San Francisco Multifamily and Affordable Housing Conference

Dave Hopkins joined Sares Regis Group in 2007. With Todd Regonini, Dave provides the strategic direction for Sares Regis and Regis Homes’ development activities, primarily focused on infill residential within the inner Bay Area. Dave is a member of the firm’s Investment Committee.

Mr. Kirchofer serves as Senior Vice President of Development for AvalonBay, with responsibility for all of the company’s development activity in Northern California. The company is a leading developer, owner, and manager of multifamily and mixed-use developments in the region. Mr. Kirchofer joined the company in 2013. Prior to joining AvalonBay, Mr. Kirchofer led complex residential and mixed-use projects in the Bay Area for one of the Bay Area’s top nonprofit affordable housing developers, MidPen Housing. Mr. Kirchofer is a former member of the Executive Committee of the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition, and a member of the SPUR Housing Policy Board. Mr. Kirchofer received a Bachelor of Arts from Stanford University.

Steve Buster is Senior Vice President, Development for Grosvenor Americas with overall responsibility for the development activities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Steve has fifteen years of real estate investment and development experience, most recently directing development activities for large master planned, mixed use projects in the Bay Area. He earned his MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago, Booth School of Business in 2007 and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), Finance from the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California in 2000. Steve is an active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) & the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

As Chief Executive Officer for Related California's Northern California Affordable and Northwest Divisions, Ms. Silverberg is responsible for the strategic direction, overall management and daily operation of the company's over $3.5 billion affordable portfolio in Northern California and Oregon. She has been directly responsible for the growth of the affordable pipeline in Northern California and Oregon to over 5,000 units under construction and in pre-development. Prior to joining Related California, Ms. Silverberg was Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at BRIDGE Housing Corporation where she was responsible for directing and overseeing their Northern California Division. She led the development and redevelopment of more than 8,000 affordable, mixed-income, mixed-use and transit-oriented housing units, including the acquisition and redevelopment of nearly 1,000 public housing units in San Francisco and Sacramento, the joint venture development of mixed-income residential units in Milpitas. She was also responsible for the capital aggregation and placement of equity and debt for their Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) and non-LIHTC developments and has overseen the negotiation and placement of over $3 billion in project level debt and equity. She is a recipient of the Northern California Real Estate Women of Influence and Most Influential Women in Bay Area Business awards by the San Francisco Business Times, and has been recognized twice as one of the most dynamic women in commercial real estate by BISNOW. Ms. Silverberg is the immediate past chair of the Board of Directors of the California Housing Consortium and was a co-chair of California State Treasurer Ma’s California Debt Limit Allocation Committee/Tax Credit Allocation Committee Working Group. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Bay Area Council Housing Policy Committee and is on the Housing Policy Committee of the San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR). She was appointed to the SF Housing Leadership Council, is a board member of the San Francisco Housing Action Coalition (SFHAC), a co-chair of the ULI San Francisco Local Product Council, and past president of the Board of Directors of the Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California. Ms. Silverberg is a faculty lecturer in the College of Environmental Design at the University of California, Berkeley where she teaches a graduate level methods class in project analysis. She holds a Master of City and Regional Planning from the University of California, Berkeley and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Andrea lead’s Eden’s Real Estate Development team and is responsible for Eden’s new business and pre-development pipeline, new construction, real estate acquisition and portfolio renovation efforts. Under her leadership, Eden currently has a pipeline totaling nearly 5,000 homes for lower-income households across California. Since joining Eden’s development team in 2008, Andrea has overseen the development of over 2,500 new units and the acquisition of over 1,500 existing units in six California counties – from Sonoma to San Diego County. She is currently managing Eden’s expansion into new regions in California, with a growing department of 27 development professionals. Andrea has significant experience in construction management, construction litigation and public contracting. She worked as a construction management consultant for Capital Projects of UC Berkeley where she was involved in large rehab and new construction projects – from planning and development through funding and construction. Additionally, she was the lead paralegal in the construction group at Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy, a San Francisco law firm. Andrea serves as President of the Housing Leadership Council of San Mateo County (board member since 2013) and is an inaugural board member and Treasurer of SV@Home, a housing advocacy organization in Santa Clara County. Andrea Osgood earned her Bachelor of Arts (BA) with Honors from Pomona College and a Master of Arts in Urban Planning from the UCLA Graduate School of Public Policy and Social Research.

