Ben Wong and business partner Jonas Sylvester launched Tourbineau Real Estate Partners two years ago to convert vacant offices and other buildings into apartments, aiming to create residential rentals in Seattle and other big cities. That proved harder than planned, so they developed a new strategy.
Inside one developer’s playbook for office conversions
How Tourbineau cofounder and Seattle native Ben Wong carves a niche
CoStar News
July 14, 2026 | 3:33 P.M.
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- Storquest Self Storage
800 Maynard Ave, Seattle, WA
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- Tourbineau Real Estate Partners
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- Benjamin Wong
CIO, Tourbineau Real Estate Partners