Built in Kenosha. Partners for more than 25 years.

• Partners in Design. Founded in Kenosha in 1991. Named 2016 Small Business of the Year at the Ovation Awards.
• 35 years. Thirty-five years of experience in private practice and public service.
• Licensed in seven states. NCARB-certified architect, registered in Wisconsin, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada and Ohio. NCARB certification makes him eligible for licensure in other states by reciprocity. Member of AIA, ALA and USGBC.
• Education. Master of Architecture, University of Washington. B.S. in Architectural Studies, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee.
• Markets. Multifamily, corporate and industrial, healthcare, K–12 and higher education, financial, recreational, municipal and religious.
• The firm’s work. Gateway Technical College, LakeView Technology Academy, Gifford School, the Pleasant Prairie IcePlex and Carthage College.
• Client first. Partners in Design commits to giving every client “a rewarding building experience which exceeds their project expectations.” Mark is known for client satisfaction and accountability.
• With Gene. Partners since 2000, from the Highway 50 and I-94 corridor to Black Hawk Ridge. On their developments, Mark leads design coordination and city planning.

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• 35 years, $5B+. Capital raised and placed across development, multifamily, retail, industrial, senior housing and land. Full career timeline.
• Chicago. Former co-GP on ground-up downtown office development with Walton Street Capital, Oaktree Capital Management and The Howard Hughes Corporation, delivering 1.5 million square feet of Class A office. Union Tower, a 330,000 SF technologically advanced tower at 550 W. Van Buren Street (1998), was NAIOP Chicago Office Development of the Year in 1998.
• Senior housing. Represented Kayne Anderson Real Estate in its $39M purchase of Casa Sandoval, a 235-bed Hayward, California community (2019). Certification in Aging and Senior Housing, USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology (2018). Nationally published writer on the senior housing industry.
• Southern California. Senior Managing Director at Faris Lee Investments in Irvine (2017–2022): senior housing, retail, office and hospitality acquisitions, dispositions and entitlements.
• Capital at scale. Structured a $450M capital stack for a Ritz-Carlton luxury ski resort.
• Credentials. Illinois Licensed Managing Broker. Economics, University of Wisconsin–Madison. Commercial real estate expert witness in state and federal court. Who’s Who in America, 2026.

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