About Us
Chris Wilkes
Founder and CEO
Chris Wilkes founded Fairway Four Development in 2024 with the principled mission of continuing his passion for developing high quality real estate projects that are relationship based, and that are transformative for the individuals and companies involved as well as the communities in which they are located. In his over 30 years of experience in real estate development, Chris has led the development of a variety of real estate projects, ranging from large-scale mixed-use land projects to apartments, industrial, hotel, as well as unique public-sector projects.
Development Experience
From 2002 to 2024, Chris was the partner-in-charge of Holladay Properties’ Indianapolis office.
During that leadership, Chris:
Oversaw the development and management of Holladay’s 1,500-acre “AmeriPlex” business park on the southwest side of Indianapolis, adjacent to the Indianapolis International Airport.
Expanded the Indianapolis area footprint of Holladay beyond the AmeriPlex park, most notably leading the company to develop projects in the fast-growing community of Westfield, IN.
Led the development of the “Grand Park Events Center”, a first-of-its-kind sports facility, which includes three (3) full-sized soccer fields, including office, food operation and locker facilities, located in the heart of the city’s 400-acre “Grand Park” sports campus.
Assembled and developed Westfield’s first modern business park, the 300-acre “NorthPoint” park that includes Abbott Laboratories and Toyota Advanced Logistics amongst the park tenants.
Developed a $60 million hotel portfolio, with with a combined total 400+ rooms.
Developed three apartment projects with a combined cost and unit count of $75 million and 300+, respectively.
Developed multiple public-private partnership (P3) agreements with city governments.
Prior to joining Holladay, Chris helped form Panther Racing, an Indy Car racing team, as the team’s Chief Financial Officer. Before Panther, Chris worked as a financial analyst with Simon Property Group.
When not pursing his passion for real estate development, Chris can often be found pursing his other passion – golf – and spending time with his family and friends in his hometown of Westfield, IN.