Gary Schlager

Gary Schlager

Principal, Rock Creek Property Group

Bethesda, MD 20814

Phone (202) 835-7222

Developer, investor and private equity fund manager
Specialties
Investment Sales Broker
Property Types
Industrial, Office, Retail, Specialty, Multi-Family
Markets
Washington, DC
Languages
English
Bio
Mr. Schlager is a co-founder of Rock Creek Property Group where he oversees day-to-day operations, underwriting, acquisition, development, leasing and disposition activities. Mr. Schlager co-manages Rock Creek’s Fund I, Fund II and Fund III, three discretionary real estate funds focused on acquiring and developing office, life science, retail, industrial and multifamily properties in the Washington, DC Metropolitan Area. He directs the strategy and positioning for each project and works closely with external architects, brokers, legal counsel and other consultants to ensure that project execution is ensured from concept to completion. With more than 30 years of commercial real estate experience in the Washington DC area, Mr. Schlager has completed several billion of investment, development, financing, leasing and related work across several million square feet of projects and a varied field of property types and building classes. From 1989 through 1997, he served as Senior Vice President of Transwestern Commercial Services before becoming a partner of West, Lane & Schlager Realty Advisors in 1997 and forming Rock Creek Property Group in 2000. Mr. Schlager earned his MBA with honors from George Washington University with a focus on real estate development and graduated with a BBA in Finance from the Emory University School of Business Administration. He is active in community and charitable organizations and currently serves on the Board of Directors of USA Table Tennis. Organized under the United States Olympic Committee, USA Table Tennis is the national governing body for the sport of table tennis and is responsible for selecting and training teams for international competition including the Pan American and Olympic Games.
Education
BBA from Emory University and MBA from George Washingon University
Affiliations
  • SIOR - Society of Industrial and Office Realtors