WASHINGTON (January 9, 2019) – Savills today announced the arrival of Frank Yeboah-Kodie as senior project manager based in the firm’s Washington, DC office. In this role, Yeboah-Kodie will leverage his background to assist clients in managing complex projects from conception through tenant move-in, including tenant improvements, base building alterations, and creation of high-value spaces such as conference centers, information technology facilities, and research and development labs.
“Frank’s federal and private sector project management experience will be a valuable asset as we grow our federal government practice,” said David Lipson, director and vice chairman at Savills. “His unique background and pragmatic approach align with the Savills model and offer immediate value to current and future clients. We’re happy to have him on board.”
Yeboah-Kodie joins Savills from MSS Services, Inc., where he served as a senior project manager, working on some of the General Services Administration’s (GSA) largest developments. Over his 20-year career, Yeboah-Kodie has managed federal and private sector real estate projects totaling 8 million square feet and valued at more than $1 billion.
Yeboah-Kodie worked at the GSA for over 15 years, where some of his noteworthy projects included a $120 million renovation of two buildings at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, totaling 600,000-square-feet; a $200 million buildout of the 750,000-square-foot National Science Foundation headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia; and the $110 million renovation of the 600,000-square-foot National Aeronautics and Space Administration headquarters in Washington, DC.
Before the GSA, Yeboah-Kodie began his career as a project engineer for the Driggs Corporation in Capital Heights, Maryland, where he was tasked with projects like Washington’s Capital One Arena and the AOL campus in Loudoun County, Virginia.