Apr 30, 1998

Foster Pepper & Shefelman

Greg Powell has become a partner at Foster Pepper & Shefelman's Portland office. Powell concentrates his practice in the areas of real estate development, limited liability companies and general business transactions.

Apr 28, 1998

Graham & Dunn

Mark C. Griffin has joined the Seattle law firm of Graham & Dunn as an associate and member of the firm's real estate practice group.

Apr 27, 1998

Phoenix Savings Bank

Phoenix Savings Bank has elected co-presidents Ed Hedlund and Sheryl Nilson. Hedlund, president of savings, previously served as vice president of Washington Federal Savings. Nilson, president of lending, previously served as president and co-founder of Phoenix Mortgage Co., the bank's predecessor. Phoenix Savings Bank is headquartered in Lynnwood.

Apr 24, 1998

Paragon

Bruce Savett has joined Paragon Real Estate Advisors as an associate broker focusing on apartment sales. Savett has 12 years of experience in sales and financing of apartments in California.

Kauri Investments

Kauri Investments, a Seattle real estate development and management firm, has made two management promotions. David Lightfoot has been named president and CEO and Nancy Dardarian has been named executive vice president and director of property management. Jim Potter remains as chairman. Lightfoot joined the firm in 1996 as CFO and Dardarian was hired as director of property management in 1996. Kauri has developed or substantially rehabbed 1,800 housing units and manages more than 1,100 units. The firm has diversified into mixed-use residential and commercial properties and is expanding its services to include fee development and consulting.

Windermere

The Kirkland office of Windermere Real Estate has hired Nathan Summers as a new sales associate. He formerly was with Skyline Properties. In the Enumclaw office, Catherine Bunker has joined as a sales agent. She is new to real estate after owning and operating the Gold Creek Equestrian Center in Woodinville for eight years. Ivan Salaverry has joined the Lake Forest Park office, where he is a sales agent. Salaverry previously worked for Pookie Productions. And in the Monroe office, Allen P. Hentschell has been hired in sales. He has over 22 years' experience in real estate, most recently with Coldwell Banker Bain in Duvall. Hentschell specializes in land, homes on acreage and residential communities in Snohomish and north King counties.

Apr 20, 1998

Vance, Romero & Montague

Eric Zimbelman has joined the Bellevue law firm of Vance, Romero & Montague as an associate. Zimbelman will focus his practice in the area of business litigation, particularly employment, real estate and intellectual property.

Apr 17, 1998

Cushman & Wakefield

Gordon Ahalt, senior managing director of Cushman & Wakefield of Washington, Inc., will step down from that position effective May 1. Ahalt cited personal reasons for the change. He will stay on with the firm in a different capacity. A successor has not been named.

Colliers International

Mark C. Anderson has joined the Bellevue office of Colliers International. Anderson previously worked with Radford & Company in Bellevue for 18 years. At Colliers he will focus on downtown Bellevue and work with other retail clients in the region.

NAIOP

Michael Silvey, an attorney with Foster Pepper & Shefelman LLP, has been elected president of the Oregon chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties. Silvey has practiced real estate law for 26 years, of which the last seven have been with Foster Pepper & Shefelman. He is the managing partner of the firm's Portland office.

ERA Care

Robert Becker has been named director of ERA Care's Bellevue retirement community called The Meydenbauer. The apartment complex, at 10022 Meydenbauer Way, S.E, has 50 units and has been remodeled and renovated. Becker has 20 years' experience administering adult education and community development programs in Colorado and Utah. Since moving to this area in 1986, he has taught in the Seattle School District and at the American Indian Heritage School, and has worked on senior recreation programs at ERA Care's Ida Culver House Broadview and University House.

Real estate classes online

Pierce College, with campuses in Puyallup and Lakewood, has begun offering continuing-education real estate courses online. The first covers real estate law and is worth three credits or 30 clock-hours. Upcoming courses will delve into purchase and sale agreements and real estate brokerage management. The law course is an introduction to real estate law and the legal system, including forms of property ownership, limited partnerships, easments, leasehold estates and leases, title and transfer of title, fraud, landlord-tenant laws and other issues. Courses are continuous enrollment, so students may begin at any time. For registration information, call (253) 964-6616 or e-mail cvadeim@ctc.ctc.edu. For further information, visit the college's Web site, http://www.pierce.ctc.edu/Users/Depts/RealEstate/index.html.

Insignia/Forum

Insignia/Forum Commercial Group has been selected by CarrAmerica Realty Corporation to market and lease Sunset Corporate Park, a 32.5-acre masterplanned office/flex campus in Hillsboro, Ore. The park will feature eight buildings, including build-to-suit, totaling about 427,000 square feet for office, research and development, engineering and light manufacturing. Construction will begin in May.