Our Team

Brian McGeady guides the development activities MVAH Partners and is responsible for the strategic planning, acquisitions, development process, feasibility analysis and the creation of strategic housing partnerships with both non‐profit and for‐profit organizations. Under Brian's leadership, the group has produced an average of nine, 9% tax credit allocations over the last eight years.  In 2016, the company was named the 3^rd largest affordable housing developer in the country for new units created.  Product types include senior communities, multifamily and single family homes financed with both 9% and 4% credits.

His expertise includes the development of new construction, rehabilitation, and adaptive reuse properties into affordable housing. In 2004 through 2005, he was with Paramount Financial Group, underwriting tax credit properties; involved in more than $150 million of equity investment.

Michael Riechman is founding member and Managing Partner of MVAH Partners, an affordable housing developer, owner, and operator. Prior to MVAH Partners, he was a member of the Executive Team of Miller-Valentine Group and responsible for the Investment Management platform that includes capital raising, investment structuring, investor relations, property management, asset management, accounting and compliance.

Prior to joining Miller-Valentine, Michael was a Senior Managing Director and head of the Affordable Housing equity group at Centerline Capital Group. His responsibilities included syndications and portfolio dispositions. He was a member of the Executive Management Team. Prior to Centerline, he was with RBC Capital Markets where he spent eight years, most recently as Managing Director responsible for tax credit investments. There he led the tax credit syndication platform that included: originations and syndications, investments, pricing and structuring. The syndication platform had an annual investment volume of approximately $600 Million.

George joined a nationally recognized apartment developer's Affordable Housing Division in 2015.  He has been involved in the development of family and senior communities throughout the Southeastern U.S.

Projects:

• Multi-Family Housing
• New Construction
• Acquisition Rehabilitation Housing
• Single-Family Housing
• Senior Housing

Trey Barbour leads development activities in the Northeast Region (Pennsylvania, New York, West Virginia, & others) and is responsible for the strategic planning, site and portfolio acquisition, feasibility analysis, and overall project coordination for MVAH Partners.  Trey works closely with local governments, community leaders and partners to ensure the highest quality outcomes for the communities we serve.

Bringing more than 15 years of economic and real estate development experience, Trey has extensive knowledge of affordable housing (9% & 4%), historic rehabilitation, mixed-income, and mixed-use projects.  He received his bachelor's degree from Penn State University and his master's degree from the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Pittsburgh.

Prior to working with MVAH, Trey was Senior Project Manager at Trek Development Group, a Pittsburgh-based real estate development company.  While at Trek, Trey managed a variety of projects (affordable, commercial, market rate) from inception to completion resulting in $100+ million in development. 

Trey was co-founder and Principal of Patrick Edelen, a real estate consulting firm focused on working with private equity groups and local government agencies on economic development strategies and providing overall project management, debt restructuring, tax increment financing, and construction management experience.

Trey also worked as Special Assistant to the Chief Executive of Allegheny County and as a Senior Project Manager at the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh (URA).

Trey is a Certified Coro Leadership and Development Trainer. He is a member of the Urban Land Institute and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Throughout Darren's career, he has been successful in executing more than $1 Billion in total development cost of multi-family housing projects throughout the country.  His ability to work with non-profit, government agencies, and for-profit partners has been instrumental in his success.  His experience has involved projects that included but not limited to traditional bank financing, HUD, Freddie, Fannie, and loan assumptions.  Other programs essential in his success include LIHTC Section 42, Workforce Housing structures, Tax-Exempt Bond Financing, HOME funds, CDBG funds, Historic Preservation, Brownfield credits, Solar Energy credits, and city & county subordinate funds.

Darren has been involved in all facets of the development process including site selection, strategic planning, feasibility analysis, site contract & acquisition, entitlements & zoning changes, negotiations with all third-party professionals.  Focused on bringing projects in on-time and on-budget begins with identification of General Contractors, bidding, and managing construction through completion all while strategically developing and implementing a lease-up and stabilization plan.  Focused on fairness, Win-Win situations creates the best environment when issues inevitably occur.  Team is always the best approach.

Projects

• Multi-family Housing
• New Construction
• Acquisition Rehabilitation Housing
• Senior Housing
• Commercial Office
• Medical Office
• Church Construction