Nov 12, 2025

Berger Partnership

Bell

Berger Partnership has hired landscape designer Ari Bell, whose background spans ecoacoustics, amusement park landscapes, Arctic permafrost preservation, and the relationship between performance and place. Bell has a Bachelor of Arts in Music from Vassar College and a master's degree in landscape architecture from the University of Virginia.

Hensel Phelps

Waldo

Coyne

Moore

Poppelreiter

Perry

Ryan Perry, Associate DBIA, with experience working on aviation and data center projects, and Brady Poppelreiter and Brian Cordell with aviation-type projects, are now project superintendents at Hensel Phelps.

Caleb Moore now works as a senior safety manager supporting and overseeing project teams and safety initiatives. He brings knowledge of safety and health technical requirements, and considerations and protective measures for accident-free work sites. He will also participate in pre-job planning conferences to help establish safety plans for new contracts. Moore is currently working on the ARS-WSU Bioscience Research Building and the P-290 Earth Covered Magazines project.

Jennifer Coyne now leads the Project Development Team and supports procurement and marketing efforts, actively gathering intelligence on potential opportunities and cultivating client relationships. Coyne helps shape strategic plans to secure new work in targeted and emerging markets, aligning business development with the company's long-term growth strategies.

Hensel Phelps also welcomes Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) manager Christian Waldo to the team. Waldo coordinates various design disciplines utilizing BIM technology and works closely with design teams and trade partners to facilitate constructability reviews and develop efficient solutions for building system coordination.

Nov 06, 2025

NAIOP Washington looks to crystal ball

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Brokers will convene on Nov. 12 at the next monthly breakfast confab hosted by NAIOP Washington. The events begins at 8 a.m. at the Westin Seattle. Four brokers on the panel are charged with answering a weighty question: “How will borrowing costs, changing market dynamics, and global economic pressures continue to impact the CRE market into 2026 and beyond?” Reading the tea leaves will be CBRE's Tom Pehl, JLL's Lisa Stewart, Real Retail's Maria Royer and Jeff Forsberg from NAI Puget Sound Properties. Details and registration: naiopwa.org

Nov 05, 2025

Ankrom Moisan

Heater

Ankrom Moisan, an architecture, interior design, brand, and planning firm, announces a new chapter in its leadership: former President Dave Heater has stepped into the role of vice president of business development, as well as chairman of the board of directors. Heater has served for decades in leadership for the firm, including as president since 2015. He now leads efforts to expand the firm in both existing and new markets, and long-term growth across the West Coast and beyond.

Heater is the first design professional at Ankrom Moisan dedicated solely to business development across all studios. Heater opened the Seattle office in 2006, and helped the firm establish a strong foothold with national and international developers and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs). He was also instrumental in launching a second office in San Francisco in 2016.