Feb 25, 2016

Kidder Mathews hires retail team

Miller

Sevilla

Kidder Mathews has hired the retail sales and leasing team of Damian Sevilla and Jason Miller from Colliers International. They have completed more than 250 leases for clients that include Taco Time, Cherry Street Coffee, Banfield Pet Hospital, Equity Residential, Beacon Capital Partners and Urban Visions. Kidder Mathews has more than 550 employees in 13 offices in Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona and Nevada.

Purchase and sales seminar March 21-22

Law Seminars International will hold its 22nd Annual Advanced Conference on Real Estate Purchases and Sales March 21-22 at Courtyard Seattle Downtown/Pioneer Square, 612 Second Ave. The focus will be on structuring, financing, negotiation, documentation and due diligence for major property sales. For more information, or to register, visit: http://goo.gl/zFJDHl

NAIOP Real Estate Challenge March 9

The Washington chapter of NAIOP's March 9 breakfast will include a debate about transit-oriented development and the conclusion of the 2016 Real Estate Challenge. The challenge is a contest between students from University of Washington, University of British Columbia and Portland State University to plan a TOD project in the Bel-Red corridor. The event begins at 7 a.m. at Hyatt Regency Bellevue. Teams will give their presentations, and the winner will be announced. For more information, or to attend, visit: http://goo.gl/3MOZAe

Weyerhaeuser campus loan

Columbia Pacific Advisors provided a $50 million first mortgage loan for the purchase of Weyerhaeuser's Federal Way campus. Industrial Realty Group bought the 425-acre campus earlier this month for $70.5 million. IRG plans to redevelop and lease or sell parts of the campus for industrial and office space. Mesa West Capital, which is partially owned by Columbia Pacific Advisors, helped originate the financing and is expected to be involved in managing the loan. Columbia Pacific Advisors said it manages more than $1.1 billion in loans, equity, growth capital and distressed debt. Since January it has closed more than $90 million in loans.

Feb 18, 2016

Dompe to lead JLL project services

Dompe

Jones Lang LaSalle said Jacqueline Dompe will lead the project and development services in the Pacific Northwest. She will be responsible for occupancy planning, relocation, build-to-suits and other projects for clients in Seattle, Portland, San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento. Dompe has more than 20 years of experience, recently focused on recruiting and managing teams. She also worked as a senior vice president at Aecom, where she brought in new business.

Aboda hires Hartman for global sales

Hartman

Seattle-based corporate housing provider Aboda hired Carrie Hartman to be vice president of global sales. She will lead sales teams in developing new opportunities around the world. Hartman brings more than 16 years of experience. She led National Corporate Housing's insurance division. Aboda provides housing services for large companies around the world, including furnishing, managing and cleaning.

Cree joins Cushman & Wakefield

Cree

Cushman & Wakefield/Commerce added Connor Cree to the Seattle industrial team. Cree will join Tony Kusak and Ryan Foley, and specialize in Kent Valley tenant representation. Cree worked in supply chain management in Bellevue. Cushman & Wakefield/Commerce is based in Salt Lake City, and along with its sister company, Cushman & Wakefield/NorthMarq, manages more than 52 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space.

HFF facilitates $129M Alley24 deal

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Todd Tydlaska, Nick Kucha and Michael Leggett of HFF marketed the office portion of Alley 24, which sold last week for $129.3 million, for Vulcan Real Estate and Pemco Insurance. MetLife purchased the 215,400-square-foot office building at 221 Yale Ave. N. Alley 24 was built in 2006. The complex also has 172 apartments and ground floor retail. Vulcan sold the apartment portion to Greystar in 2015 for $58.2 million. The office space is 85 percent leased. Tenants include NBBJ, Skanska, Cyanogen and Cole & Weber.