Charles C. Porter
Principal

charles@dmassociates.com

With more than 30 years of leadership experience in real estate development and construction, Charles Porter has managed new development, expansion, redevelopment, and mixed-use projects in premier locations across the United States. To every project, Charles brings an in-depth knowledge of design, construction, and scheduling processes and an ability to create productive partnerships with everyone involved.

Charles founded Development Management Associates, LLC (DMA) in 2007 with Mike Levin and Martha Spatz. With his co-founders, Charles guides business strategy, oversees key management decisions, and cultivates client relationships. He regularly shares his expertise in real estate development as a guest instructor for college-level and continuing education courses. For DMA, Charles has directed successful client work including:

•	Constellation Place Solar Installation, Los Angeles, CA: Project management of 375 kW AC-CEC rated photovoltaic installation on the upper level of a parking structure; over 1,400 Schott PV panels; the third largest system in Los Angeles
•	Barneys New York, Chicago, IL: specialty department store, build to suit; 100,000 square feet
•	Rivers Casino, Pittsburgh, PA: slots casino with restaurants and 3,600-car structured parking; 100,000 square feet; $300 million hard cost project, rescued and completed after the original developer failed to secure financing

Previously, Charles held leadership roles as executive vice president, development manager, and director of construction at Urban Retail Properties. He also worked in project management with Turner Construction Company.

Charles has played a primary development role, working as an owner and on behalf of client owners, for properties that also include:

•	900 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL: 66-story multi-use complex (luxury retail, office, residential, hotel); new development; $750 million; 2.6 million square feet
•	Branson Landing, Branson, MO: lifestyle center (waterfront retail and entertainment); new development; $110 million; 500,000 square feet
•	Houston Galleria, Houston, TX: super-regional, mixed-use center; expansion and renovation; $150 million
•	Tabor Center, Denver, CO: urban vertical shopping center; redevelopment; $35 million
•	Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie, IL: outdoor upscale shopping center (five anchors); expansion and renovation; $350 million; 1.8 million square feet
•	Century City Center, Century City Los Angeles, CA: two 47-story condominium towers on a five-acre park (four levels of underground parking)

Charles holds a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology and is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), the Council on Tall Buildings, the Urban Habitat, The Urban Land Institute, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. As an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, he teaches a course in commercial real estate development for the Master of Project Management program. Charles is also a faculty member at ICSC University at the Wharton School and has been a lecturer at the ICSC CenterBuild Conference.

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