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Real Estate 2023: TIMOTHY HELMIG
After joining Monday Properties in 2005, Helmig has led the company to capital investments of more than $16 billion, an expanded multifamily portfolio of 5,300 units, and executed transactions totaling more than 35 million square feet. Helmig’s brother-in-law, Anthony Westreich, founded Monday Properties and acquired a 2.5 million-square-foot Rosslyn portfolio of buildings in 2007, two [&hel[...]
Real Estate 2023: MICHAEL A. CULPEPPER
Culpepper serves as Venture Realty Group’s in-house attorney and managing partner, coordinating deal formation, land-use entitlement, and predevelopment services. He previously was an associate with law firm Williams Mullen’s real estate and land use team and was a principal with Fee Simple Legal, focusing on real estate transactions. Culpepper earned his bachelor’s degree from W[...]
Real Estate 2023: CARL L. HARDEE
Lawson’s president and CEO since 2016, Hardee has been with the company for more than half of its 51 years. He oversees a 190-employee real estate development, construction and management company. In June, Lawson held a grand opening for Market Heights, a 164-unit apartment community in Norfolk, and the company is near completion of 80 […]
Real Estate 2023: WILLIAM A. ‘BILL’ PAULETTE
In 1975, armed with $1,000 to invest, Paulette laid the foundation for what would eventually become KBS, a top-ranked mid-Atlantic construction firm. What started as a one-person company with an office in a sheet-metal shop has grown to a firm with 160-plus employees and offices in Richmond and Virginia Beach. KBS is known for projects […]
Real Estate 2023: BRIAN F. BORTELL
Bortell has been with Timmons Group for over three decades, starting his career with the company as an entry-level engineer and working his way up into his current role. He sets the strategic direction for the 1,000-plus-person firm and oversees its four operating divisions and 18 offices across the U.S. Under Bortell’s leadership, Timmons Group […]
Real Estate 2023: DERRICK SWAAK
Swaak became a partner at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty in 2007 and now holds the positions of co-chief operating officer and managing broker for the company’s Virginia offices, with more than 500 agents covering McLean and The Plains. His professional background extends to hotel development, acquisitions, and franchise sales for renowned national lodging chains. He […]
Real Estate 2023: GEORGE B. CLARKE IV
Clarke graduated from Virginia Tech in 1982 with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. That same year, he founded MEB. The company started with a handful of employees as a small federal government contractor serving military installations across the Hampton Roads area. Since then, Clarke has grown it into a 250-plus employee firm that completes […]
Real Estate 2023: MARK DAVID EIN
In addition to serving as Kastle Systems’ executive chairman, Ein is now a new limited partner in the Washington Commanders as part of the group led by majority owner Josh Harris that purchased the Ashburn-based NFL team for a record $6.05 billion in July. Ein also helps run the Citi Open tennis tournament in Washington, […]
Real Estate 2023: MATTHEW ‘MATT’ GANNON
Gannon joined Colliers International in his role as executive managing director and D.C. market leader in 2019. He is responsible for the strategic direction and performance of Colliers offices in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland, totaling more than 50 real estate professionals. He had spent the previous five years at Paramount Group, leading leasing […]
Real Estate 2023: DONALD D. GRAUL
With nearly 40 years of industry experience, Graul joined Branch in 2020 from Centreville-based Parsons Corp., where he was president of construction and a senior executive for alternative project delivery. He also worked previously for AECOM. Founded in 1963, Branch has 1,100 employees and reported $509 million in revenue for fiscal 2022. In August 2022, […]
Real Estate 2023: TIMOTHY A. FAULKNER
Named CEO of Breeden in January 2022, Faulkner oversees a real estate development and property management company founded more than 60 years ago by Chairman Ramon W. Breeden Jr. Faulkner previously served as chief operating officer and president of property management for Breeden, which has about 425 employees in Virginia. This year, the company’s Breeden […]
Real Estate 2023: GARY BOWMAN
Bowman was a principal for 15 years at Urban Engineering before founding Bowman Consulting, which started as a five-person company at its inception in 1995. The publicly traded engineering services firm now has about 1,700 employees and 80 offices nationwide, including eight in Virginia. The company moved up 31 spaces to No. 87 this year […]
