Christina Behar

Christina Behar works as a land use planner, assisting the firm's clients with commercial and residential projects throughout Washington, Oregon, and California. Christina's expertise spans the full range of a project's life cycle, including pre-development review, land use feasibility, real estate and zoning analysis, code interpretation, permit applications and documentation, communications with city and county staff, and due diligence. Before joining DWT, Christina spent a decade working for the city of Bellevue in its planning, neighborhood development, and recreation divisions.

Christina is a key resource on complex administrative and quasi-judicial land use policies and frameworks. She has experience conducting site inspections; ensuring municipal code compliance regarding building and occupancy permits; reviewing site, civil, architectural, design, landscaping, clearing, and grading plans; and consulting local government agencies on various regulations, codes, variances, and processes that impact a variety of residential, multifamily, and commercial buildouts.