Unparalleled Experience
Leadership
Our managing members have worked together in the greater Washington, D.C. market for over 30 years,
and have been involved in more than 20 million square feet of development with a capitalization of $7.8 billion.
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Robert J. Murphy
Managing Principal
Bob Murphy has over 33 years of experience in commercial real estate operations, ownership and investment. He joined Trammell Crow Company (TCC) in 1987, managing the firm’s regional operations for many years as Principal. Bob’s last role with TCC was area president of the development and investment group in the Mid-Atlantic where Bob and his… View Article
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Ryan K. Wade
Founding Principal
Ryan Wade has 23 years of experience in commercial real estate development and finance. He co-founded MRP Realty in 2005 and oversees its acquisitions and finance group with 26 projects totaling $3 billion completed since inception. Ryan began as a mortgage banker at Phillips Realty Capital procuring and capitalizing acquisition and development opportunities. During his… View Article
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Frederick W. Rothmeijer
Founding Principal
Fred Rothmeijer has over 26 years of experience in commercial, residential, and mixed-use real estate land and building development. With over seven years of experience in highly sophisticated development projects in Europe, he joined TCC in 1998. As Principal he was responsible for acquisitions and development of projects in the Washington Metropolitan area. Fred co-founded… View Article
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J. Richard Saas
Founding Principal
Rick Saas has practiced commercial real estate law since 1987 and has worked with the principals of MRP Realty to structure and implement transactions for the majority of their professional careers. He co-founded MRP Realty in 2005 and serves as the company’s general counsel. He is a founding partner of the Chevy Chase law firm… View Article
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James D’Agostino
Principal
Jim D’Agostino has 30 years of construction management experience with commercial real estate developers and general contractors. He is responsible for the design, permitting, purchasing and construction of all of MRP’s commercial development projects. Since 2007, Jim has delivered 1.1 million square feet of new, ground-up, office product including single-story office, suburban mid-rise and CBD, high-rise office… View Article
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Zach Wade
Principal
Zach Wade has over 20 years of experience in commercial real estate investment and project leasing and has led the company in over $500 million of office acquisitions since joining MRP Realty in 2006. During this time, he also played a major role in MRP’s coworking affiliate company, MAKE Offices, where he served as CEO… View Article
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Kevin Schaar
Principal
Kevin Schaar has 25 years of experience in development and construction and is responsible for pre-development design and construction for MRP Realty. Prior to joining the firm Kevin was Director of Development for Bonaventure and Vice President for JPI in their Mid-Atlantic region. In these roles, he was responsible for the development and construction of… View Article
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Matthew Robinson
Principal
Matt Robinson has 17 years of experience in the real estate industry and pursues multi-family residential, mixed-use acquisition and development opportunities for MRP Realty. Since joining the firm in 2007, Matt has overseen the entitlement, development, and repositioning of over 3.2 million square feet including over 1,100 units. In his seven years at TCC prior… View Article
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Andrew Foncannon
Managing Director - Construction
Andrew has over 10 years of construction management experience with commercial real estate developers and general contractors. He is responsible for the design, permitting, purchasing and construction of MRP’s commercial development and repositioning projects. Previously at HITT Contracting, Andrew served as a Senior Project Manager, overseeing 30-40 projects per year including new, ground-up, office and… View Article
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Moutaz Karara
Chief Financial Officer
Mo Karara joined MRP in 2015 as Chief Financial Officer. He is responsible for all financial activities of the firm and leads MRP’s accounting team of 19 professionals, Mo also oversees MRP’s Human Resources and Information Technology. Mo has 15 years of experience and prior to joining MRP he was a Senior Director with Tishman… View Article
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Dan Halavik
Chief Accounting Officer
Dan Halavik joined MRP in 2016 as Controller and is responsible for managing property and corporate accounting and the financial reporting of the firm. He has over 14 years of experience spanning both public and private accounting with a focus on real estate, general contracting and not for profit business management. Dan started his career… View Article
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Erika Camacho
Director of Human Resources
Erika brings over 20 years of Human Resources leadership experience in the commercial real estate and retail sectors. Since joining MRP Realty in 2012, she has played a pivotal role in the firm’s expansion, overseeing its growth as the company tripled in size. Erika leads a dynamic HR team, strategically aligning talent management and operational… View Article
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Michael Gibeau
Director of Property Management
Mike has over 15 years of property management experience with commercial, retail and industrial assets. He also spent a year working in residential apartment management in the Baltimore Metropolitan area after graduating from University of Maryland Baltimore County. He joined MRP in October 2010 and currently supervises MRP’s Washington, D.C. portfolio. Mike is actively seeking… View Article
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Michael Cassidy
Vice President
Mike started with MRP Realty in 2014. Mike oversees the Philadelphia portfolio consisting of Residential, Office and Retail as well as working on Acquisitions and Dispositions in Philadelphia and New York. Mike has managed over 1.1million SF of Office and 430 units of Residential development representing over $500 million. Prior to joining MRP Mike worked… View Article
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Ryan McGraw
Vice President Construction
Ryan McGraw has 10 years’ experience working in the construction industry in the Washington DC area for a General Contractor and MRP Realty. Joining the MRP team in 2016, he provides onsite construction management expertise working throughout MRP’s commercial office portfolio, working on multiple building repositioning projects as well as tenant improvement projects. He facilitates… View Article