Real estate executive with proven ability to execute land acquisitions, complex entitlements, development and investment management strategies in urban areas. Keen understanding of multifamily asset class with a track record of delivering 4,000 apartment units over the last 20+ years. National execution experience in primary and secondary markets including San Francisco, Silicon Valley, Sacramento, Denver, New York, Portland, Minneapolis and Southeast Florida. Accomplished people leader with expertise leading small and large teams as well as growth and change management cultures.

Cyrus Sanandaji is the founder and managing principal of Presidio Bay Ventures, a commercial real estate investment and development firm focused on the design, construction and long-term operation of a diverse set of product types for private and public sector tenants across the United States.

Isis Spinola-Schwartz is a development executive with more than fifteen years of experience in real estate development, land use planning, and project and development management. Her experience includes the development of commercial and residential projects, multi-family garden apartments, university campus, and hotels. Her extensive Real Estate experience includes operations and development management of more than sixty buildings in San Francisco for Veritas Real Estate Investments, one of San Francisco’s largest multi-family real estate development companies. More recently Isis worked on conversions of existing housing stock into LIHTC residential units, adding more than 600 dwelling units to the affordable housing stock in the San Francisco Bay Area. Isis specializes in the development of processes that ensure the seamless implementation of real estate projects. Whether adding Additional Dwelling Units to historic buildings in urban settings, or bringing together diverse disciplines to implement complex urban infill residential and commercial projects, Isis uses her extensive experience and business contacts to develop and nurture great relationships that ensure seamless implementation from design development to occupancy. In addition to her experience in Real Estate, Isis is passionate about bringing innovative and sustainable solutions to the urban environment. She worked for the United Nations in the Sustainable Urban Planning offices in Vienna, Austria and is a member of the Katerva Cities and Mobility Impact Panel, (https://katerva.net/awards/award-categories/12-cities-and-mobility), which helps evaluate and accelerate disruptive sustainable innovations from around the world. “I am excited about working for Forge Development Partners because the company is developing state of the art solutions to today’s urban living. The development of workforce housing that is sustainable and affordable is not only critical, it should also become the norm in today’s world. I look forward to working with this dynamic team and its partners to bring the projects currently on the board and many others to San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles.

Geoff is the owner and founder of Winder Gibson Architects with a focus on visioning, leadership, and mentorship. Under Geoff’s guidance, WGA has developed a strong reputation for design quality, technical execution, and excellent project management with a client-centric approach. WGA has grown in staff, structure and project size, with expertise in creative infill as well as large scale multifamily architecture, while maintaining a boutique approach and a team-oriented collaborative culture. Geoff has presented at numerous conferences, AIA tours, and local design schools and has been featured in local media frequently. Geoff received his architectural degree from McGill University in Montreal and has practiced in San Francisco for 25 years. He formerly taught architectural design at the Academy of Art University for many years. In a cooler past life, Geoff was a DJ, playing house and techno music at clubs and festivals. Winder Gibson Architects designs projects that bring beauty into the world through a poetic sense of space and light, the careful use of materials and detailing, and by embracing the reality of practical needs and the daily lives of those who inhabit them. Our unique strength is understanding how the social flow of a building works—the pattern of living—and how we transform this knowledge into a beautiful and inspiring finished project. We focus on real people and their real-world needs, understanding and serving our clients through careful listening and clear communication. Continue here to read more about our Multifamily Values: https://www.archsf.com/posts/boutique-to-large-scale/