The State Of Student Housing In The Pacific Northwest

Hal Ferris founded Spectrum Development Solutions in 2008, a real estate development and advisory firm which specializes in community focused development including mixed use, mixed income urban real estate development. Sustainable development principles have always played an important role in our work, and with the introduction of the LEED rating system, our projects have achieved ratings from certified to platinum with more recent projects achieving higher ratings. The firm’s experience includes developing; mixed use, adaptive reuse, affordable, market rate, and student housing, laboratory buildings, community health centers, and a variety of retail uses. Financing solutions have included Public Private Partnerships, Historic, New Market and Low Income tax credits, tax exempt bonds, FHA insured and traditional debt and equity. Notable projects include The Publix, a historic adaptive reuse and new multifamily housing, University of Washington West Campus Student Village, an urban student housing, mixed use community, Uwajimaya Village, Center for Urban Waters in Tacoma, Meridian Center for Health, a community health center and Anthem on 12th , a mixed use workforce housing development. Hal has developed over 10,000 beds of student housing for 10 Public and Private Universities in the Pacific Northwest. Hal serves on the advisory board for the ULI Terwilliger Center for Housing, Co-Chair of the ULI DEI Task Force, member of the Housing and Livability Advisory Committee for the City of Seattle, Vice Chair of the Seattle Housing Levy Oversight Committee, board member of Forterra Enterprises, Board member and past Chair of ULI Northwest, past Chair of the Bellevue Planning Commission, and a board member of several regional and national not for profit, affordable housing development organizations. Prior to founding Spectrum, Hal was a partner with Lorig Associates and a partner in WG Clark Construction. Hal earned a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Washington, and an MBA from the University of Portland.

Mark is the President and Founder of MJW Investments. After beginning his career as an attorney, Los Angeles native Mark J. Weinstein founded MJW Investments in 1983 when he discovered the potential of real estate investment and development through several successful ventures. Under his leadership MJW has acquired approximately 1 billion dollars of real estate holdings in all asset types. He also spearheaded the adaptive reuse of Santee Village, one of Los Angeles’ largest adaptive reuse projects of over 800,000 sqft. of mixed-use in the Fashion District of Downtown Los Angeles. Mr. Weinstein’s passion for, and expertise in property repositioning has been a guiding factor in the company’s growth and success. Mark is the majority owner of the firm’s $800MM diversified real estate holdings. More recently, Mark has led the firm’s strategic growth into student housing and has amassed a portfolio of student housing properties at Michigan State, Washington State, Brigham Young University, UC Santa Barbara, Texas Tech, University of Illinois and University of Oregon. The firm continues to expand its Southern California multifamily portfolio. Throughout his career, Mr. Weinstein has maintained active associations and leadership with numerous civic and philanthropic groups. These include a three year term as Chair of the Jewish Federation’s Real Estate Construction Division; and active associations with the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), the Guardians, an agency dedicated to serving the elderly, and the Jewish Venture Philanthropy fund. Mr. Weinstein holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California at Santa Barbara (summa cum laude), and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola Law School (dean’s list).

Lindsey has devoted her career to understanding the legal risks her clients face in the construction industry. Her clients include developers, owners, owner’s representatives, contractors, international multidisciplinary design firms, and local engineering and architecture firms. She takes great pride in offering an integrated suite of services to her clients, providing advice on risk management, contract negotiation, and conflict resolution, as well as defending her clients from claims. Lindsey’s practice spans Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and Arizona and she considers it an honor to counsel her clients as they change the way people live, work and travel in the Pacific Northwest. Lindsey is deeply engaged with organizations in the field of construction and she holds numerous leadership positions as well as being recognized as an honorary American Institute of Architects (AIA) member. She is a respected leader in her field and a frequent presenter to industry organizations and professionals on a range of construction law topics.