Carl Middleton joined Northgate González Market in 2003 and serves as president of the Northgate González Real Estate Company. He has responsibility for the company’s real estate investments and business acquisitions.
Under his leadership, Northgate González Real Estate Company has opened 30 stores for Northgate Market, built a real estate portfolio of 35 properties totaling 1.4 million square feet, and developed the company’s award-winning corporate headquarters and distribution center in Anaheim, Calif. Carl started his career in real estate by joining the Irvine Company in 1979. He co-founded Cardinal Development in 1987. He has developed grocery stores, shopping centers, restaurants, hotels, office and industrial buildings and subdivisions.
He is a graduate of Stanford University where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and a Master of Business Administration degree. He and his wife live in Irvine and have been married for 45 years. They have three adult children and nine grandchildren.