1980

Antique Roots

Originally from Montreal, Canada, the Booth family moved their successful French-Canadian antique business, Booth Galleries, to Dallas, Texas. They restored the lovely 3-story Victorian home at 2516 Maple Avenue, in the shadow of the Crescent Court Hotel, as the gallery. This experience led Cliff Booth to a successful career in commercial real estate investment and development.

1988 - 1992

Early Industrial Portfolio

Assembled global investors and acquired millions of square feet of light industrial properties–one of the largest assemblage of this type of property at the time–from insolvent banks and the Resolution Trust Corporation. These investments established Westmount as a pioneer in the industrial real estate sector. In 1995, three million square feet of space was sold in one transaction.

1991

Pioneers in Dallas Downtown Housing

We acquired a vacant 230,000-square-foot historic warehouse in downtown Dallas and redeveloped it into the first loft-style apartment project, Santa Fe Urban Lofts. Around the time, Westmount principals worked with The City of Dallas to establish the In-town Housing Program that spurred the renaissance in Downtown Dallas housing and redevelopment.

1995 - 1997

Commerce & Main Street Portfolio

Westmount acquired several historic, vacant commercial buildings along Commerce and Main Street, assembling one of the largest Downtown Dallas portfolios owned by a single investor at the time. Many of the buildings were sold in the mid-2000’s and developed into the Joule Hotel, Charlie Palmer Restaurant, and surrounding shops.

1995

Village on the Parkway

Purchased the former Sakowitz Village, a 33-acre retail development in Addison. After extensive renovations, it was rebranded as Village on the Parkway and fully leased, leading to a revitalization of the area. The project was successfully sold in 2000.

1996

Bronco Bowl Entertainment Center

Purchased the Bronco Bowl, an iconic Oak Cliff entertainment venue, out of bankruptcy. After several enhancements, the venue successfully resumed operations. In 2003, the property was sold to Home Depot, Walgreens, Chase Bank, and Citibank, spurring additional developments that positively impacted the area.

2005

High-tech Opportunity

Seeing a unique opportunity, we acquired a vacant 420,000-square-foot tech space on Coit Road near Plano Parkway. After performing make-ready services and establishing a sterile tech area, we sold the building to Countrywide Mortgage just nine months after acquisition.

2005

Inside the Loop

Westmount acquired the largest single tract of developable real estate inside Loop 635 in Dallas. The 27-acre property was rebranded Westmount Health Campus and ultimately sold to the developers of what is now Forest Park Medical Center.

2006

LEED Capital

Acquired Riverside Commons, a 400,000-square-foot, six-building office campus in Las Colinas, Texas. Capital improvements included adding upscale tenant amenities to improve occupancy, and the building achieved LEED Silver certification. We sold the property in 2009 to Blackberry RIM, and today it serves as their US headquarters.

2006

Distribution Center to Multi-Tenant Facility

We purchased Winn-Dixie’s former southeast distribution center, a 1.1-million-square-foot cold storage and warehouse facility in Charlotte, NC. We successfully navigated the project through an economic recession, rebranded the property as Logistics Pointe Distribution Center and converted it to a multi-tenant facility. The property was successfully sold in 2015.

2011

Value-add Philosophy and Principles

We began to refocus on multifamily assets and, since, have acquired over 4,300 units in Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, and Phoenix.

2012

Experience Leveraged for a Notable Result

Leveraging experience from a similar project in Charlotte, NC, we acquired another 1.1-million-square-foot cold storage facility in Garland, Texas. Today, after extensive renovations, the property is home to notable tenants including Kraft Foods.

2012

Reputation is Key to Success

We secured key institutional partners and began acquiring larger industrial portfolios, establishing our reputation for successful capital raises. To date, acquisitions exceed 32-million-square-feet of properties across the United States.

2017

On the Rise in Chicago

We began focusing industrial acquisitions in the Chicago market, more than doubling our square footage of properties in the area to 6.3 million over the course of just two years. We also opened a regional office in Chicago to support the portfolio.