Aug 04, 2022

Departpment of Corrections

Holbrook

Obenland

Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Cheryl Strange announced the retirement of Mike Obenland as the assistant secretary of the men's prisons division. Obenland has been with DOC for 33 years. He started his career in 1989 as a correctional officer at Clallam Bay Corrections Center. He served in a variety of leadership roles across the department including superintendent of Clallam Bay Corrections Center and superintendent of Monroe Correctional Complex. Strange also announced the appointment of Donald Holbrook to the position of assistant secretary of the men's prisons division. Holbrook began his career as a correctional officer at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla in 1989. During his 32-year career, he has been promoted through the ranks of sergeant, lieutenant, captain, and in 2014, was appointed superintendent for the Washington State Penitentiary. Most recently, Holbrook served as the interim deputy assistant secretary for the men's prison division with a primary focus on managing DOC's emergency COVID response across the 12 prisons.

Bordeaux Wealth Advisors

Bordeaux Wealth Advisors hired several new team members, encompassing a variety of areas including client service, wealth advisory and business development. Bordeaux is expanding its team to support the firm's growth in new clients. New team members include associate wealth advisors Miles Amodeo, Justin Dime, and Yanxiao “Chloe” Li, as well as client service associate John Tashjian and business development officer Sean van der Wal. These new employees are based in the firm's Seattle and Silicon Valley offices. Bordeaux Wealth Advisors provides custom and comprehensive financial and investment advisory services to ultra-high net worth clients across the U.S.

Sound Transit

Sound Transit appointed Eric Beckman as Portfolio Services Office executive director. The Portfolio Services Office is focused on maintaining key project delivery functions and standards in efficiently building, activating and operating a safe, high-quality transit system, with emphasis on transparency and consistency. Beckman reports to Sound Transit Deputy CEO Kimberly Farley. Beckman joined Sound Transit in 2003 as a project manager supporting ST Express and Sounder services before he became a Sounder project director. He recently served as the deputy executive director in the agency's Department of Design, Engineering and Construction Management, overseeing the Business and Construction Services Division. Earlier in his career Beckman worked as an independent design and construction management consultant, as a senior civil engineer for Carter and Burgess, and as a project manager for the King County Department of Transportation. He is a registered professional civil engineer and earned a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from the University of Washington.

Northmarq secures $24M for Federal Way deal

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As the DJC reported in early July, St. Regis Properties and Sequoia Equities paid $35.8 million for 105-unit Align, in Federal Way. Allstate Insurance and American Heritage Life Insurance loaned nearly $24 million for the purchase. Now Northmarq has announced that it arranged that financing. The firm's Andy Slaton, Jackie Goldsmith and Soraya Rios led the effort. Slaton said in a statement, “Our team was able to source the best terms in a volatile rate environment for a fixed-rate four-year bridge loan with prepayment flexibility to fund the value-add acquisition. Align is an attractive opportunity to acquire a cash-flowing asset with upside in an infill location at a discount to replacement cost.” Northmarq says the new owners, both based in the Bay Area, are planning renovations to the garden apartment complex.

Sellen and Spectrum join French school project

A full-block apartment plan at 2203 23rd Ave. S. had been offered with the land by Colliers and Cushman & Wakefield. But, as the DJC reported a few weeks ago, the French American School of Puget Sound surprisingly stepped in with a new campus plan, to be designed by Mahlum Architects. The school didn't then respond to DJC queries. Now it's announced its intent to buy the block, that Spectrum Development will guide the project and that Sellen will build it. School head Eric Thuau said in a statement, “We are excited to have arrived at that moment in our school's history when we will be able to control our destiny. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The 27-year-old school now rents space on Mercer Island. The plan hasn't yet entered design review, and no date was offered for the land sale.

Thayer Manca adds Albuquerque units

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Local shop Thayer Manca Residential announced yet another acquisition in New Mexico. That would be the 156-unit Village at Tierra Antigua. The seller and purchase price weren't disclosed. Joe Manca said in a statement, “Tierra Antigua is our fifth acquisition in Albuquerque, and brings our portfolio in the market to over 1,000 units. Its condo-style build with attached garages and large floorplans fits perfectly into our product mix in the market.” TMR plans to spend nearly $3 million on renovations. The deal follows TMR's June acquisition of the 144-unit Hunter's Ridge, also in the same city. Both investments came from a dedicated $88 million value-add fund. Across five states, including our own, the multifamily investor now has some 3,000 units, which it values at $750 million.

Aug 03, 2022

GGN

Lively

Bowen

O'Rourke

Jacobs

Schille

Geter

Liss

GGN announced the promotions of Katherine Liss to senior associate, Rikerrious Geter to community partnerships lead, Blaire Schille to associate, Kim Jacobs to associate, Malaika O'Rourke to controller, Jayme Bowen to operations coordinator, and Paige Lively to communications specialist.

Liss is currently project lead for the India Basin Shoreline Park project in San Francisco. Geter is also involved with this project and recently participated in engaging the Bayview Hunters Point neighborhood to help them visualize the future of India Basin Shoreline Park. In addition to practice, Geter serves on the board of the Black Landscape Architect's Network to assist in increasing the visibility and impact of black practitioners in landscape architecture.

From a background in marketing and architectural technology, Schille completed her Master of Architecture degree at the University of British Columbia. Jacobs brings to GGN experience overseeing a wide array of landscape architectural projects across the United States. She is currently working on several DC area projects. O'Rourke keeps GGN's fiscal responsibilities running smoothly. Lively has a background in education, non-profit work, and qualitative research. Bowen is administrator at GGN. She has led research and organizational efforts to streamline the firm's operations and studio space.

