San Diego State of the Market Commercial Real Estate Conference

Kursat is an affordable housing industry veteran having spent the last 17 years overseeing the acquisition, predevelopment, development, construction, operations, and asset management of a multitude of low-income affordable housing projects, including but not limited to 4% or 9% tax credit, large-family, senior, and special needs. He is an expert in all applicable low-income housing funding programs, local, state and federal programs, including, but not limited to, MHP, AHSC, VHHP, AHP, USDA 514, NPLH, IHTF, and IIG. Prior to founding MirKa, he served as the Director of Project Finance at one of the nation’s leading affordable housing developers, Chelsea Investment Corporation. In addition to his expertise in project and financial engineering and planning, Mr. Misirlioglu has taken numerous projects from conception to completion, assembling and managing multidisciplinary project teams, including architects, engineers, general contractors, attorneys, appraisers, lenders, tax credit equity investors, property managers, supportive service providers, capital providers, community-oriented non-profit organizations, and property management companies. He received his Bachelor of Science in Accounting Finance at Bosphorus University (Robert College) and his Master of Science in Business Administration at San Diego State University and holds a Certificate of Economic Development Finance Professional (CEDFP) Recently, the Lavin Entrepreneurship Center @ SDSU publicly thanked Kursat for being a highly valued, dedicated member of the Advisory Board. "Thank you for all the guidance, mentorship, and resources you are providing our student entrepreneurs."

Jeff is President of MG Properties, and is responsible for overseeing investment transactions, operational strategies, and partner relations for the company. Prior to his current role, Jeff was Managing Director of MG, where he was responsible for corporate equity and debt strategies, as well as an Acquisition Manager, sourcing and underwriting new investment opportunities. Jeff has also served in asset management, regional management, and onsite property management roles. Jeff worked in apartment investment sales at CBRE before joining MG Properties, where he oversaw the sale of over $500 million in Southern California multifamily properties. Jeff has a business degree, with an emphasis in finance and management, from the University of Southern California. He later earned a Master of Science degree in real estate from the University of San Diego Burnham Moores School of Real Estate. Jeff holds a California Real Estate Broker license.

Doug Austin, FAIA, is Founder, Chairman and CEO of AVRP Studios, a California-based architectural firm well known for its expertise in the design of affordable housing and the urban environment. Mr. Austin is recognized by his peers as a visionary design leader. Since establishing his firm in 1976, he has led teams in designing projects both domestically and internationally including urban infill, development, mixed-use, housing, education, corporate office, multigenerational space and healthcare that have been recognized with over 150 awards for design excellence. Mr. Austin has played a unique role in San Diego’s success downtown. He chaired the Design and Construction Task Force for the City’s ballpark and Ballpark District. Doug also served as the Vice Chairman of San Diego’s Centre City Development Corporation that oversaw the planning and development for downtown during a time when The City experienced its biggest growth in San Diego history. Mr. Austin was recognized in a special commendation by the Mayor and City Council as one of San Diego’s leading visionaries, “Mr. Austin has been an important guardian of the design of the skyline of downtown San Diego. He has made his mark on the future of downtown”. In the book, The Executive Architect the authors wrote “No architect we have met is more successful in achieving building value, performance, and image on every project”. Nominated for design excellence and service to the profession, Mr. Austin was one of the youngest members ever to be elevated to Fellow in the American Institute of Architects in 1991. Doug’s passion for architecture and his mission to make housing available to all, led him to some of the first micro-unit housing during the 80s in trying to make homes naturally more affordable through design as an alternative to unsustainable government subsidies. He challenged the building Industry, who was faced with inclusionary housing issues, to build two projects that ranged in size from 195 SF per unit to 295 SF. The premise was simple “if people can’t afford more there should be a good option to buy or rent less?” In its outside-the-box nature, the firm was recently awarded US and International patents for a new methodology involving prefabricating modules that act as the formwork for Concrete buildings up to 75 stories in height that hold the potential to save significant construction cost and time in the process. Austin serves as Chair of the Advisory Board for YIGBY (Yes in God’s Backyard), which is an organization committed to finding innovative ways to house its poor and homeless. YIGBY is one of many ways that represent AVRP Studios’ commitment to the larger goal of housing for all. Austin served as the Vice chairman of San Diego’s Redevelopment Agency and currently completed 8 years as a Planning Commissioner for the City of San Diego. Mr. Austin recently accepted the position as Director of Government Relations for the AIA San Diego Chapter. Austin received his B’ARCH from Cal Poly SLO, where he is an Honored Alum and serves on the President’s Council of Advisors. His firm sponsors a grant each year for “Housing Innovations”. Austin has furthered his post graduate education studying at Harvard’s Graduate Center for Design and participating in the exploration of workforce housing at Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing.

