Executive Team The Rappaport Companies

The Rappaport Companies' portfolio includes more than 45 shopping centers and ground floor retail in some 100 mixed-use properties, both residential and office, located primarily throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Mr. Rappaport is Principal Partner for approximately 3.5 million square feet of the shopping centers managed by The Rappaport Companies.

Mr. Rappaport began his career in real estate as President of Par Construction Corporation, a home-building company responsible for the construction of several hundred single-family homes and town houses. Later, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Combined Properties, a shopping center development, management and leasing company headquartered in Washington, D.C.

A former Chairman and Trustee of the International Council of Shopping Centers, Mr. Rappaport is the only Chairman to date to hold all four ICSC designations, SCSM, SCMD, SCLS and SCDP. He serves on ICSC's Executive, Nominating, Government Relations, Long Range Planning and PAC committees and continues to lobby at the state and federal government levels on many issues important to the shopping center industry. Mr. Rappaport also serves on the Washington, D.C. Economic Partnership Board and served as an Entrepreneur in Residence at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Rappaport is committed to sharing his knowledge and experience as an entrepreneur and has authored Investing in Retail Properties, which explains how to structure real estate partnerships for sharing capital appreciation and cash flow. The information contained in the book is the basis for classes he teaches for ICSC's University of Shopping Centers and Executive Learning Series and as an annual guest instructor at Johns Hopkins University and Georgetown University.

In addition to company operations, Stephen also works closely with the financing team to oversee loan procurement, capital strategies and investor relations. Most recently, he has overseen the real estate receivership and lender REO management activities for The Rappaport Companies, including working with courts, owners and lenders to oversee the development of short-term tactical plans and long-term strategic plans to maximize asset values.

Prior to joining The Rappaport Companies, Stephen served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for the National Automobile Dealers Association where he ran the Official Used Car Guide Company. His background includes 15 years of experience in real estate, where he held positions in finance with Charles E. Smith Realty and The Buchanan Companies. He also has extensive operations and business consulting experience with technology and eCommerce firms in the automotive and other industries. Stephen was a Controller at The Rappaport Companies from 1993 to 1998, and re-joined the company in 2006 as Chief Operating Officer.

He holds a B.B.A. degree in Accounting & Finance from Radford University in Virginia and is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Information Technology Professional. Stephen is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants. He is also an Associate Member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC).

Henry has more than 20 years experience in commercial real estate. At Charles E. Smith Commercial Realty he served as Senior Vice President and as the Department Head for the Retail Division. He has vast experience with many different retail types, including urban, mixed-use, neighborhood, lifestyle and power centers. Projects completed under Henry’s direction include: 1140 Connecticut Avenue,1666 K Street, Crystal City Redevelopment, Fairfax Square Luxury Retail, Bristow Center and the largest power center inside the Capital Beltway - Potomac Yard Center.

He holds a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation and is active in the International Council of Shopping Centers, serving as Co-Chair of the Mid-Atlantic Conference and Deal-Making Committee. Henry also serves on the Commercial and Retail Development Council for the Urban Land Institute. In addition, he is a member of the Foundation Board at Children’s National Medical Center, the Board of the Washington Tennis and Education Foundation, the Board of the Washington, D.C. Economic Partnership and the Board of directors of the Greater Washington Commercial Association of Realtors.

He is involved in land acquisition, re-zoning and permitting and oversees all construction projects. Larry is also involved in the financial side of shopping center acquisition and development and oversees the preparation of detailed pro formas and financial projections using ARGUS real estate accounting software. His department also handles landlord construction and tenant build-out projects.

In addition, Larry is the Managing Partner for Sunrise Shopping Center, a 75,000-square-foot center in Oxon Hill, Maryland he purchased in 2002. The center was 30 percent vacant and suffered from significant deferred maintenance. Through an aggressive redevelopment plan, Larry renovated the center in 2003, attracting national tenants such as Subway and Jackson Hewitt. The center is now fully leased, and within 24 months, Larry was able to refinance the center with a 10-year permanent loan and to return 65 percent of the equity contribution to the equity partners.

Larry is an Associate Member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and holds a Construction Development Professional (CDP) designation. He is ICSC’s MD/DC/VA State Operations Chair and has served on the Mid-Atlantic Idea Exchange Planning Committee.

Prior to joining The Rappaport Companies, Frank was Senior Vice President of Accounting Services for Republic Property Trust, a publicly traded commercial real estate investment company and Chief Financial Officer of Republic Properties Corporation, a commercial office development company. At Republic Property Trust, he was responsible for the financial and accounting aspects of the trust’s public offering, which raised $250 million.

Frank has almost 20 years experience in the Washington, D.C. real estate market, working for management and development companies such as Kaempfer Management Services, Cassidy & Pinkard, Ronald Cohen Investments and Hazel/Peterson Companies. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Masters of Science degree in Taxation from George Mason University and a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University. Frank earned his undergraduate degree in Accounting from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Charlotte brings more than 20 years of real estate experience, holding top-level positions with Jones Lang LaSalle, AvalonBay Communities, Inc., and Cambridge Asset Advisors, L.P. At AvalonBay Communities, she headed the retail division, directing and overseeing leasing, property management, asset management, development and lease administration functions for the retail portfolio. She has experience in office, residential, mixed-use and retail property types.

Charlotte is very active within the real estate industry and currently serves as an instructor for BOMI International, an independent institute for property and facility management education, teaching courses such as "Ethics is Good Business," "Design, Operation and Maintenance of Commercial Buildings," and "Real Estate Finance and Investments," among others. She has also conducted international seminars on real estate development and business parks. Charlotte holds professional designations from the Institute of Real Estate Management, CCIM Institute, BOMI International and the International Council of Shopping Centers.