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Economy on Pause Rumbles slowly to Life

Tinnakorn Lofts is a classic situation that small business faces.   With a successful business  in Downtown Vancouver , and housing prices steadily increasing for their staff,  our clients decided to purchase a small parcel of surplus land owned by the City of  Vancouver and create a mixed  use, multifamily property .  That was back in […]

Tom Owens one of the pioneers

As the article in the Columbian December 20 stated there was a definite shudder of sadness that went through the Vancouver community with the announcement by Tommy Owens that he was closing down the Tommy O’s at 8th and Washington. Tommy O’s has been a very visible a successful member of the Downtown core restaurant […]

VDA Launch Pad !

Another exciting initiative from Vancouver’s Downtown Association to bolster the vibrancy for small business downtown.

Tenant Acquisition to Property Disposition

In the spring of 2016 the ownership group of the Historical Columbian Building at 102 East Evergreen, on the corner of Broadway and Evergreen, contacted me asking if I was interested in being their Leasing Broker. They had acquired this property in 2004 and had, over a period of 13 years; including through the great […]

LIFE AFTER THE WATERFRONT?

The Commercial Real Estate scene in Vancouver has clearly been dominated by the celebration and opening of the Waterfront Project in August of 2018.  First was the dedication of the Park, with it’s iconic mast and pier. Then came the opening of two fantastic restaurants, WildFin and Twigs. This was followed by a parade of […]

2019 Starting Off With Strong Momentum in Clark County Office Market

We appreciate the opportunity of representing the Landlord, Vancouver Housing Authority (https://vhausa.org), in securing a 5-year lease with NAMI Mental Health Services (www.nami.org) at 2500 Main Street. Suite 120 is a 2,300 SF space that will prove a fantastic location for them to conduct vital work on mental health issues. Representing Marc Neidlinger and his […]

Trifecta of Big Projects closes out Q1 of 2018 on a high note

  The final week of March was a fast paced end to the first quarter of 2018. Even as thousands of families finalized plans for spring break, businesses, government agencies, and commercial real estate communities were celebrating the completion of several significant projects. On Wednesday, the Greater Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the Red Coat […]

AND THE BREW GOES ON AND THE BREW GOES ON !

Vancouver Breweries, Vancouver, Vancouver Business Journal, Hopworks

Hopworks joins Vancouver Scene The opening of Hopworks new brewpub in East Vancouver on Friday, December 30th is but the latest in a recent trend of new breweries to be opening their doors and finding a home in Vancouver. Outside of McMenamins, which had arrived on the Columbia River roughly 20 years ago, most of […]

New Craft Brewery Coming to Uptown Village

Here is a recent article published in the Vancouver Business Journal about a client of ours, Bryan Shull who is opening Trap Door Brewing this summer. Bryan has laid a solid  foundation for his business by creating a  detailed    business plan and using the resources of Buck Heidrick of the Washington State Small Business Development Center.  This helped him […]

Congrats to Puj!

Congratulations to one of my clients, Puj, for taking this next step in their business! Puj Kickstarts 2015 with New Product, New Hires Article published in the Vancouver Business Journal Friday, 06 February 2015 – Written by Temple Lentz Since the summer of 2013, Vancouver-based design company Puj has occupied downtown’s Wolf building on 11th […]