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About Us

Duwamish Development is a full service real estate investment & development firm specializing in domestic US and international commercial, residential and industrial real estate.

Our founder Ni Fonua established Duwamish Development after years of being a leading C-Suite Executive for domestic and international investment & development firms since 1998. He chose our unique name to pay homage to the native Duwamish people who made the South Seattle basin their home.

Our team's many decades of collective experience is the base and fuel to our success now and in the future. We're firmly data and trend-centric, market conscious and diverse in opportunity pursuit. Our specialty is broad, in-depth analysis to develop best-fit plans, products and uses for our clients near and far. Our investment and development interest is diverse and encompasses all scope of the real estate market.

All properties have unrealized potential that can be unlocked by addressing areas of flow, function, design, and aesthetics. Our team is looking forward to addressing the collective needs of private, public and civic entitles in the communities we work in.

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