Steve Chandler
Senior Vice President - City Partner 
in Charge of the Houston Office
Cencor Realty Services
schandler@cencorrealty.com


Professional Background
Steve Chandler is senior vice president/city partner for the Houston office of Cencor Realty Services. In this position, he oversees project development as well as the day-to-day operations of property management, asset management and new business development for Cencor's Houston office, which is currently responsible for a portfolio totaling approximately 4 million square feet of retail space.   Chandler joined Cencor Realty Services in 2002, bringing along with him 20 years of successful real estate experience.  Prior to joining Cencor, Chandler was a Principal of Chandler/Hooper Realty, with the responsibility of overseeing all phases of development, management and leasing for grocery-anchored retail projects with major tenants such as Kroger, Winn-Dixie and Wal-Mart.

In 2005, under Chandler’s direction, Cencor Realty Services received recognition for the development of The Crossing at 518 in Pearland, near Houston. The Crossing at 518 was honored with The Houston Landmark Award, recognizing it as the Best Retail Development for 2004 in the greater Houston area. The  Landmark Award is sponsored by the Houston Business Journal. The Crossing at 518 has become one of the most significant retail projects in the rapidly growing Pearland area. Its major tenants include JCPenney, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Olive Garden, T.G.I.Friday’s and many others.   Chandler is also leading the development of Colony Park, another new center n Bryan, Texas, with Kroger as a grocery anchor.   In addition to these centers, the Cencor Houston office is also responsible for the successful development of outstanding projects such as Cullen Crossing in Pearland, Autumn Creek Shopping Center in Friendswood, The Market at 1488 in Magnolia, Deer Park Station in Deer Park and Eagle Ranch in Houston.

 Shopping Center Developments
Under Chandler's leadership, Cencor in Houston has been under way with its most active development period ever. Centers that Chandler has directed the development of include:

  • The Crossing at 518, a regional center located at FM 518 and FM 288 in Pearland, Texas; retailers include JCPenney, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy and Wal-Mart Supercenter.
  • The Market at 1488, a community retail center anchored by Kroger Signature located at FM 1488 and FM 2979 in Montgomery County, Texas.
  • Eagle Ranch Shopping Center, a community retail center anchored by Kroger Signature at West Little York and Fry Road in Houston, Texas.
  • Deer Park Station, a shopping center located at Spencer Highway and East Boulevard, peripheral to a Wal-Mart Supercenter, in Deer Park, Texas.
  • Colony Park, a Kroger Signature-anchored shopping center now under construction at Highway 6 Bypass and Boonville Road in Bryan, Texas. 

Organizations
Chandler is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers and the Urban Land Institute and is current chairman of the Baytown Arboretum Foundation.

Education
Chandler received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance from Lamar University in Beaumont.