Jason Westrope, CRX, CDP, LEED AP

Principal

Jason Westrope has spent over 25 years in development consulting, project management, and urban design, driving greater success for high-profile projects across the country. To DMA clients, he brings comprehensive development foresight, outstanding project leadership skills, and deep expertise in site selection, feasibility, entitlements, planning, design, and sustainable development. His experience with mixed-use, entertainment, hospitality, and retail development in prominent urban settings positions complex projects for maximum performance.

Jason has advised clients on pursuit, feasibility, site selection, and entitlements work enabling the launch of transformative projects for the Chicago region including the first fully integrated casino resort in a major U.S. city, Bally's Chicago Casino; the home stadium of the Chicago Fire Football Club, McDonald’s Park; and Rock Run Collection, the largest super-regional development in the Midwest. He has also directed large-scale implementations and innovative retail and dining projects throughout the country. Jason led the retail tenant delivery effort for DMA at Miami World Center, the second largest private urban development in the country. Jason helped implement a major retail repositioning that introduced Brookfield Place to the heart of Manhattan's Financial District. He contributed to the emergence of creative retail and restaurant space at Manhattan West, an eight-acre, mixed-use development. He led retail and office tenant delivery for Chicago’s Willis Tower, debuting a five-level dining, shopping, and entertainment space, and he helped reenergize 900 North Michigan on the Magnificent Mile with advanced interior improvements. A thought leader at DMA in green building and energy efficiency, Jason managed certification efforts for the world's first LEED Gold casino and led two of the largest photovoltaic installations in Los Angeles. He directs marketing initiatives at DMA in addition to managing client projects and relationships.

Recent Work

DMA PROJECTS

ENERGY/GREEN BUILDINGS

Rivers Casino at Mohawk Harbor, (LEED NC Silver), Schenectady, NY
Rivers Casino, (LEED NC Gold), Des Plaines, IL
900 North Michigan Green Roof East, Chicago, IL
Century Park West Solar, Los Angeles, CA
Four Seasons and Ritz Carlton Hotels, (Energy Efficiency), Chicago, IL
Constellation Place Solar, Los Angeles, CA

MULTIFAMILY

1225 Old Town - Lobby & Amenity Space Renovation, Chicago, IL
OneElven - Lobby & Clubroom Renovation, Chicago, IL

MIXED USE

The Varsity, Evanston, IL
Miami Freedom Park, Miami, FL
Miami Worldcenter, Miami, FL
Willis Tower, Chicago, IL
Manhattan West, New York, NY
Brookfield Place, New York, NY
OneEleven Wacker, Chicago, IL
Assembly Row, Somerville, MA
One New York Plaza, New York, NY
Grace Building, New York, NY
1225 Old Town, Chicago, IL
900 North Michigan Shops, Chicago, IL
Roosevelt Collection, Chicago, IL

RETAIL

Rock Run Collection, Joliet, IL
Southplace City Center, Cutler Bay, FL
2 Bryant Park, New York, NY
Aster Hall, Chicago, IL
Barneys New York, Chicago, IL
H&M, Peoria, IL
Arbor Hills, Ann Arbor, MI
Shoppes at Grand Prairie, Peoria, IL
Shoppes at College Hills, Normal, IL

INDUSTRIAL

Ignite Glass Studio, Chicago, IL
GSA Tenant Infill, (LEED CI Silver), Chicago, IL

CASINO/ENTERTAINMENT

Bally's Chicago Permanent Casino, Chicago, IL
Bally's Chicago Temporary Casino, Chicago, IL
Chicago Fire FC Performance Center, Chicago, IL
AceBounce, Chicago, IL
Flight Club, Chicago, IL
Chicago Skyline, Chicago, IL
Wheelhouse, Pittsburgh, PA

OFFICE

Century City Center, Los Angeles, CA

INVESTMENT

The Varsity, Evanston, IL
The Grand Kedzie Lodge, Chicago, IL
The Woodlands, Chicago, IL
Lodge Evanston, Evanston, IL
530 W Dickens, Chicago, IL
15 N Elizabeth, Chicago, IL
The Grand Palmer Lodge, Chicago, IL
District House, Chicago, IL

Affiliations & Awards

• USGBC Illinois Chapter - Board of Directors, Treasurer
• HACIA - co-chair, Sustainability and Technology Committee
• The Magnificent Mile Association - 21st Century Planning Committee
• University of South Florida - 2013 Distinguished Alumni Award
• Various Universities - guest lecturer, development, architecture and sustainability

Notable Past Projects*

MIXED USE

Branson Landing, Branson, MO
The Glen Town Center, Glenview, IL

RETAIL

The Streets at Southpoint, Durham, NC
Galleria at Roseville, Sacramento, CA
Citrus Park Town Center, Tampa, FL

Education/Certifications

• Certified Real Estate Executive - ICSC
• LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP BD+C) - US Green Building Council
• Master of Architecture - University of South Florida
• Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering - Virginia Tech

Additional Experience

• Urban Retail Properties - assistant vice president of development, project manager
• Transwestern Commercial Services - senior project manager
• HDR Engineering, Inc. - consultant
• HOK Chicago - graduate architect
• Clemmons Architecture – architect
• Florida Center for Community Design and Research - design associate

*Projects completed while at previous companies

Contact jason@dmassociates.com

Credentials & Affiliations