Oct 19, 1999

Lease Crutcher Lewis

Seattle's Lease Crutcher Lewis has hired four technical professionals. Michele Clute has rejoined the company as a senior estimator after spending a year away. She previously worked for 10 years with the contractor and is now providing estimating and other preconstruction services on jobs like the Lakeside High School Ackerley Athletic Center renovation. Doug Norem has joined as an estimator and project engineer after having interned with the company for the past year. He recently graduated from the University of Washington with bachelor's degrees in construction management and architecture. Paula Sword has become a project engineer after spending 12 years as a superintendent, foreman and carpenter. She recently completed the UW's construction management certificate program and is working with the company's Special Projects Division on a tenant improvement for Williams Communications. Robert Brison is a project engineer who joined the company with 25 years of construction and facilities management experience. He previously worked for the UW and WA Botting, and is a graduate of Stanford University.

Oct 15, 1999

Coldwell Banker

Coldwell Banker Bain Associates has named three new managing brokers. Sue Victory is the managing broker at the 54-agent Renton office; she previously managed Coldwell Banker Evergreen Olympic in Lacey. E.J. Bowlds is the new co-manager of the Everett office. He will assist co-manager Nancy Overbeke to increase the company's only branch in Snohomish County from 70 to 100 agents. And Steve Tarabochia assumes additional duties as managing broker of the 30-agent Duvall office while continuing to spearhead the companywide agent recruitment and development initiative. Raymond Boesch has joined Coldwell Banker Bain Associates as a Cendant Mortgage field services representative.

Boeing Employees Credit Union

Boeing Employees' Credit Union has announced it has become the first credit union in Washington state to offer members personal mortgage information on the Internet. By accessing the credit union's Web site, members with mortgage loans can look up their account balances and other information for free.

North Coast Mortgage

L.J. Melody & Co., has arranged fixed-rate financing amount of $16.25 million for SeaTac Village in Federal Way. Salomon Brothers Realty Corp., provided funding through Jack Standeford and Lois Townsend of L.J. Melody's North Coast Mortgage Co., on behalf of the borrower. L.J. Melody also has arranged fixed-rate financing of $31.7 million for Northpointe Plaza Shopping Center in Spokane. Salomon Smith Barney provided the funding through Standeford and Mark Capeloto of L.J. Melody's North Coast Mortgage Co., on behalf of the borrower, Wesbild Enterprises Ltd.

Coast Management Co.

The national Institute of Real Estate Managers has announced that Everett-based Coast Management Co., has been awarded the Accredited Management Organization designation. This recognizes property management firms that meet the highest standards of education, experience, staff development and other measures. Coast, which has offices in Bellevue and Boise, Idaho, manages a portfolio of 8,000 multifamily units and 1.5 million square feet of commercial and retail properties.

Norris, Beggs & Simpson

Joe Baer of Norris Beggs & Simpson represented Julie Grant when she sold the 12-unit Creekside Apartments, 1309 114th Ave. S.E., Bellevue, to David Weaver for $675,000. Weaver was represented by John Downing of Westlake Associates.

Harbor Properties

Harbor Properties has leased more than 7,400 square feet in the new Harbor Steps North tower to Kingstad Meeting Centers, a Portland company that offers full-service meeting facilities. This will be Kingstad's second Puget Sound-area location; it opened a facility in Bellevue at Park 140 Oct. 1.

Marcus & Millichap

Robert Sheppard of the Bellevue office of Marcus & Millichap represented the principals in the sale of a 264-unit Scottsdale, Ariz., apartment complex that sold for $22.9 million. Simpson Housing LP of Denver, sold the property to the Private Portfolio Group of Seattle. Dan Swanson of Marcus & Millichap represented Henry and Heidi Lui, who bought the nine-unit Near-U Apartments, 4550 Seventh Ave. N.E., in Seattle for $735,000. Ron and Bodil Jones sold the complex.

Port of Vancouver

Christine Wamsley, a former associate vice president of industrial development with Schnitzer Investment Corp., Portland, has been named director of property and development for the Port of Vancouver. She will be responsible for managing, planning, and developing the industrial side of the port's 1,700 acres. This will include marketing port industrial property, and negotiating property leases, acquisition and sales. She has an active real estate broker license and brings 14 years' of experience to the job.

Tarragon

Tarragon, a Seattle-based developer of commercial, industrial and mixed-use space, has hired Garret Harper as development manager for industrial properties. He is a civil engineer. Previously, Garret was with AHBL as a consulting engineer involved in permitting, design and construction of industrial properties.

Windermere

R. Dante Ponce has joined Windermere's Magnolia office in Seattle as a sales associate. He is the owner of The Pub in Magnolia.