2025 Outlook: Multifamily Development, Design, and Project Success

Exploring Design, Construction, and Delivery Strategies from Pre-Development Through Lease-Up

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  Dave Hopkins

  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.

  Sares Regis Group

  Co-President of Development and Investments

  Dave Hopkins

  Co-President of Development and Investments

  Sares Regis Group

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  Joe Kirchofer

  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.

  AvalonBay Communities

  SVP

  Joe Kirchofer

  SVP

  AvalonBay Communities

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  Steve Buster

  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).

  Grosvenor

  SVP, Development

  Steve Buster

  SVP, Development

  Grosvenor

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  Elaine Breeze

  Elaine Breeze leads all community development activities for SummerHill Apartment Communities in the Bay Area. As Senior Vice President of Development, she oversees new community development, including land planning, land acquisition due diligence, architecture and design, budgeting, community engagement, and securing all necessary entitlement approvals. Ms. Breeze has been affiliated with the Marcus & Millichap companies since 1988, starting as a research analyst with Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokerage. With affiliate SummerHill Homes until 2008, as Senior Vice President and Managing Director, she oversaw the development of award- winning single family and multifamily for-sale projects throughout the Bay Area. From 1989 to 1990, she was an analyst and project coordinator for Essex Property Company specializing in multi-family investment real estate and retail shopping center joint ventures. Ms. Breeze graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. She completed post-graduate studies in Real Estate and Architecture at U.C. Berkeley and in Construction Practices at San Jose State University. She is a current member of the SAMCEDA Executive Board and the Home for All San Mateo County Task Force and serves as a stakeholder representing the residential development community on numerous city-led planning initiatives in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties.

  SummerHill Apartment Communities

  SVP, Development

  Elaine Breeze

  SVP, Development

  SummerHill Apartment Communities

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  Todd Jersey

  Todd Jersey, AIAOwner & Principal, Todd Jersey Architecture, Inc.Over more than thirty years and 300 projects, Todd Jersey’s commitment to his craft andpassion for sustainability has merged with a keen focus on high performance building expertise,resulting in elegantly designed projects that serve people and the planet. As a lifelongenvironmental enthusiast and a trained builder prior to entering architecture design school,Todd has honed his expertise in delivering high-performance low-cost construction projectsacross all categories. His experience with sustainableand building science informed methodsand strategies as well as cost control focus have advanced product and services developmentand implementation. Todd has won multiple awards for proof of concept projects demonstrating that highperformance, environmentally prioritized projects can be built more cost competitively thanlower performing conventional projects. His broad professional experience includes:construction cost control, green and Passive House design (including LEED certified projects),building science and waterproofing design, green mechanical and electrical design, ecologicalsite planning, Permaculture design and green infrastructure. Todd received his BA in Urban Sociology at The University of California Santa Barbara in 1983and MA in Architecture from the University of Washington in 1987.

  Todd Jersey Architecture

  Owner and Principal

  Todd Jersey

  Owner and Principal

  Todd Jersey Architecture

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  Alexander Walker

  Alex Walker represents owners, developers, and real estate investors in complex real estate transactions, including acquisitions and dispositions, joint venture agreements, financing, and leasing of multifamily, office, retail, and mixed-use properties throughout California and the United States. He has experience with ground leases, construction loans, and loan assumption purchases and sales. He is recognized in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Real Estate (2021-2025) and was recommended by The Legal 500 US (2022). Alex received his J.D., magna cum laude, from New York University School of Law in 2017, where he was elected to Order of the Coif and managing editor of the NYU Environmental Law Journal. He received his B.A. from Reed College in 2012, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He is admitted to the State Bar of California.

  Farella Braun + Martel

  Senior Associate

  Moderator

  Alexander Walker

  Senior Associate

  Farella Braun + Martel

Affordable Housing Solutions: Bridging the Supply and Demand Gap

Exploring Strategies for Delivering Higher Quality Units, Accelerating Housing Production Timelines, and Leveraging Partnerships

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  Ann Silverberg

  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.

  Related California

  CEO, Affordable Northern California

  Ann Silverberg

  CEO, Affordable Northern California

  Related California

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  Andrea Osgood

  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.

