Prior to joining Weldon Development Group, Owen was a Development Manager at Lendlease Development, Chicago. In this role he was responsible for the day-to-day management and execution of development projects from concept through disposition. With a strong background in real estate finance, Owen was instrumental in capitalizing large and complex projects (>$250m) employing creative funding structures while building and maintaining strong capital partnerships.
Additional responsibilities at Lendlease included oversight of asset and property management teams with focus on budgeting, pricing, lease-up, sales and marketing. Serving as the project sustainability lead, Owen managed all third-party certification efforts, including LEED & FitWel in addition to spearheading cutting edge initiatives such as building Life Cycle Assessments, driving green innovations such as industry leading Low Embodied Carbon Concrete.