HOUSTON (September 22, 2026) — Trademark Property Company (Trademark), a mixed-use investor, developer, and operator, and its partner MetLife Investment Management, the institutional asset management business of MetLife, Inc. (NYSE: MET), have secured financing and will soon begin construction on Dunham Pointe, a 202,000-square-foot retail and restaurant district in the fast-growing Houston suburb of Cypress. Financing was provided by PNC Bank. With 14 tenants already signed on, Trademark will break ground on the 25-acre project on Oct. 1.
“Starting construction is a major milestone for us and for Dunham Pointe,” said Terry Montesi, CEO and founder of Trademark. “We are seeing the start of a new retail development cycle after one of the longest downturns in history. With record-low national retail vacancy and construction starts, the market is genuinely undersupplied, and developers and investors are starting to respond. We are proud to be among the first movers, getting impactful projects like Dunham Pointe off the ground.”
Dunham Pointe is one of three Texas-based project groundbreakings from Trademark this summer. The firm broke ground on Anthem, a transformational redevelopment of the 43-year-old Lincoln Square shopping center in Arlington, Aug. 3. Shivers Farm, the 40-acre mixed-use community anchored by Whole Foods Market in Southlake, will break ground on Sept. 23. Together, the three developments represent 721,000 square feet of new or refreshed retail space.
Dunham Pointe will be anchored by Whole Foods Market. Trademark has already signed leases with 13 additional tenants, including Amorino Gelato, Fidelity, LaserAway, Milkshake Factory, a national junior fashion anchor, Nordstrom Rack, Ojo de Agua, Pepper Lunch, Playa Bowls, Pokeworks, Shake Shack, Solidcore, and Texas Country Boots. Active lease negotiations are in the works with more than 12 tenants totaling 65,000 square feet, as well as letters of intent from more than 10 additional retailers, reflecting the strong demand for the project.
Located at the intersection of Highway 290 and Mason Road in the heart of Cypress, an affluent area experiencing meteoric growth, Dunham Pointe will encompass 202,000 square feet of ground-up retail. The development is part of the larger 1,300-acre Dunham Pointe master-planned community, where strong new-home sales have helped accelerate the community’s evolution from a residential destination into a mixed-use hub for northwest Houston. Since home sales began in 2021, Dunham Pointe has recorded more than 1,000 new-home sales, helping demonstrate the demand for new shopping, dining, and services within the community.
That momentum is also driving interest across other components of the master plan. Dunham Pointe Development, the master plan developer, is currently under contract or in negotiations with developers and users for multifamily, townhomes, medical facilities, and additional commercial uses, further advancing the vision for a community where residents can live, shop, dine, and access everyday services close to home.
“The response from homebuyers has validated the vision we had for Dunham Pointe from the beginning,” said Cary Dunham, executive vice president of Dunham Pointe Development. “We wanted to create a community where families could not only find an exceptional home, but also have amenities, restaurants, shopping, and services close at hand. The pace of home sales has created the critical mass to support that next phase of development, and Trademark recognized the opportunity. Their investment is an important milestone in making Dunham Pointe the complete community we envisioned.”
“We’re bringing Dunham Pointe to Cypress in the midst of an exponential growth period, and the demand is definitely there,” said Blake Bickmore, vice president of development at Trademark. “We’re focused on curating an unparalleled mix of shopping, dining, and entertainment, and leasing activity has been extremely strong. We’re thrilled to be breaking ground with this level of momentum.”
Dunham Pointe is joining Trademark’s portfolio of Houston-area properties, which includes Market Street – The Woodlands. Market Street is an early Trademark example of a winning mixed-use strategy, consisting of 400,000 square feet of retail, including a mix of premier, first-to-market brands, 15 restaurants, a luxury cinema, and a high-end, one-of-a-kind H-E-B grocery store; 115,000 square feet of Class A office space; and a 70-room, 70,000-square-foot Hyatt Centric hotel. Trademark also developed the H-E-B-anchored Royal Oaks Village shopping center on Westheimer Road and, from 2014 to 2019, redeveloped, leased, and managed the Rice Village assets owned by Rice Management Company and was instrumental in the significant transformation into a premier, amenitized lifestyle district, adding public spaces, re-envisioning facades, rebranding, and remerchandising this trophy asset.
About Trademark Property Company:
Trademark Property Company is a full-service real estate firm focused on investments, development, and institutional services of retail, multifamily, office, and mixed-use properties. Fort Worth, Texas-based Trademark has invested in, developed, or redeveloped 24 million square feet of mixed-use, multifamily, and retail assets worth $5 billion. Including projects recently awarded, Trademark’s experienced team of more than 200 employees is currently operating a 19-property retail and mixed-use portfolio, totaling over 10 million square feet across the country, and is actively advancing three development projects. A three-decade leader in navigating the changing mixed-use real estate landscape, Trademark’s purpose is to be extraordinary stewards, enhance communities, and enrich lives. For more information, visit www.trademarkproperty.com or interact on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.