Oct 08, 2009

Gaston Bay Development

Gaston Bay Development, Pacific Continental Realty and CBRE said Attachmate signed a lease for new office space in a LEED gold office building on the Bellingham waterfront at 2925 Roeder Ave. The building is a former warehouse. The renovation was designed by Christensen Design Management and constructed by Franklin Corp.

NAIOP fall seminar Oct. 21

The NAIOP October breakfast meeting and fall seminar will be held Oct. 21 at the Westin Seattle starting at 7:15 a.m. with registration and networking. There will be three seminar sessions. Session 1 is “The S Factor: An overview of how developers and permitting authorities are leveraging sustainability to build neighborhoods.” Session 2 is “Case Study of Sustainabile Development of an Existing Building: Willows Development.” Session 3 is “Case Study of Sustainable Development of a new building: Terry Westlake Building.” The sessions run from 8 a.m. to noon. To register go to http://www.naiopwa.org.

SMBA meeting Oct. 20

The Seattle Mortgage Brokers Association will meet Tuesday, Oct. 20, at Broadmoor Golf Club with J. Lennox Scott of John L. Scott Real Estate as the speaker. He will talk about current trends and the outlook for 2010. The event starts at 5:30 p.m. with a social hour. Cost is $60 for members and $100 for non-members. Register by Friday, Oct. 16, at noon. Late registration or those who pay at the door will be charged $75. For information call Lisa Miller at (425) 673-8277, or (206) 271-2050 or send an email to LMiller@GolfSavingsBank.com

John L. Scott Builder Breakfast

The 2009 John L. Scott Builder Breakfast will be held Friday, Nov. 6, at the Bellevue Club Hotel from 7 to 9 a.m. The speaker will be Bank of America Senior Vice President and former NAR chief economist Carter Murdoch on economic conditions now and in 2010. Registration is limited. For information contact Judi Garrison at John L. Scott.

Pioneer Human Services

Pioneer Human Services, a Seattle-based nonprofit social-enterprise organization, was honored for expanding affordable housing. Marla Gese and Martha Martin of Pioneer accepted the Friend of Housing Organizational Achievement Award from the Washington State Housing Finance Commission. Pioneer has provided housing for ex-offender and at-risk populations since 1963, and has expanded to Auburn, Bellingham, Spokane and Tacoma, with 675 units in 21 properties. Other enterprises include cafés, institutional food, sheet metal fabrication, machining, food distribution and contract packaging.

Oct 01, 2009

Kinzer Real Estate Services

Kinzer Real Estate Services, a Seattle real estate advisory and brokerage firm, has hired three new staff members. Kris Richey will serve as vice president. Richey worked at the global real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle. Dugan Earl, formerly a vice president of acquisitions at ING Clarion Partners, is a new vice president. Earl was involved in more than $2.5 billion of acquisitions during his tenure at ING. The new business manager is Pamela Faber, who was director of operations for Pioneer Property Group and senior director, operations for Vulcan.

Dan Ivanoff at ICSC Oct. 7

The International Council of Shopping Centers is presenting the Seattle Next Generation Program on Oct. 7 with speaker Dan Ivanoff of Schnitzer Northwest. He will talk about Bellevue's newest mixed-use development, The Bravern. The event starts at 7 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. To register go to http://www.icsc.org

IREM: Tips on small tenants

A seminar on “Strategies for Working with Small Tenants” will be held on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon at the IREM Office in Kirkland. Small tenants (under 10,000 square feet) are often the mainstay of office buildings, industrial properties and retail centers. The presenter will be Shannon Alter, a trainer and management consultant in commercial real estate. She was with Triple Net Properties in Santa Ana, Calif. Cost is $59 for IREM members or $89 for non-members. For information call Kris Morris at (425) 820-9873 or email irem@commercialmls.com.

TRI Commercial/Corfac

TRI Commercial/Corfac International Senior Vice President and Regional Manager Ed Benoit said TRI's Robert (Bob) King and Jeff Crane of The Andover Co./Corfac represented WB Equities in selling a Federal Way International House of Pancakes. The 4,022-square-foot property is at 178 S.W. Campus Dr. and sold for close to the asking price of $3.25 million. There are more than 18 years remaining on the lease.

Century 21 Real Estate

Tom Kunz, president and CEO of Century 21 Real Estate, and COO Craig Leonard said their company is expanding franchise opportunities in the area and holding a seminar about it Oct. 7 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Daniel's Broiler in Seattle. RSVP to century21franchises.com.

James Real Estate Group

The James Real Estate Group, a real estate company, has started a philanthropic giving program called CARE. The company will make a financial contribution for every real estate and mortgage transaction it completes. Clients can select among a variety of charitable organizations. For information see http://www.jamesregroup.com.

Seattle Mortgage Bankers Lunch Oct. 6

The Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association will hold its income property lunch on Oct. 6 at 11:30 a.m. with a panel discussion about the current market. The moderator will be Courtney Hashimoto of Cascade Bank. The panelists will be Frank Bosl of CB Richard Ellis on apartments, Lori Hill of Pacific Real Estate Partners on office, Paul Sleeth of Colliers on retail and Arie Salomon of NAI Puget Sound Properties on industrial. Cost is $45. For information and registration contact Steve Cory at (206) 795-3874.