Gary Rappaport CRX, CMD, CSM, CLS, CDP

Gary D. Rappaport, CRX, CMD, CSM, CLS, CDP, is Chief Executive Officer of Rappaport, a retail real estate company he founded in 1984. Rappaport provides leasing, tenant representation, management and development services for more than 14 million square feet. Rappaport’s 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 4 million square feet of the shopping centers managed by Rappaport.

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 five ICSC designations, CRX, CMD, CSM, CLS and CDP. 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 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 Interactive Learning Series and as an annual guest instructor at Johns Hopkins, Georgetown, American and George Mason Universities

Gary D. Rappaport, CRX, CMD, CSM, CLS, CDP
The Rappaport Companies

8405 Greensboro Dr, Suite 830

Mc Lean, VA 22102-5121

Phone: (571) 382-1234

Fax: (571) 382-1210

Email: gdr@rappaportco.com

Jim Farrell, CLS

James M. Farrell, CLS 
Senior Director of Leasing & Brokerage
The Rappaport Companies (Owner/Developer)
8405 Greensboro Drive
8th Floor
Mc Lean, VA 22102-5121
Phone: (571) 382-1229
Fax: (571) 382-1210
Email: jfarrell@rappaportco.com
Company URL: http://www.rappaportco.com

Larry Spott, CDP, CRX

Larry M. Spott is executive vice president of The Rappaport Companies.  He oversees all aspects of shopping center development, renovation and expansion and directs land acquisition, re-zoning and permitting for Rappaport’s portfolio of shopping center and mixed-use properties.  Larry also supervises the preparation of detailed pro-formas and financial projections using ARGUS Valuation - DCF. His department handles landlord construction and tenant build-out projects, as well as construction management projects for property owners and retail clients.

Major projects under Larry’s direction include the rezoning of 16 acres in Southeast Washington, D.C.  for the future development of Skyland, a Walmart-anchored, mixed-use development that will include 342,000 square feet of retail and up to 500 residential units.  Other projects include the ground-up development of Bristow Center, a 200,000-square-foot Harris Teeter-anchored shopping center in Bristow, Va. and the successful rezoning of 34 acres of land in Prince William County, Va. that will allow for development of up to 500,000 square feet of commercial space.

Larry is an Associate Member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and holds Construction Development Professional (CDP) and Certified Retail Property Executive (CRX) designations. He serves on the CDP Admissions and Governing Committee.  Larry has also served as ICSC’s MD/DC/VA State Director and State Operations Chair and on the Mid-Atlantic Idea Exchange Planning Committee.

Larry M. Spott CRX,CDP 
Executive Vice President
The Rappaport Companies
8405 Greensboro Dr 8th Floor
Mc Lean, VA 22102-5121
Phone: (571) 382-1230
Fax: (571) 382-1210
Email: LMSpott@rappaportco.com
Company URL: http://www.rappaportco.com