THE REDCO FAMILY

Chris Freise is a Managing Partner & Co-Founder at REDCO Development.  Chris oversees REDCO’s portfolio in Northern California. Prior to launching REDCO, Chris served as Managing Partner of Lift Partners, an operating platform that invested $400M+ dollars during its 4-year history on behalf of institutional investors Westbrook Partners, PCCP, Morgan Stanley and a confidential Ivy League endowment with a $100M discretionary fund. While at Lift, Chris lead all acquisition, development and construction efforts. Prior to that he served as a Transactions Director at LBA Realty working on a 11 million square foot portfolio in Northern California including acquisitions, development, leasing and dispositions.  LBA Realty is a $6 billion fund advisor focused primarily on office and industrial value-add investments along the West Coast.  Chris learned ground-up development working as Development Manager at Vulcan Real Estate in Seattle and worked on 3 million square feet of ground up development in Vulcan’s South Lake Union project including Amazon’s Corporate Headquarters and several high rise residential projects.  He began his career working at RREEF as an analyst. 

Chris holds a B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and sits on the SF NAIOP Chapter Programs & Membership Committees and the Downtown San Jose PBID Board President.  When not hanging with his daughter Finley, son Cooper and wife Marie, Chris is an active water enthusiast including surfing/kitesurfing and 49ers/Oakland A's fan. 

Jason Freise is a Managing Partner & Co-Founder at REDCO Development.  Jason oversees REDCO’s portfolio in Seattle, Southern California and Reno metros. Jason transactions for REDCO focus on industrial value-add, industrial development and industrial outdoor storage opportunities. Prior to launching REDCO, Jason was involved in the rapid expansion and development of OluKai, currently one of the largest privately held footwear manufacturers. There he worked for 12 years in several positions most recently running OluKai’s international sales team.

Jason received his B.A. in Political Science from UC Irvine as well as Juris Doctor from NW California & currently sits on the Surf Industry Manufactures Association (SIMA) Board of Directors as Insights Committee Chairman. Jason is an active outdoor enthusiast and lives in San Clemente with wife Nicaela, sons Lincoln and spending much of their free time enjoying themselves at San Onofre.