History
MJR was founded in 1991 by Michael J. Raskin. His dream since he was a child was to develop buildings, and he has brought his passion and love for buildings into everything that MJR Development has done. MJR has, since its founding, focused on developing quality real estate, helping their clients, and living under the philosophy that real estate dreams can indeed come true. Over our history, we have focused on projects that combine our ability to creatively overcome obstacles while staying within challenging economic boundaries.

From 1990 to 1992, MJR managed the development of a number of office buildings for Pacific Development, including two buildings for the State of Washington. Working with the State has remained an important focus for MJR since that day. In 1992 MJR completed a building for Puget Power in Mount Vernon.

In 1994, MJR Development completed its first building for the federal government, Creekside Center, located in Poulsbo, Washington. This 42,000 square foot building was leased to the U.S. Government and is the largest building in Poulsbo. With the construction of this building and other State buildings, MJR Development added to its expertise in developing projects for government users.

From 1994 to 1998, MJR completed a number of commercial projects and, in 1998, completed Tiara de Lago, its first residential project. Tiara de Lago is now recognized as a premier residential location in downtown Kirkland. This project won the prestigious Master Builders Association Major Achievement in Market Excellence award for the Best Multifamily Floor Plan.

By 2000, the MJR portfolio had grown to include build-to-suit projects in retail, residential, office, industrial and mixed-use. The company also continued to grow revenues and employees, adding building management, construction management, and marketing functions.