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Mercy Housing Preserving Affordable Housing

September 15, 2022 Saratoga recently had the privilege and opportunity to work with Mercy Housing in their recent acquisition of Evergreen Ridge, a 143-unit apartment complex in Bellingham.  The property’s deed restriction was expiring and being listed as market-rate housing.  There were multiple prospective buyers, but Mercy Housing was able to work collectively with local…

Downtown Bellingham Safety Update

Since July 2020, when Basecamp, a low-barrier shelter, was established by Lighthouse Mission Ministries in partnership with the City of Bellingham, downtown retail businesses have experienced increased vandalism and loitering, which has adversely impacted business. In response to this, the Neighborhood Advisory Committee was formed to provide a platform/forum for downtown businesses to discuss current…

Box Drop Bellingham

June 2022 This month, we wanted to highlight a tenant in one of our managed properties. Since opening their first 1,600 square foot warehouse in January 2020, Box Drop Bellingham has been an incredible success, and has experienced the largest growth for any single Box Drop location in the country. To date, they have already…

Saratoga Updates

Our Saratoga team has experienced some big updates this month: Corrie Mitchell is officially a licensed real estate broker in Washington. Her new title with the company is Asset Manager and Commercial Broker. We are excited to see Corrie move into this expanded role and feel that it is a very natural fit with her…