|
Professional Information:
Vaughn
Miller is President of the Retail Division of
Henry S. Miller Brokerage, LLC; and Executive Vice President and
General Manager of Henry S. Miller Companies. Vaughn has been in
the commercial real estate business for over 22 years and is a
principal and shareholder of the company; he oversees 12 Retail
Brokers in the Dallas office as well as the Henry S. Miller Company
Shopping Center portfolio. He was recently elected to the Executive
Board of
Realty Resources Network, a network of the top retail real
estate firms in the country.
He has an
extensive background in the sale, leasing and development of “high
profile” Dallas retail land and shopping centers, including the
notable corners of Central Expressway and Forest Lane, Central
Expressway and Royal Lane, Inwood Road and Forest Lane, and Spring
Valley Road and Midway Road. Vaughn also has experience in
representing retailers in seeking multiple site locations, including
Boston Market’s initial entry into Dallas/Ft. Worth (40 stores) and
Blockbuster Video’s early expansion in Dallas/Ft. Worth (19 stores).
Personal Information:
Vaughn’s
great grandfather was Henry S. Miller, Sr. (1890-1968), who founded
the company bearing his name in 1914. From a 1-man office, Henry
Sr. built the company to the largest in Texas with the help of
Vaughn’s grandfather, Henry S. Miller, Jr., and father, Vance C.
Miller. Today, Vaughn’s father, Vance, is Chairman and CEO and
Henry Jr. is Chairman Emeritus. Henry Jr., Vance and Vaughn all
attended
Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Vaughn is an avid
polo player with a 2 goal rating and plays throughout the world at
various venues including England with the
Prince of Wales.
Vaughn's polo team has the most successful winning streak of any
team in North Texas. Vaughn is also actively involved in
several Dallas area charities including The Family Place, Bryan's
House and For the Love of the Lake. Vaughn also captains the Henry S.
Miller team each year in the Dallas White Rock Marathon Relay and
has finished in the Top 10 in the Cox Corporate Challenge.
Career Transaction Highlights: In 2006
through 2008
Vaughn developed Little Elm Towne Crossing, a 170,000 sf Shopping
Center at Eldorado Pkwy & FM 423 anchored by Hobby Lobby & 24 Hr
Fitness in Little Elm, one of the fastest growing areas in North
Texas.
|
In 2000
Through
2005 Vaughn sold 40
Wal-Mart
Shadow Anchored shopping centers throughout Texas and
the South Central U.S for over $52 million. |
|
| In 1999
Through 2000 Vaughn
handled the acquisition and development of 3 high profile retail locations: |
| Pepper Square Phase
II, a 75,000 s.f. expansion to Pepper Square Shopping Center anchored by Hobby Lobby, at Preston Road and Beltline Road in North
Dallas; |
| Valley View
Market, a 35,000 s.f. specialty center, anchored by Salt Grass Steakhouse,
on LBJ Freeway and Midway Road in North Dallas; |
|
| In 1997 & 1998 Vaughn completed the sale of Mobil Land Development's landmark property,
Parkside
Center, 35 Acres, in North Dallas at Midway Road and Spring Valley
Road; |
|
| In 1996 & 1997 Vaughn completed transactions on several landmark Dallas properties including: |
| The "Gemini" drive-in theatre site,
a 27 acre corner at Central Expressway and Forest Lane which
he ground leased to AutoNation for the McLendon family; |
| The
"Old K-mart/Tinseltown" property, a 22 acre corner
at the North Dallas Tollway and Forest Lane which he sold to
Lowe's Home Improvements for the Daniel family; These properties represented 2 of the last major undeveloped retail corners inside the "Loop"
(IH 635) of north Dallas; |
|
| In 1995 Vaughn and his Tenant Representation team completed
Boston Market's entry into the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with over 40 new restaurant locations ahead of schedule and under budget; |
|
| In 1994 Vaughn handled the acquisition and renovation of Pepper Square Shopping Center, a landmark 194,000 sf retail center at Preston Road and Beltline Road, and re-tenanted the property with Old Navy Clothing Co., Stein Mart and Blockbuster Music; |
|
| In 1993 Vaughn handled the marketing and brokerage for the landmark 16 acre corner at Central Expressway and Royal Lane into a 174,000 sf "Power Center" anchored by Service Merchandise, Jumbo Sports and
Albertson's for the Stewart family. |
Professional History:
Vaughn
started his real estate career in 1986 when he joined the Miller
Companies working for his father at Vance C. Miller Interests after
graduating from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. There he
became Vice President and headed the commercial brokerage operation
as well as the marketing and leasing of over 300,000 sf of retail
projects in north Dallas. In 1990 He joined Henry S. Miller/Grubb &
Ellis as Vice President of the Retail Properties Division. Then in
1993 he joined the Dallas Preston Center office of Henry S. Miller
Realtors, as Senior Vice President and built the Commercial Division
to 17 retail brokers in Dallas and Houston. In April 1994 Vaughn
became Executive Vice President and head of the Commercial/Retail
Division when the Miller family formed Miller Commercial by merging
the Commercial Division of Henry S. Miller Company with Newmarket
Grunnah-Cole and Kelley, Lundeen & Crawford to form the largest
commercial real estate firm in Dallas/Ft. Worth and the largest
independent firm in Texas. Vaughn was Top Producer in 1994 and No. 3
Producer in 1996; and in 1994 was promoted to President of the
Commercial/Retail Division and in October 1993 was named to the
prestigious Chairman's Council of the Henry S. Miller Companies for
reaching $1 Million in career commission production.
Associations:
Director,
Realty Resources Network
Member, International Council of Shopping Centers
Member, North Texas Commercial Association of Realtors
Director, Prestonwood Country Club
Member, United States Polo Association
(2 goal rating)
President, Prestonwood Polo
Club Oak Point
Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
|
