Jun 05, 1995

Maverick Ideas in Advertising

Maverick Ideas in Advertising has announced the opening of a new offices in the Factoria area of Bellevue. The Bellevue-based company specializes in the advertising and marketing of real estate, mortgage and escrow companies and their agents in the Puget Sound.

Jun 02, 1995

Seattle Market Center

Bay West Group, a San Francisco-based design center ownership and management group, has hired Lynda Coile as property manager of Seattle Design Center and Seattle Gift Center. Both facilities are managed by Seattle Market Center for Bay West Group. Previously, Coile worked with Polygon Management Inc., Kirkland; Koll Management Services, Bellevue; and The Sammis Company, Seattle.

New manager for Columbia Seafirst Center

The Norman Company has named Valarie Tomey as the new general manager of the Columbia Seafirst Center, Seattle's largest office building. Tomey is responsible for managing the 76-story building, including all tenant relations, marketing, personnel, building maintenance, financial management and tenant improvements.

CB Commercial

Bruce Peart has joined CB Commercial Real Estate Group as a vice president, specializing in the sale of investment properties in the Puget Sound area. Prior to joining CB Commercial, Peart was employed by Grubb & Ellis Commercial Real Estate as an investment property specialist.

RE/MAX

RE/MAX Pacific Northwest Inc. has named Phil Van Eynde, sales associate with RE/MAX Eastside Brokers, one of the April 1995 top ten sales associates for the Pacific Northwest Region. Also RE/MAX Real Estate offices across the Northwest, in the last year have contributed over $60,000 to Children's Miracle Network hospitals in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana.

MacPherson's

MacPherson's Inc./Better Homes and gardens has hired several new sales executives in the company's Snohomish, King and Pierce County offices. They include: Phyllis Belieu and Cheryl Pratt, Lynnwood; Stella Bischel and Susan Whitmire, Seattle-North; Norm Willis and Vivi Brown, Greenlake; Tami Brown, Kirkland; Shannon Coyne and Christian Crijanovschi, Renton; Tammy Lundin, Auburn; and Don Young, Pierce County Realty, a MacPherson's Inc. affiliate office.

Grubb & Ellis

Gregory Laycock of Grubb & Ellis' Seattle investment properties division has been named the exclusive sales agent for Overlake Christian Church, located on 132nd avenue Northeast in Kirkland. The 111,812- square-foot church facility and sits on 14.9 acres.

Windermere

Windermere Real Estate's Federal Way office has added Roger Berger as a sales associate. Janice Moody has also been hired as an associate broker to the company's Kirkland office. Growth management meetings slated The Benchmark Task Force of the Growth Management Planning Council invites you to attend a community meeting in your area to participate in identifying the most important goals for creating liveable communities. Meetings are as follows: June 12, Rock Creek Elementary School, Maple Valley, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; June 14, Chief Kanim Middle School, Fall City, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; June 16, Federal Way Boys and Girls Club, Federal Way, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; June 17, City of Redmond Council Chambers, Redmond, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; June 19, Renton Community Center, Renton, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; June 21, Broadview Thompson Elementary, North Seattle, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; June 23, Central Area Motivation Program, Seattle, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; and June 24, Park Lake Boys and Girls Club, White Center, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Sign language and foreign language interpreters can be arranged on week prior to scheduled meeting by calling (206) 296-6748. For further information call (206) 296-7134.

Affordable housing forum

The Washington Association of Realtors is presenting a forum on affordable housing and economic update for real estate professionals on June 27, at Meydenbauer Center, 11100 N.E. Sixth St., in Bellevue. The forum will update real estate professionals on current economic and financial issues and their implications for housing. Cost is $35. For information contact Wayne Locke at (800) 695-9882.

Real estate investors

Learn about an innovative program on how to purchase incoming producing properties at below current market prices. These properties require as little as $2,500 down payment. Limited seating and reservations required. Call Mark at (206) 623-2255, for upcoming workshop locations.