Kansas City's Country Club Plaza Under New Ownership
Chris Harren is the Senior Vice President of Development for Gillon Property Group and Country Club Plaza leading all current and future development for the Plaza. In his role for Country Club Plaza, Chris oversees all aspects of development, long-term planning, place making and value creation. Prior to joining the Plaza ownership team, Chris worked for a family-owned private equity office in Houston building a robust real estate development portfolio in multiple asset classes including mixed-use, multifamily, office and hospitality. Earlier in his career, Chris worked for a global real estate developer as head of multifamily construction in the Southwest region of the US after leading multiple corporate office build-to-suit completions in the Houston area. Chris started his career working with a general contractor in the healthcare, life science, and higher education markets after graduating from The University of Texas at Austin with a degree in civil engineering. In total, Chris has developed or built nearly 6 million square feet of real estate including over 2,500 multifamily units and 1.4 million square feet of office over his 20-year career.