Trademark Property Company

Trademark Property Company

Terry Montesi founded Trademark Property Company in 1992, growing it from a Texas-based retail developer into a family office with a national portfolio. The firm's wealth originates from its own real estate operations, not inherited capital — Montesi built equity through ground-up development and repositioning of shopping centers. Trademark operates as a vertically integrated platform: it handles acquisition, development, leasing, property management, and asset management in-house. The firm focuses on mixed-use, lifestyle centers, and grocery-anchored retail in high-growth US markets. Confirmed projects include the redevelopment of University Park Village in Fort Worth and the development of The Shops at Highland Village. Trademark has also partnered with institutional capital, including a joint venture with Principal Real Estate Investors. Geographically, it concentrates in Texas, the Southeast, and the Mid-Atlantic. Trademark employs roughly 120 professionals across its Fort Worth headquarters. It has not established separate philanthropic or operating-company subsidiaries disclosed publicly. A recent operational event: the firm is actively developing the mixed-use Waterside project in Fort Worth, a 50+ acre site with retail, office, and multifamily components. What sets Trademark apart from other real estate family offices is its merchant-builder DNA — it originates and develops its own projects rather than acquiring existing assets, giving it control over design, tenancy, and timing. The firm retains ownership of many projects post-development, generating recurring income rather than flipping properties.