Dec 10, 2003
Bill Wright, a former Subway franchisee, joined Seattle-based Taco Del Mar as master developer for the state of Utah. Wright is currently planning to open several locations in the Salt Lake City area. Bob and Chad Moore of Colliers International will act as the territory's real estate broker.
Dec 04, 2003
Scott
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Chung
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J. Lennox Scott, chairman and CEO of John L. Scott Real Estate, has been selected by Realtor Magazine as one of the nation's top 25 most influential people in real estate. The magazine editors cited Scott's progressive business approach, his leadership in technology, and his lifetime commitment to real estate. Also, the company has a new franchise in Village Center at Harbour Point. Mukilteo resident
Howard Chung, formerly of John L. Scott's Bellevue Main office, owns and operates the 11th Scott office in Snohomish County and the 121st companywide.
Kilpatrick
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John A. Kilpatrick, Ph.D., and managing partner of Mundy Associates, is one of the nation's first real estate appraisers to be named a professional member of the International Code Council. The ICC is responsible for developing the codes that govern building construction throughout the United States. Mundy Associates, founded in Seattle in 1976, specializes in complex economic, market, and valuation analysis throughout the Western Hemisphere and Pacific Rim.
Steven C. Johnson has joined Raskin & Associates as a principal. He will lead the Kirkland-based company's continuing expansion to serve the Seattle market and oversee the company-wide tenant representation. Since 1985, he has run his own commercial real estate business, Steven C. Johnson & Associates, in Seattle, and before that he was a partner at the Norman Co. Jason Griffin, formerly of Steven C. Johnson & Associates, will also join Raskin & Associates as a member of the client services group.
Olson
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Ryan Olson has joined Wallace Properties as a commercial broker specializing in leasing, investment sales and syndication. He has 12 years' sales experience in the software industry.
Hansen
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ERA Care Communities, a provider of retirement housing in the Puget Sound region, has named
Catherine Hansen human resources director. She oversees human resources at the company's six local properties and its Seattle headquarters. She has 20 years' experience, having worked for Evergreen Pharmaceutical and FSB Inc., a real estate syndication and national property management firm.
Working with the Salvation Army, Windermere Real Estate has launched its Home for the Holidays Program. It will use funds donated by Windermere owners, agents and staff members to pay one year's worth of rent for seven Puget Sound-region families. The program also includes the TLC Drive Saturday and Sunday when Windermere's Western Washington offices will collect towels, linens and cash for local charitable groups. For more information, see http://www.windermere.com/holidays.
The Commercial Broker Association's Commercial Real Estate Insights Breakfast is 7 a.m. Dec. 10 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Seattle. Speakers are Jim Carbone of Rreef, Port of Seattle CEO Mic Dinsmore, Sabey Corp. CEO Dave Sabey, Opus Northwest President and CEO John Solberg and Fisher Properties President and CEO Mark Weed. Tickets are $59 or $550 for a table of 10. For reservations, call (425) 820-3348.
Nixing NIMBY: Can We Make Housing a Political Winner? is the topic of a half-day Housing Partnership conference at 8 a.m. Dec. 10 at Renton City Hall, 1055 S. Grady Way. Among the speakers are Scott Hildebrand, Master Builders Association, and Dan McGrady, Vulcan. The $50 cost includes breakfast. Registration is due Monday and can be made by telephoning (425) 453-5123 or writing mluis@seanet.com.
Seattle Department of Planning and Development Director Diane Sugimura will speak at CREW Seattle's noon lunch Dec. 11 at the Washington Athletic Club in Seattle. Tickets are $29.50 for members and $45 for nonmembers and walkins. For reservations, telephone Commercial Real Estate Women at (206) 361-6859.
