Ask an Architect-Developer

Meet Cary Westerbeck, Bothell-based architect and small-scale developer, for a conversation about designing, financing, and building liveable communities. Bring your questions!

About Cary
Architect and small developer Cary Westerbeck grew up in the Seattle area and started his architecture practice in 2009. Over 10 years ago Cary became intrigued with the Architect as Developer model and began working towards his first project. In 2019 Cary completed his first mixed-use building, Fir Street Flats, in downtown Bothell, and is now working with partners Jared Banks, AIA, and GC Brent Schropp in their development company TenOne20 LLC. A member of CNU, Strong Towns, and ULI, Cary is an advocate for urbanism, abundant housing, and compact, walkable, equitable communities. Cary currently serves on the Bothell Planning Commission, and was previously a board member for Habitat for Humanity Snohomish County. Cary earned a B.A. from UW Bothell in 1999, and a Master of Architecture from UW Seattle in 2004, earning his architecture license in 2010.