Taylor Chess

Taylor Chess. Chess is Senior Vice President, Retail for The Peterson Companies. As head of the Retail Development department, Chess oversees 5 million square feet of existing retail which is owned, managed and leased by The Peterson Companies. Of Peterson’s 1,000 acres of developable land, Chess currently oversees 6 projects totaling in over 250 acres that are in various phases of development. Chess also served for 8 years as the Senior Vice President of Investments at Regency Centers, where he managed the D.C., Boston and Philadelphia Investment teams and oversaw Regency’s new developments in the Northeast. While at Regency, Chess led an investment team that developed over 2 million square feet of retail projects valued at over $250 million, as well as over $270 million in acquisitions.

Throughout his career, Taylor has been extremely involved in both professional organizations and local community charities. Taylor served as ICSC’s State Director of Maryland, Washington D.C. and Virginia for 4 years. He serves on the Board of Joe Gibb’s Youth For Tomorrow, United Way Regional Advisory Board and acts as a mentor to real estate students through ICSC mentoring programs at RECON. He is also an annual guest speaker at GWU Real Estate Program.

Taylor attended California State University, Northridge.

Taylor Chess
Senior vice President - Retail
The Peterson Companies
12500 Fair Lakes Circle
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone: (703) 631-7520
Email: tchess@petersoncos.com