1900 North Akard

Overview:

This state-of-the-art office building and the neighboring Sharyland building are home to Hunt Consolidated, Inc. and its affiliates. Standing at 14 stories and 480,000 square feet, the architecture is distinguished by an unusual sail and ellipse facade. This dramatic exterior features a synchronized and choreographed set of more than 1 million independently colored lights often utilized to project messages and greetings to the community. Overlooking Downtown Dallas’ Klyde Warren Park, the Hunt campus is a staple of the city’s famous skyline.

Key Features:

  • LEED certified: Hunt Headquarters, completed in November 2007, was honored by the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) with a Silver certification for Commercial Interiors in 2009.
  • Unique interior: Features include a Foucault pendulum in the lobby and a life-size bronze statue of Texas hero Col. William B. Travis. The ceiling of the 14th floor employee dining area is an exact replica of the Texas night sky on December 18, 1934, when Hunt Oil Company was founded.
  • Award-winning: Awarded the Outstanding Building of the Year, (TOBY) International Award in 2015 presented by the International Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA).
  • Distinguished tenants: In September 2022, JPMorgan Chase moved into 1900 North Akard, leasing 131,000 square feet of the building and occupying the first five floors of the building:
    • 1st floor: Chase branch
    • 2nd floor: Corporate banking offices
    • 3rd floor: Commercial and middle market banking
    • 4th floor: Wealth management and investment banking
    • 5th floor: Client center and private bank
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  • The Dallas Petroleum Club also calls this building home as of January 2023. Dallas Petroleum Club is proudly recognized as a Distinguished Elite Club of the World, as determined by the annual Distinguished Clubs award program conducted by BoardRoom magazine.

Director, Facilities management

Philip Jabour

Paralegal

Francie Harper

Analyst

Tyler Kleinert

Vice President & General Counsel

Diane Hornquist

Diane Hornquist works with the general counsel to oversee legal activities associated with various land development and operating company initiatives. Hornquist began her legal career at the Dallas office of Jackson Walker LLP in the real estate section.

Senior Vice President

Todd Watson

Senior Vice President

Mike Wallace

Mike Wallace is responsible for all aspects of Hunt Realty Investments overseeing the firm’s direct-owned real estate portfolio, operating company investments and other real estate activities. He is responsible for sourcing and structuring all new investment activity, as well as Hunt Realty’s interaction and investment relationship with other Hunt-related entities.

Throughout his career, he has been involved in investments in single-assets, real estate portfolios, distressed loan portfolios and private and publicly-traded companies including equity, preferred equity, mezzanine and participating debt investments. His experience spans a broad array of product sectors including office, multi-family, hospitality, retail, senior living, student housing, industrial, residential and land.

Prior to joining Hunt Realty, Wallace was with The Hampstead Group, a Dallas-based real estate private equity fund which invested approximately $1 billion on behalf of institutional and private investors. While at The Hampstead Group, his responsibilities included new investment opportunities in real estate portfolios, publicly-traded companies and distressed loan portfolio acquisitions as well as management of the fund’s investments. He also previously worked for EFO Realty, a real estate opportunity fund where he sourced and structured joint-venture equity investments.

CEO | Hunt Investment Holdings, LLC

Christopher W. Kleinert

Chris Kleinert is CEO and president of Hunt Consolidated Investments, LLC, and Co-CEO of its holding company, Hunt Consolidated, Inc. He is president of Hunt Realty Investments and oversees the operations of both Hunt Investment Group and Hoodoo Land and Cattle Company, as well as the financial activities of the holding company. Other business interests of Hunt Consolidated, Inc. include oil and gas exploration and production, petroleum refining, electric power generation and transmission. Kleinert’s affiliation with Hunt Consolidated began in 1996. Kleinert received an MBA with a concentration in finance from Texas Christian University and a BBA in marketing from Southern Methodist University. Prior to joining Hunt, he was employed by Texas Commerce Bank (now JPMorgan Chase) and General Mills. Kleinert serves on the Investment Committee of the Board of Trustees of Southern Methodist University and SMU’s Tate Lecture Board of Directors. He also serves on the Neeley School of Business International Board of Visitors at Texas Christian University, the Board of Trustees of the Communities Foundation of Texas, the Board of Directors of Amegy Bank -Dallas, and the Dallas Regional Chamber’s Board of Directors. Kleinert chairs the Board of Directors of the newly created Men’s Advocacy Group for New Friends New Life. In 2009, Chris and his wife, Ashlee, founded Executives in Action (EIA), a nonprofit organization that leveraged the talent and expertise of executives in transition with local charitable organizations to enhance their productivity, efficiency and overall impact. In 2016, EIA merged 4 with New York-based Catchafire, Inc. to form Catchafire North Texas and expand the number of volunteers and nonprofits that can be matched nationally.

President

Colin Fitzgibbons