Sheppard Kellam Ames III To Join Board Of Contemporary Art Foundation

RALEIGH, N.C. - Billie Redmond, president of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties, has announced that Sheppard Kellam Ames III, commercial investment advisor, has been named to the Board of Directors for the Contemporary Art Foundation. The foundation is kicking off its capital campaign to build an urban cultural center in the warehouse district in Downtown Raleigh. Ames will work with Carson Brice, chair of the foundation’s boards of directors, and the foundation’s other board members to accomplish its main goal, the transformation of its warehouse property at 409 W. Martin St. into a vibrant cultural center that will include loft-style condominiums, retail space, underground parking and artist studios that will surround the Contemporary Art Museum.

Keywords:
http://www.camnc.org/about/index.html
http://www.trademarkproperties.com

Quotes:
“We are proud that Kellam has taken on this position,” said Redmond. “In major cities around the country, the arts are a vital component of urban renewal. By representing Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties on this exciting capital campaign, Kellam exemplifies our commitment to support those civic and community projects that can help ultimately make the Triangle a more vibrant place to live, work and play.”

About The Contemporary Art Foundation:
The Contemporary Art Foundation was established in early 2006 to raise the capital money required to transform a .57-acre property at 409 West Martin Street into a permanent home for the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM). With the help of a development partner, the Contemporary Art Foundation will oversee the transformation of the West Martin Street property in Raleigh's emerging warehouse district into a mixed-use project incorporating the Museum, commercial and residential space. The Foundation is a separate and distinct entity from CAM. For more information, visit http://www.camnc.org/about/index.html.

About Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties:
Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties is a full-service real estate asset management company that provides property management services, which includes facility, physical and fiscal management; as well as leasing and brokerage services throughout the Triangle. TradeMark's licensed real estate agents are market experts in their areas of industry specialization, including commercial, residential, retail, forestry, and investment property sales. The executive management team of Coldwell Banker Commercial TradeMark Properties has over 100 years of combined real estate experience. The firm has been recognized in Metro Magazine’s 2004 Metro Bravo! Awards as being one of the top commercial real estate firms in the Triangle. The Triangle Business Journal named the firm Best Place to Work in 2004 and ranked it among the top commercial real estate firms in North Carolina for 2006. For more information please call 919-782-5552 or on the Internet at http://www.trademarkproperties.com.

Media Contacts
Patty Briguglio Ryal Curtis
MMI Associates, Inc. MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600 919 233-6600
(919-233-0300 (fax) 919 233-0300
patty@mmimarketing.com ryal@mmimarketing.com