Puget Sound Multifamily Summit

Tue Jun 23, 2026

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Puget Sound Multifamily Summit

Mid-Year Look at Capital, Development, Top Projects, Delivery Strategies & What It Takes to Win in Today’s Market

Tuesday June 23 2026 @ 8:00 AM PDT

$130.00

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Speakers and Panels

Developing Today: Feasibility, Delivery & Breaking Ground

From Site Selection and Entitlements to Cost Management and Project Execution

Matt Elley

SVP, Development, AMLI Residential

Kim Faust

Co-President & Chief Development Officer, MainStreet Property Group

Daniel Gallagher

President, Nitze-Stagen

Christopher Padin

CEO & Founding Principal, Atlas Design Group

Deal Activity & Capital Markets: Equity, Debt & Alternative Funding Strategies

Financing and Underwriting Structures, Investor Sentiment, and What It Takes to Get Deals Done Today

Don Fosseen

CIO, Goodman Real Estate

Chris Rossman

Managing Partner, Fourth Avenue Capital

Emily Thompson

Partner, GMD Development

Aaron Laing

Team Responsibility | Aaron is an Account Executive in our Commercial Department, serving a broad range of clients in the real estate, development, construction, restaurant, and hospitality industries. As an account executive, he leads a multifaceted team of talented, experienced colleagues who collaborate to tailor insurance programs to meet each client’s unique risk management needs. Background | Aaron joined Parker, Smith & Feek in 2022 after a 20-year career as a land use/real estate attorney, during which he served a broad client base of owners, developers, and property managers. His decades-long experience as a trusted advisor on all aspects of real property development, management, leasing, and litigation have provided him a unique and deep understanding of his clients’ challenges and needs. Aaron has extensive knowledge of real estate transactions, the development lifecycle, business considerations, litigation, and the risks associated with those activities. Experience & Approach | Relying on his experiences as an attorney, Aaron works to understand the nuances of his clients’ businesses in order to best guide them through their risk management efforts. He uses a proactive approach to risk control, claims management, underwriter negotiations, emphasizing mitigation of risks present in construction and development operations through risk assessment and clear contracts. Professional and Community Involvement | Aaron’s deeply held beliefs in serving others and teamwork led to his successful legal career and are the cornerstones of his approach to risk management. He also believes strongly in community involvement. He has served as board member and president of Bellevue United FC, and he volunteered on the City of Bellevue’s Planning Commission for over eight years. He is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and serves on the state committee as the private sector public-private partnership co-chair. Aaron is also a member of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce Land Use, Sustainability & Housing (PLUSH) committee and the Building Industry Association of Washington’s (BIAW) Legal Committee. Aaron enjoys playing, coaching, and cheering for his kids in soccer.

IMA Financial Group

VP, Real Estate

Aaron Laing

VP, Real Estate, IMA Financial Group

Mike Cassell

VP, Soundview Commercial Capital

Standing Out: Top Projects & Active Submarkets Across Puget Sound

Design, Location, and Performance Strategies Driving Leasing and Long-Term Value

Brian Fritz

Regional SVP, Development, AvalonBay Communities

Parker Nicholson

Senior Managing Director, Legacy Partners

Carissa Franks

Principal, GGLO

Jessica Musick

Principal, KTGY

Moderator

Chris Carter

Managing Principal, SoundEarth Strategies

What You'll Learn:

What You’ll Learn:

Hear from top developers on current capital markets and deal activity across Puget Sound and how debt and equity are pricing deals today.
Gain insight into about what types of assets investors are targeting, how lenders are underwriting multifamily deals today, and what it takes to get transactions across the finish line.
Understand how teams are navigating entitlements, permitting, and construction challenges to move projects from concept to groundbreaking.
Gain insights into how development teams are evaluating feasibility, managing rising costs, and determining which projects still pencil in today’s market.
Examine which submarkets and neighborhoods are seeing the strongest activity, leasing momentum, and long-term growth potential.
Explore the design, amenity, and sustainability strategies that are helping top projects stand out and drive absorption, retention, and long-term value.

How You’ll Do More Business: Despite tighter credit conditions and cautious investor sentiment, multifamily deal activity across Puget Sound continues to evolve. Join us as we examine today’s capital markets environment, underwriting standards, capital stack structures, and buy, sell, and hold strategies shaping acquisition, disposition, and refinancing decisions.

Who You’ll Meet During Networking: Owners, developers, investors, brokers, city and government officials, business consultants, architects, engineers, lawyers, accountants, and bankers.

Why You Should Attend This Session: Bisnow events bring together the biggest power players in the industry to help you identify opportunities, build your network, and expand your business. With the largest audience of commercial real estate professionals in the world, no one knows how to help your business more than we do.

For questions, recommendations, comments, or press inquiries please email our event producer, Bora Altunay, at bora.altunay@bisnow.com

Venue

Embassy Suites Pioneer Square
255 South King Street
Seattle, WA 98104

Ballroom: King Street Ballroom, 6th Floor

Parking Information:

820 4th Ave S - Union Station Parking Garage
721 1st Ave. - Pioneer Square Garage

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:00 AM 9:00 AM	Breakfast & Networking
9:00 AM 9:45 AM	Deal Activity & Capital Markets: Equity, Debt & Alternative Funding Strategies Financing and Underwriting Structures, Investor Sentiment, and What It Takes to Get Deals Done Today
9:45 AM 10:05 AM	Networking Break
10:05 AM 10:50 AM	Developing Today: Feasibility, Delivery & Breaking Ground From Site Selection and Entitlements to Cost Management and Project Execution
10:50 AM 11:35 AM	Standing Out: Top Projects & Active Submarkets Across Puget Sound Design, Location, and Performance Strategies Driving Leasing and Long-Term Value
11:35 AM 12:00 PM	Closing Networking

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