Mar 10, 2016

Kahn joins HFF in Portland

Kahn

HFF last month added Carrie Kahn as a director in the Portland office. She will focus on multifamily housing investment sales in the Northwest. Kahn has more than 10 years of experience in multifamily. She last worked at CBRE as a first vice president in the investment properties group, where she was involved in more than $1.5 billion in transactions in Portland and Chicago. She has also worked at Fifield Cos, a Chicago developer, and in the real estate banking group at J.P. Morgan.

AreaMetrics gets $2M seed funding

AreaMetrics, a Seattle-based analytics platform for brick and mortar retailers, said it raised $2 million in seed funding. AreaMetrics helps retailers understand what consumer want and how they shop. It was founded in Hawaii in 2014, and moved to Westlake Tower's WeWork coworking space in Seattle in January, seeking tech talent and potential business partners.

Retter is on ‘35-under-35' list

Point B Inc.'s Michael Retter has been named one of Consulting Magazine's top 35 consultants under 35. Retter focuses on international project management, with an emphasis on supply chain, organizational development and delivery. Point B is based in Seattle and does development, management consulting and venture investment. The firm's website says it has worked on ski resorts, airports, schools and tech projects.

Washington CCIM offers scholarship

The Washington chapter of the Certified Commercial Investment Member Institute has established a $1,000 annual scholarship named for Connie Sombs Boyle for CCIM classes and live presentations. Boyle started her career at Coldwell Banker Danforth, before moving to Colliers International in 2003. In 2010, she became a vice president at The Andover Co. in Tukwila. The Washington CCIM chapter includes northern Idaho and has about 200 members. Worldwide there are 10,000 CCIMs. For more information, visit: http://ccimwa.com/scholarships/

Newberry brokers mark 10 years on radio

Dave Newberry and Geoff Bell of Newberry Realty are celebrating the 10-year run of their real estate-focused radio show on KVI 570 AM. From 10 to 11 a.m. every Saturday, Newberry and Bell discuss trends in real estate, mortgage markets and homeownership as well as taking calls on real estate issues. Newberry is a single-family brokerage with offices in Kent and Renton.

Mar 03, 2016

NBS sells multifamily business

Stratton

Norris, Beggs & Simpson of Portland sold its residential property management business — NBS Multifamily Management — to Hoban & Associates, which is part of the Everett-based firm Coast Group of Companies. NBS said it will focus on capital markets. Susan Stratton started the property management division in 2010. The portfolio has more than 2,000 units in the Portland area. Coast Group was founded in 1987 and manages more than $4 billion in assets. Services include management, transactions, construction services and equity investments in commercial and residential real estate.

CBRE hires Heather Almond for retail

CBRE hired Heather Almond to lead the retail management business. She will be associate director of asset services in Seattle and Portland. Almond has more than 15 years of experience in managing and marketing shopping centers mostly in San Francisco, Seattle and Roseville, California. She was vice president of marketing for Westfield Corp. in San Francisco.

Leslie Beaird joins Tierra

Beaird

Tierra Right of Way Services named Leslie Beaird to manage right of way operations in the Pacific Northwest. Beaird has 19 years of experience in the right of way industry. She last worked at Universal Field Services, and before that she worked at Washington State Department of Transportation.

Vision 2040 nominations due

Puget Sound Regional Council is seeking nominations for the annual Vision 2040 awards. The awards honor sustainable projects that consolidate jobs and housing near existing infrastructure. Previous winners include Kitsap Forest and Bay, Marion Green Townhomes, and Tacoma's Regional Growth Center Plan. Nominations are due by May 20. For more information contact Michele Leslie at (206) 587-4819, mleslie@psrc.org or visit: http://goo.gl/qV8yIU

Cedarbrook Lodge gets $27M

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Sonnenblick-Eichner Co. said it arranged $27 million in first mortgage financing for Cedarbrook Lodge, a 167-room hotel in SeaTac. The lodge is on seven acres of restored wetlands and two miles from Sea-Tac Airport. It has 17,000 square feet of meeting space and a gym. Sonnenblick-Eichner is a real estate investment banking firm based in Beverly Hills.

Capri Apartments open in Kirkland

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Capri Apartments has opened at 324 Central Way in Kirkland. Continental Properties said the five-story, 73-unit project will help meet the demand driven by workers at Google, Tableau Software and Wave Broadband. Rents for the one- and two-bedroom units range from $1,825 to $5,395. Retail tenants include Key Bank, Emerald City Smoothie, T-Mobile, Bella Vision and Zoom+Care. Studio Meng Strazzara is the architect and Compass General Construction is the general contractor. Other team members are: Cary Kopczynski & Co., Pace Engineers, CT Engineering, Morrison Hershfield, HV Engineering, AES Associates, Thomas Rengstorf & Associates, Sechrist Design Associates and ABPB Consulting.