David Germakian serves as Senior Managing Director, Retail Development at MCB Real Estate, where he leads the development and redevelopment of neighborhood and community shopping centers, lifestyle projects, and large mixed-use business communities across the firm’s national portfolio. His role spans the full project lifecycle, from site acquisition and entitlements through design, construction execution, phasing, and merchandising, with a focus on building strong relationships with local community leaders, investors, and stakeholders.
David brings more than 19 years of real estate and development experience to MCB. He previously served as Managing Director for EDENS, where he led the firm’s Mid-Atlantic region and specialized in the development and redevelopment of open-air retail and mixed-use centers. His project experience includes the redevelopment of Cabin John Village and Burtonsville Crossing in Montgomery County, Maryland; Uptown Park in Houston; and Closter Plaza in Bergen County, New Jersey, as well as contributions to mixed-use developments including South Bay in Boston and Mosaic District in Fairfax County, Virginia.
Before entering real estate, David spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, serving as First Lieutenant aboard the USS PREBLE, a guided missile destroyer based in San Diego, California, and completing two deployments to the Persian Gulf.
David holds a Master of Science in Systems Technology from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from Harvard University.