As Founder and Chairman of J Street Development and now Chairman of The J Street Companies, Bruce Baschuk provides the corporate vision and is responsible for the strategic direction of the company. He also oversees the land acquisition, finance and development operations.

Bruce has been active in the Washington metropolitan area’s dynamic real estate market for more than 25 years.  He was one of the top agents in the region working for CBRE and then Barnes Morris and Pardoe, before he assumed responsibility as the managing director of the Washington, DC office of CBRE. He was also responsible for the Corporate Services business in the Washington Region for CBRE. Bruce co-founded J Street Development in 2004 and later purchased the Randall Hagner Company which was merged with Woodmark in 2008.  Together, J Street Development (Development), Woodmark (Commercial Services) and Randall Hagner (Residential) make up The J Street Companies.

Bruce was the former president of Jubilee Enterprise, an organization that has redeveloped more than 1,300 residential units in Southeast Washington, D.C.  He is also the founder of WINNERS Lacrosse, a non-profit inner city organization which mentors boys and girls in Washington, D.C.  He is a former President of The Washington DC Board of Realtors and has been awarded the Donald C Rosinski award for his contributions to the community. He is the Chairman of the NoMa Business Improvement District (BID) which he co-founded in 2006 and serves on the Board of LISC, a national non-profit community investor.  He was also recognized as a Visionary in the 2008 GGA Vision of Washington Awards.

Bruce graduated from Alfred University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. He passed his CPA exam in 1982 and is a licensed broker.