Learn how to secure & sell the development rights to a small scale commercial real estate project!
An incredible amount of value can be created by simply obtaining the zoning approval also known as entitlements for a real estate development project... learn how you can take advantage of these opportunities!
Chris Porto - Founder & CEO
Smart Growth is a sustainable real estate investment and development firm based in Oakland, California. The mission of the company is to catalyze sustainable development. The projects we pursue are urban infill, transit oriented and mixed use.
The company has recently launched the Smart Growth Developer Academy as a training platform for how to Build Wealth & Create Impact with Real Estate Development.
Before founding the company, Chris held positions at Deloitte in their Sustainability & Climate Change practice and at SunPower in their project finance group; where he helped raise hundreds of millions of dollars for solar energy development.
Chris is a full and active member of the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and sits on the small scale developer council. He holds a Professional Certificate in Real Estate Development from ULI. He is also a graduate of FortuneBuilders - a top training program and network of real estate investors across the country.
After graduating from Virginia Tech University with a degree in Finance, Chris moved to Japan where he studied martial arts and subsequently earned a black-belt in Aikido.