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Huriyet Anaz
Associate Vice President
Huriyet brings 21 years of combined experience in construction and real estate development to MRP’s Residential Development Team since joining in January 2022. Specializing in residential, office-to-residential conversion, and mixed-use projects, Huriyet has contributed to notable ventures like DCHA Phase I, Bryant Street Phase II, 526 S. Church Street, and Ames Center. Prior to MRP,… View Article
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Nate Dunn
Senior Construction Manager
Nate Dunn has over 20 years of experience in Property and Construction Management and is responsible for overseeing General Contractors and representing MRP and our Investment Partners in our real-estate development projects. Since joining MRP, Nate has delivered over 1500 Residential units and counting and over 20,000 SF of commercial space to MRP’s portfolio. Prior… View Article
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Zeinab Abourawi
Senior Development Manager
Zeinab has 9 years of experience in real estate development and property accounting. She has been with MRP since 2016 and her primary focus is on residential and mixed-use ground-up development. Prior to joining MRP, Zeinab worked as a Property Accountant for Madison Marquette in Washington, DC, and Larlyn Property Management in London, Ontario, Canada. She… View Article
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James Murphy
Vice President
James has worked directly for the MRP Residential Team for over 12 years on Residential and Mixed-use Development and Acquisitions. He managed the construction of the MRP’s first residential building to deliver in Washington, DC, Elevation at Washington Gateway, a 400-unit project that delivered in 2015. Since then, James has overseen the development of over… View Article
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Will Leibner
Development & Investment Manager
Will Leibner has over a decade of commercial real estate development experience and leads the execution of MRP’s value-add office projects. Will’s experience includes the management of mixed-use projects across a variety of asset classes totaling over 4 million square feet and $3 billion in value. Prior to MRP, Will was a Regional VP of… View Article
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Paddy Cullen
Investment Manager
Paddy Cullen is a member of MRP’s Acquisitions and Investments team. With a focus in leasing, Paddy identifies new opportunities across all asset classes and has been directly involved in Washington DC and Philadelphia acquisitions, totaling more than $235 million in capitalization. Paddy also is responsible for business plan implementation and execution for several MRP… View Article
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Patrick Sullivan
Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Asset Management
Patrick Sullivan is a member of MRP’s Acquisitions and Investments team in the Washington, DC market. He focuses on identifying new opportunities in the multifamily, office and industrial asset classes and has been directly involved in the acquisition of deals totaling more than $550 million in total capitalization to date. In addition to acquisitions, Patrick… View Article
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Armour Shaw
Vice President - Southeast Acquisitions
Armour is a member of MRP’s Acquisitions and Investments team and sits in the West Palm Beach office. Armour’s responsibilities include sourcing and managing all aspects of the acquisition and business plan implementation of residential and industrial investments in targeted Southeast markets and has been directly involved in the acquisition of deals totaling more than… View Article
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Nick Gordon
Vice President
Nick has nine years of experience in the real estate industry and is a member of MRP’s Residential Development Team, specializing in residential and mixed-use development opportunities. Prior to joining the firm, Nick worked for Heitman in their North America Private Equity and Private Debt divisions for four years, specializing in acquisitions and financings across… View Article
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Jackie Jacobson
Construction Manager
Jackie started with MRP in September 2021. As a Construction manager, Jackie manages the construction schedule, budget, and GC partners for active projects within the multifamily development portfolio. These projects include 9th & W Street (Reverb), 2442 MLK (The Bridge) and Washington Gateway Phase 3 (The 202). Before MRP, Jackie was a project manager at… View Article
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Matthew Collins
Associate
Matthew Collins is an Associate in MRP’s Acquisitions and Investments team. He focuses on identifying new investment and development opportunities in the multifamily, office and industrial asset classes throughout the East Coast and Southeast. In addition to acquisitions, Matthew is responsible for the asset management and capital markets transactions of properties within MRP’s portfolio. Prior… View Article
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Glenn Hugo
Regional Manager
Glenn has 20 years of commercial property management experience. Prior to joining MRP in 2013, Glenn was the Director of Property Management at Republic Properties, a D.C.-based developer, owner and manager of 2 million square feet of office properties, which included the Portals Complex. Glenn manages a portfolio of over 1.5 million square feet at… View Article
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Nereo Rafael
Senior Chief Engineer
Nereo has been in the commercial real estate engineering trade for over 20 years, with experience spanning many different properties and types of equipment. At MRP he oversees over one million square feet of Class A & B office and acts as part of the Chief leader team with MRP setting new standards in the… View Article
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Neil Jacob
Founder and Managing Principal, MRP New England
Neil Jacob is the founder and Managing Principal of MRP New England. Neil began his career in real estate in 1982 with Trammell Crow Company in Atlanta, GA. In 1986, Neil became a partner in the industrial group at Trammell Crow, responsible for developing and managing several million SF. Later he became an Area Partner… View Article
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Conor Haughey
Vice President, MRP New England
Conor Haughey is Vice President and part of the founding team of MRP New England, joining from Oxford Properties Group where he started his real estate career. At Oxford, Conor was responsible for all aspects of evaluating, structuring, executing and monitoring real estate equity and credit investments across all asset classes and markets throughout the… View Article
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