Sep 16, 1998

Washington State Bar Association

M. Wayne Blair has been named president of the 24,000-member Washington State Bar Association. Blair is an attorney at the Seattle law firm of Montgomery, Purdue, Blankinship & Austin, where his practice centers around commercial, business, real estate and construction law.

Sep 11, 1998

Bentall

Bentall U.S. LLC has promoted Nicole Lindell and David Vranizan to senior property managers. Lindell will manage U.S. Bank Centre and Vranizan will handle Bentall's Eastside portfolio, including Newport Corporate Center and The Millennium, which is under construction in Redmond. Bentall has acquired the management contract for Century Square and hired Brian Wabik as the property's senior manager.

CB Richard Ellis

Roger Hodge, assistant vice president and senior real estate analyst, has relocated to the Seattle Appraisal Department of CB Richard Ellis. He has been a senior appraiser at the company's San Francisco office where he specialized in downtown office and retail properties and complex assignments, such as appraisal of the Microsoft Redmond campus and the Playa Vista development of the former Howard Hughes estate with the city of Los Angeles.

Fisher Properties

Fawn Franksen has been promoted to property manager and will oversee Fisher holdings in Kent and Seattle. She joined Fisher two years ago as an associate property manager.

Commonwealth

Rodney L. Lambe has been hired to fill the new post of commercial accounts manager for Commonwealth Title Insurance Co. Lambe, who previously worked for Keystone Mortgage and Colliers International, will be responsible for calling on brokerage firms, real estate attorneys and commercial real estate investors in the Seattle, Bellevue and Tacoma markets.

Windermere

Windermere's revamped website is earning praise from online real estate publications. Real Times opines about how rare it is to find a company that, like Seattle-based Windermere, updates online data daily. The site address is windermere.com.

Sep 09, 1998

Housing demonstration project awards

Awards for Design Demonstration Projects, now on display at Seafirst Gallery in Columbia Center, will be announced at 6 p.m. Sept. 10 in the gallery. A reception will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The projects will be selected by an interdisciplinary jury representing the Office of the Mayor, Seattle Department of Construction and Land Use, Seattle City Council, neighborhood groups, architects, real estate developers and building professionals. The award winners, to be announced by Mayor Paul Schell and Seattle City Councilmember Peter Steinbrueck, will be assisted by the city through the design review and permitting process. Submittals to the program represent real projects that push the envelope of codes, financing and other factors that restrict the creation of affordable housing in Seattle neighborhoods. On Sept. 17, projects selected for award will be presented by project team members and considered by a panel, including jury members and others. The panel will be moderated by Mark Hinshaw, director of urban design for LMN architects.

Emick Howard & Seibert

Brett Conway has been promoted from director of architecture to principal of Emick Howard & Seibert, Inc. He joined the firm in 1995 and is now principal-in-charge of all architectural projects, including three facilities for Spokane Railway Credit Union, Columbia Bank, Fox Sports Northwest, Entercom Communications and Tower Realty Management. Jim Haack has been promoted from project manager to senior architectural designer. He joined the firm in 1996. Haak is now at work on Kitsap Federal Credit Union, Acordia Northwest, Continental Bank and Columbia Bank.

Hills & Associates

Sherrill Johnson has been named an associate with Hills & Associates Interior Design and Planning. Her clients have included Crown Pacific, Extensis, Compass Management & Leasing, Spieker Properties and Realty Trust.