Meet the Team
We are a women owned real estate development firm specializing in mixed-use, urban infill projects in the Puget Sound area. We partner with various organizations – both public and private to bring projects to life. We are committed to maximizing our contribution as experts in our field to help our clients and partners benefit and achieve their goals for their real estate assets.
Tejal Pastakia
Managing Partner
In 2010, Tejal founded Pastakia + Associates, LLC to develop urban infill mixed-use buildings in the Puget Sound region. Her firm’s philosophy has been to adopt “best practices” through the development of various mixed-use projects as well as public projects. Over the last 25 years, Tejal has developed and built over 7,500 units and over 200,000 sf of office and neighborhood retail in the region.
Working in collaboration with various organizations, local as well as institutional, Pastakia + Associates partners with key investors to build their own real estate assets. Most of Pastakia’ s portfolio consists of long-term hold assets in the local region. With a foundation in architecture and urban design, Tejal’s approach to the built environment is to focus on real estate assets that enhance the community, respond sustainably to the environment, and build communities for generations to live, work and play in. Project types include urban mixed-use, mixed-income, historic renovation, and adaptive reuse redevelopment. Tejal brings in-depth knowledge and experience in innovative sustainable development techniques, public/private partnerships, and creative financing mechanisms that include 220/221 d (4) HUD financing, bond financing as well as access to other sources of private equity and debt.
Tejal currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Industrial and Office Projects-Puget Sound Chapter (NAIOP), is on the Board of Trustees at the Seattle Academy of Arts and Sciences (SAAS) and is a board member at the University of Wahington Wright Runstad College of Real Estate. She also previously served two terms on the board of Bellwether Housing – an affordable housing organization in the Puget sound region.
Leslie Haza
Partner
Leslie Haza has over 25 years of experience in real estate projects across a broad range of disciplines including development and asset management for residential, office, and hospitality developments. She partners with Tejal to focus on her core interest of enhancing the community and providing true placemaking experiences in the larger Puget Sound area.
In her previous career as Finance and Administrative Officer at Mack Urban, she had oversight and managed the financing of over 2,000 units in Seattle and Los Angeles. Through coordination of the various processes in the Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle markets, she has evaluated the investment and financing of projects on an individual and portfolio level. She has provided underwriting, market research, and due diligence for several hospitality developments worldwide. Her projects involve underwriting development projects, bid submission for subcontractors, market research and development for hospitality, and acquisition analysis.