May 05, 2000

Gene Juarez Salons

Gene Juarez Salons has opened a 24,000-square-foot flagship facility in Bellevue that, for the first time, includes a separate men's barber salon and a special room for clients preferring private services following surgery and chemotherapy. The new spa is located in the Galleria on 106th Avenue in Bellevue.

Pryde joins Housing Finance Commission

Housing developer Harry Pryde has become a member of the state Housing Finance Commission on an appointment by Gov. Gary Locke.

Pryde is founder and chairman of Pryde Corp., which develops housing and office buildings. His public service includes sitting on the Federal Home Loan Bank Board of Seattle, the boards of the Seattle and the Bellevue chambers of commerce and on King County Executive Ron Sims' Housing Sounding Board.

In the past he has served on the boards of the Seattle Housing Authority and the King County Housing Partnership.

The 11-member Housing Finance Commission issues bonds to finance production of low- and moderate-income housing.

Pryde fills a board position vacated by Karen Miller who Locke appointed to chair the board last year.

CarrAmerica signs WildTangent

The Redmond high-tech company WildTangent Inc. signed a lease for 36,000 square feet in CarrAmerica Realty's Redmond East Business Campus. WildTangent will move from about 6,500 square feet of offices in a warehouse near Marymoor Park at 17371 N.E. 67th Court.

WildTangent creates 3D graphics, sound and animation for Web sites.

Broker Jeff Jochums of Colliers International represented WildTangent. Al Hodge of the Broderick Group represented CarrAmerica.

WildTangent creates 3D graphics, sound and animation for Web sites.

Broker Jeff Jochums of Colliers International represented WildTangent. Al Hodge of the Broderick Group represented CarrAmerica.

Burnham Pacific sells Tacoma center

San Diego-based Burnham Pacific Properties sold the 58,000-square-foot Chambers Creek Shopping Center in Tacoma for $3.25 million. The real estate investment trust declined to identify the buyer.

President and CEO J. David Martin called the deal "disposing of a non-core asset" when an attractive offer arises.

BOMA sets a Seattle trade show

The Building Owners & Managers Association of Seattle and MediaEDGE Communications have scheduled a two-day conference and trade show in September.

Called Buildex Seattle 2000, the event will be held Sept. 18 and 19 at the Washington Convention and Trade Center in downtown Seattle. It is targeted at building owners, property managers and developers of commercial, institutional and governmental buildings.

Learn about buying that first home

U.S. Bank will provide a seminar in Lynnwood for first-time home buyers to learn the basics from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 24. The program will be in the bank's James Village branch at 19420 Hwy. 99. Topics will include understanding mortgages, qualifying for low-income mortgages, maintaining a household budget and judging a house's price.

Apr 28, 2000

Wilson Management buys Tacoma firm

Bellevue property manager Wilson Management Inc. bought J. Michael & Associates of Tacoma and has made it Wilson Management's Tacoma office. Ed DiLuck will manage the Tacoma office as its designated broker.

Wilson president Gary Wilson said he wants to expand in Pierce and Kitsap counties. "We're interested in increasing our management portfolio on a selective basis with long-term clients," he said. The company also provides commercial brokerage services.

Keystroke.com

Heather O'Keefe joined Seattle-based Keystroke.com as vice president of finance. A CPA, O'Keefe most recently worked as a senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in assembling private equity financing and public offerings. She has also worked in mergers and acquisitions and leveraged buyouts.

Boeing Co.

Carol Holley has been a main voice for Boeing Realty Co., but because acquisitions have left the aerospace giant with no fewer than 26 different payroll systems, Realty is getting a new voice.

Holley is moving from communications manager for support services to fill the same role for people systems. That division is about to embark on the task of reducing Boeing to about half a dozen payroll systems company-wide.

Ron Ciro will keep his roll as communications manager for facilities and add Holley's old duties to that.

John L. Scott Laurelhurst

Steve Rudman became a sales associate in John L. Scott Real Estate's Laurelhurst office.