With nearly 43 years of experience in creating innovative and successful developments, including 15 years as an architect and 26 years as a Development Management Executive, Dan Musser is a widely respected expert in the real estate industry. He currently serves as an Executive Managing Director and Principal at Newmark Zimmer, and member of the Board of Directors.
Musser’s background offers a unique perspective to development management and consulting with a Bachelor of Architecture from Kansas State University, and a graduate degree in real estate development, financial analysis, project and construction management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
In his career to date, Musser has been involved in the development of projects with a collective value of over $3.8 billion, some of the most challenging and complex real estate developments in the Midwest.
Current Projects
- New Jackson County Detention Center, $300mm, progressive design build
- Green Bridge Riverfront, mixed-use, Bettendorf, IA
- Reardon Redevelopment Apartments and Conference Center, Kansas City, Kansas
Past Projects
- Johnson County Courthouse- 350,000 SF, complete 2020, progressive design-build
- The Pembroke Hill School Athletic Center & Dining Hall Expansion, complete 2021
- Sprint Campus – 4,100,000 SF
- NNSA/National Security Campus – 1,500,000 SF
- Infrastructure improvements for Main Street – Kansas City, Missouri
- Kansas City Zoo – Multiple Projects
- Kansas City Art Institute Student housing and Academic buildings
- Federal Reserve Bank – 600,000 SF office/operations facility
- Beacon Hill neighborhood – 90 acre new-urbanist development
- Columbus Park mixed-use neighborhood
- College Basketball Experience/National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
- Milburn Golf & Country Club Clubhouse
- Odyssey Investments – 500,000 SF Distribution Center
Professional Affiliations
- Midwest Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame
- Kansas City Art Institute – Board of Trustees
- Kansas City Design Center – Board of Advisors
- ULI Kansas City District Council – Executive Committee
- Licensed real estate salesperson in the state of Missouri
- Registered Architect
Professional Awards/Achievements
- Midwest Real Estate News Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame 2020
- Capstone Award for Adaptive Reuse: Kansas City Art Institute’s Admission Welcome Center at Vanderslice Hall
- Capstone Award for Architectural Design: for Johnson County Courthouse, 2021
- Capstone Award for Infrastructure: Main Street / 43rd Street Streetscape Phase 1, 2012