Gary Franklin, broker of Windermere San Juan Island, is joining forces with the Scott family of Anacortes and Mount Vernon to buy Windermere San Juan Island in Friday Harbor.

John Dunning, who owns the Windermere office on Orcas Island, is the seller. He will retain ownership of Windermere San Juan Island’s vacation rental business. He also owns commercial real estate in La Conner.

The sale took effect on Monday. Dunning would not disclose the terms.

Franklin will continue as managing broker of Windermere San Juan Island, the position he’s held since 2007. He and the Scotts have negotiated a new lease for Windermere’s office at First and Spring streets.

The Scotts own and operate Windermere offices in Anacortes and Mount Vernon.

“The stars aligned just perfectly,” Franklin said in a press release. “John Dunning was ready to focus on his new vacation rentals business and the Orcas Windermere office, the Scotts were looking for new opportunities, and I have wanted an ownership role for several years.“

Jim and Mary Scott opened a real estate office in Mount Vernon in 1977 and have been Windermere owners since 1989. Sons Josh and Nate manage the Mount Vernon office and the Anacortes office respectively, and daughter Megan O’Bryan is benefits manager and an active sales agent.

“We are delighted to join Gary in the Friday Harbor office,” Jim Scott said. “Over the years, Gary and John have worked hard to build a very successful office. The agents are experts in the island’s real estate market, and are extremely knowledgeable when it comes to the complex issues that affect buying and selling island real estate. Additionally, they’re all wonderful people who are committed to the island community, which is an important part of the Windermere, and our family’s, philosophy.”