Ben Badiee is the founder and CEO of Badiee Development Inc. (“BDI”) and several other successful business ventures. Mr. Badiee formed Badiee Development in 2003 and currently has upwards of $1 Billion dollars of Industrial real estate development pipeline in Southwestern markets, which offers compelling investment structures in up & coming markets with high quality amenities and customer service. Mr. Badiee’s vision for Badiee Development is to create a long-term real estate firm and operation that creates valuable outcomes for those with a financial relationship with the company as well as through the company’s strategic corporate philanthropy. He is responsible for developing private and equity investment strategies, acquiring the land and hiring professional firms as well as securing construction and permanent financing, leasing and positioning of assets. He believes that taking a hands-on approach to all phases of the development process is the best approach to delivering the highest quality real estate products. Ben earned a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Tennessee Technical University

Mr. Dealy has over 44 years of real estate experience in the public and private development arena with over $5 billion of projects entitled of which over $3 billion are completed. With hands-on experience in all aspects of real estate development including being a licensed architect, general contractor, and fiduciary representative, Mr. Dealy brings a broad set of skills that have been crucial to his success in strategic planning, acquisitions and development. Since founding Dealy Development, Inc. in 1992, Mr. Dealy has been primarily responsible for project pre-development, master planning, entitlement phase, and overall project implementation and completion. Recently completed projects include the expansion of the Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego; the development of The Grand Del Mar resort, Clubhouse and Villas; the entitlements and pre-development acquisition of the Columbia Tower Hotel Downtown San Diego; the entitlement and pre-development for Phase III San Diego Convention Center Expansion; and the master plan and entitlement for the San Diego Union-Tribune redevelopment. In addition, he continues the development management of Manchester Pacific Gateway on San Diego's downtown waterfront. Mr. Dealy is a former Marine/Vietnam veteran and holds a Master Degree in Urban Design/Planning in Architecture from NC State University/UNC Chapel Hill with a thesis focused on Architect as Developer. Mr. Dealy is active in the community with membership with Lambda Alpha International, the Downtown San Diego Partnership Executive Committee, Urban Land Institute, Lincoln Club, Mission Valley Community Planning Group Board member, as well as the San Diego River Park Foundation Board member. Mr. Dealy resides in Point Loma and is married with a son. He enjoys golf, hiking, travel, good friends and wine.

Carrie is CEO of The Nikols Company, which is Manager of Nikols Mortgage Fund, LLC, a private commercial real estate construction & bridge lender providing $5-35 million loans on California properties. She directly leads all loan originations and structuring, and oversees closings, loan servicing and loan payoffs. She is in her 15th year leading Nikols Mortgage Fund, closing over $1 billion of loan commitments. Carrie’s 40-year commercial real estate experience ranges from institutional permanent lending and large balance bridge loans to smaller bank and private money construction and tailored transactions. As the top producing Region Manager for DaimlerChrysler Capital Services, Carrie originated and was responsible for a portfolio of $10 to $75 million highly leveraged commercial property bridge loans, all handled as agreed with no defaults. She has also pioneered various loan structures and product types including mezzanine loans, tax-exempt bond letter of credit enhancements with taxable tails, assisted living facilities, self-storage facilities and single-tenant biotech properties. Carrie has also written approximately 50 income property and residential subdivision appraisals as a state certified appraiser and MAI candidate. She holds a California Real Estate Sales license and graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration-Real Estate Finance.

Chris Tipre is based in San Diego, serves as Principal for Trammell Crow Company (TCC), and leads the national developer’s local expansion into San Diego. He re-established the firm’s office in the market and is responsible for overseeing the business, which currently includes three life science facilities, and three multifamily projects, which are under construction or in predevelopment. While building the team in San Diego, Chris also manages capital relationships, and works alongside brokers, architects, contractors, and consultants in the sourcing, shaping, and execution of new development projects. Chris leads the company’s local land and deal sourcing, financial analysis, due diligence, entitlements, debt and equity capital relationships, development coordination, and project leasing for life science, office, multifamily, mixed-use and industrial developments. His efforts have created a San Diego pipeline encompassing more than 1.3 million square feet of off-market development opportunities equating to over $1.1 billion in expected total project costs.

Benjamin Arcia received a Master’s in Urban Design from the University of Miami School of Architecture in 2011. His work has involved various facets of the built environment, including prefab housing, carpentry, and landscape architecture. In addition to his hands-on experience, Benjamin’s skillset includes digital 3d modeling and rendering, visual presentation, and construction documentation. Since 2013, Benjamin has worked with Landscape Architect David McCullough, consulting on the planning, design, and construction of a variety of projects that include mixed-use infill, affordable housing, commercial repositioning, and transit-oriented development. Past clients have included Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Gafcon, and Malick Infill Development. Half-Cuban, half-Nicaraguan, Benjamin is bilingual and bicultural. Between late 2018 and early 2020, Benjamin took a sabbatical to travel from Colombia to Patagonia and volunteered on organic and biodynamic farms throughout. An avid cyclist and backcountry trekker, his past hobbies include downhill longboard racing, competitive sailing, and martial arts. Benjamin and his fiancé live with their cat and dog in downtown San Diego. A little known fact about Benjamin is he holds a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo.

Timothy M. Hutter is a partner in our San Diego office, where he practices in the firm's Litigation and Land Use groups. Tim's practice focuses primarily on business and real estate disputes, including contract, construction, joint venture, entitlement, land use and commercial landlord/tenant litigation. Many of his projects and cases involve residential and mixed-use projects, and several invoke California's density bonus law to incorporate and develop affordable housing. Tim also handles cases on appeal, and has successfully represented clients in the California Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court.