Bio
As one of the founding partners of Childress Klein, Gordon was originally responsible for the Office Division in Charlotte North Carolina. At the time, notable office developments included the one million square foot headquarters for First Union Bank (now One Wells Fargo Center) and the LakePointe Office Park, a 175 acre suburban campus that consists of 2.2 million square feet of office space, hotels, restaurants and day care center.
Since arriving in Atlanta, Gordon has developed more than 1 million square feet of suburban office properties in Alpharetta, two 450,000 square foot office towers at the Galleria, and various other projects including 5009 Roswell Road in Sandy Springs which is currently the headquarters of eLab Solutions, Inc.
He continues to works collaboratively with his team, clients, and end users to develop innovative, community-driven and transformational projects.
Education
MBA | The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania
B.S. Mechanical Engineering | University of Rhode Island
Experience
Childress Klein
Atlanta Managing Partner, 2000 - Present
Office Development Partner - Atlanta, GA, 1995 - 2000
Office Development Partner - Tampa, FL, 1992 - 1995
Office Development Partner - Charlotte, NC, 1988 - 1992
Marketing Principal, 1985 - 1988
United States Army
Captain, Corps of Engineers, Karlshrue, Germany 1978 - 1983
Affiliations
Metropolitan YMCA, Board Member
The Georgia Conservancy, Board Member
The Lovett School, Trustee
Ed Isaakson/Alpharetta YMCA, Past Chairman
Charlotte Chapter NAIOP, Past President
Charlotte Uptown Development Corporation, Past Chairman
Areas of Interest
- Deal Type
- Acquisition, Development, Ground Lease, Loan Purchase, Opportunity Zone, Partner Buyout, Pre-Development, Recapitalization, Refinance, Rehabilitation