Partners

 
Robert E. Buchanan - Partner
Joined Buchanan in July, 1970

Mr. Buchanan is a third generation builder/developer involved in office, retail, flex/industrial, residential, and large mixed-use planned communities. He is Principal of Buchanan Partners, a full service real estate development company, which has been ranked in the Top 20 Commercial Developers in the Metropolitan, Washington, DC area by the Washington Business Journal.  Mr. Buchanan is also the President of the 2030 Group, a group of community-involved business and academic leaders initiating research and analysis to better understand the growth trends affecting the Washington metropolitan area and to work toward a more sustainable future. 

Current Board Memberships

  • President, Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts (VisArts)
  • Dulles South Alliance
  • Washington Airports Task Force
  • George Mason University Foundation
  • Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies Leadership Council
  • Governance Committee of the Metropolitan Washington Chapter of the Urban Land Institute (ULI)
  • Advisory Board Member, Ruppert Companies

Former Affiliations

  • Chair, Loudoun County Economic Development Commission
  • Board of Directors, Independence Air
  • Board of Trustees, Landon School
  • Board of Directors, George C. Marshall International Center at Dodona
  • Charter Member, Advisory Board for the Route 28 Tax District
  • Founding Member, Ballston Partnership
  • President, Eisenhower Partnership
  • Board of Directors, USLICO Corp (now merged into ING)
  • Board of Directors, Northern Virginia Building Industry Association (NVBIA)
  • Board of Directors, Northern Virginia chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Parks (NAIOP)
  • Trustee, Greater Washington Initiative

Mr. Buchanan holds a B.A. Degree from Yale University. He and his wife, Sharon, have 3 children and 9 grandchildren from 6 to 19 years old.
 
Brian S. Benninghoff - Partner
Joined Buchanan in July, 1997

Brian S. Benninghoff has been involved in real estate development, finance and leasing since 1985. Prior to forming Buchanan Partners, Mr. Benninghoff developed real estate in the Washington, D.C. area and completed over $50 million of commercial and mixed-use projects, predominantly in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. Mr. Benninghoff is a board member and a member of the Executive Committee of the Northern Virginia Chapter of NAIOP and recently retired as a member of the Board of the New Community After School Program. He earned his B.A. from Davidson College in 1979.

 
Steven P. Hubert - Partner
Joined Buchanan in July, 1997

Steven P. Hubert has been a builder/developer of office, industrial and mixed-use projects in the Washington Metropolitan Area since 1981. Prior to joining Buchanan Partners, Mr. Hubert was a principal in the InterGate Company, which developed over 4,000 acres of commercial, industrial, and residential land in Northern Virginia. He is a former President of Glen Construction Company, founded by his father, Whitie Hubert, in 1959. Mr. Hubert is active in the Urban Land Institute, The U.S. Green Building Council, and the Washington, D.C. Construction Material Recovery Coalition. He earned his B.S. from Colorado State University in 1980.