Top properties
& building permits
Building permits
The following building permits have been issued recently. Permits include all commercial projects above $10,000, as well as residential homes valued above $250,000.
Pending
4291 Meridian St., $180,000 for interior remodel of existing store. Owner: KIR Bellingham LP. Applicant: CB Bovenkamp Inc.
205 E. Magnolia St., $1,300,000 for remodel existing commercial building: interior expansion. Owner: Whatcom Transportation. Application: Zervas Group Architects.
1138 Finnegan Way, $160,000 for tenant improvement: restaurant. Owner: Don’t Mail. Applicant: Andy Mei.
3015 Squalicum Pkwy., $10,000 for non-structural renovation interior remodel to create two exam rooms: Squalicum Family Medicine. Owner: Medico Partnership. Applicant: Cave Scoboria. Contractor: Scoboria Construction Inc.
3000 Northwest Ave., $60,000 for minor interior work on classrooms, library and mezzanine. Owner: St. Paul’s Episcopal School. Applicant: Gary Gideon, Architect.
1250 Barkley Blvd., $1,500,000 for new commercial building; bank and loan center. Owner: Banner Bank. Applicant: Johnson Braund Design Group Inc.
1707 N. State St., $30,000 for tenant improvement: restaurant and bar. Owner: Sucia Bay Development LLC. Applicant: Brenda Reeder.
3111 Newmarket St., $5,530,000 for new mixed-use building: retail and residential, four story with basement. Owner: Dahlia Building LLC. Applicant: RMC Architects.
125 E. Kellogg Rd., $24,000 for four internally illuminated signs: La Quinta Inn. Owner: Tri-Star Investment Group LLC. Applicant: Sign Post.
2526 E. Bakerview Rd., $230,600 for new commercial building: warehouse and offices for mechanical business. Owner: John H. and Loi L. Walton. Applicant: Com-Steel LLC.
HH Western Washington University, $40,000 for commercial alteration: divide rooms 146 and 155 into smaller offices. Owner: Western Washington University. Applicant: Western Washington University.
HU Western Washington University, $550,000 for commercial alterations: interior renovations of humanities. Owner: Western Washington University. Applicant: Jim Williams.
1317 W. Bakerview Road, $150,000 for tenant improvement: sub shop. Owner: Bakerview Ventures LLC. Applicant: Vikas Sondhi and Ainder Hanpa. Tenant: Subway.
Issued
222 Flora St., $10,000 for commercial alteration: remove plaster apartment unit and replace with sheetrock. Owner: Trillium Properties Inc. Contractor: Sauter Enterprises.
2602 McLeod Rd., $330,000 for tenant improvement; convert existing single family residence to multi-use assembly and office building; ARC of Whatcom County. Owner: Godwin Family Revocable Trust.
619 E. Holly St., $10,000 for tenant improvement: convert ice cream shop to offices: Whatcom Educational Credit Union. Owner: Whatcom Educational Credit Union. Contractor: Pearson Construction Corp.
915 Cornwall Ave., $26,000 for foundation for fan coolers. Owner: Puget Sound Energy. Contractor: Diamond B Constructors Inc.
1013 Donovan Ave., $44,800 for addition to existing office building. Owner: MP Rentals LLC. Contractor: Moceri Construction Inc.
119 N. Commercial St., $20,000 for remodel of fifth-floor offices, creating new smaller suites. Owner: Bellingham Towers LLC.
916 21st St., $22,500 for retaining wall for parking area. Owner: William G. McAdoo. Contractor: Bayside Construction & Excavation LLC.
801 Racine St., $312,272 for new single-family residence with attached garage. Contractor: Bergman Construction.
826 Briar Rd., $723,200 for new single-family residence with attached garage. Owner: Robert and Susan Eiford. Contractor: Steve Anderson Construction Inc.
3600 Byron Ave., commercial demolition of old Denny’s Restaurant. Owner: Samish Restaurant LLC. Contractor: Faber Brothers Construction Corp.
1200 Old Fairhaven Pkwy., $15,000 for four non-illuminated wall-mounted signs and three non-illuminated fabric-covered awnings: Windermere Realty. Owner: 12 Street Village LLC. Contractor: Signs Plus Inc.
11 Bellwether Way, $32,500 for three wall-mounted internally illuminated signs: First American Title. Owner: Port of Bellingham. Contractor: Plumb Signs Inc.
103 E. Holly St., $70,000 for tenant improvement: offices. Owner: Cornwall & Holly Association. Contractor: The Franklin Corporation.
1108 11th St., $20,000 for tenant improvement: install walls to divide suite 304 into three new offices. Owner: John M. and Valerie S. Hauter.
300 Telegraph Rd., $289,600 for interior tenant improvements. Owner: Burnham Pacific Operating. Contractor: Tybrook Inc.
230 36th St., $10,000 for tenant improvement: install customer service counter, partitions and work benches. Owner: Bellingham Marketplace. Contractor: Moceri Construction Inc.
4545 Cordata Pkwy., $18,000 for first-floor training room: Madrona Medical Clinic. Owner: Koniag Inc. Contractor: Remco-Deacon.
