Lineage is development expertise that creates lasting value
Project to project, Lineage has a pedigree of unlocking long-term value through creative strategy, market expertise, and the rigor of operational excellence.
Heartwood Mass Timber Apartments, completion 2023, rendered by atelierjones.
About Lineage
Value creation through development expertise.
Founded by Gary Lin in 2022, Lineage is a development consulting and construction management firm based in Seattle, Washington. Lineage aims to unearth value through every step of the real estate process for clients and partners.
Fee development services include acquisition, market analysis and due diligence, entitlement strategy and execution, community and government relations, and design management.
As a boots-on-the-ground construction management and owner’s representative, Lineage brings a wealth of experience to the table in nearly every market type and sector while implementing industry best practices, detailed project oversight, and day to day cost and schedule analysis.
Heartwood Mass Timber Apartments, completion 2023, rendered by atelierjones.
About Gary
A true real estate aficionado, Gary’s career has encompassed an array of leadership roles: from superintendent at a major general contractor to executive vice president of an international development firm. He has a depth of experience with many project types including multifamily, high-rise, commercial office, life science, historic renovation, and education and civic projects. His responsibilities span the lifecycle of real estate from acquisitions to entitlements, capitalization, design and construction, leasing, and disposition.
At last tally, Gary’s career stats include entitling/developing over 4.5M square feet of commercial office and life science projects, 1,835 apartments and condo units delivered or in planning, and managing over $1.3B in construction value.
Gary was a key member of multiple award-winning projects and firms, including a NAIOP National Developer of the Year award in 2016 at Touchstone, a Seattle-based development firm.
Rooted in the local community through advocacy and volunteerism, Gary has been involved with organizations such as Community Roots Housing, Construction for Change, and Hunger Intervention Program, among others. He continues to mentor young real estate professionals through the local NAIOP Washington Chapter and the University of Washington Runstad Department of Real Estate.
Troy Block, completed in 2017 (Touchstone)
Northedge, completed in 2016 (Touchstone)
Say Hello
Interested in working with Lineage? Want to learn more? Send us a message.
gary@lineagenw.com
(206) 992-2886
Seattle, WA