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OREGON // LEASE // MISCELLANEOUS
• Koval Marketing Associates leased 8,323 square feet of space at 98th & Lawnfield, 14200 S.E. 98th Court, in Clackamas, from Martha E. Bishop Revocable Trust. Greg Nesting of Norris & Stevens represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• NW Freedom Corp. Aarons Sales and Lease leased 5,000 square feet of space at 8680 S.W. Tualatin-Sherwood Road, in Tualatin, from Creative Assets LLC. Scott Finney and Nick Chessar, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• Rankin Industries Inc. leased 2,232 square feet at the Pythian Building, 817 S.W. Ninth Ave., in Portland, from Pine Hill Corp. Brad Macomber of Norris & Stevens represented the lessor. Brooke Subert and Ian Biggi, both of Real Estate Investment Group, represented the lessee.

• A Hope for Autism leased 3,248 square feet at Jefferson Office Building, 2120 S.W. Jefferson St., in Portland, from Watumull Properties. Tim Budelman of Norris & Stevens represented the lessor. Kristi Ricker of Sapphire Realty Group represented the lessee.

• Garden Bar LLC leased 1,325 square feet of space 135 N.W. Broadway, in Portland, from Art/Park LLC. Nicole Onder and Debbie Thomas, both of Debbie Thomas Real Estate, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• House Special LLC leased 13,500 square feet of space at The Bison Building, 420 S.E. Ninth Ave., in Portland from Schofield LLC. Scott Maclean of Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the lessor. Ann Martin of Realty Trust represented the lessee.

OREGON // SALE // OFFICE
• Sparty Colony Lot 102 LLC purchased 4,262 square feet of office space at 8201 S.E. 17th Ave., in Portland, from Pope Properties LLC for $650,000. Sean Turley of Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the buyer. Dann Wonser and John Van Zonneveld, both of Macadam Forbes, represented the seller.
WASHINGTON//LEASE//RETAIL
• Paladina Health LLC leased 3,000 square feet of retail space at South View Center, 3200 S.E. 164th Ave., Suite 101, in Vancouver from The Davis Family LLC. Pam Lindloff of Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the lessor. Steve Reaume of Cambridge Realty Advisors LLC represented the lessee.

• Got Nailed? Beauty Bar leased 669 square feet of retail space at Maria’s Properties, 9104 N.E. Highway 99, in Vancouver from Maria’s Properties LLC. Pam Lindloff of Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the lessor.

WASHINGTON//LEASE // MICELLANEOUS
• Barton Industries LLC leased 1,615 square feet of office space at One Towncenter, 16508 S.E. 24th St., Suite 201, in Vancouver from Weis Family LLC. Tamara Fuller and Doug Bartocci, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

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OREGON//LEASE//OFFICE
• Intergalactic Interactive LLC leased 753 square feet of office space at 1033 S.E. Main Street, Ste. 2, in Portland from 11 Main Venture LLC and Sumpter Holdings LLC. Alex Hughes and Mike Malone, both of Debbie Thomas Real Estate, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• FusionOps Inc. leased 753 square feet of office space at 1033 S.E. Main Street, Ste. 2, in Portland from 11 Main Venture LLC and Sumpter Holdings LLC. Alex Hughes and Mike Malone, both of Debbie Thomas Real Estate, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• Yieldbots Inc. leased 750 square feet of office space at 1033 S.E. Main Street, Ste. 2, in Portland from 11 Main Venture LLC and Sumpter Holdings LLC. Alex Hughes and Mike Malone, both of Debbie Thomas Real Estate, represented the lessor. Kristin Hammond of Jones, Lang & LaSalle represented the lessee.

• Triato Design LLC leased 750 square feet of office space at 1033 S.E. Main Street, Ste. 2, in Portland from 11 Main Venture LLC and Sumpter Holdings LLC. Alex Hughes and Mike Malone, both of Debbie Thomas Real Estate, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• SMA Hub Inc. leased 1,974 square feet of office space at 4000 Kruse Way Place Building 1, 4000 Kruse Way Place, in Lake Oswego from Kruse Way LLC. Buzz Ellis of JLL represented the lessor. Chris Johnson and Marykay West, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessee.