4545 Cordata Pkwy., $118,000 for tenant improvement: remodel first floor pediatric clinic: Madrona Medical Clinic. Owner: Koniag Inc. Contractor: Remco-Deacon.
4545 Cordata Pkwy., $290,000 for tenant improvement: remodel and expand existing sleep disorders center: Madrona Medical Group. Owner: Koniag Inc. Contractor: Remco-Deacon.
2115 Barkley Blvd., $1,100,000 for new commercial building, two story, with partial basement. Owner: Green Shoe Property LLC. Contractor: Emerald Builders Inc.
4145 Meridian St., $10,800 for tenant improvement: ACE cash advance. Owner: The Golden Rule Inc. Contractor: Johns Construction.
1600 Ellis St., $34,000 for commercial alteration: construct new entry canopy on existing retail grocery store: Grocery Outlet. Owner: DBG Inc.
1 Bellis Fair Pkwy., $115,000 for tenant improvement: remodel existing retail space; Build A Bear Workshop. Owner: Bellis Fair Partners. Contractor: Prodigy Construction Management LTD.
2039 James St., $231,471 for commercial construction: retail/office/residential addition to existing building to be converted to offices and storage: The Mailroom. Owner: Mohammed and Anjala Farook.
2106 Grant St., $125,000 for new commercial building: office and warehouse shell only; Robinson Hardwood. Owner: Neal Robinson. Contractor: Robinson Hardwood and Homes LLC.
402 36th St., $230,000 for tenant improvement: Juice Bar, Robeks. Owner: Bellingham Marketplace. Contractor: Dyna Tech Construction Corp.
2001 Grant St., $179,493 for 6,600 square foot unheated addition to existing warehouse building; Carlson Steel and Fence. Owner: Carlson Steel and Fence Supply. Contractor: Com Steel LLC.
4564 Meridian St., $130,000 for commercial add; 1342 square ft. addition, new covered loading dock, storefront entrance, canopy and façade intercontinental market.
306 W. Holly St., $53,500 for tenant improvement: new restaurant: Rocket Doughnuts. Owner: Hal G Jr. and Donna J. Arnason. Contractor: Peterson Construction, Inc.
HG Western Washington University, $5,500,000 for commercial additional/alteration: remodel dormitory, relocate elevator and stairs, add residential lounge. Owner: Western Washington University. Contractor: Dawson Construction Inc.
2001 E. Sunset Drive, $924,844 for new multi-family building: 15 units, 3 stories. Owner: 2001 E. Sunset LLC. Contractor: Latitude 49 Builders Inc.
1909 E. Sunset Drive, $1,151,387 for new multi-family building; 20 units, 3 stories. Owner: 2001 E. Sunset LLC. Contractor: Latitude 49 Builders Inc.
830 Spieden Lane, $310,864 for new single family residence: two-story with two-car garage. Owner: Richard T. and Sharon A. Skeers. Contractor: Skeers Construction Inc.
300 Telegraph Rd., $15,700 for one wall-mounted internally illuminated channel-letter sign and three internally illuminated wall-mounted fabric-covered awnings: Dollar Tree. Owner: Burnham-Pacific Operating. Contractor: The Sign Post Inc.
851 Coho Way, $15,000 for two signs: one internally illuminated free-standing on existing foundation, one non-illuminated wall-mounted aluminum letters: Marina Building. Owner: Port of Bellingham. Contractor: Signs Plus Inc.
125 E. Kellogg Rd., $24,000 for four internally illuminated signs; one free-standing, on mounted from archway frame; two wall mounted: La Quinta Inn. Owner: Tri-Star Investment Group LLC. Contractor: The Sign Post Inc.
Top properties
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 $500,000
Seller: Carol Jansen
Buyer: Paul and Christine Kenner
Description: 1-story house with 2,170 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1977, remodeled in 2000, 460 square foot detached garage, 80 square foot patio, beach access; marine and territorial view.
Address: 5525 Haida Way, Blaine
Price: $863,000
Date: 3/30/06
Seller: Eide Homes, Inc.
Buyer: The Susan Jagoe Revocable Trust
Description: New house.
Address: 8991 Snowy Owl Lane, Blaine
Price: $779,000
Date: 3/30/06
Seller: William and Vanessa Randall
Buyer: Maurice and Julie Fox
Description: 2-story house with 3,114 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 1906, 324 square foot finished basement, 672 square foot detached garage, 288 square foot deck; marine and territorial view.
Address: 2001 Eldridge Avenue, Bellingham
Price: $825,000
Date: 3/30/06
Seller: Full Spectrum Development Inc.
Buyer: Joseph and Chanelle Mazzacano
Description: New house with marine and territorial view.
Address: 3007 Huntington St., Bellingham
Price: $752,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Philip and Berthe-Marie Rosser
Buyer: Peter and Dorothy Lecompte
Description: 2 -story house with 2,123 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1918, 420 square foot detached garage, 163 square foot patio; territorial view.
Address: 1606 Knox St., Bellingham
Price: $625,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Jamieson McKenzie and Gretchen Offutt
Buyer: John Holroyd and Martha Gillham
Description: 2 -story house with 2,167 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, built in 1910, 60 square foot patio; marine view.
