Real Estate 2025: DAN NOVACK

Novack has been president of Balfour Beatty’s building operations in the mid-Atlantic since 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 has 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 D.C., and a new gate at Dulles International Airport.

In March, Novack won the American Subcontractors Association of Metro Washington’s outstanding division leader award.

Balfour was the project manager for two residential towers at 2000 and 2001 S. Bell St. in Arlington County, known as Valen and The Zoe, that started leasing a few months ago. They offer a combined 775 units, as well as 22,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.

Novack graduated from 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.

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