Nov 25, 1999

Short Cressman & Burgess

Short Cressman & Burgess, a Seattle-based law firm, has added four new associates. Michelle Y. Clark will concentrate her practice in business and real estate transactional work. Derek D. Crick joins the firm to concentrate in the areas of construction and government contract law. Christopher L. Ottele practices in the area of employment law and litigation. Alex J. Rose focuses his practice in the area of litigation in the Federal and Superior Court of Washington.

Nov 19, 1999

Quadrant

Quadrant, a Weyerhaeuser company that has developed more than 5 million square feet of commercial space in the Puget Sound area, has promoted several employees and hired Pat Malley as an assistant vice president to accommodate business growth.

Malley previously oversaw financial planning at Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Co. He will be responsible for project management of commercial land building projects, including completion of the new production facility for Capital One at East Campus Corporate Park in Federal Way.

George Sherwin expands his role as vice president and will now serve as chief operating officer. Sherwin, who has been with Quadrant 15 years, will manage all field and internal operations for the commercial divisions in addition to overseeing site developments and development implementations.

Dan Whitaker moves to the commercial real estate division as vice president of finance. He previously was a finance manager for Quadrant. Now he heads up the finance department, raising and managing capital, building and maintaining relationships with investors and supervising overall investment sales.

Ben Conwell advances as vice president. He spent seven years in the finance department and moved to the commercial division three years ago. He will now act as the point person for a number of properties, including the Quadrant Lake Union Center, Redmond Ridge Business Park, Quadrant Willows Corporate Center and Quadrant I-5 Corporate Park.

The reconfiguration of positions and responsibilities provides for more opportunities to pursue new business, said Wally Costello, Quadrant senior vice president.

CarrAmerica

CarrAmerica Realty Corp., has promoted Sally Alhadeff and Matthew Edwards to vice presidents in the Northwest region. Alhadeff, who has more than 20 years of experience in real estate, is vice president/director of operations. She is responsible for the corporation's Northwest portfolio of 29 office buildings of 1.5 million square feet. Edwards is vice president/senior project manager. He is responsible for the corporation's design and construction functions in the Northwest where CarrAmerica has 390,000 square feet under construction and 8.5 acres of land supporting the future development of 124,800 feet. He has 13 years' experience and since joining CarrAmerica in 1997.

Seneca Real Estate Group

Julie Lawton and Robert Wicklein have joined the Seneca Real Estate Group. Lawton, a licensed architect, most recently owned a company specializing in project management of gaming facilities, retail and restaurants. She now is on Seneca's project management team for the new 505 Union Station Building, which Vulcan Northwest is building, and she is managing projects for drugstore.com. Wicklein, a professional engineer, previously worked for Boeing, where he worked on a community service project by leading the design and construction team for Benaroya Hall. Currently, he is the lead project manager for the new Pacific Northwest Aquarium and is managing several projects on the University of Puget Sound campus in Tacoma.

Leland Consulting Group

Eryn Deeming and Glenn Kellogg have been named associates at the Portland office of Leland Consulting Group, Real Estate Economists and Development Advisors. Deeming has a master's degree in city planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has experience in downtown redevelopment and transit-oriented development. She is currently working on urban development projects in Everett and Bellingham. Kellogg has a master's degree in city planning from the University of Pennsylvania where he studied at the Wharton School of Business. He has experience in both economic analysis and urban redevelopment and is currently working on real estate market analysis for transit-oriented and infill development.

The Staubach Co.

The Staubach Co., the Dallas commercial real estate company that has an office in Seattle, announced an Internet-based application to support its affiliates as well as track revenues and help with reporting needs. Three-year-old Akili Systems of Dallas, a provider of e-commerce solutions, will design and maintain the program. According to the Staubach Co., this lowers its technology costs by eliminating the need for on-site support and installations and upgrades at each of its offices.

MacPherson's Better Homes and Gardens

MacPherson's Better Homes and Gardens has nine new sales agents. They are Jenne Medcroft at Greenlake in Seattle; Dena Elder, Jan Geller and Rianne Shanabarger at Lynnwood; Mike Mastro and Linda Santos at Renton; Marvetta Toler at Seattle North; Shelly Anderson at the South Puget Sound Office; and Sean Endicott at Woodinville.

e-Pro

A new online certification program, e-Pro, will be offered next year to National Association of Realtors members who want to more effectively use online technology to meet the needs of today's Internet-savvy consumers. WebSuite.com, an online education company in Seattle, is developing the course through Realtor University. The NAR's Web site is http://nar.realtor.com.

Upcoming event

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle and Norwest Mortgage will sponsor a free, two-session workshop, "Why Rent When You Can Own?" The evening sessions are from 6 to 8:30 Dec. 14 and Dec. 16 in the Board Room of the Urban League, 105 14th Ave., Seattle. Information on various no- and low-down payment programs will be provided. Registration is required and can be made by telephoning the league at (206) 461-3792, extension 3010.