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Sarah Holstedt

RA, NCARB
Principal, Retail, Seattle

Sarah delights in designing mixed-use retail environments that support the changing ways people gather, work, shop, and socialize. She devotes much of her attention to planning and retail servicing, recognizing that efficient operations directly impact viability of the tenant spaces, staff satisfaction, and importantly, the customer experience.

Sarah has led significant repositioning projects, including 300 Pine in Seattle, which transformed an 8-story department store into offices, shops, and eateries, as well as extensive ground-up developments like City Centre Al Zahia in Sharjah, UAE, which she worked on from feasibility through construction.

A hands-on leader, Sarah devotes significant time to mentorship, both within her teams and as part of Seattle’s ACE Mentor Program, where she serves on the executive board and helps high school students explore careers in architecture, construction, and engineering. She also takes pride in her leadership role in the ICSC+CENTERBUILD programming committee, through which she works with colleagues across the retail development, design, and construction sectors to explore the next stages in retail’s evolution.

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Say hello to Sarah
People are always first. If you’re listening to your people and really thinking about who they are, you’re going to lead from a better place. If you start from who will be using your project when it is complete and what their needs are, you’re going to design from a better place.
Sarah wearing blue knit hat with bear ears and matching hoodie, smiling at camera.
fun fact
Sarah has never encountered a craft she hasn’t been willing to try or a sport she hasn’t been willing to cheer for, which is probably why she was able to crochet a squid hat to cheer on the Seattle Kraken.
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