Paul Purcell wins Cyber Choice Mirror Ball Trophy at Plymouth’s Seattle Dances!

Posted by beacon on Fri, May 15, 2015 at 1:24 PM

Awards & Recognition, Beacon, Special Needs, Washington

Paul & Deron in Action!

This spring Paul Purcell, President of Beacon, participated in Plymouth Housing Group’s Seattle Dances! Modeled after the national TV sensation Dancing with the Stars, the event matches local leaders with professional dancers to compete and raise funds for Plymouth’s mission of providing permanent homes and services for the homeless in Seattle. Paul trained for 10 weeks with his professional partner, Deron Hayes-Hirschy to prepare for the big night!

Enjoying the Cyber Choice Mirror Ball Trophies!

We are excited to report that Paul and his partner Deron won the Cyber Choice Mirror Ball; for the celebrity dance couple who raises the most money online before the event. Collectively, the eight celebrity dance couples raised over $53,000 in online votes for Plymouth Housing Group. Overall, the 6th annual Seattle Dances gala brought together 460 generous guests who gave an incredible $442,000! Congratulations Plymouth Housing Group on another great event!

Beacon is proud to have worked with Plymouth on the Pat Williams Apartments and on the recently funded 7th & Cherry project.

News at Beacon

Posted by beacon on Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 9:53 AM

Beacon, California, Washington

Beacon is excited to share that it recently formed a new strategic alliance with American Baptist Homes of the West (ABHOW). ABHOW has been a client and partner of Beacon for many years, and has provided senior affordable housing in Washington since 1997. They are a large, mission-driven nonprofit housing provider dedicated to housing seniors and the disabled, based in California.

Our alliance is founded on shared values and a common mission to grow affordable housing. ABHOW is acquiring Beacon to draw on our expertise in developing diverse types of affordable housing and Beacon will benefit from the stability that a larger organization provides. Together, we’ll work to continue our core work of affordable housing consulting and expand affordable housing opportunities up and down the West Coast.

We will continue to be Beacon Development Group with the same mission, same leadership, same staff, and same diverse set of services. Our core business will remain affordable housing development in Washington and the Northwest. In addition, we will work with ABHOW to enhance its development opportunities in California, Arizona, Oregon and Idaho.

As always, we will continue to provide the highest level of service and professionalism you know and expect of us.

Answers to Questions You May Have

Why is ABHOW interested in Beacon?

ABHOW saw a shared set of values and an aligned mission to develop affordable housing for low-income households. Looking to expand affordable housing for seniors in California and the West, they see Beacon’s development expertise as an opportunity to assist in this goal.

Why is Beacon interested in affiliating with ABHOW? Why are you doing this?

Established in 1949, ABHOW is a large, well-respected 65 year-old nonprofit housing provider that shares our values of providing affordable housing. At the same time they provide a broader market for our services and a more stable funding base for the long-term operations of Beacon. By having a broader footprint, Beacon can provide more stability to our staff and clients, expand our services, and provide an organizational base for the long-term leadership and financial strength of the organization.

Will Paul Purcell remain the leader of Beacon?

Yes. Paul will remain as President.

Does this mean Beacon will move to California?

No. We will continue at our same location, based here in Seattle, Washington.

Will your services change?

No. All our services will stay the same. Down the road, we hope to be able to utilize the health care experience of ABHOW in their Continuum of Care Residential Communities to expand our integration of health care and affordable housing.

Will Beacon’s staff change?

No. All of our staff will remain in their current positions. We will be hiring additional staff in California to assist with a pipeline of projects that ABHOW has in development there.

What will change?

Beacon Development Group will become a nonprofit LLC and remain a separate but affiliated organization within ABHOW.

What will not Change?

Our commitment to our clients, to excellence, to collaboration, to professionalism, to advocacy and to the low income communities we are honored to serve.

