Alvin Childs

Brief Profile

Alvin Childs, CCIM member, has 40 plus years of commercial real estate experience.

Full Profile

Alvin Childs has 40 plus years of commercial real estate experience including the development and/or renovation of office and retail projects and the acquisition and syndication of retail, office and industrial real estate properties in Northwest Louisiana. Childs recently co-developed Shoppes at Bellemead, the region's only lifestyle retail center with Chico's, WhiteHouse|BlackMarket, Ann Taylor Loft, Soma Intimates, James Avery, Charming Charlie’s, and Talbots. Childs is actively involved in the continuing growth and betterment of the Shreveport/Bossier City community. He has served as the President of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, President of the Committee of One Hundred, and Chairman of Sci-Port Discovery Museum and the Chairman of the Downtown Development Authority. He has also served as a Board member for the Greater Shreveport Economic Development Foundation, the Neighborhood Housing Services, the Shreveport Symphony and the Shreveport Summer Music Festival. In 1982 he was elected a Rising Young Business Leader. He served as a member of the Mineral Board of the State of Louisiana from 1988-1992. Childs is currently a member of the Board and President of the Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse of NW LA (CADA). He was named Business Person of the Year by the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce in 2014. He enjoys early morning runs with friends and is an avid vegetable gardener. Alvin Childs, Jr. is a graduate of Washington & Lee University with a B.S. in Commerce. He is married to Lisa O'Neal Childs and has three children, William, Lex, and Claire. He is a Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM), a recognized professional in commercial real estate brokerage, leasing, asset management, valuation, and investment analysis.