The Future of Southwest DC & The Wharf

Monty Hoffman formed Hoffman & Associates in 1993 with a single townhouse conversion and has since then transformed the company into a market leader of real estate development in the Washington, DC, metro area and beyond. With more than 30 years of experience, Monty actively leads the company’s business development and market strategy, as well as the design initiatives for every Hoffman project. Monty has been recognized in Washington’s SmartCEO’s Future 50 list and the Washington Business Journal’s Power 100. He is a founding board member of the DC Students Construction Trades Foundation, which provides educational and apprenticeship opportunities for District students interested in design, engineering, and construction. He served on the DC Public Schools Engineering Advisory Board and is a current board member of the Federal City Council and Southwest Business Improvement District. Monty graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown with a Bachelor of Science in Civil/Structural Engineering Technology. He is married with three children and lives in Potomac, MD

Steve Moore leads the Southwest Business Improvement District as Executive Director, connecting businesses and innovation efforts. Established in 2015, SWBID is a 480-acre cultural, government, and residential area occupying most of the SW quadrant of the District of Columbia. The SWBID employs 30 ambassadors and staff and manages several initiatives, including large-scale beautification programs, homeless outreach, weekend markets, transportation, and public art installations. Prior to working at the SWBID, Steve joined the team of Hoffman-Madison Waterfront LLC (HMW) as a leasing strategist and special projects manager. At HMW, he implemented the local leasing strategy and managed special projects for the 25-acre waterfront development on the Washington Channel. Steve also served as the President and CEO of the Washington, DC Economic Partnership, a non-profit organization promoting business and retail opportunities in the District of Columbia, and frequently worked with the Mayor's Office. Before joining the Economic Partnership, he was the Deputy Executive Director for the Downtown DC Business Improvement District. The majority of Steve's career was with The Rouse Company of Columbia, Maryland. Steve had led several forums and summits throughout his career in efforts to further economic prosperity. He has traveled extensively to study cities, tourism, transportation, climate change, event planning, and business development.

Geoffrey Griffis is a real estate developer with extensive background in architecture, urban planning, land use and zoning. A resident of the District of Columbia since 1990, Mr. Griffis has been integrally involved in community and civic activities. In 2005 Mr. Griffis founded CityPartners, a development group focused on the acquisition, design, and development of office, hospitality, residential, and mixed-use real estate.

Mr. Snider is Executive Vice President and Head of Commercial Asset Management for JBG SMITH overseeing the company’s office portfolio. Mr. Snider has over 14 years’ experience working in real estate development, investments and asset management and has overseen the development of office, residential and retail assets. Prior to joining The JBG Companies in 2006, Mr. Snider worked in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at Friedman Billings Ramsey where he participated in over $750 million of real estate capital markets transactions. Mr. Snider is a Trustee Emeritus and former Chair of the Board of Trustees at Washington Episcopal School in Bethesda, Maryland. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the DC Building Industry Association and is currently a member of the Urban Land Institute, NAIOP and the International Council of Shopping Centers. He received his B.A., Cum Laude, from Amherst College and his M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Mr. Lee joined the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency in April, 2016. He serves as the Executive Director. Mr. Lee is responsible for the overall supervision, coordination and management of the Agency. He is an experienced leader in the field of multifamily and commercial real estate finance with a diverse background in multiple areas of investment and lending across multiple property types throughout the United States. Prior to joining the Agency, Mr. Lee served as Vice President at Fannie Mae in the Multifamily Division where he was responsible for leading the Structured Transactions and Seniors Housing businesses with combined annual production of over $3 billion. He also carried his own portfolio of large institutional multifamily borrowers which includes public and private real estate investment trust as well as institutional investment funds. Prior to this role, Mr. Lee served as Vice President for Multifamily Equity in the Community Investments unit of the Multifamily Division at Fannie Mae. In this position, he managed a team responsible for deploying capital into multifamily equity investments through partnerships with institutional fund advisors and through direct asset acquisitions, in joint ventures with developers and operating partners. At its peak, the investment portfolio was comprised of 44,000 apartment units with a gross asset value of $4.5 billion. He also served on the Multifamily Risk Management Committee. Mr. Lee joined Fannie Mae in April 2001 as the Northeast Regional Director for the American Communities Fund (ACF), where he oversaw a team responsible for the origination, structuring and underwriting of senior debt, mezzanine debt, direct equity, and lines of credit for affordable and market rate residential development covering a territory spanning from Maine to Washington, DC. Before joining Fannie Mae in 2001, Mr. Lee was Vice President/Structuring Specialist for Bank of America's Real Estate Structured Debt Group; Vice President for Chevy Chase Bank's Real Estate Banking Group (now Capital One Bank); and Assistant Vice President for NationsBank's Community Development Lending Group (now Bank of America). He began his career in 1991 at Riggs National Bank in Washington, D.C. (now PNC) as a Commercial Banking Associate where he completed the Bank’s formal credit training program. During his career Mr. Lee has delivered billions in debt and equity capital for the acquisition, development and re- development of multifamily and commercial real estate. Mr. Lee is a member of the Urban Land Institute and District of Columbia Building Industry Association. He currently serves on the District of Columbia Housing Preservation Strike Force as the Chair of the Finance sub-committee. Mr. Lee is a past board member of East of the River Community Development Corporation. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from The College of William and Mary.

