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3/04/25
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The brokerage team of Blake Weber, Don Whittles, and Ned Whalen, along with their team coordinator Brynleigh Samuelson, have joined Kidder Mathews in Washington State. The team specializes in representing retail tenants and landlords throughout the greater Puget Sound region. Weber, Whittles, and Samuelson will be based in the firm’s Tacoma office, while Whalen will operate from Seattle.
All four professionals join Kidder Mathews from First Western Properties. This announcement follows the arrival of two other First Western brokers, multifamily specialists Elijah Piper and Tony Herrmann, to Kidder Mathews’ Tacoma office earlier this month.
Blake Weber, Senior Vice President, spent more than a decade as a broker at First Western, where he built a strong reputation in the Puget Sound retail sector, representing tenants and landlords in leasing, ground-up development, and investment sales. Over his career, he has completed transactions totaling more than $568 mil and over 6.5 msf. His client list includes more than 30 national brands such as Carl’s Jr., Heartland Dental, IHOP, Safelite Auto Glass, and Wingstop.
Don Whittles, Senior Vice President, brings three decades of experience specializing in retail with a focus on shopping center leasing and sales. He has a proven track record in tenant and landlord representation, with notable transactions including leasing major shopping centers to full occupancy and representing national and regional brands such as The Original Pancake House, Farrelli’s Pizza, Big Chicken, and Cooper’s Food & Drink.
Ned Whalen, Senior Vice President, has extensive experience in leasing, investment sales, and ground-up retail development. His work in brokerage includes leasing mixed-use developments, negotiating sales of quick-service restaurant sites, and representing national retailers like Uwajimaya, Edward Jones, and IHOP. Earlier in his career, he worked in finance and consulting, including three years with Deloitte.
Kidder Mathews continues to expand its brokerage division in the Pacific Northwest, welcoming 21 new brokers in the region since January 2024, and reaffirming its long-term commitment to downtown Seattle with a new headquarters space at Two Union Square.
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