Beacon Receives Friend of Housing Award

Posted by beacon on Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 11:53 AM

Awards & Recognition, Beacon, Washington

Paul Purcell, President of Beacon, and staff, accepting the Friend of Housing award from Gabe Spencer, WSHFC Commissioner

Beacon was honored this year to receive a Friend of Housing award at the annual Housing Washington conference that took place last week in Tacoma, WA. Each year since 1994 the Washington State Housing Finance Commission has bestowed this recognition on individuals or organizations who have demonstrated leadership and an exceptional commitment to affordable housing in Washington State. Beacon was privileged to receive this honor and to share the stage with five other outstanding recipients this year.

Paul Purcell, President of Beacon stated, “We are honored to receive this recognition of our team effort to serve the affordable housing community here in Washington State. We are fortunate to work with terrific clients and to support them in their service to those in need of affordable housing. I am proud of my team and we look forward to working on more great projects in the future with our excellent clients and partners.”

Beacon thanks the Washington State Housing Finance Commission for this esteemed recognition and looks forward to continuing the delivery of high quality affordable housing consulting services to nonprofits and public housing authorities throughout Washington State into the future.

Beacon Named one of 100 Best Companies to Work For 2014

Posted by beacon on Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 3:05 PM

Awards & Recognition, Beacon, Washington

We are proud to announce that on June 17th Beacon was honored with the Seattle Business magazine’s 100 Best Companies to Work For 2014 award. Our team attended a celebratory event at the Westin Hotel in Seattle, which recognized all of the award recipients from 15 different cities across the state of Washington. Beacon ranked 7^th among the 25 small companies honored – not bad for our first showing on this list!

Over the last 15 years Beacon has had the privilege of working with over 30 excellent non-profit and housing authority clients across the state. With the help of trusted funders, consultant partners, attorneys, architects, and general contractors we have assisted our clients in creating or preserving 69 affordable housing communities, serving thousands of low-income Washingtonians along the way.

We work hard to bring our mission-driven culture of caring, collaboration, advocacy, teamwork, high standards, and excellence to every project we undertake with a client. In turn, the Beacon leadership team works diligently to ensure these same qualities are maintained among our staff and sets a tone in our office that is based on respect, integrity, fun, and flexibility. It was exciting to have these values recognized by this award from Seattle Business magazine.

The award also coincides nicely with the launch of our new website, including an updated logo, which will hopefully make access to our services and staff more intuitive. There remains a great deal of work to be done to create the quality housing that low-income households deserve. We are fortunate to be doing this work together, with our great clients and partners. On behalf of the entire Beacon team, thank you for 15 great years! We look forward to working with you for many more into the future.

Welcome Askhari!

Posted by beacon on Wed, Jul 2, 2014 at 3:04 PM

Beacon, Washington

Beacon is excited to welcome Askhari Corr to our office this summer! Askhari is a member of the Rainier Scholars program and will serve as an intern here through August. He will assist us on various project and marketing tasks. Askhari’s prior experience includes serving as a Real Estate Development Intern last summer at the Polygon Northwest Company, located in Bellevue, WA. He is currently attending American University in Washington D.C. and is on track to receive a B.A. in Justice, Law and Society in 2015. Askhari plans to pursue a career in real estate development. In particular, he is interested in the city development of Detroit, Michigan, and plans to contribute to rebuilding the city’s economy and industrial sector through the reconstruction of neighborhoods.

When we interviewed Askhari and heard that he was interested in a career in urban planning and real estate development, we knew he would be a great fit for our office! Beacon is proud to partner with Rainier Scholars to offer this summer internship and to help grow the skills and capacity of Seattle youth to address the pressing issues faced by cities around the country. Welcome Askhari!

Welcome!

Posted by beacon on Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 10:43 PM

Beacon

Welcome to the new Beacon News page! We will utilize this portion of our website to explore housing issues, advocate for policies to expand affordable housing, and share stories with you about our team and the affordable housing work we do with great clients across Washington State. Updated posts will appear regularly on this page and will provide insight into our work, including profiles of our clients and the communities we build together, as well as the stories behind affordable housing development. In the meantime, please feel free to browse our new website for more information on who we are and what we do!

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