1914
Henry S. Miller starts his career in the real estate industry. His first deal: trading a building for 20 acres in Oak Cliff.
1919
First Henry S. Miller office established. Henry S. Miller Sr. brokers sale of the southwest corner of Gaston and Adair (future site of Baylor Hospital) for $19,000 to H.D. Douglas.
1920
HSM negotiates the sale of the northwest corner of Ross and Harwood in downtown Dallas for $70,000 to the Knights of Columbus.
1922
HSM brokers the sale of the block bounded by Elm, Olive, Harwood, and Pacific for $260,000 to Louis Lipsitz.
1923
HSM leases the Hippodrome Theatre on Elm Street for $1,050/month to Tol Totter. Built in 1913, the theater would later become the Joy Theater, Wade Theater, Dallas Theater, The Downtown, and Strand Theater before being bulldozed in 1960.
1924
HSM handles sale of northeast corner of Commerce and Field of $207,500 to Louis Lipsitz.
1926
Henry S. Miller Sr. makes a deal between E.D. Slaughter and Neiman- Marcus for a 99-year ground lease so that Neiman Marcus could expand its then existing building at Main and Ervay to Commerce street.
1928
HSM handles sales of property near the corner of Ervay and San Jacinto for $62,500 to the YMCA. Henry S. Miller Sr. provides his services for free.
1931
Highland Park Village opens at the corner of Mockingbird Lane and Preston Rd. America's first shopping center was the first to be developed by a single owner with a unified architectural style on a plot of land facing inward, un-bisected by public streets.
1934
Henry S. Miller Jr. joins his father, heading the new insurance department. Firm is named Henry S. Miller Company. Henry Sr. handles sale of property near the southeast corner of Elm and Akard from J.W. Pat Murphy to Singer Co. for $115,000.
1936
Henry S. Miller Sr is named director of National Association of Real Estate Boards.
1937
Henry S Miller Sr. is awarded the inaugural Easterwood Achievement Cup by Dallas Real Estate Board for outstanding civic work as a realtor.
1941
Henry Jr. and brother, Jack, enlist in the Army and Marines and both see combat.
1942
While leading a platoon during the battle of Guadalcanal, Jack Miller is shot and killed in battle. He is posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for heroism for his actions.
1944
Henry S. Miller Sr. negotiates 99-year ground lease on Commerce Street with Roger Lacy. He handles the gift of property on McKinney Avenue to Red Cross from J. Genaro and the gift of property at Akard and Young to Community Chest from Schepps, all for no fee.
1945
Henry S. Miller Jr. and Juanita Lewis are married.
1946
Henry S. Miller Sr. handles the assemblage of the A. Harris parking lot and sale of property near Akard and Young to Employers Casualty Co.
1948
Henry S. Miller Jr. sells Trammel Crow industrial land, which would become the Trinity Industrial District, starting a powerful and lasting partnership. HSM Co. handles leasing the property.
1950
As chair of the Dallas City Council Zoning and Land use Committee, Henry S. Miller Sr. invites national experts to examine problems plaguing downtown Dallas. Result: the Central Business District Panel.
1952
Father and son add three salesmen to the company.
1953
HSM Co. specializes in leasing. Early projects:
- 28 acre A. Harris-Oak Cliff Center, considered the first regional mall style center in Texas
- Meadows Building on North Central Expressway
- Vaughn Building on Commerce Street
- Turtle Creek Village Shopping Center
- Preston Square Medical Building
Henry S. Miller Jr. is named president of the Dallas Real Estate Board and Vice President of the HSM Co.
Henry S. Miller Sr. is named chairman of the Dallas City Planning Committee and president of the Southwestern Chapter of the American Appraisal Institute.
1954
Henry S. Miller Jr. receives the Easterwood Achievement Cup for outstanding civic service as a Realtor, just as his father has 17 years earlier.
1958
HSM Co. and Trammel Crow Company build Preston Royal Shopping Center at the northwest corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane, with management and leasing by HSM Co. It is the only retail strip north of Northwest Hwy at the time.
1959
Vance C. Miller joins HSM Co. as a broker.
1960
The business incorporates, specializing in commercial brokerage and appraisals with five associates. HSM Co. sells Sears, Roebuck 112 acres at Valley View Lane and Preston Road, which would become Valley View Mall.
1960
The company negotiates the deal for Zale Corporations' international headquarters. Northside Shopping Center is puchased by Seymour Bernstein, HSM Jr., and Robert Lamm. The Dallas Cowboys become a part of the National Football League.
1961
HSM Co. handles the purchase of Westerwood Apartments at 500 Lemmon Avenue. Henry S. Miller Jr. is elected to trustee board of Urban Land Institute. HSM Co. moves into new offices in the Hartford building.
1963
The staff numbers 20. HSM Co. sets up subsidiary company to manage properties. Computer service introduced for accounting and reporting on managed properties. Vance serves as Chairman of the Dallas Area Industrial Development Association.
1964
HSM Co. handles two apartment sales: University Place and Midway Gardens. HSM Co. forms a partnership to handle international transactions.
1965
David Donosky joins HSM Co. The firm introduces syndications. Henry S. Miller Jr. and Trammel Crow acquire the northeast corner of Preston Road and Royal Lane, with management and leasing by HSM Co. Miller and Crow now control both northern sides of the intersection in one of the most affluent areas of Dallas.
1965
Henry Jr. becomes part owner of Northlake Shopping Center and the Decorative Center in the Trinity Industrial District. A ten-acre property at the corner of Commerce and Lamar Streets is assembled by HSM Co. allowing the construction of One Main Place to occur.
