The following is a list of recent commercial and high-end residential property sales in Whatcom County. Top property sales are compiled by Wendy Darling with assistance from the county treasurer’s and assessor’s office.
Houses above $700,000
Seller: Tracy Bell and J. R. King
Buyer: Sara and Kevin Brown
Description: 1 -story house with 3,044 square feet, 1,392 square foot basement, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 1964, remodeled in 1999, 440 square foot detached garage, 261 square foot shop, 460 square foot patio; marine view.
Address: 415 Briar Road, Bellingham
Price: $815,000
Date: 05/29/09
Seller: Chad and Lisa Lindbloom
Buyer: Monrose Signh Sahota (Broomsfield, CA)
Description: 1 -story house with 672 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, built in 1908, 200 square foot enclosed porch, 199 feet waterfront, 8.41 wooded acres; marine and territorial view.
Address: 8277 Semiahmoo Drive, Blaine
Price: $919,000
Date: 05/29/09
Seller: Hammer Investments, LLC
Buyer: Christopher Vazquez and Debra Walls-Vazquez
Description: 3-story condo with 3,696 square feet, 475 square foot basement, 264 square foot detached garage.
Address: #1, Bauer Condominium, 1200 North Garden St., Bellingham
Price: $710,000
Date: 05/29/09
Seller: Ronald Koetje and Susan Manchester
Buyer: Kevin and Joan McCarthy
Description: 2 -story house with 3,112 square feet, 1,238 square foot basement, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 2003, 890 square foot detached garage, 614 square foot deck; marine and territorial view.
Address: 4501 Dove Court, Bellingham
Price: $750,000
Date: 06/15/09
Seller: Elizabeth Lower
Buyer: Stanley and Diane Nelson
Description: 2 houses: 1) 2-story house with 2,473 square feet, 2 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 1958, remodeled in 2003, 255 square foot deck. 2) 1-story house with 560 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, built in 1982, 312 square foot detached garage, 220 square foot patio, 50 feet waterfront; marine view.
Address: 4825 Sucia Drive, Ferndale
Price: $700,000
Date: 06/16/09
Seller: Bryant and Neallie Walvatne
Buyer: Arnold and Cheryl Glassberg
Description: 2 -story house with 2,499 square feet, 1,233 square foot basement, 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, built in 2006, 876 square foot attached garage, 439 square foot deck; marine view.
Address: 3003 Huntington Street, Bellingham
Price: $715,000
Date: 06/23/09
Residential Land:
Seller: David and Patricia Horst
Buyer: Peggy Ann Carr
Description: Lot – marine and territorial view.
Address: 2611 Birch St, Bellingham
Price: $170,000
Date: 05/20/09
Seller: James Costello, III and Gail McLeod
Buyer: Daniel and Barbara Eschbach
Description: Lot
Address: 1402 East Sunset Drive, Bellingham
Price: $240,000
Date: 06/04/09
Seller: Laurence Buckley and Nina Laden
Buyer: Teresa Bledsoe (Seattle, WA)
Description: Lot – marine and territorial view.
Address: Lummi Island
Price: $200,000
Date: 06/05/09
Seller: Robert and Patricia Beale
Buyer: Ethan and Hatai Lynette
Description: Lot – marine and territorial view.
Address: 4315 Parkhurst Drive, Bellingham
Price: $280,000
Date: 06/08/09
Seller: Winston and Kelly Renoud
Buyer: Dan Pritchett
Description: Lot – Samish Highlands; marine and territorial view.
Address: 1811 Samish Crest Way, Bellingham
Price: $508,000
Date: 06/10/09
Seller: Wells Fargo Bank
Buyer: Ocean Equipment, Inc.
Description: Lot – marine and territorial view.
Address: 5585 East Shoreview Drive, Blaine
Price: $70,000
Date: 06/17/09
Seller: Shultzie MacDonald and Lynne and Mark Macdonald
Buyer: City of Bellingham
Description: Lot – old house on property
Address: 1720 22nd St., Bellingham
Price: $205,000 (Threat of Eminent Domain)
Date: 06/17/09
Commercial Land:
Seller: Robert and Claudia Unruh
Buyer: Standard Properties Corp., (Langley, BC)
Description: 2.04 acres – highway commercial.
Address: 6211 Portal Way, Ferndale
Price: $49,000
Date: 06/24/09
Seller: Clendenen Family, LLC
Buyer: Kenneth Medley and Winona Francis-Medley
Description: 85.22 acres – forest.
Address: Deming
Price: $300,000
Date: 06/01/09
Seller: Elerine Shields
Buyer: Enfield Family II, LLC
Description: 111.13 acres – forest.
Address: Halverstick Road, Lynden
Price: $2,300,000
Date: 06/01/09
Seller: John Hamilton
Buyer: CLN, LLC
Description: 26.29 acres – forest
Address: Jensen Road, Bellingham
Price: $375,000
Date: 06/03/09
Seller: State of Washington Department of Transportation
Buyer: Ammex Tax & Duty Free Shops West, Inc. (Maryland)
Description: 2 lots – highway commercial.
Address: B. Street and C. Street, Blaine
Price: $41,200 (QCD)
Date: 06/09/09
Seller: City of Blaine
Buyer: Yorkston Oil Co.
Description: 1.29 acres – airport.
