David Tuchmann

David Tuchmann, a Senior Vice President of Development for Akridge, coordinates all aspects of the development cycle including acquisitions, entitlements, design, marketing, financing, leasing and construction of real estate projects in the Washington DC region. Since 2007, David has managed Burnham Place, a proposed 3-million- square-foot, mixed-use, air rights development adjacent to Union Station. Burnham Place will complement the station’s expansion, which will more than double its passenger capacity. He also manages the expansion of 1700 Pennsylvania Avenue, an office building undergoing an occupied renovation with the addition of three floors that will overlook The White House. Since joining Akridge in 2005, David has led the redevelopment and sale of 1701 Rhode Island, a former YMCA converted to a trophy class office building. An expert in site planning, community engagement and government plan reviews, David has secured approvals from the DC Zoning Commission, Board of Zoning Adjustment, Historic Preservation Review Board and U.S. Commission of Fine Arts. He also led initial master planning efforts to build a soccer stadium in Southwest Washington. With nearly 20 years of real estate experience, David previously worked for several affordable housing nonprofit organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area and also worked for a community foundation and educational institutions. David is the Chair of Akridge’s Investment Committee and is a Board and Executive Committee member for the NoMa Business Improvement District. He served for eight years as the Vice Chairman of the Environmental Committee for the DC Building Industry Association. David lives with his wife and two children in Capitol Hill, five blocks from Union Station. He has a Master of Business Administration Degree with a focus on Real Estate from the Yale School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Wesleyan University.