• Melissa Data leased 2,851 square feet of office space at Wilsonville Town Center, 29100 S.W. Town Center Loop W, in Wilsonville from 29100 Town Center Loop LLC. Jennifer Medak and John Medak, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor. Michelle Franceschi of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the lessee.

• Northwest Information Services Inc. leased 1,810 square feet of office space at Griffith Park Corporate Center, 4900 S.W. Griffith Dr., in Beaverton from Erickson Realty LTD. Jennifer Medak and John Medak, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor. Mark McFarland of JLL represented the lessee.

• Abby (Drinkhard) Smith & Marianna Dubova leased 1,000 square feet of space at Hampton Oaks, 6655 S.W. Hampton St., in Tigard from Hampton Oaks LLC. Jennifer Medak and John Medak, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor.

• Chicago Title Insurance Company leased 5,113 square feet of office space at Liberty Centre, 650 N.E. Holladay St., in Portland from Langley Investment Properties. Kelsey Bodie of Orion Realty represented the lessor. Brandon Frank of Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the lessee.

OREGON // LEASE // INDUSTRIAL
• Northwest Professional Dance Project leased 8,450 square feet of warehouse space at 915 N.E. Davis St., in Portland, from Axiomatic Property LLC. Alex Hughes and Debbie Thomas, both of Debbie Thomas Real Estate Inc., represented the lessor. Thomas Kilbane of Urban Renaissance Property Company LLC represented the lessee.

• David Valencia leased 8,054 square feet of industrial space at Harvest Court Industrial, 9700 S.W. Harvest Court, in Beaverton from John Ralston. Michael Hale and Scott Maclean, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor. Zach Francis of Kidder Mathews represented the lessee.

OREGON // LEASE // RETAIL
• Brian Nosler leased 1,450 square feet of retail space at 320 N.W. 10th Ave., in Portland, from West Tenth, LLC. Nicole Onder and Debbie Thomas, both of Debbie Thomas Real Estate, Inc. represented the lessor. Anne Hect of Cushman & Wakefield represented the lessee.

• Mobile West Communications LLC leased 11,000 square feet of retail space at Roth BMW, 2111 N.E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Portland from Roth Motor Company. Ken Boyko of Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented both the lessor and the lessee.

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The new owners of a 151-unit apartment complex in Vancouver, Wash., are planning to give their property a major face-lift.

Courtyard Village, a 103,450-square-foot complex on 5.4 acres at 2600 T St., near Clark College, sold Nov. 14 for $7.9 million to MF Parc Central LLC, according to Karlin Conklin, principal with Sperry Van Ness Commercial Real Estate Advisors, which represented the buyer.

The seller was a group of four California-based individual investors, Conklin said.

The complex, built in 1974, consists of several two-story buildings with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Currently, about 95 percent of the units are occupied, Conklin said.

“The new owner has immediate plans to re-side the building, replace roofs and upgrade the community amenities,” she said. “The renovation plan includes upgrading all units with new interiors and finishes.”

The new owners are hoping that the improvements will allow rental rates to rise from 88 cents per square foot to approximately $1.15 per square foot, Conklin said.

Conklin classified the firm as an “unstable property,” and said a fire and a death occurred on-site recently.

“This property and what the owner plans on doing is literally going to change the neighborhood,” she said. “A renovation like this is exactly what a neighborhood wants.”

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OREGON // LEASE // MISCELLANEOUS

• Key Home Furnishings leased 28,000 square feet of space at Utility Industrial Center, 7805-7895 S.W. Hunziker St., in Tigard from HGM Group LLC. Mike Merino and Jim Bennetts, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor. Scott Finney of Norris & Stevens represented the lessee.

