Feb 02, 1996

Coldwell Banker Bain

Tere Foster, associate broker of Coldwell Banker Bain has been acknowledged in the top one percent locally and nationally for four consecutive years in residential real estate with sales totalling over $50,000,000. Heather Cammett has been named a sales associate of the Kirkland office of Coldwell Banker Bain Associates. In her new position she'll be working with new homes sales and resales, focusing on two plats on Seattle's Eastside. Cammett graduated from the University of Washington is 1990.

Cain and Scott

Cain and Scott has announced the promotion of Dail Quaintance-Bodziony to vice president, and manager of the company's Counseling and Appraisal Services Groups. Quaintance-Bodziony has 15 years of real estate industry experience in appraisal, market analysis, feasibility studies, and valuations for trust and estate planning. The last four years she has specialized in multi-family, including mixed-use developments, federal tax credit properties, and large scale apartment properties, existing and proposed.

Newcastle Golf Club

Robert E. Kirshenbaum has been named director of sales and marketing for the Golf Club at Newcastle, 36-hole complex that is being built on a site between Bellevue and Renton. He will supervise the membership development program for the Coal Creek Course, an exclusive, 18 holes private course that will be limited to 400 members. Kirshenbaum has more than 20 years of marketing and sales management experience, most recently as a regional vice president for Leon Shaffer Golnick Advertising. The Golf Club at Newcastle, a project of Bellevue-based Oki Developments, Inc., will be a tournament-caliber course with extensive practice and training facilities. The private course and clubhouse are scheduled to open in mid-1997, with an 18 hole public course slated for completion the following year.

KeyCorp names chief appraiser for NW region

Vice president and chief appraiser for KeyBank of Washington, Ronald A. Chynoweth, has been named chief appraiser and environmental services manager for KeyCorp's Northwest Region. Chynoweth will be responsible for real estate appraisal, evaluation, and environmental processes as they relate to real estate lending practices in Alaska, Oregon, and Washington. Chynoweth, a past member of the board of directors of the Appraisal Institute, received his general appraisal certification in 1990. He graduated from Boise State University with a bachelor's degree in real estate and economics.

Wong named condo property manager

Donald Wong has joined SeaMark Properties, Inc. as a condominium property manager. Wong brings eight years of experience in condominium property management to his new position as SeaMark, including management of the largest condominium complex in western Canada. He has managed more than 2,200 condominium units, including new construction in the Seattle area, as well as Vancouver, B.C. Wong graduated form the University of Washington with a BA Degree. SeaMark Properties, Inc., founded in 1975, is a real estate investment, development, brokerage and property management firm.

Harper Bond

Harper Bond, Inc. Commercial Division recognized their top five sales agents for 1995 at their 1995 Annual Awards Banquet. Those honored were Top Producer, Bon Park, international sales; Top Salesperson, Mike Bradley, commercial/industrial and income property; Michael Moore commercial/investments and land; Sang J. Noh, investments/business opportunities and Ken Anderson, commercial investment and land. Harper Bond will be celebrating its 20th anniversary in 1996.

Northwest Landing receives a Grand Award

Northwest Landing has earned a Grand Award for "best community design" in the 12th annual Best in American Living (BALA) national design contest sponsored by the National Association of Home Builders and Professional Builders magazine. In the category "communities with more than 150 units" judges singled out Northwest Landing for its elements of small town living, continuity between the site plan and architecture, environmental sensitivity and varied housing densities. There were more than 330 BALA entries overall.

John L. Scott honors top agents

John L. Scott Real Estate honored the top agents in the Western Washington Region at its annual convention at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. The top 1 percent agents are ranked based on production and have demonstrated outstanding sales and service to the public. They are: Jerry Mahan, Nada Sundermeyer, Dean Street, John Schlanbusch, George Thurtle, Margo Hass, Michael Chamberlin, Betty DeLaurenti, Katina Toscas, Tom Hermsen, Thuan Howard, Barbara Purcell, Art Whittlesey, Robin Root, David Mills, Ken Kersten, Kathy Hodge, Brenda Prowse, and Ed Flanigan.

Fisher Properties Inc.

Fisher Properties announced the closing of a $27 million loan for West Lake Union Center with Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of New York. Fisher president said "Fisher began the planning of West Lake Union Center in 1984 and is pleased to have successfully reached this milestone with Teacher's financing." The 185,000 facility was ready for occupancy in March, 1994 and reached 98 percent occupancy in mid 1995. The project includes a recently-completed pedestrian overpass which established a landmark connection to the lake front across Westlake Avenue North.

Finance forecast breakfast

The National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) will hold its annual finance forecast breakfast on February 21 at the Bellevue Club at 7:30 a.m. The speakers will be Randy Stickler, senior vice president, Key Bank; Henry Lange, regional manager, Northwester Mutual Life Insurance Co.; Michael Barnes, vice president and principal, Washington Capital,; Bob Spiro, vice president, GMAC Commercial Mortgage Co.; and Wayne Ullman, senior vice president, The Quadrant Corp. Registration fee is $18 for members and $28 for non-members. For more information contact NAIOP, Box 2016, Edmonds, WA 98020-2016, (206) 382-9121, Fax (206) 771-9588.