By: EYA Homes on March 8th, 2022
Since 1992, EYA LLC (EYA) has built its name and reputation by introducing innovative, walkable neighborhoods in a variety of urban locations across Washington D.C., Maryland, and Northern Virginia.
As we look to the future and prepare for new opportunities in the years to come, we are expanding the leadership team to ensure long-term success.
This year, EYA introduced a leadership transition plan naming Bob Youngentob as Executive Chairman, McLean Quinn as President and CEO, Aakash Thakkar as Chief Acquisitions Officer, and Frank Connors as Chief Risk Officer. Milli Arakawa continues to lead in her role as Chief Financial Officer and Rafael Muñiz has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. Frank and Bob will maintain active roles in EYA’s day-to-day operations and investment decisions.
From left to right: Bob Youngentob, McLean Quinn, Aakash Thakkar, Frank Connors, Milli Arakawa, Rafael Muñiz.
"We have created what we believe to be the best leadership team to fulfill our sustainability plan for EYA’s future,” said Bob Youngentob, Co-founder and Executive Chairman.
2021 was a record new-home sales year for EYA and we have ambitious growth plans to ensure that we are strategically expanding our townhouse and multi-family development pipeline with geographically diverse projects. The executive leadership team is ready and committed to addressing increased demand from homebuyers and renters across the economic spectrum, and leading EYA's success for the next 30 years.
“We have been very intentional in our recent growth, and we are committed to building upon and reinforcing our company’s strong foundation as we continue to evolve,” said McLean Quinn, President, and CEO. “A skilled real estate executive, Rafael is ideally aligned with our strategic vision which involves the ongoing expansion of our core townhouse business and the dedication of resources to build and execute a market-leading multifamily development arm. He is also a natural leader and an exceptional fit with the values of our organization.”
In his new role, Rafael will manage and execute all aspects of EYA’s townhome and multifamily construction operations including design, engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, and sales and marketing.
“EYA is one of the premier residential developers in the region,” said Joshua Bernstein, Chief Executive Officer of Bernstein Management Corporation. “We are proud to partner with EYA on its current and future development pipeline. These leadership changes create sustainable alignment with our investment goals and position EYA for continued leadership in the development of much-needed for-sale and rental housing throughout our region.”
May 26, 2022
EYA co-founder and executive chairman Bob Youngentob was recently interviewed on John Coe's podcast Icons of DC Area Real Estate. In the interview Bob talks about his early path to co-founding EYA, how the company has evolved over 30 years, his insights into EYA's design philosophy and much more. Click here to listen to the podcast (also available on Spotify and Stitcher).
March 15, 2022
Dear Friends of EYA, 2021 turned out to be an incredible year. As it began, we were all concerned about what the future would bring. It seemed we had survived the worst of the pandemic, adapted to working remotely, and retooled much of our operations, especially sales, to a virtual world. We were optimistic about the future vaccines and the end of the pandemic. As 2021 progressed, the incredible development of the vaccines and the warm summer months brought a renewed sense of hope for a return to normal. In reality, it turned into a new normal. This new normal included variants that brought back Covid fears and renewed business uncertainty exacerbated by supply chain woes and challenged delivery schedules.
December 20, 2021
As we head into the new year, we would like to share a letter written to all our homebuyers from McLean Quinn, EYA LLC President. This letter provides insight into the overall state of the homebuilding industry, specifically the impact of supply chain issues and labor shortages, and how the entire EYA team is working to address these challenges.