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We are very excited to welcome Jena Curry to Saratoga Commercial Real Estate. Jena is joining us as an Asset Manager with a lot of commercial management and leasing experience. Jena is currently working towards her broker license. Here is a brief bio on Jena: I came to Bellingham from Chehalis, WA in 1985 to…

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…

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…

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…