J. Karl A. Voglmayr “Karl” is the founder of Washington Landmark
Construction LLC (WLC), a DC-based real estate development company
specializing in the construction of single family homes and
restoration of multi-unit historic buildings. In a relatively
short-time, Karl has made WLC an award winning firm while at the same
time expanding his career from design and construction to teaching. He
is presently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s School of
Continuing Studies where he brings his expertise in all phases of real
estate development acquired from close to 30-years’ experience in the
region’s construction and development industry.
In 2017, WLC won the prestigious Montgomery County Planning
Department Design Excellence Award for its innovative design and
construction of the dilapidated 100 year-old Grecian-styled gymnasium
at the National Park Seminary (NPS) in Silver Spring, Maryland. Prior
to this award, the now 12-unit state-of-the-art condominium complex
received the county’s 2015 Historic Preservation Award for its
modernizing design approach, which executed successfully the
adaptation of the Grecian architectural design to accommodate modern
conveniences. Presently, WLC has undertaken a similar project to
convert the Power Plant at NPS, which consists of three historically
designated buildings – the Power Plant, Practice House and Fire House
– into 14 distinctive condominiums.
Karl began his real estate career as a superintendent for Trammell
Crow Company, the largest commercial real estate developer in the
United States and became one of its youngest project managers before
founding Washington Landmark in 1992. He has constructed more than 20
unique architecturally-designed single family homes in the Washington,
DC area for clients. On the development side, Karl built or repurposed
numerous buildings, which include high-rises, boutique condominium
buildings, and numerous single family home conversions.
Karl graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and
Comparative Politics from Clark University in Worcester, MA and holds
a Master’s in Administrative Science from Johns Hopkins University in
Washington, DC. Karl resides with his wife, Lorrette and their three
children: Alexander, Bridget, and Peter, in the District’s American
University Park neighborhood.