Andrew works closely with the leadership team to advise clients across multiple asset types on strategy and execution to optimize operations while mitigating risk in their real estate selections. He is responsible for orchestrating site selections, acquisitions, and due diligence on behalf of tenants/users, investors, and other occupiers of real estate throughout the greater DC Metro region.

Andrew has over 14 years of industry experience; before joining Donohoe, he served as a Principal at Avison Young and leader within their occupier business. His leasing, investment services, consulting and advisory, and portfolio management projects exceed 3 million square feet and over $2 billion in value. He specializes in identifying strategic opportunities and creating data driven solutions and technology deliverables to support client decision making.

Andrew Genova, MPS

Ret. Adm. Chief - Fire Rescue - Corporate Real Estate Advisor

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Summary

Andrew is a commercial leasing and investment sales professional specializing in tenant representation and owner-occupied consulting that stretches from the Washington, DC region to international markets. Since 2009, Andrew has orchestrated site selection, acquisition, disposition, and due diligence activities for office, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and specialty projects on behalf of tenants/users, investors, and other clients exceeding 1,500,000 sf and $750M in value. Andrew oversees leasing, sales, acquisition, and portfolio or asset management across different industries and product types. Andrew’s specialty includes the ability to conceptualize and implement strategies to optimize client operations while identifying and mitigating risks in their real estate decisions. He creates data driven solutions and technology deliverables to assist in the human decision-making process, ensuring positive real estate outcomes. Andrew’s skill set of strategy planning and financial engineering/analysis to identify creative real estate solutions can be applied across all industries and markets. He received his Master’s degree from Georgetown University in Commercial Real Estate Finance and Development. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Birmingham Southern College.

Experience

Foundry Commercial

Managing Director - DC, MD, and VA

September 2023 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

Genova has a longstanding relationship with Foundry Commercial, having worked closely as a strategic partner and co-broker on several deals in the mid-Atlantic region over the past decade. He is well-respected in the industry as a strategic advisor for clients across multiple asset types, helping them optimize operations while mitigating risk in their real estate selections. He is responsible for orchestrating site selections, acquisitions, and due diligence on behalf of tenants, investors, and other occupiers of real estate throughout the DMV and across the globe. Genova has 15 years of industry experience, primarily in tenant representation and occupier services. Previously served as Principal at Avison Young. During his career, Genova’s advisory, leasing, investment services, consulting, and portfolio management projects have exceeded 3 million square feet and over $2 billion in value. Select clients include Inova Healthcare Services, Amazon, Wildlife Conservation Society, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Battle Investment Group, WestExec Advisors, and Amalgamated Transit Union, to name a few. He has also established a niche in representing tenants in the non-profit industry. He earned his Master’s in Commercial Real Estate Finance and Development from Georgetown University and his B.S. from Birmingham Southern College.

Tandem

Strategic Advisor

November 2023 - Present (1 year 4 months)

San Francisco, California, United States

Bumble of Office Space and Space Users

Mariposa Technology

Founding Member - Board of Advisors

February 2022 - Present (3 years 1 month)

United States

I am beyond excited and thrilled to announce my appointment as a Founding Member on Mariposa Technology's Board of Advisors. I am humbled to be part of such an amazing group of #FoundingMembers and to help the company grow.

Mariposa Technology is an #AgTech #startup bringing a cutting-edge #digital#farming tool to market. This #technology could change the world of #farming, #farmingtechonology,and guidance to #farmers themselves to ensure loss of #crops are minimized, ideal strains based on location/soil/weather (new spin on #cropscience) and other critical data to increase the farmers successful #harvest .Help us help the #agriculture #industry by building our #data sets beyond what we have already secured. If you are in the farming industry #hemp#hempcommunity or other related sectors, let's chat about how we can help one another. Reach out to me, one of my fellow Board of Advisors, or our executive team John Roberts, Michael Dalle Molle, or Mickal Adler to learn more.

Manna Inc.

Board Member

April 2020 - Present (4 years 11 months)

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

On the Board of Manna Ventures, Inc.

CRE Digital Army

Troop Member

June 2021 - Present (3 years 9 months)

Washington DC-Baltimore Area

We are a radically collaborative community of the most innovative and creative minds in the real estate industry. Through tools, education, and radical collaboration, we leverage social media platforms for a positive, meaningful impact both collectively and as individuals in our business, industry, and communities.

