Sep 23, 2010

Bentall LP, Kennedy Associates

Douglas Poutasse was named executive vice president of Strategy and Research for Canada-based Bentall LP, a real estate advisory and services company, and Bentall's U.S. partner, Seattle-based Kennedy Associates. He worked at AEW Capital Management as chief investment strategist. He is past president of the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries and is on the board of the Real Estate Research Institute.

Fursse & Hall Realty

Meagan K. Groghan joined Fursse & Hall Realty as a commercial leasing and sales agent in the Seattle metro area.

Grubb & Ellis Landauer

Grubb & Ellis Landauer Valuation Advisory Services opened in Seattle. Chad A. Campbell heads the office. He was managing director of the Northwest region for CB Richard Ellis Valuation & Advisory Services. The Seattle office is one of 12 across the country. Landauer officials said the company will grow to more than 350 appraisers with a presence in every key market in the nation.

Network Home Loans

Steve Wilde joined Network Home Loans as vice president and manager of the Everett branch. He previously worked for HomeStreet Bank, where he managed the Mountlake Terrace branch.

Heartland LLC

Deva Dawson is a new project manager at Heartland, a Seattle real estate consulting and investment firm.

Brownfields conference in Tacoma

The theme of the Northwest Environmental Business Council's Oct. 6-7 Brownfields Redevelopment Council in Tacoma is Reclaiming Our Communities. Topics include how to get work with public agencies, financing public and private projects, the state of the real estate financing market, and redevelopment options. Register at nebc.org, or call 1 (800) 227-6361.

NAIOP looks at alternative financing

The commercial real estate group NAIOP's 7:30 a.m. Oct. 8 breakfast meeting in Tacoma will examine alternative financing options. Topics include new market tax credits, HUD Section 108, 63/20 bond financing and the EB-5 program. The meeting is at Hotel Murano, 1320 Broadway Plaza. Register at naiopwa.org or by e-mailing info@naiopwa.org or calling (206) 382-9121.

Sep 16, 2010

Colliers International, ATREG

Tim Smith joined the Bellevue office of Colliers International as a senior vice president. He specializes in Eastside office tenant and landlord representation. Smith has negotiated more than one million square feet of office deals. Colliers also said it has spun off ATREG, the Advanced Technology Resource Group, into its own, independent advisory firm. ATREG will continue to serve semiconductor and advanced technology manufacturing clients, selling businesses or business units, processes and products, and doing other consulting work. Colliers will be ATREG's preferred real estate provider. ATREG will be based in Seattle and led by Stephen Rothrock, who was ATREG senior vice president and executive director. All ATREG employees are transferring to the company's new location.

NAI Puget Sound Properties

Bellevue-based NAI Puget Sound Properties is opening a Tacoma office and adding a multi-family investment sales division. The company hired brokers Bruce Goldstein, Kim Marvik, Doug Smith and Hugh Winskill to work in the downtown branch. Billy Moultrie and Christian Mattson, who work the industrial sector, will join the Tacoma office. Moultrie will be the managing broker.

Grubb & Ellis, DCT Industrial Trust

DCT Industrial Trust has chosen Grubb & Ellis to manage seven Seattle-area industrial properties totaling 1.1 million square feet. Heather Nix and Lee Wallis will lead the management team. This spring, DCT chose Grubb & Ellis to handle leasing of the properties. The portfolio is 95 percent leased, and consists of four properties in Kent, two in Algona and one in Renton.

Speed networking at CREW

Commercial Real Estate Women will hold a speed networking event at 5 p.m. Sept. 23 in the Expedia Building, 333 108th Ave. N.E., Bellevue. Arden Clise of Clise Etiquette will provide networking tips. It's $25 for members and $35 for others. Register at crewseattle.org.