  Eden Housing

  Chief of Real Estate Development

  Andrea Osgood

  Chief of Real Estate Development

  Eden Housing

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  Ann-Marie Jennette

  Ann-Marie Jennette brings over 18 years of experience to Suffolk Construction as a dedicated Project Executive based in San Francisco. She oversees and manages all necessary project resources and documentation, ensuring that safety, budget, schedule, and quality standards are met or exceeded. A leader in residential and affordable housing, she holds a BS in Architectural Engineering and an MS in Construction Management from Wentworth Institute of Technology and is recently DBIA certified. Ann-Marie has received industry honors, such as the Constructech Women in Construction award, and has been a featured speaker at multiple industry conferences. Passionate about innovation and collaboration, she thrives on the dynamic nature of construction, transforming skylines while fostering effective teamwork. One of her favorite projects was the Mandarin Oriental in Boston, MA.

  Suffolk Construction

  Project Executive

  Ann-Marie Jennette

  Project Executive

  Suffolk Construction

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  Daniel Gregg

  Senior Representative

  Nor Cal Carpenters Union

Developing Prime Multifamily Assets

Discussing Strategies for Long-Term Growth, Tenant Attraction, Sustainability Initiatives, and Emerging Design Trends

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  Meg Spriggs

  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.

  Lendlease

  Managing Director, Development

  Meg Spriggs

  Managing Director, Development

  Lendlease

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  Cyrus Sanandaji

  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.

  Presidio Bay Ventures

  Managing Principal

  Cyrus Sanandaji

  Managing Principal

  Presidio Bay Ventures

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  Richard Hannum

  Richard brings over 40 years of architecture, design and development experience to Forge. An acclaimed Bay Area architect and serial entrepreneur, Richard leads the Forge team, driving the creation and implementation of our solutions model for innovative, impactful, sustainable and affordable residential real estate development. Under Richard's leadership, Forge currently has over $500 million in development and almost 1000 units in the current pipeline. The entire portfolio is targeted to Essential Housing and Impact investment. Richard has been on the leading edge of sustainability and innovation throughout his career. In 1978, Richard served as the interior architect for 505 Sansome Street, the first “fresh air building” in the U.S. Even today, the building operates so efficiently that it was recently recertified as LEED Platinum. Similarly, Richard designed and delivered as Executive Architect, the first pre-fabricated concrete office building in Northern California, 1101 5th Avenue in San Rafael, CA. As an early LEED AP professional, his projects have looked to advance the implementation of new technologies in sustainable building practices. Richard’s innovative efforts in architecture and development have paved the way, numerous times, for record-breaking profits. For example, Richard served as the Executive Architect for Belvedere Place, a 103,000 square foot office complex in Marin County. The project sold in November 2016 for $46.75M, or $454 psf, one of the highest prices ever paid in Marin County. Similarly, Richard served as the Design Architect for Piers 1.5, 3 & 5 in San Francisco managing the architecture and redevelopment on behalf of Pacific Waterfront Associates and CalSTERS. The award-winning $50M mixed use renovation of the Piers was sold in March 2017 for $103M or $1,250 psf, a record high for office space in San Francisco at the time.

  Forge Development Partners

  President & CEO

  Richard Hannum

  President & CEO

  Forge Development Partners

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  Geoff Gibson

  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/

  Winder Gibson Architects

  Partner

  Geoff Gibson

  Partner

  Winder Gibson Architects

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  Peter Hess

  Peter Hess is a Senior Associate and design leader for DLR Group’s San Francisco office. Peter has worked in the AEC industry for 17 years, designing for multiple project types including flagship retail, hospitality, and community centers. Over the last 11 years with DLR Group Peter has focused on his passion for multifamily housing including townhomes, midrise, and high rise developments in Alameda, Berkeley, San Francisco, and San Jose. Peter brings a tremendous enthusiasm for teamwork and creativity, partnering with clients, stakeholders, and consultants to find elegant solutions to complex problems. Equally concerned with the appreciation of design as the creation of it, in addition to his design work Peter is also an architectural photographer.

  DLR Group

  Senior Associate

  Moderator

  Peter Hess

  Senior Associate

  DLR Group