Jul 09, 2015

17 finish CREW leadership series

Here are the 17 graduates of Commercial Real Estate Women Seattle & Sound's Leadership Series: Kim Addy, Bentall Kennedy; Angela Cash, Buildingi; Jamie Clune and Michele DeMaris, PCL Construction Services; Mollie Fadule, Cephas Partners; Mashhood Ghoreishi, Skanska USA Building; Nikki Jones, CBRE; Wendy Lamb, GGLO; Jaclyn Lindstrom, Chicago Title; Loreana Marciante, Vulcan Inc.; Brook Nelson, BNBuilders; Delilah Richman, Harsch Investment Properties; Nancy Rickert, Sellen Construction; Margot Rosenberg, Pacific Lighting Systems; Maggie Santolla, Paladino and Co.; Kelly Sheehan, Peterson Sullivan LLP; and Stacy Shewell, OAC Services. The series has eight sessions presented by regional industry leaders. Applications for the next series are due July 31. For more information, visit http://www.crewseattle.org.

Mandy Bender joins Tarragon

Bender

Tarragon hired Mandy Bender as a contract administrator. Bender will create and monitor contracts, change orders and purchase orders. She has more than 10 years of contracting experience and last worked at the University of Washington Capital Projects Office. Bender spent four years at Starbucks as a real estate project manager and leasing analyst. Tarragon develops residential, industrial, office and retail projects in Washington, California and Nevada.

Red Lion expands to Texas

Spokane-based Red Lion Hotels Corp. has signed franchise agreements with two property owners to build hotels in Bryan and Texas City, Texas. Bryan is close to Texas A&M University. That hotel will open in the first quarter of 2018. Texas City is 40 miles southeast of Houston on Galveston Bay. The hotel will open in January 2017. Red Lion started in 1959 and has 130 hotels across the nation.

Terreno buys Kent buildings for $12M

San Francisco-based Terreno Realty Corp. bought four distribution buildings in Kent for $12.3 million. They total about 138,000 square feet on 7.6 acres at 22402 72nd Ave S. The space is 94 percent leased to 13 tenants. There are 50 dock-high and 18 grade-level loading positions, and parking for 166 cars. Terreno buys, owns and operates industrial real estate in several U.S. markets.

Jul 02, 2015

Clarke joins Kidder Mathews

Clarke

Ty Clarke has joined the Tacoma office of Kidder Mathews, specializing in industrial leasing and sales. Kidder Mathews has more than 500 employees in 10 offices in Washington, Oregon and California. It does $3.2 billion in transactions annually and manages 30 million square feet of space.

Tarragon hires McIntyre

McIntyre

Tarragon hired Danielle McIntyre to be executive assistant to company president Dennis Rattie. McIntyre last worked as an executive assistant to the CEO of a development company in San Diego. She will manage Rattie's schedule and coordinate with staff on projects. Tarragon develops residential, industrial, office and retail projects in Washington, California and Nevada.

WSHFC foreclosure help funded

Washington State Housing Finance Commission received a two-year, $807,788 grant from the state Attorney General's Office for counseling homeowners facing foreclosure statewide. The goal is to slow down or stop preventable foreclosures. A press release says the funds will be focused on “high-need” areas in Clark, Pierce and Spokane counties. Since 1998, WSHFC has allocated $26.3 million to nonprofits for counseling services. WSHFC said it has created or preserved affordable housing for more than 307,000 people statewide.

Seattle City Council candidate forum July 9

The Washington chapter of NAIOP, AGC of Washington and BOMA Seattle King County will hold a meet-and-greet and fundraiser for Seattle City Council candidates who they say are most likely to align with real estate industry interests. The event is at 5 p.m. July 9 at Harborside Restaurant, 1200 Westlake Ave. N. Candidates attending include Shannon Braddock, Bruce Harrell, Pamela Banks, Rob Johnson, Sandy Brown, Sally Bagshaw, Tim Burgess and Lorena Gonzalez. For more information, or to attend, visit: http://goo.gl/9rPZUK. RSVP deadline is July 7.