Haverford Development Partners
Haverford Development Partners is a real estate investment and development firm. With its roots going back to 2010, it is founded on the principle of creating value through unwavering determination, creativity and collaboration.
We have invested and developed strategically across asset classes including multifamily, retail, office, hospitality and mixed-use. We have completed transactions across a wide spectrum and though we aim for simplicity, we have also successfully executed on extremely complex transactions and on transactions that required a very long-term commitment to achieve the highest returns. We have completed projects with values ranging from $2 million to $300 million, demonstrating our belief that transactions of every size can lead to extraordinary returns. We have a proven track record of uncovering previously overlooked sources of value, both in the projects that we pursue and also in the projects that we already own, and delivering exceptional returns. Our experience enables us to take on complex projects that others might overlook.
D. Charles Houder
Principal & Founder
Charlie is the founder and principal of Haverford Development Partners and has been engaged in real estate investment and development for 25 years. In that capacity, he has been involved in real estate acquisitions and development in more than 12 states with cumulative valuations in excess of $1 billion. Those transactions have consisted of commercial office acquisitions, retail center acquisitions, hotel development and multi-family and mixed use development and construction. Charlie has particular experience and expertise in navigating complex land development and planning projects in highly discerning municipalities. Notable among those projects are The Reserve at Maybrook in Lower Merion Township, a 250-unit multi-family development on 35 acres in Wynnewood, and Rivermark in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia, which features 475 apartments and ground-floor retail on a 10-acre waterfront site. In parallel with his professional endeavors, Charlie is on several philanthropic boards including the Board of Visitors for Orthopaedic Surgery at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the Board of Directors of Camp Sunshine on Sebago Lake in Casco, Maine and the Elwyn Health & Human Services Foundation. Charlie is also the Founder of The Matthew Charles Houder Fund for Pediatric Orthopaedic Research, in memory of his late son. Charlie received a B.A. from Western University and a J.D. from Syracuse University. Charlie was born and raised in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, and he lives with his wife and three children in Radnor Township, Pennsylvania.
