Charles C. Porter
Principal

charles@dmassociates.com

With more than 27 years of leadership experience in real estate development and construction, Charles C. 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.

Prior to founding DMA, 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 including:

•	900 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL: 66-story multi-use complex (luxury retail, office, residential, hotel), new development, $550 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, $118 million
•	Tabor Center, Denver, CO: urban vertical shopping center, redevelopment, $25 million
•	Old Orchard Shopping Center, Skokie, IL: outdoor upscale shopping center (five anchors), expansion and renovation, $250 million, 1.8 million square feet
•	Constellation Park, Century City Los Angeles, CA: two 47-story condominium towers on a five-acre park (four levels of underground parking)
•	Barneys nyc, Chicago, IL: specialty department store, build to suit, 100,000 square feet

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, and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. He has been a faculty member at ICSC University at the Wharton School, a lecturer at the ICSC CenterBuild Conference, and a guest lecturer at Northwestern University.

When he's not breaking new ground with clients, Charles enjoys sinking the perfect shot at the pool table.

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