Oneness-Family School

Member Board of Trustees

April 2013 - Present (11 years 11 months)

Bethesda, MD

Oneness-Family School ("OFS") is a leading independent, international Montessori School. OFS is also a 501c3.

http://www.onenessfamily.org/

Avison Young

Principal

September 2019 - August 2022 (3 years)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

I conceptualize and implement strategies to optimize client operations while mitigating risks in their real estate decisions. Here, I recommend positive real estate outcomes by reviewing multiple scenarios and advising clients on possible outcomes. I oversee leasing, sales, acquisition, and portfolio management across different industries and product types. At any one time, I lead up to 16 projects, with a team of 2-7 professionals per project, specializing in investment services, tenant leasing, and lease-occupied properties. I build and maintain a book of clients for potential strategy analysis, project management, and transaction execution. I also orchestrate site selection, acquisition, and due diligence for office, multifamily, hospitality, and specialty projects on behalf of tenants/users and investors. ➥ I strategized portfolio management for multiple government contractors working across various markets and identified off-market properties for successful transactions. ➥ I conceptualized and rolled out strategies for new offices, streamlined negotiations to ensure consistent language and terms across markets, and aligned locations based on labor analytics and migration patterns to control impact on client’s bottom line. ➥ To identify the best solutions, I introduced AI and automation to provide better access to portfolio, locational, and real estate data. I guided C-Suite in making data-driven decisions by implementing new technologies and analytics. ➥ On as-needed basis, I assembled and managed teams (up to 10 resources) for project management, technical solutions, and investment analysis.

West, Lane & Schlager Realty Advisors

Vice President

January 2011 - September 2019 (8 years 9 months)

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Mr. Genova is a commercial leasing and investment sales professional specializing in tenant representation throughout the Washington, D.C. region.

Since entering the real estate industry in 2009, Andrew has been involved in approximately 1 million square feet of real estate leasing, investment sales, real estate consulting and transacting. Since joining WLS, he has broadened his skill set to include owner occupied consulting, which includes acquisitions, dispositions and redevelopment opportunities. Andrew’s skill set of strategy planning and financial engineering/analysis to identify creative real estate solutions can be applied across all industries and markets. Partial client list: Distil Networks, Inc., Two Six Labs, Gelman, Rosenberg & Freedman, Americans for Tax Reform, National Association for the Education of Young Children, Society of American Florists, Manna, Inc., ASI Works, Bocarsly Emden, West & Feinberg P.C., Alliance Defending Freedom, Middlebury College, International Franchise Association, Wildlife Conservation Society, Princeton Review, Cavalier Telephone, Association of Pool & Spa Professionals, Manna, Inc. and Mosaic Church.

Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad, Inc.

Firefighter II / EMS Provider I

January 2015 - January 2017 (2 years 1 month)

Wheaton, MD

UGL Equis

Transaction Advisor

August 2009 - January 2011 (1 year 6 months)

UGL Equis’ Transaction Advisors work with clients to define real estate business requirements, analyze opportunities, develop strategies and manage transactions through lease execution and beyond. Our representatives can expertly manage everything from single transactions to complex, global portfolios consisting of thousands of properties totaling hundreds of millions of square feet. Witha client retention rate of 90%, UGL Equis proves its success by meeting performance metrics for cost, speed and performance. We provide uncompromising advocacy exclusively for corporate real estate users. Together with analytics and strategic thinking, we provide clients recommendations that are not just unbiased, but that also minimize both long and short term risk. Real estate transactions are about more than the market. By translating financial and operational goals into specific real estate actions, we help clients reduce occupancy costs and increase profitability.

Manekin, LLC

Sales and Leasing Associate

September 2008 - August 2009 (1 year)

Commercial transactions in Howard and Anne Arundel counties.

Trammell Crow Company

Summer Associate

May 2004 - August 2004 (4 months)

Education

Georgetown University

Master's in Commercial Real Estate Finance · (September 2011 - May 2014)

Blue Ridge School· (2000 - 2003)

Birmingham-Southern College BS, Psychology · (2003 - 2007)