Feb 11, 2010

GVA Kidder Mathews

GVA Kidder Mathews Vice President Stan Sidor was named 2009 Appraiser of the Year by the Seattle chapter of the Appraisal Institute. He is president of the Appraisers' Coalition of Washington, and works with lobbyists to monitor appraisal-related legislation.

Washington Partners

Adam Mihlstin joined Washington Partners' Bellevue office. Before joining the company he managed real estate portfolios for Fortune 500 companies, including KeyBank, Verizon and Western Wireless. Washington Partners is a real estate advisory firm that represents tenants.

CREW Seattle & Sound

Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle & Sound's 2010 board members are President Kris Beason, Skanska USA Building; Past President Michele Guidinger and Director of Programs Heather Downey, both of Cushman & Wakefield; President Elect/National Delegate Erika Baurecht, Jameson Babbit Stites & Lombard; National Delegate/Special Projects Stacy Amrine, Schnitzer West; Secretary/Treasurer Jessica Hickey, 1029 Consulting; Director of Membership Cheryl Cardwell, RealCom; Director of Education/Scholarship Cristina Jorgenson, GordonDerr; Director of Sponsorship Carly Moorman, Hines and Seattle Design Center; Director of Community Outreach Mona Yurk, HomeStreet Capital; Director of Public Relations/Communications Paige Nilsen, Sound Environmental Strategies; and Delegates at Large Wende Sauvage, Encelium Technologies, and Karen Larson.

NAIOP event on foreclosed assets

“Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, Receivership and Distressed Assets: Uncovering Opportunities” is NAIOP's 8 a.m. Feb. 24 breakfast program at the Seattle Sheraton, 1400 Sixth Ave. Speakers are Tim Jones of Lane Powell; Jack Rader, Pacific Realty Advisors; Tom Barghausen, Barghausen Engineers; Jack Jacobson, Washington Federal; and Melissa deLooze, Intracorp. Register at naiopwa.org.

Feb 04, 2010

NAI Puget Sound Properties

NAI Puget Sound Properties named Billy Moultrie, Bob Swain and John Werdel principals. Moultrie specializes in the industrial sector, focusing on the South King and Pierce County markets. Swain focuses on investments, and industrial and flex properties. Werdel works with tenants, property owners and investors in the Seattle and Eastside markets.

Milestone Properties

Rhoda L. Altom, president of Milestone Properties, was awarded the Washington State University Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award for her professional and philanthropic work. She was first woman to graduate from WSU's construction management program, and joined Wright Runstad & Co. Altom later founded Milestone, which oversees a portfolio of properties across the country. After her daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumor, Altom founded the Pediatric Brain Tumor Research Fund. She established the Pediatric Epilepsy Foundation at the University of Washington after her son was diagnosed with epilepsy. She also has done philanthropic work for the YWCA, Northwest School, Cornish College of the Arts and Health Team Northwest. She and her husband, Cory Carlson, established the Altom+Carlson Foundation to support various organizations.

Jones Lang LaSalle

Corey Marx and Seth Heikkila have joined Jones Lang LaSalle's multifamily investment sales practice in Seattle. The new vice presidents will work with Managing Director David Young to expand the company's presence in what Jones Lang LaSalle officials say is one of the top apartment markets in the country.

Seattle Mortgage Bankers Association

Joe Garrett and Mike McAuley of San Francisco-based Garrett, Watts & Co., will speak at SMBA's 5:30 p.m. Feb. 23 dinner meeting at Broadmoor Golf Club, 2340 Broadmoor Drive E., Seattle. They will discuss why mortgage lenders did well in 2009 while banks struggled, and share ideas about increasing revenues and controlling costs through loan pricing, credit lines, loan officer commission matrixes and staff compensation. Register at seattlemba.org.

CREW meeting on Othello Station TOD

The Feb. 11 meeting of CREW will be about the Station at Othello Park, a 420,000-square-foot transit-oriented development now under construction near a Sound Transit rail station in South Seattle. The event will be at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., starting at 11:30 a.m. with registration. Steve Rauf, founder of Othello Partners, and project architect Brad Hinthorne of Ruffcorn Mott Hinthorne and Stine, will join the discussion. For information go to http://www.crewseattle.org

Seminar on real estate joint ventures

Law Seminars International will hold a two-day conference on “Real Estate Joint Ventures and Funds” Feb. 8 and 9 at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel. The topics will include the state of the markets, economics of joint ventures, taxation issues, public-private partnerships, and dealing with real estate funds, with speakers from law firms and development companies. The cost is $995. For information on registration go to lawseminars.com or call (800) 854-8009.