Hirabayashi Place, a mixed-use property in Seattle's Chinatown International District, features art to connect the building to the history and culture of its surrounding neighborhood. Leslie Morishita is real estate development director for InterIm CDA, the nonprofit affordable housing and community development organization credited with the development.

Claire Parisa spends her days solving affordable housing financing puzzles. On a typical day, Parisa — an originator for Enterprise's Housing Credit Investments team — might be carpooling to a developer meeting, teaching a UC Berkeley graduate class, and reading books to her 18-month-old son.