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Real Estate 2025: FAULKNER, TIMOTHY A.
Named CEO in 2022, Faulkner previously served as chief operating officer and president of property management for Breeden, which has about 425 employees in Virginia. Previously, Faulkner was president and COO of Lawton Lumber, and he also worked for American Coating Technologies and Procter & Gamble. As Breeden’s CEO, [...]
Real Estate 2025: PETERSON, JON M.
Founded in 1965 by Peterson’s late father, Milt, Peterson Cos. is responsible for some of the most prominent and successful mixed-use retail, residential and office developments in Northern Virginia and Maryland, including Fairfax Corner, Fair Lakes, National Harbor, Burke Centre and Tysons McLean Office Park. Peterson, wh[...]
Real Estate 2025: KETTLER, ROBERT C. ‘BOB’
While a student at George Washington University in 1974, Kettler got his start in real estate by remodeling apartments. A third-generation builder and the product of a long line of real estate developers, he left school to focus on work. After discovering a passion for community development, he founded real estate development co[...]
Real Estate 2025: DIVARIS, GERALD S.
Divaris co-founded his real estate firm more than five decades ago in South Africa, where he earned degrees in accounting and real estate marketing, and then brought the company to Virginia in 1981. The following year, Divaris Real Estate, one of the companies now under the Divaris Group umbrella, opened its doors in Virginia Be[...]
Real Estate 2025: PHIPPS, AARON
In May, Phipps took the reins as the residential real estate developer’s leader, succeeding Carl L. Hardee, who retired. A graduate of Purdue University, Phipps joined Lawson in 2013 as vice president and chief financial officer and received a promotion to senior vice president in 2017. Lawson was founded in 1972 and speci[...]
Real Estate 2025: FLORANCE, ANDY
CoStar Group, a real estate marketplace and analytics company, owns Homes.com, Apartments.com, LoopNet and STR, among others. In March, the company moved its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Arlington County, a $20 million investment on top of its $339 million purchase of the 560,000-square-foot tower on Wilson Boulevard. [...]
Real Estate 2025: KING, ROBERT M. ‘BOB’
Since 1978, King has been leasing shopping centers for individuals, private partnerships and institutional clients, and he has led the commercial real estate company’s retail leasing team since 1985. He was named president of the firm in 2019 and took over as chairman in 2023 when his adoptive father, Harvey L. Lindsay Jr.[...]
Real Estate 2025: FRANKLIN, W. TAYLOR
Franklin became CEO in 2023, succeeding his father, Wendell, who is now chairman of the real estate development, management and investment firm. Previously chief operating officer, Franklin oversees approximately 1,050 employees, as well as a portfolio of 200 properties in 10 states and Washington, D.C. In 2013, Franklin, his fa[...]
Real Estate 2025: LAFAYETTE, LAURA D.
Between her leadership positions with the Richmond Association of Realtors and the Central Virginia Regional Multiple Listing Service, Lafayette serves more than 6,800 Realtors in Central Virginia. In May, her MLS launched a data share agreement with Bright MLS, allowing subscribers to search current and historical property list[...]
Real Estate 2025: GANNON, MATTHEW
Gannon joined Colliers International as executive managing director and Washington, D.C., market leader in 2019, taking on responsibility for the strategic direction and performance of the firm’s offices in Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and Maryland. He also leads the company’s national agency leasing platform,[...]
Real Estate 2025: ROGERS, LOUIS J.
Since Rogers founded Capital Square in 2012, the real estate investment company has completed more than $7.9 billion in transaction volume and grown from handling mainly Delaware Statutory Trust 1031 Exchange offerings to launching a real estate investment trust and developing and operating multifamily properties across the nati[...]
Real Estate 2025: LAWSON, STEVE
Lawson has been chairman of his family’s 53-year-old real estate company since 2016. Previously, he served as president for 17 years. A third-generation builder and developer, Lawson has long been an advocate for equitable and affordable housing, testifying before Congress and using his leadership positions with the Nation[...]
