Founding Principal, Cresa
Porter is a founding principal and past chair at Cresa, a real estate advisory firm that specializes in corporate office and industrial tenant representation with over 59 offices in North America. His clients include a number of national and local accounts, including the County of Los Angeles. Porter has been a broker for more than 40 years and completed nearly 1 million square feet of office leases in 2023.
What’s the best advice you ever got?
Listen more than you talk.
What’s your favorite movie, all time and in any category?
“Airplane” was a pretty classic comedy movie.
What’s at the top of your bucket list?
More travel in Europe with my wife.
What was your first car?
A used 1960 Plymouth Valiant with 60,000 miles on it when I bought it for $300 while at Stanford.
Like to have it back?
Not really. It served me well for another 65,000 miles before I sold it for $25, but I prefer my BMW now.
What’s the best thing about living in Los Angeles?
The weather is awesome and living close to the ocean is wonderful.
YEARS ON LA500: 9
