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2025 The ApartmentBuildings.com 100
Investors/Owners of the Year
- Bob Faith, Greystar
- Brian Dinerstein, Dinerstein Companies
- Carlos Vaz, CONTI Capital
- Charles Barrus, Wood Partners
- Daniel Drimmer, Starlight Investments
- Daryl Carter, Avanath Capital Management
- David Schwartz, Waterton
- David Walentas and Jed Walentas, Two Trees Management
- Gregory Mutz, AMLI Residential
- H. Eric Bolton Jr., MAA Communities
- Ian Mattingly, LUMA Residential
- Jeffrey Goldberger, Atlas Capital Group
- John Griggs, Presidium
- Jonathan F. P. Rose, Jonathan Rose Companies LLC
- Jordan E. Slone, Harbor Group International
- Joseph Lubeck, American Landmark
- Lili F. Dunn, Bell Partners
- Matt Konrad, Aimco
- Mitchell Morgan, Morgan Properties
- R. Ramin Kamfar, Bluerock
- Robert E. Hart, TruAmerica Multifamily
- Scott Lawlor, Waypoint Residential
- Steven DeFrancis, Cortland
- Thomas Jahncke, Passco Companies
- W. Dean Weidner, Weidner Apartment Homes
- Matthew A. Sharp, Hamilton Point Investments
Charles Barrus, Wood Partners
Charles Barrus is the Regional Director of Development for Wood Partners’ South Region, which covers Georgia, Florida and Tennessee. He has development and finance responsibility for all new projects in the South Region. Barrus has been actively involved in the financing, development and disposition of more than 9,000 multifamily units with a total capitalization in excess of $1.7 billion since 2002.
His previous role at Wood Partners was development director in North Florida. Before joining Wood Partners, Barrus worked as a manager in business planning and development for the Walt Disney Company, where his responsibilities included hotel development and transportation strategy.
Barrus received an MBA from the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School and also holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Davidson College.
These are some of the reasons why Charles Barrus was selected to receive ApartmentBuildings.com’s first annual AB 100 Owner/Investor of the Year Award, which recognizes those who demonstrate creativity, skill and success in the multifamily industry.