• Premier Retirement Services leased 3,960 square feet of space at Parkway Plaza, 25195 Parkway Ave., in Wilsonville from Randall Sebastian. Tim Budelman and Tim Pfeiffer, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• Great Ajax FS LLC leased 10,636 square feet of space at 9400 Place, 9400 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway, in Beaverton from 9300 Hillsdale LLC. Duane Link of Norris & Stevens represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• Sonic Audio LLC leased 1,311 square feet of space at Cipole Industrial Park, 19450 S.W. Cipole Road, in Tualatin from W.H. Shipman. Scott Finney of Norris & Stevens represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• PG&H Communications Inc. leased 1,785 square feet of space at Omark Business Center, 5699 S.E. International Way, in Milwaukie from Omark Highlands LLC. Scott Finney and Nick Chessar, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• McLellan Estate Co. purchased land at 13939 S.W. Tualatin-Sherwood Road and 22100 S.W. Langer Farms Road, in Sherwood, from Blakeslee Properties for $6,525,000. Scott Finney of Norris & Stevens represented the buyer. Kevin VandenBrink of Macadam Forbes represented the seller.

OREGON // SALE // MISCELLANEOUS

• SLM Oregon LLC purchased 5620 N.E. 65th Ave., in Portland, from Elk Rock Fund I for $1,150,000. Sandra McLeod of Trident Real Estate Solutions represented the buyer. Andrew Bean and Tim Mitchell, both of Norris & Stevens, represented the seller.

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OREGON // LEASE // MISCELLANEOUS

• EcoShuttle leased 43,560 square feet at 25500 S.W. Grahams Ferry Road in Portland from KJT Legacy LLC. Andrew Bean and Nick Chessar, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• OEC Graphics Inc. leased 3,550 square feet at Hayden Island from Oregon Worsted Co. Tim Pfeiffer and Duane Link, both of Norris & Stevens, represented the lessor and the lessee.

• Hocker Inc. leased 5,543 square feet at Lincoln Business Center from Watumull Properties Corp. Greg Nesting of Norris & Stevens represented both the lessor and the lessee.

OREGON//SALE //MISCELLANEOUS

• Barry Hess purchased property at 2109 Yew St. in Forest Grove from DeGrinis Family Trust. The purchase price was $950,000. Tim Budelman and Dean Wier, both of Norris & Stevens, represented the buyer and the seller.

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OREGON//LEASE//OFFICE

• Petersen Investment Group leased 1,868 square feet at Cedar Hills Crossing from C.E. John. Dean Wier of Norris & Stevens represented the lessee.

• Animal Dental Clinic leased 3,275 square feet at Oregon Business Park 2 from Pacific Realty Associates. Duane Link of Norris & Stevens represented the lessee. Sam Briggs of PacTrust represented the lessor.

• Legacy Health leased 7,300 square feet at 412 A Ave. in Lake Oswego from Banner Bank. Duane Link and Loyda Timmins, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

OREGON // LEASE // INDUSTRIAL

• Three J’s Distributing leased 40,496 square feet of space at Commerce Park Clackamas, 16251 S.E. 98th Ave., in Clackamas, from WH Portland Industrial LLC. Alexandra Ionescu of Norris, Beggs and Simpson represented the lessee. Steven Klein of Kidder Mathews represented the lessor.

• ASI Corp. LLC leased 8,000 square feet at 9700 S.W. Harvest Court in Beaverton from Lynch Properties LLC. Scott MacLean of Norris, Beggs & Simpson represented the lessor. Ed Chadwick of Chadco Real Estate represented the lessee.

OREGON // LEASE // RETAIL

• Raz Entertainment Inc. leased 2,619 square feet at Village Square Shopping Center in Portland from James P. Markley. Dean Weir and Georgia Boukhari, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

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OREGON//LEASE//OFFICE

• Lake Oswego Counseling Center leased 2,113 square feet at Kruse Park, 3990 S.W. Collins Way, in Portland, from KTL Western. John Medak and Jennifer Medak, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor. Brian Wise of Hume Myers Tenant Counsel represented the lessee.

• SUMCO Phoenix Corp. leased 3,394 square feet at Amberglen, 1400 N.W. Compton St., in Beaverton, from Amberglen Properties LP. Alexandra Ionescu, Jennifer Medak and John Medak, all of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor. Greg Gonzales of Colliers International represented the lessee.

