Carl Close is the VP, Development for Inlight Real Estate Partners bringing decades of commercial construction experience to the firm.

Carl began his real estate career in historic building renovations across the southeastern United States. His career then progressed into the development of factory outlet centers in 1986 as a construction manager overseeing the completion of Phase 2 of the Factory Merchants Mall in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Since then, he has worked for numerous outlet developers nationwide, including most recently, Tanger Outlets, overseeing  entitlements, design, construction project management for a total of over10 million sq. ft. of outlet development.