The following is a list of recent commercial and high-end residential property sales in Whatcom County. Top properties is compiled by Wendy Darling with assistance from the county treasurer’s and assessor’s offices.
Residences above $700,000
Seller: Victory Millworks, Inc.
Buyer: John and Charlene Ridder
Description: New 2 -story house with 4,432 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 2007, 1,089 square foot built-in garage.
Address: 1324 West Park St., Lynden
Price: $900,000
Date: 09/22/08
Seller: Bjorn and Janet Hrutfiord
Buyer: Wouter and Erica DeBruin (Chilliwack, BC)
Description: 1 -story house with 2,438 square feet, 1,468 square foot finished basement, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 2007, 600 square foot attached garage; marine view, 60 feet tideland.
Address: 8725 Oertel Drive, Blaine
Price: $1,200,000
Date: 09/23/08
Seller: Chad and Lisa Lindbloom
Buyer: Anthony Farinha (Vancouver, BC)
Description: 1 -story house with 672 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, built in 1908, 200 square foot enclosed porch, 8.41 acres wooded land, 199 feet waterfront; marine and territorial view.
Address: 8277 Semiahmoo Drive, Blaine
Price: $1,190,000
Date: 10/07/08
Seller: Burton Stokesbary
Buyer: John and Ingrid McGarry
Description: 1-story house with 2,326 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 2000, remodeled in 2003, 672 square foot detached garage, 528 square foot deck, 672 square foot shop, 864 square foot barn, 3.00 acres land; marine and territorial view.
Address: 4095 Sunny Hill Lane, Lummi Island.
Price: $745,000
Date: 10/09/08
Residential Land
Seller: Lynn Luepnitz and Donna Luepnitz
Buyer: Judith and Stephen Lockwood
Description: Lot – marine view, beach access and tideland.
Address: 4103 Puffin Road, Ferndale
Price: $165,000
Date: 09/04/08
Seller: SSHI, LLC
Buyer: M:KOV Development I, Inc.
Description: 125 new lots
Address: The Reserve at Cordata, Waldron Road, Bellingham
Price: $6,500,000
Date: 09/19/08
Seller: Victory Millworks, Inc.
Buyer: Fred and Lorraine Silberman (Surrey, BC)
Description: Lot – territorial view.
Address: 1362 West Park St, Lynden
Price: $275,000
Date: 09/18/08
Seller: Wick Holdings
Buyer: John and Lori Reid (Saskatoon, SK)
Description: 2 lots.
Address: 36 Limerick Ave., Point Roberts
Price: $200,000
Date: 09/23/08
Seller: Roy and Carrie Meyer
Buyer: AES AT-1, Inc.
Description: 1.28 wooded acres – marine view.
Address: 8315 Semiahmoo Drive, Blaine
Price: $450,000
Date: 09/29/08
Seller: Cribbs & Van Winkle, LLC
Buyer: Greenbriar Construction Corporation
Description: 3.72 wooded acres (13 lots) in Samish Glenn; marine view.
Address: 36th St., Bellingham
Price: $1,508,000
Date: 10/15/08
Commercial Land
Seller: SSHI, LLC
Buyer: M:KOV Development, I, Inc.
Description: 71.63 acres
Address: Cordata Business Park, Cordata Parkway and Kline Road, Bellingham
Price: $5,000,000
Date: 09/19/08
Seller: State of Washington Department of Natural Resources
Buyer: The Lummi Tribe of the Lummi Reservation
Description: 120.00 acres – agricultural – territorial view.
Address: 2898 Slater Road, Ferndale
Price: $905,000 (QCD)
Date: 09/26/08
Seller: Yorkston Oil Co. Inc.
Buyer: No One to Blaine, LLC (Kirkland, WA)
Description: 2.22 acres
Address: 1195 Boblett St., Blaine
Price: $1,950,000
Date: 09/30/08
Seller: Target Partners, LP
Buyer: Gull Industries, Inc. (Seattle, WA)
Description: 1.48 acres.
Address: 4099 Meridian St., Bellingham
Price: $1,500,000
Date: 09/30/08
Seller: Labounty Property, LLC
Buyer: 5375 Corporation (Richmond, BC)
Description: 2.10 acres – general commercial.
Address: 5391 Labounty Drive, Ferndale
Price: $500,000
Date: 10/15/08
Seller: Duane Vander Yacht
Buyer: Whatcom Land Trust
Description: 60.39 acres – forest.
