Apr 07, 2011

Shurco

Bellevue-based Shurco hired Jim Long and James Palzer. Long, executive VP of Commercial Properties, previously worked for American Management Services, Trinity Real Estate and Equity Office Properties Trust. Palzer is director of Development and Special Projects, overseeing commercial and multi-family properties and expanding services. He previously worked for Pinnacle in Seattle. Shurco says it manages more than 16 million square feet from Bellingham to Olympia.

Jones Lang LaSalle

Russ Howell joined Jones Lang LaSalle as managing director of Strategic Consulting in the Corporate Solutions business. He's based in Seattle. The Strategic Consulting team helps clients increase productivity. Howell joins Jones Lang LaSalle from Johnson Controls where he was a senior VP. He's also worked in the real estate departments of J.P. Morgan & Co. and IBM Corp.

Grubb & Ellis and Harsch

Harsch Investment Properties selected Grubb & Ellis's Seattle office to lease the West Park Corporate Campus in Auburn and Campus Park in Federal Way. The properties total nearly 351,300 square feet of office and warehouse. The leasing team is Bill Condon, Matt McGregor, Arne Svendsen and Patrick Mullin. Portland-based Harsch owns and operates 20 million square feet of commercial real estate in the West.

CB Richard Ellis Group

CBRE said 414 million square feet of properties it manages, including 10.6 million square feet in the Puget Sound region, participated in World Wildlife Fund's Earth Hour 2011 last month. Earth Hour encourages cities, businesses, schools, organizations and individuals to turn out lights for one hour in a symbolic call for action on climate change. The company also won a federal Energy Star Sustain Excellence Award.

First Service

First Service, parent company of Seattle-based Colliers International, launched FS Energy with the goal of reducing operating costs in buildings it manages. FS Energy is initially concentrating on 450 high-rises in New York City, and will expand to Chicago and South Florida. FS Energy tracks energy consumption and costs to create energy reduction plans.

Mar 31, 2011

Heartland LLC

Jeff Cook has joined Heartland of Seattle to launch Heartland Capital Advisors, a real estate capital advisory company. Heartland is a multi-disciplinary real estate advisory and investment company. Cook is a company owner and will lead a team focused on long-term investor relationships.

EMB Management

EMB Management, a Bellevue company that manages Puget Sound area community associations, promoted Alena Alonichava to CFO and hired Lyn Archer as community association manager. Archer joins EMB from her company, Archer Management.

Colliers International

The World Economic Forum named Colliers International CEO Dylan Taylor a Young Global Leader for 2011. Colliers is a Seattle-based global real estate brokerage.

Jones Lang LaSalle

Real estate company Jones Lang LaSalle, which has a Seattle office, made Ethisphere Institute's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies for the fourth year in a row. Ethisphere is a think tank that promotes corporate social responsibility and sustainability.

SKCR helps quake survivors

Seattle King County Realtors started a campaign to help people in Japan displaced by the earthquake and tsunami. Mercer Island Realtor Jason Watabe worked with SKCR to establish a disaster relief fund.

ICSC webinar April 11

The International Council of Shopping Centers will host a webinar about forecasting and annual business plans at 11 a.m. April 11. John Gerdes of L&B Realty Advisors is the presenter. Register at icsc.org.

CREW lunch April 14

The team that designed and built Bertschi School's new science building on Capitol Hill will speak at Commercial Real Estate Women's April 14 lunch at the Washington Athletic Club, 1325 Sixth Ave., Seattle. The panel will be Amanda Sturgeon of the International Living Building Institute, Stacy Smedley of KMD Architects and Kris Beason of Skanska USA Building. This is the first project in Washington built to meet the Living Building Challenge. Register at crewseattle.org.