Brant is responsible for development management and acquisition efforts in the Washington Metropolitan Region, with a focus on multifamily and for-sale residential. Prior to joining Lowe, Mr. Snyder was a Development Manager for Madison Marquette, where he focused on the development and capitalization of The Wharf, a 3.2 million square foot mixed-use development along the southwest waterfront in Washington, DC. Brant is an active member of ULI’s Washington District Council, where he serves as a member of the Governance Council. He is also a graduate of ULI Washington’s Regional Land-Use Leadership Institute. Brant lives in Washington, DC with his wife Samantha and son Thomas. Education: Georgetown University, BSBA; Columbia University, MSRED.

Andrea "Dee" McClure, managing director, is responsible for all aspects of financing including structuring, origination, closing and deal management for Agency transactions. Ms. McClure has more than 25 years of experience and has originated over $2 billion in Agency financings throughout her career. A frequent panelist and speaker at many of the industry’s core conferences, she is actively involved in the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and serves a vice-chair of the Multifamily Blue Product Council. She is also a member of the National Multi Housing Council (NMHC) and NMHC’s Government Investment Credit and Subsidy Subcommittee. Additional, Ms. McClure is active in the National Leased Housing Association (NHLA) and the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), the leading national trade association representing the lending community. Ms. McClure is the past chair of MBA’s Multifamily Committee, Steering Committee and the FHA Insurance Subcommittee, and continues to be involved in legislative, regulatory and policy issues affecting multifamily and healthcare finance. She holds the Certified Mortgage Banker (CMB) designation. Prior to joining Walker & Dunlop, Ms. McClure served as senior vice president at CWCapital LLC where she played an integral role in the firm’s FHA lending strategy and multifamily and healthcare lending programs.

Daniel McCahan is Senior Vice President and manages Madison Marquette’s development activity in Washington DC. He is responsible for over 3 million square feet of assets including retail, residential, hotel and office uses. He currently oversees Madison’s day-to-day activity as co-developer of The Wharf. Prior to joining Madison Marquette, Mr. McCahan was a development executive in Archstone’s mixed use division where he was responsible for evaluating new development opportunities as well as oversight of projects from pre-development through construction completion. Notable projects include CityCenterDC, a $700 million mixed-use development in downtown Washington DC, and Wisconsin Place in Chevy Chase, MD. He also played a key role in developing proposals for Poplar Point and Howard University Town Center in Washington DC, in addition to other projects in the Boston, Baltimore and Atlanta markets. Prior to joining Archstone, Mr. McCahan was a project manager for Urban Atlantic where he was responsible for all aspects of more than $200 million in residential development. His projects included Henson Ridge, a major redevelopment in Washington, DC’s Ward 8 that transformed a former public housing site into a new mixed-income residential neighborhood in Alexandria, VA. In previous positions, Mr. McCahan served as Vice President for a real estate consulting firm, Basile Baumann Prost and Associates, where he focused on the privatization of military housing, and as a developer for Regency Development Associates, an affordable housing provider. Mr. McCahan earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics from the University of Virginia and a Master’s degree in planning from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Mark Richter, PE, LEED AP serves as Partner at AKF, as well as the firm’s National Residential & Hospitality Practices Leader. With over 25 years of experience, Mark is highly respected for his expertise in the planning and design of technically complex projects. He has earned a stellar reputation among developers, real estate brokers, architects, and contractors for his expertise in planning, designing, and implementing complex building systems for both residential and hospitality properties. Mark brings excellent pragmatic and constructability experience to his work and is sought after for his proficiency in engineering healthy buildings. Some of AKF's noteworthy projects completed under Mark's leadership include the ONE57 Tower, the Zaha Hadid ultra luxury condominium building adjacent to the NYC Highline, and Midtown's 5-star Park Hyatt Hotel. Mark graduated from Manhattan College with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and is a registered Professional Engineer in various states throughout the U.S. He is a leader in many professional organizations, including having served on the Board and as President of the New Jersey Chapter of ASHRAE.

