#27 Landon Wyatt III | Founding Partner, Childress Klein

Childress Klein is one of the largest privately-owned real estate companies in the Southeast and has been the largest developer by square feet in Charlotte for the past 10 years.

Since 1988 they have developed nearly 60M square feet of commercial real estate and currently hold a portfolio of $3B+ in asset value. 

Landon Wyatt, Founding Partner of Childress Klein, joined The Deal Ranch podcast to tell their story from the beginning.

 

Topics:

- Leaving Trammell Crow in '88 to start Childress Klein

- CK hiring philosophy/process

- Process of identifying their portfolios exposure to homebuilding during 2008

- Evolution of Landon's role over time

- Landon's focal points on development/deal making

- Deal Stories: hand shake deal with IBM, Lowes Global Technology Center, and One Wells Fargo

 

This episode is presented by REEDS Jewelers

 

Connect with Landon & Childress Klein

https://www.linkedin.com/in/landon-wyatt-a34ab123/ 

https://www.childressklein.com/ 

 

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