Jan 16, 2002

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs appointed Richard D. Thaler as its new managing director. Thaler will hold the position for a three-year term, replacing Sheryl J. Willert. Thaler's practice is concentrated in the area of real estate.

Jan 10, 2002

Boeing Realty

Suzanne Milat was promoted at Boeing Realty from corporate leasing to relationship manager. Before joining Boeing two years ago, Milat worked for nine years as a senior property manager for Insignia/ESG and for two years at MK Property Services. Boeing Realty also hired Ross Dorn to work as a relationship manager. Dorn, a 10-year veteran of real estate and property management, worked the past three as an acquisition analyst for Cabot Industrial Trust. He worked in appraising and property tax consulting before that and holds a master's degree in real estate development from MIT.

NAIOP's 2002 forecast breakfast

Seven speakers will tackle the year to come at NAIOP's "2002 Leasing Forecast Breakfast," scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the Bellevue Doubletree Hotel. The following brokers will talk: Jim Kinerk on Eastside office; Leigh Callahan on Seattle office; Gary Bullington on Eastside and north-end high tech; Chris Corr on south-end industrial; Maria Royer on retail; and Don Fosseen on investment. Jim Bowles will emcee. The gathering begins at 7 a.m., with the program running from 7:30 to 9 a.m. For more information, contact the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties at (206) 382-9121.

Hebert to give apartment forecast

Jim Hebert will predict how the region's apartment market will perform in the coming year at a breakfast organized by Kidder Mathews & Segner. The president of Bellevue-based Hebert Research will talk on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Bellevue Club. The event runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Contact Kelly Larson at (206) 296-9600.

Housing Resources Group

Brent Lower joined the board of the non-profit Housing Resources Group of Seattle. Lower works as an executive at Lowe Enterprises NW, the Seattle-based division of the California-based developer and pension advisor Lowe Enterprises. Carol Thomas of the Seattle office development company of Wright Runstad & Co. was elected president of the Housing Resources Group board. Bryan Friend of Washington Mutual became vice president. Laurel Spelman of Laurel Spelman Co., also a developer, is secretary and treasurer. Formed in 1980, the non-profit manages 26 apartment buildings throughout Seattle, totaling 1,437 units, and has three new buildings under development that will total 190 units.

IREM

Steven Goff will serve as this year's president of the Institute of Real Estate Management's Western Washington chapter. IREM is a property management affiliate of the National Association of Realtors that totals 12,000 members nationwide, all of whom have received the "certified property manager" certification. John Hatton was elected president elect. This year's vice presidents: Heidi Turner in membership, Robb Bill in finance and Mike Hogue in communications. Neal Warner, Shawn Hoban and Lynn Marzono round out this year's board.

Marcus & Millichap

David Melman bought the Woodland Estates Mobile Home Park in Puyallup from Phillip Woody for $1.89 million. Marcus & Millichap broker Scott Morasch put the deal together.

Paragon Real Estate Advisors

The 74-year-old, red-brick Daphne Apartments in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood sold for $2.9 million, according to Paragon Real Estate Advisors. The 20-unit building is at 433 13th Ave. E. Paragon's Richard Belden represented the buyer, which Paragon didn't identify. Bruce Kahn and Rick Downing of Westlake Associates represented the seller, who King County property records identify as Joseph and Marjorie Morton. Paragon said both the buyer and seller were conducting 1031 tax-deferral exchanges.

Breakfast with Transnation

Dwight Bickel, counsel for LandAmerica Financial Group, will discuss the new ALTA leasehold endorsements at the next Breakfast with Transnation event on Monday, Jan. 21. ALTA stands for the American Land Title Association Forms Committee. Bickel will outline the committee's changes to title forms. LandAmerica is the parent for Transnation Title, organizer of the event that runs from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at the Washington Athletic Club in downtown Seattle. For information, call (206) 628-4650.

Windermere

David Lundsgaard became a sales associated in Windermere Real Estate's Queen Anne office. Lundsgaard was previously a principal and vice president with the Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu.

John L. Scott

Pat Bash-Velasquez and Tana Belger joined the Kingston office of John L. Scott Real Estate as agents. Ed Vesneske Jr. is a new agent in the firm's Vashon Island office. Glenn Taylor became an agent in the firm's University Place office.