Eric Hepfer, as a director of Hines and in charge of Hines’ San Diego office, is building a more livable San Diego. He oversees the company’s innovative Riverwalk project which reimagines 200 acres of San Diego’s Mission Valley. Riverwalk will transform an existing 27-hole golf course into a livable, mixed-use community with a new large public park, residential living, community-oriented retail uses, office space and new mass-transit access. At a time when San Diego faces an enormous shortage of market-rate and affordable housing, the development includes 4,300 apartments, nearly 400 of which will be designated as affordable housing. It also includes 150,000 square feet of neighborhood-serving retail space, including a pharmacy and grocery store, and 1 million square feet of office space along Friars Road and Hotel Circle. Before joining Hines in 2012, Hepfer served five years as a submarine officer, including 3.5 years on sea duty and five strategic deterrent patrols. He is a two-time Navy achievement winner. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and the Harvard Business School.
