Aug 25, 1995

Paratransit Services

In a reorganization of Paratransit Services, Steve Hutchins has been promoted from transportation manager and deputy director to executive vice president of consulting and market development, and Mel Petrie, administration manager for the past three years, was named executive vice president of finance and administration. Hutchins has 17 years of experience in transportation services management, with expertise in marketing, operations and starting up new systems. He has worked for private non-profit, private for-profit and public transportation companies. During the past 20 years, Petrie has worked in the public and private sector, for employers including the Washington State Department of Revenue and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Low & Associates

Robert Low has opened Low & Associates Inc., a full service investment real estate appraisal and consulting firm in Kirkland, 218 Main St., Suite 495. Low, who is state certified in Washington and Idaho, has provided appraisal, market studies and general consulting services to clients throughout the Pacific Northwest for more than 10 years

Clise Properties

Richard Stevenson has been named chief operating officer for Clise Properties. Stevenson joins Clise with more than 14 years in property management. He most recently spent six years as a general manager with Harbor Properties Inc.

Marcus & Millichap

Matthew Balkman has been appointed a senior investment associate of Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Brokerage Company.

RE/MAX

RE/MAX has recently announced the top ten producers from August. They include in no particular order: James Pettegrew, Charles Cady and Ken Wilson, RE/MAX Northwest Realtors, Seattle; Teresa Schwark, RE/MAX Star Associates, Vancouver; Peter Cattle and Ralph Ripley, Jr., RE/MAX Canyon Creek Realty, Bothell; Jan Johnson, RE/MAX Sno-King Realty, Edmonds; Patti Siebold, RE/MAX Star Associates, Seattle; Syble Ferguson, RE/MAX Eastside Brokers, Bellevue; and Sherry Funk, RE/MAX Realty West, Federal Way. RE/MAX is also now available on the Internet offering a new service called ``RE/MAX Home WEB,'' that is a World Wide Web site providing property services and real estate information.

CREW-Northwest

Commercial Real Estate Women-Northwest is sponsoring a special edition box lunch program entitled ``Update on Seattle.'' The program will be held on Sept. 13 at the Harbor Club, 801 Second Ave., 17th Fl. Cost is $12.50 for members. The panel will consist of: Kate Joncas, president, Downtown Seattle Association; Deborah Knutson, vice president of business development, Economic Development Council (EDC); Richard Muhlebach, president, TRF Management Corp.; and Wilma Warshak, office & industrial broker, Colliers, Macaulay, Nicholls International. For registration information call CREW-Northwest at (206) 778-6162.

Grubb & Ellis

Greg Laycock and Ed Watts of Grubb & Ellis' Seattle investment properties division recently negotiated the sale of the Brentwood Apartments for $5,340,000. Brentwood Apartments is a 117-unit apartment complex in Everett located at 805 112th St. S.E.

Windermere

Windermere Real Estate has added six new sales associates. They include: Tom Runciman and Chad Ohrt, Bothell; Monte Swears, Eastlake; Trisha Miller, Federal Way; Valari Jackson-McQuinton , Kent; and Tina Thayer-Canning, Lake Forest Park.

Century 21

Century 21 has added several new sales accociates to their offices in the greater Seattle area. They are: Carolyn Beverly, Century 21 Northgate Real Estate; Teresa Chen, Century 21 Smith/Ring Inc.; Don Schultz, Century 21 Real Estate Center; Elaine Slaminaki, Century 21 Barth & Associates; and Julie Urdahl and Carla Urªdahl, Century 21 All Star.