John H. Midby, a real estate developer based in Las Vegas, has over 40 years of experience developing residential ad award winning commercial projects, as well as large master planned community development and hospitality projects in Southern Nevada and throughout the Southwestern United States. John’s homebuilding company was among the 100 largest homebuilding companies in 1979.
In 2004, John partnered with Joseph Strobele to form Seattle based, The LEXAS Companies. Having experienced the real estate cycles of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s, John had the foresight to see that the Las Vegas and Southern California markets were quickly on their way to becoming over inflated, so rather than pursue opportunities close to home, he came to Seattle, a market which is just coming out of a slump. John’s insight proved fortuitous, as the Las Vegas and Southern California markets took a serious hit, just as he and Joseph brought Escala to the burgeoning Seattle Market.
In addition to his leadership roles in his development companies, John has committed his time and energy to the communities in which he works. John serves as the Vice Chair of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Research Foundation and also heads the Foundation’s Real Estate Development Committee. Under John’s leadership, the Research Foundation is currently developing a 120-acre Research Park in Las Vegas, Nevada.
John’s success and sustainability over the course of his long career has been guided by his uncanny ability to analyze and time market cycles and deliver premier projects that meet market demands.