First Friday Art & Wine: Lucia Neagu - Self-Realized.

September 26, 2018

By Keith Imper, Mercer Island

The next artist in line to be featured at the Suzanne Zahr Gallery through the months of October and November is local painter Lucia Neagu (Nay-a-Goo). Ms. Neagu, a Mercer Islander, makes her residence in one of the condos behind New Seasons, which she states, “is convenient for a person my age.” However, the one problem with that statement is the 82 years-young artist hailing from Romania acts more like a 22-year-old as she bursts up her stairs with verve and vigor, making me think twice about my own health.

Meet Shannon Carver - Development Coordinator

September 26, 2018

If you have taken in one of the First Friday’s at the Suzanne Zahr Gallery or sipped your way through a few Wine Wednesday’s at Caruccio’s, then you have met, or at least seen, Shannon Carver. Shannon, one of the newest members of the SZ Team, brings a welcomed background in property management and a love for all things real-estate. Entering the Suzanne Zahr Gallery, Shannon is one of the first to welcome you to the gallery’s artistic embrace. I was able to catch up with Shannon to ask her some fun questions during an unusual day where not much was happening in the office. Through our conversation, her kindness was obvious, but I clearly saw her dynamism as she spoke with passion about real-estate and her work with Suzanne. What did we discuss? Life and the pursuit of real-estate.

Moment of Inspiration - Passive House

September 26, 2018

Inspiration can be found anywhere: a poetry verse, a pithy comment a friend says, on the radio driving in our car, or an inanimate object as we just walk down the street. Well, a walk down the streets of Columbia City is where I found this week’s Moment of Inspiration. The small, funky and eclectic enclave of Seattle, Columbia City is not immune to the building craze that has dominated the local landscape. But it’s here that we find Pax Futura, the first Passive House apartment building in the state of Washington. Passive House building is all the rage right now. And no, it’s not a dig at the famed passive aggressive culture in Seattle, or the Seattle Freeze as it’s known, but an innovative standard for building energy efficiency.

Seattle Home Remodel with Foundation Replacement.

July 25, 2018

When considering whether to remodel or rebuild your home, several factors come into play: How old is the property? What other additions have been done to the home? And most importantly, how do you envision living in your dream home?

We began working with our clients in the Leschi neighborhood of Seattle in the Fall of 2016, and the project morphed from what was originally a remodel into a remodel, rebuild, and addition.