Experience

• Representation of leading commercial development company in obtaining land use permits for a multiblock technology office project in the Vancouver, Washington, waterfront.
• Representation of terminal operator in obtaining land use permits for renewable fuels infrastructure and in ongoing challenge to City of Portland land use decision.
• Managed all facets of reuse and redevelopment land use entitlement, including historic landmarks review for client’s renovation of a prominent historic building and Portland, Oregon, landmark. Key components included renovation, a new six-story half block multifamily addition, demolition review for existing structures on the block, a property line adjustment and no-build covenant, negotiations with concerned neighbors, and compliance with City inclusionary housing mandates.
• Obtained entitlements for five-building master planned mixed use development in Portland’s South Waterfront area, including complex Inclusionary Housing structuring within the master plan, design review appeal, and infrastructure challenges.
• Representation of leading multifamily housing developer in all aspects of land use entitlements for mixed-use and multifamily projects along Vancouver, Washington, waterfront.
• Obtained conditional use approval for critical wastewater infrastructure at a paper mill facility despite significant local opposition.
• Obtained Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment and Zone Change in SW Portland to allow conversion of hotel to residential units
• Handled land use permitting and negotiation with neighborhood opponents for a flexible term housing and hotel project in NE Portland
• Representation of a joint venture in developing a last-mile distribution facility in the Portland Harbor.
• Representation of grocery chain regarding innovative product distribution during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
• Representation of developer in annexation and development of industrial campus in Wilsonville, Oregon.
• Representation of developer seeking to purchase and develop City-owned land in Portland’s Central Eastside. Land uses challenges included sharing of density rights between the two properties and implementing new Code language for this area in a number of areas of first impression.
• Representation of client in its redevelopment of Portland’s tallest building, which includes a multistory tower and a multistory data processing building with sensitive underground uses, connected by a sky bridge and large underground parking garage, both within the city’s right-of-way.

Honors & Activities

• Board Member and Chair, Public Affairs Committee, Oregon Chapter of NAIOP, Commercial Real Estate Development Association
• Board Member, Oregon Smart Growth
• Chair, Land Use and Housing Committee, Portland Business Alliance
• Member, Board of Directors and Facilities Committee, Neighborhood House, 2019–2022
• Former Member, Oregon State Bar Land Use Legislative Committee
• NAIOP Board Member of the Year, 2022
• Leadership Portland Class of 2021

Insights & Presentations

• Moderator, “What to Expect from Portland & Multnomah County Elected Officials in 2023,” NAIOP Oregon Chapter Breakfast, February 23, 2023
• Moderator, Public Affairs Webinars on Portland Charter Reform Measure, NAIOP Oregon Chapter, September 27 and October 5, 2022
• Moderator, “Meet the Challengers!” Public Affairs Luncheon, NAIOP Oregon Chapter, April 20, 2022
• Presenter, Legislative Issues on the West Coast: Working With Policymakers to Make a Difference for CRE, NAIOP Developing Leaders, June 17, 2021
• Co-presenter, “Affordable Housing Update,” 22nd Annual Oregon Land Use Law Seminar, Portland, OR, December 12, 2018
• Presenter, “Affordable Housing,” The New Normal: Preparing for Portland’s New Development Trends, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR, October 24, 2018

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