OREGON // LEASE // INDUSTRIAL

• Three J’s Distributing leased 40,496 square feet of space at Commerce Park Clackamas, 16251 S.E. 98th Ave., in Clackamas, from WH Portland Industrial LLC. Alexandra Ionescu of Norris, Beggs and Simpson represented the lessee. Steven Klein of Kidder Mathews represented the lessor.

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OREGON // LEASE // RETAIL

• SIGNnPrint leased 1,425 square feet of retail space at Diamond Park Plaza, 9955 S.W. Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, in Beaverton, from Diamond Park LLC. Tom Secolo of Doug Bean & Associates Inc. represented the lessor. C&R Real Estate Services Co. represented the lessee.

OREGON // LEASE // OFFICE

• Small Business Innovations Inc. leased 4,812 square feet of office space at the Bakery Blocks, 700 N.E. 22nd St., in Portland, from Bakery Blocks LLC. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates represented the lessor. Jake Lancaster of Jones Lang LaSalle represented the lessee.

• Ride With GPS leased 2,839 square feet of office space at the Bakery Blocks, 700 N.E. 22nd St., in Portland, from Bakery Blocks LLC. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates represented the lessor. Annalore Rodman of Cresa represented the lessee.

• Portland Natural Medicine Inc. leased 1,570 square feet of office space at the Weatherly Building, 516 S.E. Morrison St., in Portland, from Weatherly Management Company. Jessica Oien of Mayfield Management Company represented the lessor. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates represented the lessee.

• Michael D. O’Brien & Associates PC leased 3,653 square feet of office space at Pacific Parkway Center, 12909 S.W. 68th Parkway, in Tigard, from PacTrust. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates represented the lessee.

• Colette Media LLC leased 2,479 square feet of office space at the Bakery Blocks, 700 N.E. 22nd St., in Portland, from Bakery Blocks LLC. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates Inc. represented the lessor.

• Subtext LLC leased 2,731 square feet of office space at the Bakery Blocks, 700 N.E. 22nd St., in Portland, from Bakery Blocks LLC. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates represented the lessor. Stacy Looney of Colliers International represented the lessee.

• Odyssey Science Innovations leased 2,805 square feet of office space at the AAA Centerpointe Building, 6 Centerpointe Drive, in Lake Oswego, from AAA Oregon/Idaho. Josh Bean and Paul Schramm, both of Doug Bean & Associates, represented the lessor. McCoy Doerrie of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the lessee.

• Wolfpack LLC dba Pure Barre leased 2,016 square feet at The Wyatt, 1124 N.W. 13th St., in Portland, from Sobrato Development Co., No. 90. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates represented the lessor. Melissa Martin of HSM Pacific represented the lessee.

• White Rabbit Partners dba Klean Treatment Center leased a 4,588-square- foot building at 2675 N.W. Thurman St., in Portland, from Spensa Oregon. Tom Secolo of Doug Bean & Associates represented the lessor. Sara Daley of Kidder Matthews represented the lessee.

OREGON // SALE // OFFICE

• UDG Belmont LLC purchased a 5,414- square-foot office building at 2100 S.E. Belmont St., in Portland, from Jeanne Mehan for $1,314,061. Josh Bean of Doug Bean & Associates represented the seller.

OREGON // SALE // LAND

• S and C Inc. purchased 45 finished lots at Pacific Sunset Subdivision, in Pacific City, from Realto for $1,341,061. Janis Holms of Rob Trost Real Estate and Denis O’Neill, Mike Tharp and Sierk Braam, all of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the seller.
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WASHINGTON // LEASE // MICELLANEOUS

• HIPR PacSoft Technologies Inc. leased 2,177 square feet of space at Murdock Executive Plaza, 703 Broadway, in Vancouver, from 703 Broadway Vancouver LLC. Tim Pfeiffer and Rich Sabel, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

WASHINGTON // SALE // MISCELLANEOUS

• Next Generation PDX purchased a 88,000-square-foot building on 1.12 acres of land at 111 Main Place Building, 111 Main St., in Vancouver, from Main Place Vancouver 2 Limited Partners for $12,150,000. Keith Young and Joshua Schwartz, both of Kidder Mathews, represented the seller.

