Charles A. Omage

Charles is a Shareholder in Maynard Nexsen’s Private Markets and Real Estate practice groups.

Charles' practice includes advising sponsors on various business and legal aspects of commercial real estate transactions, including acquisition, development, management, leasing, operations, debt financing and equity capital investments. Charles also represents institutional lenders and regional banks with respect to various types of debt financings, from interest-only construction loans to permanent loans and mezzanine financings.  

With over 20 years of experience, both as an in-house general counsel as well as a private practice attorney, Charles brings a wealth of knowledge to clients, particularly with respect to transaction structuring, deal point negotiations and capital sourcing. He regularly works on complex real estate financings as well as institutional joint ventures, private placements and private funds.

Prior to joining Maynard Nexsen, Charles served as Executive Vice President of Transactions and Risk Management at Barber Partners, LLC, a boutique real estate development firm he co-founded in 2020. Charles was responsible for overseeing all transactional, capital markets and legal activities of Barber Partners, including the structuring and negotiation of project investments and debt and equity capital transactions, as well as risk management and legal oversight.

Prior to co-founding Barber Partners, Charles served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Encore Enterprises, Inc., a large real estate investment company, where he supervised over $2 billion of real estate investments for the firm, including multi-family, hospitality, office, retail and single-family housing developments.  In his role, Charles also served on the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee.

Prior to joining Encore, Charles spent over ten years, collectively, at an Am Law 100 New York firm and a Southeastern regional law firm.

Charles holds a J.D., with distinction, from Hofstra University School of Law, where he was a member of the Law Review. He earned his B.S. in Finance, cum laude, from Boston College.

Community & Professional

• Board of Directors, Jonathan’s Place
• Student Athlete Mentor, Life After Ball (Southern Methodist University)
• Guest Lecturer (Financial Literacy), University of Alabama-Birmingham School of Medicine

Outside Maynard Nexsen

Charles and his wife are proud parents of two children. Charles is an avid golfer and roots for the ‘Bama Crimson Tide.

Multi-Family

• Development of $65MM class A apartment project in Denver, CO.
• Development of $93MM class A apartment project in San Antonio, TX.
• Development of $55MM class A apartment project in Dallas, TX.
• Development of $65MM class A apartment project in Phoenix, AZ.
• Development of $80MM class A apartment project in Fort Worth, TX.
• Development of $56MM class A apartment project in Orlando, FL.
• Development of $58MM class A apartment project in Houston, TX.
• Development of $75MM class A apartment project in Fort Myers, FL.

Hospitality

• Acquisition/value-add and then sale of 40 select-service Marriott and Hilton branded hotels across the U.S. comprising approximately $600MM in value.
• Acquisition/value-add of Courtyard by Marriott (D’Iberville, MS)
• Acquisition/value-add of DoubleTree by Hilton (Denver, CO)
• Acquisition/value-add of Embassy Suites (Overland Park, KS)
• Acquisition/value-add of Fairfield Inn & Suites (Spanish Fort, AL)
• Acquisition/value-add of Hampton Inn (Tampa, FL)
• Acquisition/value-add of Hilton (College Station, TX)
• Acquisition/value-add of Home2Suites (Pensacola, FL)
• Acquisition/value-add of Residence Inn (McAllen, TX)
• Acquisition/value-add of Q&C Hotel (New Orleans, LA)
• Development of Aloft Hotel (Atlanta, GA)

Office

• Acquisition/value-add and sale of $13MM single-tenant office building (Centennial, CO).
• Acquisition/value-add and sale of $10MM single-tenant office building (Indianapolis, IN).
• Acquisition/value-add of $90MM office tower (Dallas, TX).
• Acquisition/value-add and sale of $30MM office tower (Dallas, TX).
• Development and sale of $50MM office building (Frisco, TX).

Retail

• Acquisition/value-add and sale of $30MM grocery-anchored retail shopping center (Cincinnati, OH).
• Acquisition/value-add and sale of $15MM grocery-anchored retail shopping center (Pelham, AL).
• Development and sale of 1MM+ s.f. mixed-use retail development (D’Iberville, MS).
• Development of 70K+ s.f. class A retail shopping center (McKinney, TX).
• Development of 16 acre / 200K+ s.f. high density class A mixed-use retail development (Bedford, NH).
• Development of 7+ acre class A mixed-use retail development (Austin, TX).

Industrial

• Development of a 302,500 s.f. industrial cold storage warehouse (Denton, TX).
• Development of a 380,000 s.f. industrial cold storage warehouse (Plainfield, IL).

Institutional Joint Ventures

• $85MM platform-level investment for hotel management company and acquisition/value-add hospitality portfolio, resulting in $400MM+ sale transaction.
• $135MM joint venture related to 7-property multi-family portfolio recapitalization transaction.
• $350MM programmatic joint venture to develop cold storage warehouses across the U.S.
• Development of a class A multi-family apartment project (Thornton, CO).
• Acquisition/value-add of a class A office tower (Dallas, TX).
• Acquisition/value-add of Marriott boutique hotel (New Orleans, LA).

Retail Equity

• Preparation of private funds comprising $50MM of general partner equity capital for investment into multi-family, hospitality, office and retail projects.
• Preparation of private fund comprising $40MM of limited partner equity capital for investment into hospitality projects across the U.S.
• Preparation of over 20 private placement memoranda comprising $200MM+ in limited partner equity capital for investment into multi-family, hospitality, office and retail projects.
• Preparation of private fund comprising of limited partner equity capital for investment into fast-casual restaurants across the U.S.

EB-5 Equity

• Formation of 16 regional centers across the U.S.
• $50MM+ in EB-5 capital for multi-family, retail, restaurant and other development projects.

Public Bond Offering

• $167MM initial public offering on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange consisting of Series A secured bonds as well as Series B unsecured bonds. Portfolio consisted of multi-family, hospitality, office and retail properties across the U.S.

Miscellaneous

• Acquisition and development of over 100 fast-casual restaurants stores across the U.S.
• Acquisition and development of dental clinics and free-standing emergency rooms in Texas.