Kevin Brown
Principal
With more than 27 years of experience in construction and development management, Mr. Brown brings his expertise in delivering quality projects on time and within budget to every client. He has worked on projects of sizes ranging from $5M to $60M and understands the complexities involved in the entitlement, predevelopment, and construction phases. His recent experience includes managing the development and construction of several multifamily and mixed-use housing developments in the District of Columbia. In addition to his construction expertise, Mr. Brown has worked closely with regulatory agencies and neighborhood-based community representatives and organizations on multiple projects and is able to help his clients navigate the various approval processes required in order to deliver a successful project.
Mr. Brown holds a Master of Environmental Science from the Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is also a LEED Accredited Professional credentialed in Building Design and Construction (BD+C).
Russ Wheeler
Director of Development
Mr. Wheeler has been instrumental in the development of large mixed-use residential, office, and retail development projects though out the Washington DC metropolitan area. Over his tenure in the real estate industry he has led development efforts for the successful delivery of ground up new construction, adaptive reuse, as well as historical renovations projects. As a senior-level real estate professional Mr. Wheeler has direct experience overseeing the development activities of complex real estate development projects and has exhibited a proven track-record of success, by consistently delivering projects on time and under budget. His abilities include managing projects from: (i) pre-development; (ii) entitlements; (iii) financing; (iv) project pricing and bidding review; (v) construction and development; (vi) to stabilization/delivery. Mr. Wheeler has experience developing projects in all three local jurisdictions, which include Washington DC; Maryland, and Virginia. One of Mr. Wheeler’s crowing accomplishments includes overseeing the development of two large mixed-use development projects located in Rockville Maryland—the projects combined yielded over 850k SF of residential and retail/commercial space. Mr. Wheeler serves at the point of contact for Owner’s and oversees all aspects of the development process including, review of consultant contract, building design, contract negotiations, bidding and general construction, change order review and negotiations, and project closeout.
Mr. Wheeler holds a Master’s in Real Estate Development from University of Maryland College Park and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Virginia Tech. He is also a licensed real estate sales person in Washington DC and Maryland.