Archive for September, 2010
NAI NBS Welcomes Ionescu to Office Brokerage Team
Sep 29th
Alexandra Ionescu has joined NAI Norris, Beggs & Simpson as a Real Estate Broker specializing in office properties. She will initially focus on the Sunset Corridor area, specializing in tenant and landlord advisory and working with local and regional clients.
Prior to joining NAI NBS, Ionescu was an Assistant Relationship Manager in the Commercial Real Estate Division of U.S. Bank in Portland. There, she performed financial and operational analysis of cash flow and leverage, and assessed client relationship risk.
Ionescu holds a Bachelor of Arts in business administration, with a dual specialization in commercial real estate finance and financial management, from Portland State University. She is a licensed real estate broker in Oregon.
First Ever Dex One Solution Center Opens in Vancouver, Wash.
Sep 21st
Dex One has leased 6,508 square feet of retail space at Columbia Tech Center, Building 601, for the company’s new Dex One Solution Center. NAI NBS’ Tamara Fuller represented the lessee.
The new location serves as the first Dex One Solutions Center in the country. The center, which combines a local Dex One office with a unique storefront presence, is designed to help local businesses and consumers interact directly with Dex One’s marketing consultants. In addition to on-site consultation, the storefront features kiosks and interactive displays to help visitors learn about Dex One’s online, print, voice-enabled and mobile solutions. More >
NAI Global Partners With AuctionPoint
Sep 17th
Earlier this summer, NAI Global announced that it has entered into an agreement with AuctionPoint to provide NAI agents with access to an online auction tool that empowers brokers to auction commercial properties online, under their name and brand. AuctionPoint realizes that the local broker is the key player in bringing together buyers and sellers, and is the first online auction platform built specifically for brokers. More >
Good News on Portland’s Retail Development Front
Sep 1st
It’s been a slow couple of years for new development in Portland, so the fact that two new retail projects recently broke ground is great news.
In late July, Gramor Development broke ground on Progress Ridge, a $60 million, 325,000 sf retail development in Beaverton-Tigard. Big Al’s Family Bowling and Entertainment Center at Progress Ridge just opened in August, and construction on the rest of the center should be finished by fall 2011. Tenants include New Seasons Market, Cinetopia, Rivermark Credit Union, and more. More >
