Rethinking Condo Development In The PNW

Mr. Guincher is the president of Continental Properties LLC (“CP”), with over thirty years of experience in the real estate industry, and has directed the development of over 3,800 multifamily units over the past twenty-five years in the Puget Sound region. CP has developed the highest quality apartments and condominiums in the Seattle area, setting numerous price per unit and absorption records for the region. Mr. Guincher holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Finance and Real Estate from the University of British Columbia. He has been married for twenty-six years, with two children, ages twenty-two and nineteen.

Ming sees numbers in design, and designs in complex financial models that underpin commercial building projects. She leans on decades of finance and commercial real estate experience that started in the 90’s when she raised and structured financing for a start-up to build restaurants. In her current role as President and Co-founder of Vibrant Cities, Ming structured over $300 million in financing in support of their portfolio with well over a dozen projects in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. To stay rooted, Ming leads construction for Infinity Shore Club residences -- their flag-ship luxury waterfront condominium project on Alki, Seattle. Ming also supports the next generation of finance and real estate professionals through mentorships and by staying involved with her alma mater: University of Washington, Stanford University, and the CPA community.

Recognized as the marketing strategist behind many of the Pacific Northwest's most respected real estate projects over the past 20 years, Dean Jones applies his executive skills to the region's global real estate brokerage Realogics Sotheby's International Realty as Owner & CEO. As a former developer, his firm T. Jones, Inc. was honored nationally with "Development Firm of the Year" by the Pillars of Industry in 2001 and Dean was named "Marketing Director of the Year" in 2003 by the National Association of Home Builders. As an advisor to third-party developments, his firm Realogics, Inc. was the catalyst for more than $1 Billion in project sales earning his many clients 130 sales and marketing awards. Today he oversees a collective of more than 225 real estate brokers in four branch offices, which consistently rank amongst the top-producing brokerage offices in the markets that they serve. In 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Realogics Sotheby's International Realty was awarded among the "Fastest Growing Private Companies" in Washington State, according to The Puget Sound Business Journal and while boutique, the full-service brokerage is ranked in the top ten largest in Puget Sound. Dean remains a regular contributor to local and national media and is an active member of industry organizations such as the Urban Land Institute, the Downtown Seattle Association and the Asian Real Estate Association of America among other philanthropic interests. Given his passion for international business, Dean is also on the Board of Directors for the Washington State China Relations Council.