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Sahara Pizza at Birch Bay Square

Over the past year and a half, Saratoga has had the opportunity to work with Sahara Pizza on their new location at Birch Bay Square in Blaine. This new storefront adds an 18th location for Sahara Pizza, who currently operates across Washington, Oregon, and even in Bolivia. With Sahara’s original sauce recipes and access to…

New to the Saratoga Team – Jena Curry

We are very excited to welcome Jena Curry to Saratoga Commercial Real Estate. Jena is joining us as an Asset Manager with a lot of commercial management and leasing experience. Jena is currently working towards her broker license. Here is a brief bio on Jena: I came to Bellingham from Chehalis, WA in 1985 to…

Mercy Housing Preserving Affordable Housing

September 15, 2022 Saratoga recently had the privilege and opportunity to work with Mercy Housing in their recent acquisition of Evergreen Ridge, a 143-unit apartment complex in Bellingham.  The property’s deed restriction was expiring and being listed as market-rate housing.  There were multiple prospective buyers, but Mercy Housing was able to work collectively with local…

Downtown Bellingham Safety Update

Since July 2020, when Basecamp, a low-barrier shelter, was established by Lighthouse Mission Ministries in partnership with the City of Bellingham, downtown retail businesses have experienced increased vandalism and loitering, which has adversely impacted business. In response to this, the Neighborhood Advisory Committee was formed to provide a platform/forum for downtown businesses to discuss current…