Address: 500 15th St., Bellingham
Price: $870,000
Date: 4/03/06
Seller: Fern Singer
Buyer: AFS, AT-1 (Trustee of The Soundscape Trust)
Description: 1 -story house with 2,141 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1954, 506 square foot carport, 170 square foot enclosed porch; marine view.
Address: 528 Bayside Road, Bellingham
Price: $1,450,000
Date: 4/06/06
Seller: The Sandcastle Resort, LLC (Vancouver, BC)
Buyer: ARD Birch Bay, LLC (Houston, TX)
Description: 3 new condo units with marine view.
Address: 7854 Birch Bay Drive, Blaine
Price: $868,700
Date: 4/07/06
Seller: Stephen and Cindy Scott (Bothell, WA)
Buyer: David Alan Development, LLC (Mill Creek, WA)
Description: 2 -story house with 2,369 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1917, remodeled in 1981, 468 square foot detached garage, 416 square foot patio, 1,200 square foot barn, tennis court and chain link fence, 3.50 acres land; marine and territorial view.
Address: 2590 Norway Road, Ferndale
Price: $715,000
Date: 4/11/06
Seller: AC, LLC
Buyer: James and Lori French
Description: New house with 1.54 acres land with territorial views.
Address: 2970 Cameron Ridge Lane, Ferndale
Price: $689,000
Date: 4/13/06
Seller: Clifford and Deborah Cram
Buyer: Margaret Dykes, Jonathan Seymour and Barbara Dykes
Description: 1 –and a half story house with 2,018 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1932, 400 square foot carport, 411 square foot deck, beach access; marine view.
Address: 1350 Roy Road, Bellingham
Price: $600,000
Date: 4/13/06
Seller: Joel and Jane Dacus
Buyer: Vincent and Johanna Williams
Description: 2-story house with 2,981 square feet, 1,658 square foot finished basement, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 1995, 719 square foot attached garage, 494 square foot deck, 540 square foot patio; marine and territorial view.
Address: 1010 Lone Tree Court, Bellingham
Price: $735,000
Date: 4/13/06
Seller: Yen Ventures, LLP (Burnaby, BC)
Buyer: Thia Nguyen (Everett, WA)
Description: 1 –story house with 1,508 square feet, 1,833 square foot finished basement, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1956, 484 square foot attached garage, 2,992 square foot asphalt driveway, 1.79 acres land.
Address: 4492 Guide Meridian Street, Bellingham
Price: $625,000
Date: 4/14/06
Seller: Christopher and Amberleigh Benner
Buyer: Stephen and Sarah McCormack (Bristol, UK)
Description: 1 -story house with 1,723 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 2004, 1,098 square foot finished basement, 660 square foot attached garage, 461 square foot deck; marine and territorial view.
Address: 3239 Eagleridge Way, Bellingham
Price: $725,000
Date: 4/14/06
Seller: W.S. Construction
Buyer: Aaron and Angie Lancaster
Description: New house with 1.31 acres land with good territorial view.
Address: 2947 Cameron Ridge Lane, Ferndale
Price: $605,000
Date: 4/17/06
Seller: Victoria Farkas-Mohr
Buyer: James and Sharon Tollefson
Description: 1-and a half story duplex with 2,771 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 1904, remodeled in 2001, 576 square foot detached garage, 144 square foot deck; good marine view.
Address: 409 14th St., Bellingham
Price: $705,000
Date: 4/17/06
Seller: Ronald and Gloria Davies
Buyer: Patrick and Sandra Soll
Description: 1 -story house with 3,660 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 1999, 924 square foot attached garage, 1,454 square foot deck, 1.27 acres land; good marine and territorial view.
Address: 1369 Chuckanut Crest Drive, Bellingham
Price: $1,300,000
Date: 4/18/06
Seller: Monika Suhr (Lakebay, WA)
Buyer: 1031, Inc.
Description: 2 mobile homes: 1) 2 bedroom, 1 bath with 1,440 square feet, built 1976, remodeled in 1994, 1,560 square foot storage (built 1984) 2) 2 bedroom, 1 bath, with 1,344 square feet, built 1976, 15.25 acres land .
Address: 3158 and 3166 Thornton Road, Ferndale
Price: $500,000
Date: 4/18/06
Seller: Diane Porter Gibbins and Sidney Gibbins
Buyer: Western Washington University Foundation
Description: 2-story house with 4,055 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1987, 660 square foot attached garage, 504 square foot patio, arbor, 2 lots of land; marine view.
Address: 701 and 703 Fieldston Road, Bellingham
Price: $1,150,000
Date: 4/18/06
Seller: Daniel and Teresa Williamson
Buyer: Harry and Joanne Lee (Los Angeles, CA)
Description: New house with good marine and territorial views.
Address: 2210 36th St., Bellingham
Price: $648,000
Date: 4/21/06
Seller: Robert Tucker (25% interest) William Tucker (25% interest) and Patricia Tucker (50% interest) (Hamilton, MT)
Buyer: Christopher and Amberleigh Benner
Description: 1-story house with 1,342 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 baths, built in 1960, 97 feet waterfront; good marine view. (House in poor condition).
