Walt Zartman is Senior Vice President of Hillwood Urban, where he pursues
and overseas the implementation of landmark development
opportunities throughout the North Texas region.
Mr. Zartman is currently overseeing the development of Victory Commoms,
a 352,000 square foot, Class AA office tower in Victory Park. Other recent
projects include the Turtle Creek Office project, a consolidation of the Perot
Companies into a campus headquarters located in Uptown Dallas as well
as the iconic Perot Museum of Nature and Science, a 170,000 square foot,
$190 million project. The project opened ahead of schedule and under
budget, and has become one of North Texas’ most important entertainment
and educational attractions. Current developments in design are Class AA
office projects in Victory Park and Turtle Creek as well as a new
landmark skyscraper adjacent to Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Downtown
Dallas.
Prior to joining Hillwood Development, Mr. Zartman served as Vice
President, Investments & Development for Crescent Real Estate
Equities in both Houston and Dallas. At Crescent, Mr. Zartman was the
development officer responsible for 5 Houston Center, a 580,000 square foot
Class A office tower and the re-development and “re-branding” of The
Park Shops, a 290,000 square foot retail center in downtown Houston,
Texas. In addition, Mr. Zartman was the development officer in charge of a
250,000 square foot Class A office building in Las Vegas, Nevada as well as
the 590,000 square foot Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences in Dallas, Texas.
Prior to joining Crescent, Mr. Zartman served as Vice President of
Development for Hines in Dallas, Texas. During his 14-year tenure with
Hines, Mr. Zartman was responsible for the development of more than
900,000 square feet of Class A office space (including Galleria North in
North Dallas and Computer Associates Plaza in Plano) and for the
acquisition of projects in the southwest region of the United States.
Mr. Zartman was also responsible for the day-to-day asset management
of a 2.3 million square foot office portfolio in Dallas, Texas and of
approximately 594,000 square feet of properties located in San Antonio and
Austin, Texas, as well as Albuquerque, New Mexico.
During his more than 32 year career, Mr. Zartman has been directly
responsible for the development and construction of more than 3.7 million
square feet, representing in excess of $1.1 billion in value.
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Southern Methodist University – Bachelor of Business Administration