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OUR TEAM

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DAVID DUBER

DAVID DUBER

Co-Founder & Managing Director

David M. Duber is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of District Lodging Capital (DLC), a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment firm. With over a decade of experience in real estate investing, David has led the acquisition of nearly $100 million in commercial real estate assets, including four hotels, a mixed-use retail, office, and residential project, and a multi-tenanted farm property currently being developed into a dog boarding and training facility.


Before founding DLC in 2020, David spent three years at The Buccini/Pollin Group (BPG), where he played a key role in sourcing, underwriting, structuring, and closing over $750 million in hospitality transactions. He began his career at CBRE through the prestigious Wheel Program, later joining CBRE Hotels as a financial analyst supporting valuation, marketing, and financial modeling for hospitality real estate investments.


In addition to his professional accomplishments, David is actively involved in community service. He serves on the boards of the Georgetown Business Improvement District, Bike to the Beach, the DC Cornell Hotel Society, and the National Links Trust. He also chairs the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Next Generation Philanthropy initiative and the HEROES Young Professionals Board.


David earned his degree from Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration in 2014, where he was also a member of the Sprint Football Team. In 2018, he was recognized by Hotel Management Magazine as one of the "Thirty Under 30" rising stars in the hotel industry. He is a licensed real estate salesperson in Washington, D.C.

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JIMMY O'CONNELL

JIMMY O'CONNELL

Director - Acquisitions & Asset Management

Jimmy O’Connell is a Manager with District Lodging Capital (“DLC”), based in Washington, D.C., focused on acquisitions and asset management.  He has over five years of professional hospitality experience.

 

Prior to joining DLC in 2020, Jimmy spent two years at Hilton Hotels on the Feasibility and Investment Analysis team. In that role, he conducted feasibility studies and valued management and franchise contracts for a wide of range of assets, from luxury to select-service hotels. 

 

Prior to joining Hilton, Jimmy spent three years with T.R. Engel Group, working in operational asset management, transaction services, advisory, and project management. He oversaw the asset management of nine hotels in the company’s portfolio in the U.S. and Europe, and the advisory work led to over $150M in transactions. 

 

Jimmy graduated with Bachelor of Arts in History from Trinity College in Hartford, CT where he was also a member of the lacrosse team.

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