Address: 2155 Dellesta Drive, Bellingham
Price: $630,000
Date: 4/24/06
Seller: William and Janis Hodge
Buyer: David Goddard
Description: 1-story house with 1,151 square feet, 992 square foot finished basement, 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 2000, 528 square foot attached garage, 189 square foot deck; good marine and territorial views.
Address: 3215 Chandler Parkway, Bellingham
Price: $660,000
Date: 4/24/06
Residential land
Seller: Kramer Properties, LLC
Buyer: D & L Construction, LLP
Description: 2 residential lots in Woodside Villas.
Address: Legoe Lane, Ferndale
Price: $318,000
Date: 3/30/06
Seller: Baker View Land Co. Inc.
Buyer: Green Development, LLC (Sedro Woolley, WA)
Description: 9.40 acres residential land zoned for light impact industrial.
Address: Division Road, Bellingham
Price: $275,000
Date: 3/30/06
Seller: AC, LLC
Buyer: Jason Greig
Description: 2.20 acres residential land with territorial view.
Address: 2984 Cameron Ridge Lane, Ferndale
Price: $759,500
Date: 3/30/06
Seller: Henry and Jacqueline Rick
Buyer: Jeff and Kimberly Baker
Description: .98 acres residential land.
Address: West Wiser Lake Road, Ferndale
Price: $220,000
Date: 3/30/06
Seller: Jake and Cobie Tiemersma
Buyer: Townline Homes, Inc.
Description: 7.99 acres agricultural land zoned for residential use.
Address: N. Washington Street, Everson
Price: $620,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Greg and Pamela Hinton
Buyer: Randal and Julie Ellis
Description: 5.06 acres land residential land.
Address: 1944 Discovery Heights Drive, Bellingham
Price: $350,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Marc Zimmerman (Princeville, HI)
Buyer: Brian and Berniece Piwek
Description: 1.56 acres residential land with good marine and territorial views.
Address: 8831 Semiahmoo Drive, Blaine
Price: $620,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Baker View Land Co. Inc.
Buyer: Robert and Kara Janicki
Description: 10.13 acres residential land.
Address: Division Road, Bellingham
Price: $605,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Hollinger Family Properties, LLC
Buyer: H & L Land, LLC
Description: 32.72 acres agricultural land zoned for residential use.
Address: Birch Bay Lynden Road, Custer
Price: $350,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Jeffrey and Danielle Debruine
Buyer: Madison Street Holdings, Inc.
Description: 5.74 acres residential land with beach access and marine views.
Address: 968 Iowa Heights Road, Sedro- Woolley
Price: $485,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Charles and Debbie Flajole, Richard and Linda Flajole (Seattle, WA)
Buyer: BAS, AT-1, Inc.
Description: 19.23 acres residential land zoned for light impact industrial use, old house on property.
Address: 4264 Pacific Highway, Bellingham
Price: $780,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Gerald and Ellen Neufeld (Los Altos, CA)
Buyer: Jaroslav and April Svejkovsky (Kennewick, WA)
Description: Residential lot in Boundary View Estates with marine view.
Address: 2116 Whalen Drive, Point Roberts
Price: $325,000
Date: 4/03/06
Seller: Daniel and Edee Burch
Buyer: Himalaya Homes, Inc. (Lake Stevens, WA)
Description: 5 residential lots (1.24 acres) in the Village of Nooksack.
Address: Allison Way, Nooksack
Price: $475,000
Date: 4/05/06
Seller: Wayne and Cindy Jones (Dutch Harbor, AK)
Buyer: Roy and Bernice Pottle, Daniel and Debora Dalquist
Description: 3.80 acres residential land.
Address: West Smith Road, Bellingham
Price: $540,000
Date: 4/12/06
Commercial land
Seller: Chevron U.S.A., Inc. (San Ramon, CA)
Buyer: Port of Bellingham
Description: 1.74 acres commercial land zoned for heavy impact industrial use.
Address: C Street, Bellingham
Price: $1,020,000
Date: 3/29/06
Seller: Baker View Land Co. Inc.
Buyer: Xchange Solutions, Inc. (San Jose, CA)
Description: 77.69 acres commercial land zoned for light impact industrial use.
Address: Division Road and Stuart Road, Bellingham
Price: $1,215,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Loomis Trail Land Co. LLC (Ontario, CA)
Buyer: Rodger and Jonnie Camping (Chino, CA)
Description: 197 acres land zoned for agricultural use. Sale includes 1- and a half story house with 1,100 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, built in 1918, 576 square foot detached garage, new farm buildings, mobile home with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1,859 square feet, built in 1992, 643 square foot patio, 900 square foot detached garage.
Address: 1828 and 1840 Loomis Trail Road and W. Badger Road, Custer
Price: $2,216,875
Date: 4/03/06
Seller: Labounty Investments, LLC
Buyer: Sergey Savchuck
Description: 1.86 acres commercial land with old house on property.
