Real Estate 2024: DAN NOVACK

Novack has been president of Balfour Beatty’s building operations in the mid-Atlantic since January 2023, tasked with providing strategic oversight for construction operations in Virginia, Washington, D.C., Maryland and Pennsylvania.

He has been with the Dallas-based contracting and management company for more than two decades, providing operational support for approximately $2.5 billion in projects. Novack been involved with a variety of major projects, including the Virginia State Capitol’s visitors center, the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Prince William County, NPR’s headquarters in Washington, and a new gate at Dulles International Airport.

Earlier this year, Novack announced a construction milestone when the final beam was placed atop two residential towers at 2000 and 2001 S. Bell St., formerly Crystal Plaza One, in Arlington County. Both towers are expected to be complete in spring 2025, offering a combined 775 units, as well as retail space on the ground floor totaling 22,000 square feet.

Novack attended Alfred State College in New York, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in construction management, and George Mason University, where he completed his MBA.