WASHINGTON // SALE // LAND

• City of Vancouver purchased 12.39 acres of land from Sharp Electronics Corp. for $2,160,000. Charlie Kleier, Garret Harper, Tamara Fuller, Doug Bartocci and Ron Kawamoto, all of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the seller.

WASHINGTON // SALE // INDUSTRIAL

• Don Maltase purchased 25,500 square feet of industrial space at ST Business Park, 14413 N.E. 10th Ave., in Vancouver, from Talents Enterprises LLC for $1,930,500. Garret Harper and Charlie Kleier, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented both the buyer and the seller.

WASHINGTON // SALE // RETAIL

• SKN Properties purchased a 22,316- square-foot building on 157,746 square feet of land at Fishers Landing Plaza, 16415 S.E. 15th St., in Vancouver, from Vancouver Border LLC for $3,850,000. Bryan Cifranic of Commercial Retail Associates represented the buyer. Ryan O’Leary, Corine Nussmeier and Sara Daley, all of Kidder Mathews, represented the seller.

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OREGON // LEASE // OFFICE
• Century Benefits LLC leased 2,547 square feet of office space at Jefferson Office Building, 2110 S.W. Jefferson St., in Portland, from Watumull Properties. Tim Budelman of Norris & Stevens represented the lessor. Josh Williams of Newmark Grubb Knight and Frank represented the lessee.

• Fairway America leased 2,471 square feet of office space at Prestige Plaza, 305 E. Mill Plain Blvd., in Vancouver, from Prestige Development. Adam Roselli of Eric Fuller & Associates represented the lessor. Joshua Schwartz of Kidder Mathews represented the lessee.

OREGON // LEASE // MISCELLANEOUS
• Tandy Leather Company LP leased 2100 square feet of space at 10195 S.W. Beaverton Hillsdale Highway, in Beaverton, from Kreutzer Family Trust. Christina Chamberlain of Norris & Stevens represented the lessor. Steven Hunker of Capacity Commercial represented the lessee.

• The White Dress leased 2,715 square feet of space at the Pythian Building, 902 S.W. Yamhill St., in Portland, from Pine Hill Corporation. Brad Macomber of Norris & Stevens represented the lessor. Ashley Heichelbech of CRA represented the lessee.

• PointCentral has leased 2,533 square feet of space at Parkway Plaza, 2519 S.W. Parkway Ave., in Wilsonville, from Randall S. Sebastian. Tim Pfeiffer and Tim Budelman, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• Freedom Foursquare Church leased 15,832 square feet of space at Village Square Shopping Center, 16132 S.E. Stark St., in Portland, from James Markley. Dean Wier and Georgia Boukhari, both of Norris & Stevens, represented both the lessor and the lessee.

• Colossae Church leased 14,293 square feet of space at Park 217, 12244 S.W. Garden Place, in Tigard, from SWOR Park BC 8 LLC. Sean McCarthy of JLL represented the lessor. Josh Schweitz, Travis Parrott and Camille Smicker, all of Kidder Mathews, represented the lessee.

OREGON//SALE//MISCELLANEOUS
• South Town Center LLC purchased Mission Street, in Salem, from Rushing Mission Street LLC for $3,950,000. Brad Macomber of Norris & Stevens represented the buyer. Peter Dunn of Capital Pacific represented the seller.

• Specht 306 LLC purchased Nu-Way Printing at 306 S.E. Eighth Ave., in Portland, from Nu-Way Printing & Envelope Co. for $1,992,544. Greg Nesting of Norris & Stevens represented the buyer. Tim Roberts of KW Commercial represented the seller.

WASHINGTON // LEASE // OFFICE
• HIPR Pacsoft Technologies Inc. leased 1,304 square feet of office space at Bank of America Financial Center, 805 Broadway, in Vancouver, from RS Holdings LLC. Tamara Fuller and Doug Bartocci, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessor.

WASHINGTON//LEASE//RETAIL
• Truscinski & Kockritz leased 2,839 square feet of retail space at Battle Ground Market Center, 2312 W. Main St., Suite 121, in Battle Ground, from Battle Ground Market Center Associates. Pam Lindloff and Charlie Kleier, both of Norris, Beggs & Simpson, represented the lessee.

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