HKP Architects

Valentin

HKP Architects welcomed Kelly Valentin as a project manager. Valentin received her Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies from Washington State University in 2017 and Master of Architecture in 2018. After graduating, she joined Underwood & Associates, LLC in Anacortes. Over the last four years, she has developed and executed a wide range of project types including residential, medical, and retail throughout Skagit and Island County. She is currently pursuing licensure.

KBA Inc.

Thomson

Sokolow

KBA, Inc. welcomed two new external directors, Loren Sokolow and Jim Thomson, to its Board of Directors. Sokolow has more than 40 years of experience as a financial and operations executive, with special

expertise in professional services financial strategies, sustainability, strategic planning, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate governance. Prior to his retirement in 2019, he served as CFO and Treasurer of California-based engineering firm Psomas. Thomson had a 34-year career with HNTB. He retired from HNTB in 2021 as their Northwest Division President. KBA is a purpose-built construction management firm.

Rolluda Architects

Dimalanta

Abellar

Broussard

Bumatay

Punjani

Rolluda Architects rehired Sabina Punjani after being on leave for a few months. Punjani is an interior and architecture designer with over 18 years of experience in designing both residential and commercial projects. She took Interior Design at L.S. Raheja of Architecture and has a Bachelor's Degree in Commerce from the University of Mumbai. Punjani has a LEED Green Associate certification. She is currently working on Port of Seattle projects and Snohomish County Paine Field's Airport Offices. She was involved in the interior design of the Filipino Community Village Housing and Innovative Learning Center which opened this year.

Joseph Bumatay joined Rolluda Architects early this year with 24 years of architecture design experience. He finished his Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the University of Sto. Tomas in the Philippines and became licensed in his home country. In 2003, he moved to the U.S. where he got involved in a variety of projects from K-12 schools, historic buildings, hospitals, churches, retail, commercial, mixed-use, residential, and community projects. He has previously worked as CAD manager and mentor/trainer at other firms. Bumatay's projects at Rolluda include Sacred Medicine House, Seattle Central College's Student Activities Center & Bookstore, City of Bellevue Enatai Park, NP and Eastern Hotel, Snohomish County Sheriff Bomarc projects. He will be involved in the Pierce Transit Bus Electrification project.

Cameron Broussard joins Rolluda Architects remotely from Louisiana. She is a licensed architect and a LEED Green Associate with more than 10 years of work experience as an architect. Broussard received her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Architecture from the University of Louisiana where she had the opportunity to study in Italy as part of the curriculum. She has worked on high-end residential projects, high-rise commercial, collegiate, churches, high-rise condominiums, and residence halls in San Francisco and Houston. She worked on collaborative projects for a medical office building, hospital, and commercial office building renovations in firms based in Louisiana. Since hired, she has been working on the permanent supportive housing development, Sacred Medicine House. She also did work for the Filipino Community Village and Seattle Central College's Student Activities Center & Bookstore.

Rachelle Abellar has joined Rolluda's marketing team. Abellar has a BS in Visual Communications from Westwood College California and has worked in numerous magazines and newspapers like Leschi News, The Stranger, and Tacoma Weekly.

Alvin Dimalanta joined Rolluda Architects as a designer whilst working towards finishing his graduate studies in urban planning. He received his bachelor's degree in Architecture at the University of the Philippines. Dimalanta worked for 15 years in his home country as a licensed architect and master plumber. He moved to the U.S. in 2021 after being offered a scholarship to take his master's at Portland State University. He will be involved in King County Solid Waste projects while doing his summer internship at Rolluda Architects.

Paseo

Paseo will open a new location at 6160 E. Lake Sammamish Parkway S.E., Issaquah, in the Lake Sammamish Shopping Center. Paseo owner Ryan Santwire is leasing the 1,500-square-foot space which previously housed a Papa John's. Designed to be a tropical getaway in the typically rainy Pacific Northwest, Paseo Issaquah interiors boast a color scape of bright teals, yellows, and pinks paired with the greenery of live tropical plants and neon lights. The remodel was overseen by Kristie Kucur of Plum Project Services and Rob Henken of Premier General Contracting. The grand opening celebration will be on Aug. 13 at 10 a.m. Paseo Issaquah is the fourth Paseo in the Puget Sound region. Other locations include Seattle's Fremont and SoDo neighborhoods and the Microsoft Redmond Campus. Paseo employs more than 50 local residents and is currently hiring. Featuring Caribbean-infused food, and its trademark sandwiches, Paseo has been operating in the Seattle community for more than 25 years.

Frazier Healthcare

Frazier Healthcare Partners, a private equity and venture capital firm focused exclusively on the health care industry, announced that Amy DuRoss has joined the firm's growth buyout team as a senior advisor. In this role, DuRoss will help the firm build and execute investment strategies to serve the growing pharmaceutical and life sciences markets. This work will be complementary to DuRoss' new role as president, cell and gene therapies for CSafe Global, a Frazier portfolio company. She brings over 25 years of entrepreneurial, corporate development, and patient advocacy experience in precision and personalized medicine. Prior to joining Frazier and CSafe Global, DuRoss was the co-founder and CEO of Vineti, an enterprise software platform digitizing the chain of identity and chain of custody requirements for CGT products.Vineti was incubated at GE Ventures, where DuRoss served as a managing director focused on equity investing and new business creation prior to co-founding Vineti. Before GE Ventures, DuRoss served as the chief business officer at Navigenics, a personalized genomics company. Prior to Navigenics, she was the co-founder, co-author, and executive director of California's stem cell research ballot initiative, which led to the launch of the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine. Founded in 1991, Frazier has offices in Seattle, and Menlo Park, California, and invests across the U.S., Canada, and Europe.