Evan Doran is building on his father’s legacy. Kelly Doran built The Doran Group into one of the region’s top developers and managers of multifamily and student residences. The company currently owns and operates about 3,000 units. The elder Doran passed away in 2023, and his son is now directing the firm’s future. “I’m probably more open to different types of products and different ways of doing business than my father was,” Evan Doran says. In 2025, he’d like to add build-to-rent townhomes and active-adult (55-plus) residences to The Doran Group’s product mix. He’s also hoping to enter a third geographic market.