Address: Seahawk Drive, Ferndale
Price: $600,000
Date: 4/18/06
Commercial sales
Seller: James Quick
Buyer: Sherry Miller, Gregg and Betty Miller
Description: 3 – story, 9 –unit apartment building with a total of 9,666 square feet, built in 1981; marine and territorial views.
Address: 811 North Garden St., Bellingham
Price: $155,000 (1/6th interest)
Date: 3/27/06
Seller: Baker Street Storage, LLC
Buyer: Baker Creek Public Storage, LLC (Gig Harbor, WA)
Description: 4 warehouses with 124 mini storage units and a total of 21,600 square feet, built in 2003, 800-foot chain link fence and electric access gate, 1.95 acres land zoned for light impact industrial use.
Address: 1621 Baker Creek Place, Bellingham
Price: $1,125,000
Date: 3/31/06
Seller: Roxanne Anderson
Buyer: M & S Holdings, LLC
Description: Warehouse with 8,750 square feet, built in 1997, 1.07 acres land.
Address: 3974 Hammer Drive, Bellingham
Price: $795,000
Date: 4/06/06
Seller: Karin Bean (Clyde Hill, WA)
Buyer: Stephen McMinn
Description: Bed and Breakfast Inn and separate 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment with a total of 5,882 square feet, built in 1898, remodeled in 1978, 6.07 acres land, beach access; marine and territorial views.
Address: 2825 West Shore Drive, Lummi Island
Price: $1,430,000
Date: 4/12/06
Seller: Richard Nolan
Buyer: Bruce and Jeanette Cox
Description: Photo store (King Frog) with 1,008 square feet, 1,550 square foot canopy.
Address: 1819 N. State St., Bellingham
Price: $425,000
Date: 4/14/06
Seller: Canyon Holdings, LLC, Series 32
Buyer: Cynthia Backlund (Anacortes, WA)
Description: 20 –unit apartment building with 13,952 square feet, built in 1971, remodeled in 1996 (fire repair).
Address: 5601 Third Ave., Ferndale
Price: $990,000
Date: 4/14/06
Seller: Patrick and Mew Lan Uy
Buyer: Trelt, LLC (Bellevue, WA)
Description: 3 –story, 15-unit apartment building with 4,650 square feet, built in 1993.
Address: 1118 North Forest Street, Bellingham
Price: $520,000 (50% interest)
Date: 04/14/06
Seller: Leopold, LLC (Fife, WA)
Buyer: Robert Hall (42% interest) David Johnston (25% interest) and Oakland, LLC, (33% interest).
Description: Leopold Elderly Housing Facility (formerly Leopold Hotel) with 98 units and a total of 67,745 square feet, built in 1929, remodeled in 2000, total square footage includes a ballroom, service kitchen and recreation room, 2 elevators, 5,040 square foot basement parking and storage.
Address: 1224 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham
Price: $4,700,000
Date: 4/17/06
Seller: Thrifty Payless, Inc. (Camp Hill, PA)
Buyer: GMF Drug Stores, LLC (50% interest) and C & J Drugs, LLC (50% interest) (Sonoma, CA)
Description: Store and 2 utility buildings (Brim Tractor) with a total of 14,764 square feet, 540 square foot steam wash canopy, built in 1951, remodeled in 1971, 1.59 acres land.
Address: 1963 Kok Road, 8074 and 8076 Guide Meridian, Lynden
Price: $5,500,000
Date: 4/17/06
Seller: Bert and Ruth Tjoelker
Buyer: Northwest Pipeline Corporation (Salt Lake City, UT)
Description: 2-story house with 1,768 square feet, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, built in 1972, 480 square foot carport, 420 square foot deck, farm buildings, 57.09 acres agricultural land.
Address: 4857 Jones Road, Sumas
Price: $780,000
Date: 4/21/06
BNI Pacific Rim Connectors — Meets every Monday at 7a.m. at Skylark’s, 1308 11th St. for more information, contact Leena Kirschman at 527-4960 or go to www.bninw.com. BNI is a business and professional networking organization that offers members the opportunity to share ideas, contacts and, most importantly, referrals. First breakfast is free.
Power Partners Network — Business leads for your success. Meets at 7 a.m. every Friday at Eleni’s on Meridian Street in Bellingham. For more information, call Tom Mercadante at 738-1520.
The Northwest Rental Owners Association — Meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. in either Mt. Vernon or Bellingham, and features a different speaker each meeting on a topic relevant to rental ownership. For more information, go to www.nroai.com or contact Montee Walters, President (360) 279-2345/monteel@msn.com.
City Club — noon to 1:30 p.m., the fourth Wednesday of each month at Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest Avenue, in Bellingham. The public is invited to monthly luncheon meetings on topics of community interest. For list of program and other information, contact Kay Sardo at 734-5121 or visit www.cityclubonline.com.
Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce — Meets the third Tuesday of each month at Stephanie’s Restaurant on Birch Bay Drive at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Nick Jerns at 371-5004.
Business Network Alliance — Meets from noon until 1:30 p.m. on Thursdays; call for location. For more information, see www.thebna.net/sched.html or call Bill Thibodeau at 527-8542.
