David Happ Named President of Donohoe Commercial Real Estate

February 3, 2023
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The Donohoe Companies, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of David Happ as President of Donohoe Commercial Real Estate. As President, Happ will oversee the company’s commercial and GSA brokerage business, property management, project management, capital markets, investment sales, accounting, and lease administration service lines, as well as focus on the company’s continued growth initiatives, innovation, and strategic planning efforts.

“Every day is a new beginning, and I am extremely grateful to be working with such a talented and diverse group of professionals who continue to be market leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators from Donohoe’s inception in 1884 all the way to today. I look forward to providing the best quality service, leadership, and focus to maximize all managed assets and profits moving forward,” said Happ.

Happ has accumulated over 25 years of progressive expertise in commercial, industrial, residential, and retail property development. A trained asset manager, his professional focus lies in generating revenue and decreasing costs to maximize profits, as well as managing the acquisition, leasing, marketing, upscaling, renovation, and disposition of complicated trophy properties. He has experience working with a broad range of clients – including institutional owners, private and public equity, sovereign wealth funds, government entities, commercial banking institutions, and public insurance companies – to increase revenue through innovative strategy and measured, disciplined execution.

Prior to joining Donohoe, Happ served as the President of Development and Executive Vice President of Leasing & Operations at Property Group Partners (formally The Louis Dreyfus Property Group), splitting time between the company’s offices in Washington DC, New York City, and Florida. During his tenure there, Happ was responsible for overseeing the acquisition, repositioning, construction, development, and disposition of key properties within the company’s portfolio, achieving a 99.6% occupancy rate across all owned and managed buildings.

“I am excited for Donohoe Commercial Real Estate and the prospects for growth under David’s leadership,” said Chris Bruch, President & CEO of The Donohoe Companies, Inc.

Donohoe Commercial Real Estate is the longest tenured commercial real estate firm in the Washington, DC Metro area, offering clients a full-service, vertically integrated approach to meeting their investment objectives. Our teams of experienced professionals provide expertise across six collaborative business lines: Capital Markets/Investment Sales, Owner Advisory, Occupier Advisory, Property Management, Property Accounting & Lease Administration, and Project Management.

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