and Oklahoma, and entered the Wisconsin market. Founded in 1977, Weidner last year paid $225 million for the 34-story, 313-unit Tower 12 in Belltown.

MoxiWorks makes three new hires

The cloud-based Seattle brokerage startup MoxiWorks has expanded again. Bennett Hutt makes the move from Realtor.com. Alex Jacobs cames from Lone Wolf, and Nick Van Valkenberg was with a competing firm. Serving over 100,000 agents and 55 brokerages nationwide, MoxiWorks provides an open platform system for large residential real estate brokerages. Products include LeadingRE Cloud and MoxiCloud.

Village at Totem Lake adds Chipotle

Chipotle Mexican Grill has opened in the lower portion of the Village at Totem Lake, which is currently being redeveloped in phases. When Phase II at the upper portion of the mall is completed in a few years, the entire project is expected to have 15,000 square feet of offices, 328,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, 850 apartments and an eight-screen cinema. CenterCal Properties is one of the partners in the 26-acre project.

ULI panel on placemaking with retail

The local chapter of the Urban Land Institute will hold a panel discussion May 10 titled “Beyond Bank Branches and Nail Salons: Better Placemaking With Local Businesses.” Panelists haven't been announced yet. The event is set for 3:30 p.m. at MG2, 1101 Second Ave. A networking social will follow. Registration and info at: northwest.uli.org

Sound Physicians

Shah

Tacoma-based Sound Physicians hired Lisa Shah, MD, as chief innovation officer for its 300-plus nationwide hospital partners. Shah is developing innovative care models, technology-enabled clinical workflows and telemedicine solutions. She was senior vice president of clinical operations and network at Evolent Health, and has over 10 years of consulting, academic and healthcare experience.

Cairncross & Hempelmann

Lee

In Seattle, Cairncross & Hempelmann added Sarah G. Lee to its Real Estate group. Lee's practice focuses on real estate, private equity, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions. She also advises clients on the operation and redevelopment of real estate. She comes from Greenberg Traurig.

UW Bothell

Wilson

Tim Wilson was named dean of student affairs at University of Washington Bothell. Wilson is assistant vice president for student development at Seattle University. Previously, he was coordinator for the Office of Multicultural Affairs and the Black Culture Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Wilson will take over in July from Emily Christian, who has been interim dean since the departure of George Theo last year.

Coinstar

Bellevue-based Coinstar is partnering with doxo of Seattle to provide a cash bill pay service through Coinstar's self-service coin-counting kiosks. Doxo processes bill payments over internet and mobile devices. By year end, consumers will be able to pay utility, insurance and other bills using cash at up to 7,000 kiosks.