St. John Properties, Inc., a full-service commercial real estate development company, has selected Brad Freeman as Property Manager for the portion of its portfolio in Northern Virginia and Central Maryland. He was formerly Facilities Manager for Shockey Properties.

In his new position, Mr. Freeman will handle the day-to-day property management functions for approximately two million square feet of the company’s portfolio of commercial office, flex, warehouse, and retail properties situated in Northern Virginia andCentral Maryland. This includes interacting with tenants to manage their day-to-day real estate needs, overseeing maintenance projects, adhering to budgets and supervising improvement programs that assure the long-term value of each asset.

Mr. Freeman brings more than 11years of progressive real estate and property management experience to the company, having also held project manager, engineering and facilities manager positions with The Opus Group, Northrup Grumman Corporation and Howard Shockey & Sons. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Penn State University and a Master of Science degree in Technical Management from The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Freeman earned his LEED Accredited Professional (AP) designation from the United States Green Building Council and is a Certified Facility Manager (CRM).

“Brad’s extensive background in engineering and facilities management makes him the ideal candidate to assume this important and highly-visible position with our team,” stated Matt Holbrook, Regional Partner for St. John Properties. “He has strong problem-solving and communication skill-sets, and an impressive track record in managing and building value for diverse portfolios.”

St. John Properties, Inc., founded in 1971, owns and has developed more than 19 million square feet of Flex/R&D, Office, Retail and Warehouse space in Maryland, Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Utah and Wisconsin. The company was named “2018 Developer of the Year” for the Nation by NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association. For more information about the company, visit www.sjpi.com