Verus Partners

The strength of Verus Partners is its people.

Each of the principals has over thirty years of real estate experience having completed over 30 million square feet of projects and have worked together for over fifteen years. All senior management and project management staff have a minimum of ten years experience. The result is an experienced team led by a Verus principal collaborating on every project to deliver top-notch comprehensive real estate solutions.

Christopher J. Broccolo
Principal, Real Estate
Bio

Timothy J. McEnery
Principal, Finance & Administration
Bio

Robert D. McCormick
Principal, Development
Bio

Jay J. Marr
Principal, Land Development
Bio

Ryan D. Hahn
Vice President, Development
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Elkins Wetherill
Senior Vice President, Regional Partner
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Jean Foss
Controller
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Christopher J. Broccolo

Principal, Real Estate

cbroccolo@verpar.com

Chris Broccolo is responsible for developing and implementing market and investment strategies, asset selection, and underwriting and client relationships.  Since forming the company in 2003, Verus acquired 2,200 acres of land and initiated eleven million square feet and $760 million of development projects throughout the United States and Canada.

Prior to forming Verus, Chris was Vice President, Development for Higgins Development Partners, where Chris was responsible for managing the firm's activities in the Midwest and Toronto.  Chris began his career in 1984, and has extensive background in acquiring, developing, financing, and leasing all types of income producing property.

EDUCATION

University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business, Chicago, Illinois
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Bachelor of Science Degree

LICENSES AND DESIGNATIONS

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), awarded 1996

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

CFA Institute, Member
National Association of Office & Industrial Parks (NAIOP), Member

Timothy J. McEnery

Principal, Finance & Administration

tmcenery@verpar.com

Tim McEnery coordinates all of the company’s debt and equity capital, financial analysis, and accounting administration for corporate and project-related requirements. Tim also is responsible for negotiating, purchase and sale agreements, loan agreements, joint venture documents and leases.

Since forming the company in 2003, Verus acquired thirty five land parcels totaling over $220 million in joint venture partnerships with Leaf Mountain, LLC, Walsh Group, MetLife, SITQ, ING Real Estate (Canada), Sun Life Investment Management, Morguard Investments, Cabot, AEW, USAA and Clarion. Verus has completed over $750 million of building projects and sold twenty-three projects valued at over $470 million.

Prior to forming Verus in 2003, Tim was Senior Vice President - Finance, for Higgins Development Partners and its predecessor firm Walsh, Higgins & Company which he joined in 1986. Over his career Tim has been involved in all types of project and entity-level capitalization totaling in excess of $2 billion.

Education

Northwestern University, J. L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois
Master of Management, Accounting and Marketing, 1987

University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance, 1982

Professional Affiliations

National Association of Industrial & Office Parks

Robert D. McCormick

Principal, Development

bmccormick@verpar.com

Bob McCormick manages all aspects of development and construction for build-to-suit and speculative building projects. Responsibilities include design and construction management, municipal coordination and customer interface. Since forming the company in 2003, Bob has successfully managed the completion of twenty-eight office and industrial buildings totaling nearly eight million square feet ranging in size from 60,000 to over 1,000,000 square feet. Verus currently has over $600 million of projects in its development pipeline, including $220 million currently under construction.

Prior to forming Verus, Bob was Senior Vice President, Development for Higgins Development Partners and its predecessor firm Walsh, Higgins & Company where he began his career in 1981. Over his career Bob has managed the development of over 25 million square feet of office, industrial and mixed-use facilities.

Education

DePaul University, Graduate School of Business, Chicago, Illinois
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois
Bachelor of Science Degree, Civil Engineering / Construction Management

Licenses and Designations

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Professional Affiliations

National Association of Industrial & Office Parks

Jay J. Marr

Principal, Land Development

jmarr@verpar.com

Jay Marr manages all aspects of the land development process, which includes site selection, due diligence, budgeting, land planning, government approvals, design and construction management, and infrastructure improvements. Since forming Verus in 2003, Jay managed the development of twenty-three business parks totaling 1,800 acres in markets throughout the United States and Canada. 

Prior to forming Verus in 2003, Jay was Vice President, Development for Higgins Development Partners and its predecessor firm Walsh, Higgins & Company, which he joined in 1989. Over his career Jay has been involved in the development of thousands of acres of business parks and over 20 million square feet of industrial, office and mixed-use facilities. Jay began his career in real estate in 1986 as a loan officer with First Chicago Bank.

Education

Northwestern University, J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management, Evanston, Illinois
Masters of Management, Marketing, Finance and Real Estate, 1988

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, 1983

Professional Affiliations

Urban Land Institute, Member
National Association of Office & Industrial Parks (NAIOP), Member

Ryan D. Hahn

Vice President, Development

rhahn@verpar.com

Ryan Hahn manages the development of land, infrastructure, build-to-suit and speculative projects. His responsibilities include the administration of the planning and approval process, management of the construction team, as well as assisting with due diligence research and land acquisition.

Since joining the company in 2006, Ryan has successfully managed the completion of industrial, office, medical and manufacturing projects throughout midwestern and other US markets totaling more than 9,000,000 square feet of space and with a development value of over $500M; which includes build-to-suit office projects for Procter & Gamble in Fayetteville, Arkansas (62,000 SF), Mercy Health in Cincinnati, Ohio (368,000 SF), TMG Health in Jessup, Pennsylvania (153,000 SF) and Ashland in Lexington, Kentucky (162,000 SF).

Prior to joining Verus, Ryan was Vice President of United Construction Ent. Co. where he managed the construction of industrial, office and medical projects.

Education

University of Missouri – Rolla
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering

Professional Affiliations

US Green Building Council Member
Registered EIT – State of Missouri

Elkins Wetherill

Senior Vice President, Regional Partner

ewetherill@verpar.com

Elky Wetherill’s responsibilities are managing and coordinating the firm’s development activities in the Mid-Atlantic Region, which includes developing and implementing market strategies, identifying opportunities, site selection and analysis, acquisition, entitlements, client and broker relationships and coordinating project team members.  

Since joining the company in 2006, Elky has acquired 350 acres of land and initiated several major projects: a 624,000 square foot speculative bulk warehouse development in York, PA that is now 100% leased to GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Products Group; a 360,000 square foot build-to-suit manufacturing/warehouse facility in Palmer Township, PA for VF Imagewear - Majestic Athletics; a 150,000 square foot office build-to-suit for TMG Health; and 1.1 million square feet currently under construction on a speculative basis in the Chrin Commerce Center, Palmer Township, PA.

Prior to joining Verus, Elky was a market officer for First Industrial. Elky has over 35 years experience in development construction, financing, leasing, management and disposition of industrial, office and residential properties.

Education

University of Pennsylvania
Masters of Arts and Sciences

University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts and Sciences

Licenses and Designations

Licensed Real Estate Broker

Jean Foss

Controller

jfoss@verpar.com

Jean Foss oversees the accounting, financial, insurance and human resource management for all corporate and existing entities. With almost 20 years of real estate accounting experience, Jean manages the accounting team and provides accounting, financial, tax and audit reporting to owners and investors of the existing property portfolio including acquisitions and sales throughout the United States and Canada.

Prior to joining Verus, Jean was Corporate Accounting Manager for Related Midwest in Chicago responsible for managing the accounting and financial processes for new luxury high-rise developments and historical preservation developments throughout the Midwest. Jean began her career in public accounting and became a Senior Accountant before migrating into private industry.

EDUCATION

Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, Illinois
Bachelor of Science, Accounting Degree