Feb 14, 2013

NBS Financial

Henderson

Patterson

Two employees in NBS Financial Services' Seattle office have been promoted. Jeff Henderson is now senior finance officer. He joined NBS Financial in 2009 with a background in commercial real estate. Andrew Patterson was promoted to senior associate finance officer. Patterson has been with NBS since 2007.

GardnerGlobal

Seattle-based GardnerGlobal Inc. has moved its headquarters to Pioneer Square at 114 Alaskan Way S., Suite 104. The company was founded in 2009 and is headed by CEO Jaebadiah S. Gardner. GardnerGlobal services include real estate development and consulting, brokerage and property management, business development and social media consulting.

Cobalt Mortage

The Kirkland branch of Cobalt Mortgage said it raised $36,800 for college scholarships for local students. The funds came from a competition between University of Washington alumnae at the Kirkland branch and Washington State University alumnae at the Southcenter branch. Overall, the company raised more than $100,000 that will be given to 73 students in Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Colorado, Arizona, Texas, Utah and Oklahoma. Cobalt Mortgage Dollars for Scholars is a nonprofit founded in 2010.

Capitol Hill Housing

Capitol Hill Housing will hold its annual Top of the Town event March 21 in the Sorrento Hotel at 900 Madison St. The event brings together developers, business and community leaders, and elected officials to talk about affordable housing on Capitol Hill. For more information and tickets contact Ragnar Thorisson at rthorisson@capitolhillhousing.org or call (206) 204-3843.

Feb 07, 2013

Plum Creek

Seattle-based Plum Creek Timber Co. named Tom Lindquist, 52, as the new president. He is now executive vice president and chief operating officer, and he will continue to serve as COO. Rick Holley, 60, president and CEO since 1994, will continue as CEO. Lindquist joined Plum Creek in 2001 after working for Trammell Crow as executive vice president overseeing real estate. He has a bachelors from the University of Washington and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Plum Creek is one of the largest landowners in the nation.

Red Lion Hotels

Spokane-based Red Lion will add the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino to its newest brand, the Leo Hotel Collection, which is geared toward independent owners of boutique and historic hotels who want access to Red Lion's reservation system. The hotel is one block east of the Las Vegas strip and has nearly 3,000 rooms, as well as 220,000 square feet of meeting space and a casino. Other amenities include 14 restaurants, a 1,650-seat showroom and a 350-seat cabaret.

CBRE

CBRE HMF arranged $17.7 million loan for Allied Argenta of Santa Monica, Calif., to buy two low-income housing complexes. Ashwood Downs in Olympia was purchased for $8.7 million. It was built in 1995 and has 96 units. Atherton Woods in Vancouver was sold for $9 million. It was built in 1994 and has 102 units. The units are available to individuals and families. The income restrictions will be extended for 30 years.

CREW

Key players in the transformation of South Lake Union will speak at the Commercial Real Estate Women luncheon Feb. 14 beginning at 11:30 a.m. in the Washington Athletic Club. Speakers are Jeff Giuzio of Seneca Group, which is advising Amazon.com and managing development of its new Denny Triangle headquarters; Brad Hayes, senior manager at Sellen Construction, the contractor for Amazon's first phase; and John Savo, principal at NBBJ, the Amazon project architect. The event is $45 for members and $65 for non-members. For more information or to register, visit: http://bit.ly/10JytAx