Bellingham Kiwanis Noon Club — Meets noon till 1 p.m. every Tuesday 2626 W. Maplewood (Masonic Temple). Please visit our web site www.bellinghamkiwanis.com or call Russ Weston at (360) 671-7862 for more information. Everyone welcome.
Bellingham Professionals Network — meets from noon to 1 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month. Call Bruce at 738-9588 for more info.
Bellingham Connections Club — Meets at 7:30 a.m. on Thursdays at 4340 Pacific Highway. For more information, call Larry at 738-4931, or on the web at www.bellinghambusinesses.com.
Whatcom Co-ed Leads Club — Meets at noon on Tuesdays at Pizza Inn, 2431 Meridian. For more information, call Elizabeth Rae at 676-9830.
Wild Oats Network — Meets at 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m., on the second and fourth Tuesdays, Terra Organica Community Room, 929 State St. For more information, call Babs Baker at 733-1116.
Bellingham Evening Toastmasters — Meets at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays at Bellingham Senior Center, 315 Halleck St. For more information, call 734-2204.
Bellingham Toastmasters No. 60 — Meets at 6:30 a.m. on Thursdays at the Salvation Army, 2912 Northwest Ave. For more information, call 647-8178.
Bellingham Referral Network — Meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Bellingham Golf & Country Club. For more information, call Joe Beaulaurier at 647-8805.
Bellingham Noon Leads Club (co-ed chapter) — Noon on Fridays at Lucci’s, 2615 Harbor Loop. For more information, call Michael Wong at 676-7800 or Mike Brady at 647-0090.
Northwest Business Club — Meets the second Wednesday of every month. For more information, call Naida Deitsch at 734-0444, or check www.nwbclub.org.
Businesses Networking Together — Meets on Wednesdays at noon at Pastazza. For more information, call Dr. Mark Locker at 734-9525.
Leads Club, Bellingham Women’s Chapter — Meets on Thursdays at noon at Izzy’s on Guide Meridian. For more information, call Dr. Theresa Murry at 734-9525.
The American Society of Women Accountants — Meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, meeting, and one hour of continuing professional education. For more information, call Julie Parker at 734-7990.
Women’s Professional Network — The WPN hosts its monthly meeting on the last Thursday of every month (except December) from 7 a.m. – 9 a.m. at Sapphire Cove. For more information about the WPN or to RSVP for the breakfast meeting, please call 360-650-0426, email info@wpnbellingham.org, or visit www.wpnbellingham.org.
Zonta International Club of Bellingham — Meets the third Tuesday of each month at The Marina Restaurant, 7 Bellwether Way, from noon until 1 p.m. Non-members are welcome. For more information, call Amy Brock at 733-2444.
STARS — The volunteer corps for Bellingham’s Mount Baker Theatre, meets every second Tuesday of the month from noon to 1:00 p.m. in the Theatre’s new Encore Room (enter from Champion Street). For more information call Shirley Walker at 671-6936.
The 4th Corner Consultant’s Roundtable — A place for management consultants as well as business owners and managers to meet, network and pool resources, meets on the third Wednesday of each month (except August and December). For more information call Dan Goldstein at 671-5825.
International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) — This international group of office support professionals meets the second Tuesday each month, September through June, at Our House Deli on James Street in Bellingham. Visitors are welcome to attend. Go to http://bellingham-iaap.freeservers.com for local meeting information and monthly newsletters, or call Pam Clark Hamilton for more information at 650-3981.
Prosperity Professionals Network — Members make valuable connections with like-minded professionals while going deeper into learning and applying universal principles of prosperity, abundance, and the power of positive thinking. The group is open to all professionals with no limit in each category. For more information, call Meredith Murray at 738-4071 or send an email to Meredith@ServiceWithHeart.com for more information and locations.
Focus Northwest — A non profit business network of local entrepreneurs serving Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan counties, sponsoring consumer information seminars on matters of interest to new residents, investors, homeowners and transitioning residents. Membership is limited to one member per industry. Meets every Wednesday at 7:45 a.m. for breakfast at Bob’s B&B in Barkley Village. Please call or email: 647 8822 or welcome@focusnorthwest.com, or visit www.focusnorthwest.com.
