Daniel Van Epp

Biographie : Daniel C. Van Epp President The Van Epp Companies Las Vegas, NV Executive Vice President of Newland Communities, and President of The Van Epp Companies, LLC, Dan is one of the development world’s most respected leaders. He brings more than three decades of experience to both firms, providing senior-level strategic and operational consultation for large-scale real estate development projects nationwide. In his role with Newland, Dan is responsible for capital markets and acquisitions leading the company’s efforts to broaden its capital base and acquire new and existing projects. Van Epp Companies consulting projects have included Union Park, a 10-million square-foot, $6 billion, mixed-use community taking shape in the heart of downtown Las Vegas, NV; and Tradition, a 5,000-acre, 15,000-unit master-planned community in Biloxi, MI that utilizes traditional neighborhood design concepts. Through 2007, Dan was executive vice president and chief operating officer of Newland Communities, the nation’s largest privately-held developer of master-planned communities with more than 60 projects in 14 states and 20 markets. In this capacity, he assumed overall responsibility for operations of the company nationwide and led Newland through a change program focused on improving operational efficiencies after a period of sustained growth. Upon joining Newland in 2005 as president of its Mountain Region, Dan oversaw strategic planning and early development for Union Park. From 1995 through 2004, Dan managed the development of Summerlin in Las Vegas, the country’s best-selling and standard-setting master-planned community for a decade. As senior vice president for The Rouse Company and president of its affiliate, The Howard Hughes Corporation, Dan played a major role in establishing Summerlin as the City’s premier address offering an unparalleled quality of life in Southern Nevada. At Hughes, Dan led teams that developed land for 21,000 homes, sold property valued at more than $1 billion and developed more than 2 million square feet of office and retail space in Summerlin and throughout Las Vegas. Dan was also instrumental in forging progressive public / private partnerships with Clark County and the city of Las Vegas to facilitate expedited infrastructure development. He made environmental stewardship a high priority for the company, working closely with conservation groups and utilities to promote conservation practices. Dan held a leadership role on a valley-wide development coalition that drafted the nation’s toughest self-imposed dust and air quality rules. Under his direction, Summerlin became the first community in Southern Nevada to adopt water conservation guidelines for all new homes. A colossal 22,500-acre master-planned community that put Las Vegas on the map as more than a great place to visit, but also a great place to live, Summerlin led the nation in home sales for a decade. It was during Dan’s tenure that many of the community’s amenities were developed. With 100-plus parks, 22 public and private schools, 150 miles of trails, nine golf courses and a dozen houses of worship, Summerlin continues to lead the country in the depth of its amenity offerings that create the community’s hallmark lifestyle. A highly sought-after speaker, presenter and real estate development expert, Dan continues his leadership role in the country’s real estate development industry through his affiliation with Urban Land Institute. He is a three-term Trustee of ULI, and Vice Chairman of its Executive Committee as well as past chairman of the Community Development Council. Dan is the recipient of numerous industry and charitable awards, including the Distinguished Eagle Award from the Boy Scouts of America. Active in the community, Dan is the founder of Summerlin Children’s Forum, a non-profit organization that provides scholarships and educational enhancement grants to Summerlin schools. He is a past president of the Boulder Dam Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and a co-founder of the Shady Grove Family YMCA in Glen Allen, VA. He is a trustee and former chairman of the University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation. Dan also served as president of the board of governors of the Summerlin Hospital Medical Center. Dan began his corporate real estate career in 1982 with Virginia-based HH Hunt Company, where he served as president of community development through 1995. At Hunt, Dan was responsible for acquisition, planning, development and operations of its three master-planned communities. As a college freshman at Virginia Tech, Dan launched his own home-building company in Blacksburg, VA. He graduated cum laude in 1979 with a Bachelor of Science in building construction. (August 2010)