About Us
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John P. McCann, Principal and Founder
Mr. McCann retired as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc., in March 2001. Mr. McCann headed United Dominion, a NYSE-listed REIT located in Richmond, Virginia, as CEO for 27 years. As CEO, he oversaw United Dominion's growth from $3 million in real estate investments in Virginia and three employees to more than $4 billion of apartments nationally and 2,500 employees at the time of his retirement. The company is often cited as the prototype for the modern real estate investment trust, a national, property-specific operating company with the investment capability to acquire and renovate and develop.
Mr. McCann was a long time member of the Board of Directors of the National Multi-Housing Council, a trade association of large apartment owners, and chaired its Legislative and Tax Committee. He is also a member of the Urban Land Institute. Mr. McCann was on the Board of Directors of Storage USA until its merger with Security Capital Group in 2002. He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Virginia Housing Development Authority, the Virginia state housing finance agency.
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W. Brand Inlow, Principal and Chief Investment Officer
Mr. Inlow has over 30 years experience with apartment acquisitions and management. Since November 2003, Mr. Inlow has provided professional consulting services to the multifamily industry on matters related to acquisitions, dispositions, asset management operations, and through an affiliation with Planned Property Realty Corp. in Richmond, Virginia, conducts commercial real estate brokerage. Mr. Inlow also is president of Jessie's Wish, Inc., a Virginia non-profit corporation dedicated to awareness, education and financial assistance for patients and families dealing with eating disorders.
Mr. Inlow served as president of Summit Realty Group, Inc, in Richmond, Virginia, from September 2001 through November 2003. Prior to joining Summit Realty, from December 1999 to August 2001, he was vice president of acquisitions for EEA Realty, LLC in Alexandria, Virginia, where he was responsible for acquisition, disposition and financing of company assets, which were primarily garden apartment properties. Prior to joining EEA Realty, from December 1992 to November 1999, Mr. Inlow worked for United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc., a publicly-traded REIT, as assistant vice president and senior acquisition analyst, where he was responsible for the acquisition of garden apartment communities. Mr. Inlow is a trustee of the G REIT, Inc. and T REIT, Inc. Liquidating Trusts.
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D. Fleet Wallace, Principal and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Wallace has diverse legal transactional experience in corporate finance, real estate debt and equity placement, corporate securities, venture capital and mergers and acquisitions. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Wallace worked with Messrs. McCann and Inlow as corporate counsel and assistant secretary of United Dominion Realty Trust, Inc., a publicly-traded real estate investment trust. While at UDR, Mr. Wallace managed general corporate matters for over 150 affiliated entities, negotiated and executed numerous real estate acquisitions and dispositions and provided legal support on over $1 billion in real estate financing transactions.
From 1994 to 1998, Mr. Wallace practiced corporate, securities, and merger and acquisition law as an associate in the corporate section at McGuire Woods in Richmond, Virginia. Mr. Wallace is on the Board of Directors of Grubb & Ellis Company and is a trustee of the G REIT, Inc. Liquidating Trust.
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Mark E. Wood, Principal and Director of Development
Mr. Wood is Director of Development for McCann Realty Partners LLC. He joined the company in 2007 and has over 30 years experience in the multi-family development and construction industry. Previously, Mr. Wood was employed by UDR for 13 years where he served as Senior Vice President in charge of construction and development. Mr. Wood oversees land acquisition for development, and construction for MRP. Under his direction, MRP currently has 324 multi-family apartment homes under construction in the Houston area, and has recently completed two other projects totaling over 600 apartment homes. In his 30 years in the multi-family industry, Mr. Wood has developed and/or constructed over 17,000 multi-family homes in major markets across the United States. Mr. Wood graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.S.E.D. (Construction Management) degree and earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Dallas.
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Eric Phipps, Principal and Director of Asset Management
Mr. Phipps joined MRP in April 2007 in the role of Asset Manager. His responsibilities include directing and overseeing the management companies to maximize the investment potential on each specific asset.
Mr. Phipps has over 15 years experience in the field of apartment management in a variety of positions. He served 5 years as the property manager for a large community owned by a national REIT and 3 years in Richmond, Virginia as a regional manager for a local management company. His background in property management includes new construction lease-ups, asset management, major property renovations and management of a portfolio of 14 properties ranging from Class A to Class C.
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Denise L. Fansler, Vice President Acquisitions
Ms. Fansler joined the company in 2011 and has over 20 years in commercial real estate. Most recently, Ms. Fansler was employed with UDR, Inc. for nine (9) years where she served as Vice President of Acquisitions/Dispositions. During her tenure with UDR, she was responsible for all buying and selling activity in Florida, Texas, and the entire West Coast. She has participated in the acquisition of over 22,000 apartment homes valued at more than $2.6B. Prior to UDR, Ms. Fansler worked in asset management for L&B Realty Advisors, J.E. Robert Company and Midland Loan Services. In 2010, Ms. Fansler was recognized as one of Real Estate Forum’s Magazine 40 Under 40.
Ms. Fansler is actively involved with The Real Estate Council and is a graduate of their Associate Leadership Council Program. Ms. Fansler holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Business Administration from Oklahoma State University. She also holds the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation from the CCIM Institute.