Washington Latino Business Association — meets the second Tuesday of each
month, 7:30 – 8:45 am in Bellingham. Each meeting offers time for networking and a guest speaker. WLBA is open to all small businesses interested in the Hispanic / Latino markets of Whatcom and Skagit counties. For more information contact Alfred Portillo at 360 223 7318, aportillo@usa.net, or Jesse Cantu at 360 671 3099, myjalapeno@msn.com
Business licenses
The following business licenses have been awarded in the past month, listed by business name, owner name, and business address:
SV Investments LLC, 4350 Cordata Pkwy., Bellingham, WA 98226
Pak Mail, Nelson Business Services Inc, 2950 Newmarket Pl., #101, Bellingham, WA 98226
Leahs Fae Flowers, Leah C Calvert, 3010 Ferry Ave. #218, Bellingham, WA 98225
Karen’s Café, Karen’s Kitchen Inc, 340 W. Bakerview Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226
Joy’s Jewelry & Bead Designs, Joyce D. Elsner, 332 E. Bellis Fair Pkwy. #101, Bellingham, WA 98226
Ensemble Celeste, Iris Lima, 471 Westerly Rd., #202, Bellingham, WA 98226
American Mechanical, American Mechanical Corp, 223 S. Lewis St., #200, Monroe, WA 98272
Mint Condition, Francisco D. Saiz, 1609 Birchwood Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
Dick’s Crown & Bridge Lab, Dick’s Crown & Bridge Lab Inc., 2003 N. State St., #A, Bellingham, WA 98225
Stormwater360, Stormwater360, 12021 NE Airport Way #B, Portland, OR 97220
Prodigy Construction Management, Prodigy Construction Mgmt. Ltd, 186 N. High St., Gahanna, OH 43230
Paper Converting Machinery Company, Barry-Wehmiller Companies Inc., 2300 S Ashland Ave., Green Bay, WI 54304
Pacific Realty Group, Pacific Realty Group Inc., 119 N. Commercial St., #365, Bellingham, WA 98225
Moonshadow Art Studio, Nicole M. Flierl, 1307 Cornwall Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
Island View Construction, William L. Dinwiddie, 3538 Northwest Ave. #13, Bellingham, WA 98225
Inch X Inch Jewelry, Linda R. Cherry, 1 Bellis Fair Pkwy. #5579, Bellingham, WA 98226
Empire Imaging Northwest, Empire Imaging NW LLC, 605 14th St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Dundas Electric, Dundas Electric Inc., 1125 14th St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Tide Water Builders, Jason D. Mack, 1722 34th St., Bellingham, WA 98229
Ruff Day Doggie Daycare, Ruff Day Doggie Daycare LLC, 2123 Lincoln St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Melanie Lynn Counseling Services, Melanie L. Springer, 1313 E Maple St., #235, Bellingham, WA 98225
Tek Construction, Tek Construction Inc., 4167 Mitchell Way, Bellingham, WA 98226
Presstek, Presstek Inc., 55 Executive Dr., Hudson, NH 03051
Lukes Enterprises, Kyle D. Lukes, 815 Iowa Heights Rd., Sedro-Woolley, WA 98284
C B Bovenkamp, C B Bovenkamp Inc., 9002 SW 152nd St., Village Of Palmetto Bay, FL 33157
Ash Photography, Ashley W. Wilson, 3 Lost Lake Lane, Bellingham, WA 98229
Mark Dooley MA MES LMHC, Mark S. Dooley, 1116 Key St., #105, Bellingham, WA 98225
M B Warren Database Designs, Michael B. Warren, 2411 Utter St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Glen E Ethier, Glen E. Ethier, 2728 Cedarwood Ave. Bellingham, WA 98225
Exceptional Opportunities, Joanne M. Halvorson, 6277 Lariat Pl., Maple Falls, WA 98266
Croslin Enterprises, Connie L. Jones Hernandez, 2524 King St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Creative Child Center, Gloria M. Harrison, 1201 11th St., #203, Bellingham, WA 98225
Carrie Coppinger Carter PS, Carrie M. Coppinger Carter, 300 N. Commercial St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Business Bank Of Skagit County, Business Bank Of Skagit County, 1108 11th St., #301, Bellingham, WA 98225
The Bunch, The Bunch LLC, 960 Harris Ave. #B104 Bellingham, WA 98225
Boatman Tile, Boatman Tile Inc, PO Box 1967, Ferndale, WA 98248
Americlean Services, John D. Wilmore, 412 20th St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Alindeska Electrical Contractors, Alindeska Electrical Cont LLC, 1154 Industry Dr., Tukwila, WA 98188
Titan Electric, Titan Electric Inc., 900 N 34th St., #108, Seattle, WA 98103
Spring Creek Retirement Community, M W S H Bellingham LLC, 223 E. Bakerview Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226
Nails By Charlie, Charlene A McNallie, 355 Ohio St., Bellingham, WA 98225
First Impressions NW, Susan Ranne Palmer, 601 Highland Dr., Bellingham, WA 98225
ARIS Inc, ARIS Inc, 4164 Meridian St., #400, Bellingham, WA 98226
TVK Plumbing, TVK Plumbing Inc, 714 N 8th St., Lynden, WA 98264
Pacific Fire & Security, Pacific Fire & Security Inc., 828 Poplar Pl., Seattle, WA 98144
Kristin Crosby, Kristin Crosby, 904 Puget St., Bellingham, WA 98229
