Jul 08, 2010

Fursse & Hall Realty

Sam Ogden joined Fursee & Hall Realty as a commercial leasing and sales agent in the Seattle metro area.

Seattle Union Station

Seattle Union Station, the 606,000-square-foot three-building campus next to Qwest Field in Seattle, has been certified LEED silver in the category of operations and maintenance of existing buildings. CB Richard Ellis provided sustainability services. CBRE said a clean water treatment system eliminates the need for hazardous chemicals and reduces annual water consumption by more than 500,000 gallons. Tenants are composting food waste and recycling more than 271 pounds of paper each day. Certification required no major capital upgrades.

Webinars on short sales

A free webinar series on short-sales will be offered at noon on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Each lasts an hour and will include a question-and-answer session. A lender, CPA and lawyer will cover whether lenders will consider short sales; how the IRS will treat a short sale for tax purposes; and promissory notes, deficiency judgments and short sales. Real estate broker Robin Speronis will be the host. Register at AskZenRealEstate.com.

CREW event on green design

Josh Beard of Core Design and Pam Worner of Green Dog Enterprises will talk about trends in green design and construction at a Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle & Sound education event at 5:30 p.m., July 15, in the third-floor conference room at the 1918 Eighth Avenue Building in downtown Seattle. Cost is $20 to $30. Register at crewseattle.org.

NAIOP topic: What large tenants want

At the July 21 breakfast in Redmond, NAIOP members will hear how tenants with large space requirements are deciding where to locate, and how landlords and municipalities are courting them. Dan McFeeley of Esterline Korry Electronics, Kimberly Gray of the federal General Services Administration and Tim Dore of Casey Family Programs are scheduled to be on the panel. Rob Arron of Vulcan Real Estate will moderate. The 7:30 a.m. breakfast will be in Building 33 at Microsoft, 16070 N.E. 36th Way. Costs range from $25 to $60. Register at naiopwa.org.

Marcus & Millichap investor symposium

Marcus & Millichap's Seattle investor symposium will be at 11:30 a.m. July 27 with a presentation of investment opportunities as well as a talk by Greg Wendelken, regional manager of the brokerage, on Seattle commercial real estate trends and a 2011 forecast. The symposium will be at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave. RSVP by July 19 by contacting Janine Baker at (206) 826-5700 or janine.baker@marcusmillichap.com.

Jul 01, 2010

GVA Kidder Mathews

Jim Gerner joined GVA Kidder Mathews in the Bellevue valuation advisory division as a senior appraiser and consultant. He previously worked as a senior appraiser at Banner Bank and Eastman Co.

Colliers International

Gary Hunter, an associate broker in Colliers International's Seattle office, was elected to the state chapter's Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute board. Hunter specializes in commercial real estate investment sales, focusing on the Puget Sound region with an emphasis on the Rainier Valley. CCIM is a commercial real estate association and the governing body of one of the world's largest commercial real estate networks.

Urban Partners

Aspira, a new Seattle apartment tower developed by Urban Partners, was awarded four-star environmental certification from Built Green. It is the first high-rise residential building in Seattle to earn the certification. The 37-story tower has electric car recharging stations. Built Green is a nonprofit program of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties.

NBS Financial Services

Jeff Henderson, finance officer of NBS Financial Services in Seattle, arranged $4.6 million in financing for Snohomish Self Storage in Snohomish. Located on about 8.5 acres, the 11-year-old business has 707 storage units and 281 RV parking spaces. The alliance works with 20 other mortgage banking firms across the country. Capital sources are local, national and international.

ICSC

The International Council of Shopping Centers appointed five volunteer officers for Washington state: Timothy L. Jackson, Wallace Properties, Bellevue, state director; Alesha L. Shemwell, Macerich, Redmond, government relations committee chair; Thomas L. Spader, Freiheit & Ho Architects, Kirkland, alliance private sector co-chair; Terrie Battuello, city of Bothell, alliance public sector co-chair; and Trace Blethen, Starbucks, retail chair. Glen Bachman, Bellevue Square Managers, will head the Government Relations Committee.

Yates Wood & MacDonald

The Seattle commercial real estate company Yates Wood & MacDonald is marking 20 years in business under the leadership of company President Nancy Darlington. The company has been in business here since 1944.