PAUL
SOWTER

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

paul@fivesquaresdev.com

Paul joined Fivesquares Development in early 2017 as the Senior Vice President of Construction. He was most recently the Senior Vice President of Development as the head of design and construction for all of Vornado/Charles E. Smith’s development projects. Prior to joining Vornado in April 2003, he spent fifteen years at The Kaempfer Company, a development firm specializing in trophy projects in the D.C. and metropolitan area. As partner and Executive Vice President of the firm, he oversaw design and construction for all projects.

Throughout his career, Paul has overseen over fifteen million square feet of Class A base building office and residential construction and associated interior and tenant work. During this time, he worked with premier architects to create marquee projects spread through DC and the metropolitan area. A few notable projects and architects include: 1501K Street NW and 1900K Street NW with Cesar Pelli; 1299 PA Ave NW (Warner Theater), 2099 PA Avenue NW, and 1001 19th Street in Rosslyn with Pei Cobb Freed and Partners; 1101 4th Street SW, 1100 4th Street SW, and West End 25 with Shalom Baranes; 1999 K Street NW with Helmut Jahn; and, most recently, The Bartlett a 699 unit residential building in Arlington VA.

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