James Murphy
Vice President, MRP Realty
Washington, DC 20007
Vice President of Development with over 10 years of experience.
Phone (202) 719-9000
Mobile (202) 738-2870
Vice President of Development with over 10 years of experience.
Property Types
Hospitality, Office, Retail, Multifamily
Markets
Washington, DC
Languages
English
Bio
He has worked directly for the MRP Residential Team for 10 years on Residential and Mixed-use Development and Acquisitions. He managed the construction of MRP’s first residential building to deliver in Washington, DC, Elevation at Washington Gateway, a 400-unit project that delivered in 2015. Since then, he has overseen the development of over 1.2M SF of ground up residential and is currently taking the lead on MRP’s Buzzard Point project.
Prior to MRP, he traveled through South America where he worked in Buenos Aires while completing a 6-month Spanish immersion program, climbed Aconcagua, traveled the coast of Brazil, worked at a hostel while volunteering for a non-profit teaching in a small town near Cartagena, then traveling south through Ecuador, Chile, and back into Patagonia, Argentina.
He is an active member of ULI and has been on the ULI Programs committee for 2 years organizing ULI’s events and programs. He is also involved with ULI mentorship as a coordinator. He also sits on the committee for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington’s “Youth in Real Estate” Annual Luncheon which raises over $500,000 annually for the BGCGW. He received a B.S. in Sociology and Economics from the University of Colorado, and Master of Real Estate Finance and Development from Georgetown University.
Education