Since joining FOX Architects in 2006, Derek Wood has been instrumental to the firm’s growth. A leader in the industry, he has designed more than five million square feet of built environments including master planning, design build, and built-to-suit projects. His leadership in key projects such as 440 First Street, 2175 K Street, 1900 N Street and 1000 Maine Avenue at The Wharf have helped to transform DC’s urban environment. Derek’s portfolio spans a wide variety of projects, from master planning and corporate commercial build-to-suit to extensive work reinventing and/or recycling existing buildings. He is well versed in, and widely published on, the topic of Building Information Modeling (BIM), a process that allows building teams to virtually design, construct, and manage building environments EDUCATION, CERTIFICATIONS & AFFILIATIONS - Rhode Island School of Design, Master of Architecture - Dickinson College, Bachelor of English and Fine Arts - Registered Architect in Washington, DC - Member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) - Member of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) - Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional (LEED AP) - ULI Member, Member of ULI NEXT Washington, DC - Revit Client Advisory Board - DC Revit Users Group, Previous Board Member - NAIOP, The Commercial Real Estate Development Association, Member;RELEVANT EXPERIENCE - 1000 Maine Avenue - The Wharf - Merriweather Area 3 Build A - 2001 L Street, NW - 1901 L Street, NW - 1900 N Street, NW - 1400 Crystal Drive - 440 First Street, NW - 1211 Connecticut Avenue - 55 H Street - 2175 K Street - Georgetown University, GPPI - American Society for Microbiology - Union Square Project - US Pharmacopeia Campus Expansion.

Todd Stokes, managing partner of the Tysons, Virginia office, has been with Baker Tilly since 2001. He provides oversight and leadership to the professionals serving the greater Washington, D.C. area and is a member of the firm’s management committee. Todd believes in the teaching culture of Baker Tilly and helps develop client service leaders and Valued Business Advisors. He works across multiple disciplines and teams to provide opportunities to the future leaders of the firm. Experience > Provides leadership, management and strategic direction for the Tysons office including providing insight and advice to client engagement teams, fostering employee development and recruiting and driving growth > Works primarily with owners and financial officers of construction and real estate companies providing business consulting and accounting services > Serves as a Valued Business Advisor to his clients, providing guidance on organizational structure, incentive compensation, estate and succession planning > Engages with his clients to generate specific tax and business planning opportunities, as well as deliver strategic expertise on more complex accounting and advisory matters, based on his extensive construction and real estate experience <p>Click HERE for <a href=" https://www.linkedin.com/in/toddastokes/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></p>

Austin Flajser is in charge of day-to-day operations of The Carr Companies with over 40 executive suite, hotel, commercial and retail assets under management in 8 markets across the country. These assets account for over $180M in annual operating revenue and over $200M of new projects currently in the development pipeline. Austin received his Bachelor of Science from Vanderbilt University, his Masters in Real Estate from Georgetown University and his Certificate in Hotel Real Estate Investments and Asset Management from Cornell University.

Ross Draber is the chief operating officer of United Bank, a subsidiary of United Bankshares, Inc., a $19.3 billion bank holding company. He is responsible for the performance and profitability of the Bank, directing commercial and consumer banking sales and service operations throughout the Washington, D.C. metro area. Draber oversees the region’s market presidents and works alongside them to drive growth and develop business strategy and execution plans. Draber has played an integral role in United Bank’s expansion since assuming the role in 2015. During that time, United Bank has grown to over 70 branches in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. It has the number one deposit market share among community banks in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Statistical Area. Draber is highly involved with the merger and acquisition team and was instrumental in the Bank’s successful acquisitions of Cardinal Financial Corporation and its subsidiaries George Mason Mortgage, LLC and Cardinal Wealth Services, Inc. (2017); Bank of Georgetown (2016); and Virginia Commerce Bank (2014). Draber previously served as a senior vice president of treasury and corporate finance. In this role, he managed the capital adequacy and regulatory risk of United Bankshares, Inc., serving on the Asset Liability Committee (ALCO) and stress test development team. He oversaw the mergers and acquisitions analysis and supervised commercial loan pricing and term sheet structuring within United Bank. Prior to that, Draber held several positions in treasury and credit administration. Draber is a CFA® charterholder and a 2017 Washington Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree. He graduated from Washington and Lee University with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Business Administration.