CAA ICON has managed the construction of $45 billion worth of sports venues since 2004, but its Charlotte office is in the kind of well-polished, nondescript, low-rise building that might house a dentist’s office. Nothing outside the building indicates CAA ICON’s importance to the sports world.
ICON became the first sports-focused owners’ representative firm when it was founded 20 years ago by Tim Romani. Since then it has cemented its position as the market-leading conduit between a venue owner and its design and construction team, guiding dozens of important stadiums and arenas across the finish line.
“The work is so important and it’s so under the radar, which is how CAA ICON wants it,” said CAA Sports co-head Howie Nuchow, whose firm acquired Icon in 2016. “Most of their herculean work will never be known outside of the boardroom.”
Herculean is the right term.
Over two decades, ICON has shepherded more than 65 sports and entertainment venue and public assembly building projects (and completed more than 2,500 consulting engagements) across 11 professional sports leagues, including most recently the Los Angeles Clippers’ $2 billion-plus Intuit Dome.
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