Four Starrs Boutique, Four Starrs Boutique LLC, 910 Harris Ave. #104, Bellingham, WA 98225
Baker Creek Public Storage, Baker Creek Public Storage LLC, 1621 Baker Creek Pl., Bellingham, WA 98226
Plastering Plus NW, Filippini Plastering LLC, 1131 Van Wyck Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226
Pacific Mortgage Lenders, Pacific Mortgage Lenders Inc, 119 N Commercial St., #365, Bellingham, WA 98225
Mr Handyman Of Whatcom & Skagit Counties, Hawley Services Inc, 180 E. Bakerview Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226
J J’s Food Stop, Sajjan Inc, 2219 Douglas Ave., Bellingham, WA 98225
J D Wells Construction, J D Wells Construction Inc, 8630 Cambridge Loop, Blaine, WA 98230
Gena Hanson LMP, Gena C. Hanson, 321 Telegraph Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226
Fourth Wall Editing, Erin M. Schadt, 2609 W. Maplewood Ave. #313, Bellingham, WA 98225
Terra Vida Coffee, Terra Vida Coffee LLC, 2211 Rimland Dr. #400, Bellingham, WA 98226
Tabolizer, PNW International Inc., 1 Bellis Fair Pkwy., Bellingham, WA 98226
Pro Touch-Up Detailing, Pedarem Inc, 1204 E Sunset Dr., Bellingham, WA 98226
Orca Spa & Pool, Orca Spa & Pool LLC, 4811 Meridian St., Bellingham, WA 98226
Northwest Navigation, Northwest Navigation Co Inc, 2504 Henry St., Bellingham, WA 98225
K B Camera, Richard Oesterling, 1106 Harris Ave. #301, Bellingham, WA 98225
Northwest Products & Services, Kenneth P. Charron, 1436 Lincoln St., #3, Bellingham, WA 98229
Harris Construction, JLH Enterprises Inc., 112 Ohio St., #108, Bellingham, WA 98225
Chuckanut Services Ltd, Chuckanut Services Ltd., 38 Strawberry Pt. Ct., Bellingham, WA 98229
Yam Studio, Michael G. Young, 6251 25th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA, 98115
Whatcom County Mowers, Whatcom County Mowers LLC, 4878 Pacific Hwy., Ferndale, WA 98248
Wanne Inc., Wanne Inc., 528 Fieldston Rd., Bellingham, WA 98225
Truth Media, Willow Jon Collamer, 621 N. Forest St., #2, Bellingham, WA 98225
Sturde Weld Construction, Sturde Weld Construction Inc., 15432 Dewey Crest Lane, Anacortes, WA 98221
The Stucco Guys, Anna C. Rosales, 7332 Wiser Lane, Lynden, WA 98264
Shamrock Landscaping, Shamrock Landscaping LLC, 7450 S 212th St., Kent, WA 98032
Pacific Bling, Genissa M. Sygitowicz, 1213 Whatcom St., #114, Bellingham, WA 98229
Old School Masonry, Dane T. Whittaker, 2100 Electric Ave. #312, Bellingham, WA 98229
Mark A Huddleston LMT, Mark A. Huddleston, 2301 Elm St., Bellingham, WA 98225
I Like Mics, Cynergy Cafe LLC, 1229 Cornwall Ave. #307, Bellingham, WA 98225
Escape Day Spa, Escape Day Spa Inc., 1344 King St., #101, Bellingham, WA 98229
Daylight Properties, Daylight Properties LLC, 1025 N State St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Christine Phelan, Christine Phelan, 1344 King St., #205, Bellingham, WA 98229
Bath Fitter, Boca Ventures Ltd., 6900 220th St., SW #A, Mountlake Terrace, WA 98043
Professional Fire Protection, Professional Fire Protect Inc., 9299 Molers Lane, Blaine, WA 98230
Robeks Fruit Smoothies & Healthy Eats, Abbe’s LLC, 402 36th St., Bellingham, WA 98225
Champis Painting, Champis Painting Inc., 6747 LaMonte Drive, Lynden, WA 98264
Liquor licenses
The following licensing activity has been noted by the state liquor board:
New licenses
Smokin’, Silver Star JC Investment Corp., Jeff E. Cho, have applied for a license to sell beer/wine at a specialty shop at 1530 Birchwood Ave. Ste. C. Filed April 28.
Timekeepers, Timekeepers, Inc., Douglas A. and Barbara L. Ellis, have applied to sell beer/wine at a specialty shop at 1706 Front St., Lynden. Filed April 26.
Added, change of class, or in lieu of license
Green Frog Café, Green Frog Café LLC, Nathan Eric Carlson and James Leland and Katie Louise Hardesty, have applied for a license to sell beer/wine off premises at a tavern at 902 N. State St. #104. Filed April 28.
Assumed licenses
Osaka Japanese Restaurant, Osaka Restaurant, Won Ja Kim and Yong Ho Kim, have applied for a license to sell beer/wine in a restaurant at 3207 Northwest Ave. Filed April 28.
Wingdome, Wingdome Restaurant, Wingdom Restaurants LLC, James Aitken, Linda L. Brueggman, Ronald E. Cohn and James and Marcia Rowe, have applied to sell beer/wine at a restaurant at 902 State St. Ste. 106. Filed April 27.
In -N- Out Food Stores, In -N- Out Food Stores LLC, Sajjan, Inc., Sanjan Chanan, has applied to sell beer/wine at a grocery store at 2219 Douglas Ave. Filed April 12.
Red Robin Burger & Spirits Emporium, Red Robin America’s Gourmet Burgers & Spirits, Zanner Hubert, Inc., Red Robin International, Inc., Eric Carl Houseman, John Wayne Grant and Katherine Lee Scherping, have applied to sell spirits/beer/wine in a restaurant/lounge at 100 W. Telegraph Rd. Filed April 11.
