Dan oversees our development operations, including bond/tax-credit and conventionally financed rental communities, from our San Antonio office. With 26 years’ experience in financing, developing and owning multifamily and single-family housing, he’s well-qualified to deliver the superior quality we’re known for.

An impressive record

As senior vice president of Boston Capital from 1987 to 1997, Dan was responsible for more than $400 million of equity investment in affordable housing, including new construction and preservation. From 1997 to 2003, he was a partner in Royal Castle Companies, developing affordable housing rental units including 14 apartment communities in Florida, Louisiana, Michigan and Texas. Under his leadership, Royal Castle pioneered many innovative programs such as on-site educational centers and athletics facilities, benefiting residents and their children. His considerable achievements have earned him a place in the 1993 to 2012 editions of Who’s Who in Business and Finance.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in urban geography from Clark University and a master’s degree in business administration from Babson College.

An industry leader

Dan is the national director of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) for the Greater San Antonio Builders Association. He’s also on the Federal Government Affairs and Housing Finance Committee of NAHB, is a founder and trustee of the NAHB Multifamily Council, and is a chairman of the NAHB Housing Credit Group – a key advocate for Low-income Housing Tax Credits. A past chair of the NAHB Multifamily Finance Subcommittee, he was reappointed for 2010-2011. Not only that, he’s a director and president of the Texas Association of Affordable Housing Providers, a state director of the Texas Association of Builders and 2003 Chairman of the TAB Multifamily Council.

Dan is well recognized for his many contributions to housing by his peers and in many national and local publications, including Affordable Housing Finance and the San Antonio Business Journal.

A community figure

A development advisor to the Board of Directors of Interfaith, a Rhode Island consortium of churches dedicated to providing low-income housing, Dan was also a director of the non-profit developer Charlesview, Inc., from 1981 to 1991. Currently he’s on the board of Temple Beth El San Antonio and is a director of Jewish Family Services, also in San Antonio.

Patton K. Jones, executive managing director, ARA, A Newmark Company Central Texas office. Mr. Jones is responsible for the Austin and San Antonio conventional multifamily business, the ARA Newmark National Student Housing Group, and the ARA Newmark National Manufactured Housing Group. Mr. Jones oversees business development, market research, and all aspects of property disposition. The collective business lines produce roughly $800MM in sales annually. Prior to joining ARA Newmark, Mr. Jones was co-founder of an aviation parts company. He lived and worked in London and Hong Kong and was responsible for sales in 33 countries. The company grew 9,200% in 3 years and was winner of numerous business awards - ranked # 1 in "Houston's 100 Fastest-Growing Businesses" in 1999 by the Houston Chronicle, ranked # 7 in Dun & Bradstreet and Entrepreneur Magazine's "Hot 100, America's Fastest-Growing New Businesses 1999," and scored one of the Aviation Industries' best web sites rated by Forbes Magazine in 2000. Additionally, Mr. Jones's past work experience includes single-family patio home development, energy trading, and serving as an international sales manager for a Fortune 500 tech firm. Pat received his Political Science degree at the University of Texas at Austin.

As Vice President – Housing & Senior Living, Mr. Tague provides growth and leadership for Cadence McShane's expanding housing market sector focused on broadening the firm's construction opportunities within the multi-family, senior living and student housing markets.

Mr. Tague oversees the firm’s on-going multi-family and senior living residential projects and is responsible for seeking opportunities for the development of new construction assignments throughout Texas and the South Central region.

A 32-year construction industry veteran, Mr. Tague possesses market rate, luxury rental construction experience and a heavy concentration of expertise within the senior living sector. His senior living expertise includes the turnkey construction of numerous large scale senior communities including independent, assisted-living and continuing care retirement developments. Prior to joining Cadence McShane Construction, Mr. Tague most recently served as Vice President – Operations for Spring Valley Construction Company where he oversaw and led project management and field supervisory teams in the construction of large-scale residential projects. Mr. Tague also served as Vice President of Construction for Erickson Retirement Communities where he facilitated the growth and geographical expansion of the company

Van has more than 25 years of experience in taxation for a variety of industries and businesses. He specializes in taxation of real estate transactions and partnerships and leads the firm's real estate team. He is a former senior tax manager with a national public accounting firm and has several years’ experience with a national real estate developer.