Address: Innis Creek Road, Acme
Price: $343,000
Date: 10/17/08
Seller: Beverly and Michael Ross
Buyer: BP West Coast Products, LLC (La Palma, CA)
Description: 50.28 acres – agricultural, plus 1 -story house with 1,648 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, built in 1958, 720 square foot shop, 384 square foot storage, 400 square foot attached garage.
Address: 4759 Bay Road, Blaine
Price: $1,300,000
Date: 10/21/08
Commercial Properties
Seller: Dennis and Marsha Drain
Buyer: Jose Rodriguez and Maria Lopez Rodriguez
Description: Restaurant with 1,510 square feet, built in 1979.
Address: 111 Nooksack Ave, Nooksack
Price: $285,000
Date: 09/16/08
Seller: Frederick and Sharon Bovenkamp
Buyer: CBST Properties, LLC
Description: Store with 19,800 square feet, 4,440 square foot mezzanine, built in 2006, remodeled in 2007, 1.28 acres land.
Address: 2425 East Bakerview Road, Bellingham
Price: $2,850,000
Date: 09/26/08
Seller: Moss Group, LLC
Buyer: Joshin, LLC (Federal Way, WA)
Description: Service Station with 4,226 square feet, built in 2002, remodeled in 2005.
Address: 8195 Guide Meridian, Lynden
Price: $1,600,000
Date: 09/26/08
Seller: Brian and Dolores Buchea
Buyer: Terry Rouse
Description: Medical office with 1,300 square feet, built in 1995.
Address: 2068 Vista Drive, Ferndale
Price: $265,000
Date: 09/29/08
Seller: Maax-Hydro Swirl Manufacturing
Buyer: Maax US Corp (LaChine, Quebec)
Description: 3 –warehouses, light industrial building and equipment shed with a total of 65,010 square feet, built in 1985, remodeled in 1991, 2 – loading wells, 5.10 acres land.
Address: 2150 Division St., Bellingham
Price: $2,614,430
Date: 09/29/08
Seller: Barber Development Lynden, LLC
Buyer: Prav Enterprises, Inc. (White Rock, BC)
Description: Shopping center (Starbucks) with 5,616 square feet, built in 2007, remodeled in 2008, 36 parking spaces.
Address: 8082 Guide Meridian, Lynden
Price: $2,231,774
Date: 09/30/08
Seller: Jasbir Kaur
Buyer: Jodh and Surrinder Ghag, Balwant and Sarbjit Chag
Description: Motel/office/residence with a total of 14,004 square feet, built in 1967, remodeled in 1997.
Address: 212 North Samish Way, Bellingham
Price: $1,733,875
Date: 09/30/08
Seller: Grammy’s, LLC
Buyer: John and Gina Russell
Description: Restaurant with 2,400 square feet, built in 1946, remodeled in 2005; territorial view.
Address: 2530 Northshore Road, Bellingham
Price: $350,000
Date: 10/03/08
Seller: Carol Eickmeyer
Buyer: Northwoods Properties, LLC
Description: Store/mezzanine with 8,280 square feet, built in 1925.
Address: 508 and 510 Front St., Lynden (Historical Downtown Area)
Price: $330,000
Date: 10/08/08
Seller: Sunsine Home Management Company, Etal
Buyer: Kirpal and Kamaljit Kaur Sahota
Description: Mini storage/office with 12 units and a total of 17,440 square feet, built in 1993, 6’ fencing with 3 strand barbed wire, 1.38 acres land.
Address: 3340 Airport Drive, Bellingham
Price: $875,000
Date: 10/09/08
Seller: Fairhaven Land Development, LLC
Description: 2 –story medical office with 10,122 square feet, built in 1984, remodeled in 2003; marine view.
Address: 1000 McKenzie Ave, Bellingham
Price: $1,800,000
Date: 10/10/08
Seller: Jose and Wendy Gonzalez
Buyer: Alex and Anna Ilyin
Description: Restaurant with 1,350 square feet, built in 1900, remodeled in 1998.
Address: 205 West Main St., Everson
Price: $110,000
Date: 10/14/08
Seller: John and Kathleen Geleynse
Buyer: Duane and Bette Bode
Description: Restaurant with 4,494 square feet, built in 1928, remodeled in 1997, and 2 – stores with a total of 4,312 square feet, built in 1920, remodeled in 1996.
Address: 109 and 115 Third St., Lynden
Price: $600,000
Date: 10/15/08
Seller: Pavel and Valentina Kolesnikov
Buyer: Adams Landholdings, LLC
Description: Shopping Center (2 – buildings) with a total of 7,422 square feet, built in 1946, remodeled in 2005.
Address: 3201 and 3205 Northwest Ave., Bellingham
Price: $935,000
Date: 10/16/08