Mar 05, 2015

Matt O'Brien joins JLL industrial team

O'Brien

Jones Lang LaSalle named Matt O'Brien executive vice president of its regional industrial team. O'Brien will work out of the Seattle office with Chris Spofford and Casey Trees. He has more than 11 years of commercial real estate experience, and last worked at CBRE. O'Brien was named a CoStar Power Broker six of the last seven years. Before getting into real estate, he was a professional baseball player who made it to the Triple A level in the Oakland Athletics organization. JLL said it has 58,000 employees in 230 offices worldwide.

Quadrant launches mortgage service

Bellevue-based Quadrant Homes said it is using a new mortgage lender called TRI Pointe Connect, which is a joint venture between Quadrant's parent company, TRI Pointe Group, and imortgage. TRI Pointe Connect is available in Washington and Arizona, and it will soon expand to six other states. Quadrant Homes and four other builders became part of TRI Pointe Group as part of its 2014 merger with Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. Quadrant Homes is a 46-year-old company with projects in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap and Skagit counties.

Online retailer opens in U Village

Oiselle, a Seattle-based online company that sells women's athletic apparel, will open its first store at University Village this summer. Oiselle hired Katie Woodruff to direct retail operations. Woodruff has more than 15 years experience as a merchant, buyer and retail manager. Oiselle said in a press release that having a brick-and-mortar store will broaden its customer base.

Feb 26, 2015

Simon is Colliers Rising Star

Simon

Colliers International gave Dylan Simon its Rising Star Award. Simon received the national award at Colliers' annual Americas Conference, which was attended by more than 1,500 people from 22 countries. He set a production record as a rookie in the Puget Sound market and blogs at dylansimon.com about apartment sales, development and markets. Before joining Colliers, Simon practiced law for nine years and worked as a real estate investor and developer.

SHA gets 2 new commissioners

Smiley

Pullin

Zachary Pullin and Jermaine Smiley have been appointed to Seattle Housing Authority's Board of Commissioners. The seven-member board oversees policies and approves the budget. Commissioners also hire the executive director, a position currently held by Andrew Lofton. Commissioners are appointed to four-year terms by the mayor and confirmed by City Council. Pullin and Smiley both lived in public housing growing up. Pullin works in communications for Service Employees International Union. Smiley is an organizer at Laborers' Local 242 and executive director of an affordable housing nonprofit.

Tacoma broker attends CCIM academy

Armanious

Michael Armanious, managing director at KW Commercial in Tacoma, was one of 15 Certified Commercial Investment Members who participated in the 2015 Jay W. Levine Leadership Development Academy in Scottsdale, Arizona. Chicago-based Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute said 10,000 people have earned the designation in 32 countries.

Green building seminar May 6

The Seminar Group will offer “The Business Case for Building Green” May 6 at Hilton Seattle. The all-day event will explore legal, regulatory, design and construction issues. For more information, or to register, visit: http://bit.ly/1akslKO