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News and info from Saratoga Commercial Real Estate

Cascadia Eco Modular’s Recent Move

This month we signed a lease with Cascadia Eco-Modular. We are very Excited to see Cascadia Eco-Modular move to Skagit county where they will be in a large warehouse with easy access to I-5. This new location will allow them better access to the growing market in Whatcom County while still servicing the “bread and…

Willows Inn property goes on market

Offers are now being accepted for the Lummi Island property previously operated by The Willows Inn, a nationally acclaimed restaurant. The property currently is owned by Lighthouse Mission Ministries of Bellingham, which will use proceeds from the property sale for construction of its new facility that will serve people who are homeless. Tim and Marcia…

New Proposal to Combat Public Drug Use

Amia Froese attended the most recent Committee of the Bellingham City Council Meeting in which Mayor Seth Fleetwood’s proposed Ordinance prohibiting open use of controlled substances in public places that would result in a misdemeanor.  The purpose of this proposed ordinance is not incarceration, but rather a tool to address the pervasive open use of…

Market Update on Tertiary Submarkets in Washington State (NW Washington/Tricities/Spokane)

At the February Northwest Chapter CCIM meeting, the topic was on tertiary market updates in Washington state. Three regional experts were selected to speak on behalf of their local markets (TriCities, Spokane, and NW WA). Amia was asked to represent the NW Washington market. Here is a summary of the discussion: Panel speakers: Derrick Stricker,…