May 30, 2013

CREW lunch on biotech impact

Commercial Real Estate Women of Seattle and Sound's next meeting will look at biotech and health care growth, and the impact those industries have on local real estate at 11:30 a.m. June 13 at the Washington Athletic Club at 1325 Sixth Ave. Panelists will be Steve Eirschele of Eirschele Consulting Services; Kay Kornovich, managing principal at the Seattle office of Perkins + Will; and Scott Rusch, vice president of facilities and operations at Fred Hutchinson. More information is at crewseattle.org

NAIOP Night of Stars

The Washington chapter of NAIOP is taking nominations for the Night of the Stars Awards. The awards honor this area's top projects and transactions. They must be mostly complete between June 2012 and December 2013. Nominations are due by July 12. The awards will be presented Nov. 8 at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Nomination forms are at http://bit.ly/Ml2W5m

HomeStreet Bank, Saturn

HomeStreet Bank said it provided a $12.9 million loan to the owners of the Saturn, a mixed-use building in Fremont that provides incubator office space for small businesses. This is HomeStreet's third loan to a building that provides office space for small businesses. The Saturn is 93 percent occupied. It was designed by Lance Mueller and Associates of Seattle. Developer Brian Regan wants to add a model of the planet Saturn to the roof of the building.

May 23, 2013

NAIOP

The Washington chapter of NAIOP is holding a members-only event about harnassing the energy potential in wastewater at 7:30 a.m. May 30 at the office of Coughlin Porter Lundeen at 413 Pine St. in Seattle. Northern European companies are increasingly using systems to recover heat from wastewater and sewage for industrial and commercial uses, and that is generating some interest in North America. Lynn Mueller, who has been involved in the geothermal industry for the last 25 years, will lead the discussion. The cost is $35. For more information, or to register, visit: http://bit.ly/16P4Iqn

Capitol Hill Community Forum

Capitol Hill Housing will hold its eighth annual Community Forum at 5 p.m. June 11 in Broadway Performance Hall at 1625 Broadway. A panel will discuss the opportunities created by new housing and commercial projects in the neighborhood. Michael Wells, executive director of the Capitol Hill Chamber of Commerce, will moderate the discussion. Panelists are: Sally Clark, Seattle City Council member; Stephen O' Connor, director of the University of Washington Runstad Center for Real Estate Studies, and Elizabeth Dunn, principal of Dunn + Hobbes LLC. The event is free, but space is limited. For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/ZHJJ08

City of Kent PFD board

The city of Kent is looking for someone to fill a vacancy on the board of its Special Events Center Public Facilities District, which primarily manages the finances and operations of ShoWare Center. The Kent City Council is responsible for appointing a new board member. Members serve four-year terms. The board meets at 4 p.m. on the last Thursday of each quarter in the Club Lounge at ShoWare Center. To apply online, visit: http://bit.ly/14xZJpL, or submit a letter of interest to Ronald F. Moore, Kent City Clerk, 220 4th Ave. S. Kent, WA 98032.