Address: Yew Ave, Blaine
Price: $230,551
Date: 06/19/09
Commercial Properties:
Seller: Whidbey Island Bank
Buyer: Doc. Treefrog, LLC
Description: 1 -story medical office with 2,044 square feet, built in 1961, remodeled in 2007.
Address: 412 Girard Street, Bellingham
Price: $375,000
Date: 06/24/09
Seller: Leopard Bow, LLC
Buyer: Roesiger North, LLC (Sedro Woolley, WA)
Description: Warehouse with 3,960 square feet, built in 1972; marine view.
Address: 835 North State St, Bellingham
Price: $475,000
Date: 05/28/09
Seller: Karen Heys, Clark Vellema, Karla Foss and Kristi Vellema
Buyer: Four ‘S’ Investments, U.S. Inc. (Abbotsford, BC)
Description: Mobile Home Site, sale includes a 1 -story house with 960, square feet, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, built in 1964, remodeled in 1993, 468 square foot detached garage; 6.52 acres land.
Address: 2080 and 2010 W. Front St, Lynden
Price: $2,042,000
Date: 05/26/09
Seller: West Coast B & R, LLC
Buyer: Northgate Spur Holdings, LLC
Description: 2 -story office/warehouse with a total of 7,200 square feet, 1,800 square foot shelter, built in 1992, remodeled in 2009, 2.00 acres land.
Address: 2257 Northgate Spur, Ferndale
Price: $835,000
Date: 05/29/09
Seller: Blossom Management Corporation
Buyer: Robert and Doris Libolt
Description: 2- story store with 8,602 square feet, built in 1929, remodeled in 2009.
Address: 517 Front St, Lynden
Price: $500,000
Date: 05/29/09
Seller: Bellingham Herald Publishing, LLC
Buyer: The Herald Building, LLC
Description: 6 –story office with a total of 83,915 square feet, 18, 103 square foot basement, penthouse, elevator, built in 1926, remodeled in 2005, parking lot with 36 spaces, 1.13 acres land.
Address: 1133 and 1155 North State St, and East Chestnut St, Bellingham
Price: $2,350,000
Date: 06/02/09
Seller: HD Bellingham, LLC
Buyer: KSLJ, LLC
Description: Store (Bellingham Harley Davidson) with 6,875 square feet, built in 1914, remodeled in 2004.
Address: 1419 North State St., Bellingham
Price: $570,000
Date: 06/03/09
Seller: TN Development, Inc. (28.57% interest) and Timothy Niemier (71.43% interest)
Buyer: Upper Skagit Indian Tribe (Sedro Woolley)
Description: 21 -unit apartment building with a total of 15,483 square feet, built in 2003, remodeled in 2007, 38 parking spaces.
Address: 135 Prince Ave., Bellingham
Price: $1,775,000
Date: 06/11/09
Seller: Charles Petersen
Buyer: Steven B LLC
Description: 2 -storage buildings with a total of 2,088 square feet, built in 1985, 3.77 acres land.
Address: 3572 Mount Baker Highway, Bellingham
Price: $185,000
Date: 06/12/09
Seller: Murray and Kathryn Goff
Buyer: Quinby, LLC
Description: Store with 4,563 square feet, built in 1924, remodeled in 1965.
Address: 674 Peace Portal Drive, Blaine
Price: $300,000
Date: 06/12/09
Seller: Vacation Internationale, Inc.
Buyer: Stretch Investments, LLC
Description: 12 condo units built in 2007; marine view.
Address: Units 201 –208 and 302, 303, 306, and 307, Terrell Creek Landing Condominium, 4819 and 4823 Alderson Road, Blaine
Price: $1,700,000
Date: 06/23/09
Airplane Hangars:
Seller: Starfighter Holdings, LLC
Buyer: City of Blaine
Description: Hangar with 1,072 square feet, built in 2002.
Address: #E, Bellingham Airport Hangar Condominium, Yew Avenue, Blaine
Price: $64,402.50 Threat of Condemnation
Date: 06/10/09
Seller: Carol and Lauren Franciosi,
Buyer: City of Blaine
Description: Hangar with 1,026 square feet, built in 2002.
Address: #D, Bellingham Airport Hangar Condominium, Yew Avenue, Blaine
Price: $64,402.50 Threat of Condemnation
Date: 06/10/09
Seller: Donald and Shirley Nelson
Buyer: City of Blaine
Description: Hangar with 2,820 square feet, built in 2002.
Address: #A, Bellingham Airport Hangar Condominium, Yew Avenue, Blaine
Price: $181,435 Threat of Condemnation
Date: 06/10/09
Seller: MJC Ventures, LLC
Buyer: City of Blaine
Description: Hangar with 1,077 square feet, built in 2002.
Address: #C, Bellingham Airport Hangar Condominium, Yew Avenue, Blaine
Price: $67,865 Threat of Condemnation
Date: 06/10/09
Seller: Totally Chocolate, Inc.
Buyer: City of Blaine
Description: 2 – Hangars with a total of 3,900 square feet, built in 2002.
Address: #F & G, Bellingham Airport Hangar Condominium, Yew Avenue, Blaine
Price: $246,530 Threat of Condemnation
Date: 06/10/09
Seller: Manuel Gonzales
Buyer: City of Blaine
Description: Hangar with 1,072 square feet, built in 2002.
Address: Unit E, Blaine Airport Hangar Condominium, Yew Avenue, Blaine
Price: $64,402.50 (Threat of Condemnation)
Date: 06/10/09
