Stephen P. Trapp

As Executive Vice President of Development and Construction for Columbia, Steve Trapp leads Columbia’s development and construction team. He provides oversight for the planning and execution of all development and construction projects for the Company’s owned and managed investments. Over the past decade, Steve has overseen several notable commercial office development projects comprising millions of SF in the NYC, Washington, DC, and Boston markets, such as the highly acclaimed 799 Broadway in Greenwich Village, the unique and innovative addition and alteration of Terminal Warehouse in Chelsea, Trip Advisor’s corporate HQ in Needham, MA, and the award-winning mass timber vertical addition at 80 M St. in the DC Capital Riverfront neighborhood. Steve is also responsible for the management of all capital improvement and tenant improvement projects throughout Columbia’s 7 million SF portfolio.

Mr. Trapp came to Columbia in 2020 from Normandy Real Estate Partners, where he was a Principal, responsible for directing all construction activities of the vertically integrated private equity platform. He has over 35 years of experience in the commercial real estate and construction industry.

Mr. Trapp is a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon University with a B.S. in Civil Engineering with Honors and earned his M.S. in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of California at Berkeley. He holds the Professional Engineer, P.E. and LEED Accredited Professional, LEED AP designations and is an active member of the Urban Land Institute’s New York chapter.

He and his wife reside in northern New Jersey and have three children.