1968
The Miller Mark - the company's logo - is revealed to the public. Henry S. Miller Sr. passes away at 78. Henry S. Miller III opens HSM Co.'s Houston Office.
1969
HSM Co. moves to the One Main Place. Transaction volume increases dramatically. HSM Co. arranges the sale of 135 acres at Preston Road and Valley View Lane to Trammel Crow - the site would later become Valley View Mall. HSM Co. arranges the lease for a new Neiman Marcus store in Bal Harbor, Florida.
1970
Roger Staubach, quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, joins HSM Co. HSM Co. expands into Austin and San Antonio.
1971
HSM Co. enters the residential brokerage market, headed by Virginia Cook.
1972
Vance Miller serves as Director of the Cullen/Frost Bank (NYSE) from 1972 to 1982.
1973
Henry S. Miller Residential becomes the 2nd largest residential brokerage in the Dallas area.
1974
Vance Miller services as Director of Valhi, Inc. (NASDAQ) from 1974 to 1979.
1975
Henry S. Miller Jr. leads fundraising campaign to save the Dallas Symphony Orchestra from bankcruptcy.
1976
HSM Co. handles $200 million dollars in international business. Pennzoil Place, a Gerald D. Hines development in Houston, sold to Deutsche Bank, for approximately $100 million. Brokered by Vance Miller, it is the largest real estate transaction in history at the time.
1977
Vance Miller is named Chairman of the Dallas Alliance of Business, an appointment requiring approval of the President of the United States.
1978
Vance Miller is named Chairman of the Private Industry Council, City of Dallas (serves until 1980)
1983
Under the leadership of Henry S. Miller Jr. the most comprehensive capital campaign ever undertaken by an American arts institution begins. The Cornerstone Campaign runs from January 1983 through December 1985 and raises more than $50 million towards the construction of the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in the Dallas Arts District.
1984
David Donosky is named CEO of HSM Co. He orchestrates the sale of the company to Grubb & Ellis for $47 million, making it the third largest commercial real estate firm in the U.S. The company operates under the name Henry S. Miller/Grubb & Ellis until 1991.
1984
Vance Miller purchases two Honolulu, Hawaii based companies: Pacific Construction Company, a major General Contractor with 800 employees and Waitec Development Inc., a developer/builder of over 3,000 single family homes.
1985
Vance Miller serves as Director and Co-Chairman of the Banc TEXAS Group, Inc (NYSE) from 1985 until 1987.
1986
Vance Miller develops the Hills Golf Course, along with an adjacent residential subdivision, in Plano. The course becomes part of the Prestonwood Country Club.
1986
Vance Miller is appointed by Ronald Reagan, the President of the United States, as Director of the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)), and Member of the Audit Committee and Asset and Liability Committee (serves 3 terms until 1989).
1986
Vance Miller is appointed as a Director of Pilgrim’s Pride Corporations (NYSE) and Chairman of the Audit Committee (serves until 2009.)
1986
Henry S. Miller III became managing director of Highland Park Village and Preston Royal Village .
1991
Vance Miller buys back the residential division from Grubb & Ellis, receiving limited use of the name for commercial real estate purchases. The company then had 26 offices across Texas.
1993
HSM Co. acquires Preston Trail Plaza on Preston Road near Campbell Road.
1994
HSM Co. reopens a full service real estate company, merging with Newmarket Group Southwest, Inc. and Kelly, Lundeen & Crawford.
1994
HSM Co. acquires Pepper Square Shopping Center at Preston and Beltline in Dallas. Vance serves as Director of Resurgence Properties Inc. (NASDAQ) from 1994 to 2000.
1995
HSM Co. and Pan American Capital Corp. develop Deep Ellum Lofts near downtown Dallas, consisting of 135 loft apartments units in three historical warehouses; (the Continental Gin Company Building built in 1914, the Farm and Ranch Building built in 1920, and the Murray Building built in 1992.
1996
Henry S. Miller IV joins company. HSM Co. is the second largest Texas real estate firm and ranked 29th in the nation by Real Trends survey.
1997
Vance C. Miller Jr., son of Vance Miller, dies tragically in a car accident.
1998
Vance Miller serves as Director of the Dallas Business Committee for the Arts from 1998 to 2004. Highland Park Village is added to the National Register of Historic Places.
1999
HSM Co. acquires Lakeside Village Shopping Center at Walnut Hill and Central and develops Valley View Market at LBJ and Midway in Dallas.
1999
SMU's World War II Memorial Plaza is dedicated by the Miller family in memory of Jack Miller.
2000
HSM Co. acquires five North Texas area shopping centers: Central Forest Shopping Center in Dallas, Hilltop Square in North Richland Hills, Stanton Plaza in Arlington, Towne North Shopping Center in Irving, and Woodbridge Plaza in Hurst.
2000
Vance Miller serves as Director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation from 2000-2011. Highland Park Village is added to the National Register of Historic Landmarks. Former staffer Dan Arnold rejoins HSM Co.
2001
HSM Co. sells the residential division to Cendant (parent company of Coldwell Banker) for over $50 million. Henry S Miller III and Urban Partners develop the West Village, Dallas' first major urban retail mixed-use project. HSM Co. develops phase II of Pepper Square.
2002
Greg Miller leaves the law firm Geary, Porter & Donovan to join HSM Co. as tenant rep broker. HSM Co. acquires the Village of the Woodland Hills Shopping Center in Tulsa, OK.
2003
HSM Co. and W & W Development develop the Edgemere Lofts condominium project in Dallas and Lakeside at Lonestar Ranch single family lot subdivision in Frisco; and acquires Villas at Montfort Apartments and Waters Edge Apartments in Dallas and Lincoln Corners Shopping Center in Harlingen.
2003
Vance serves as Member of the U.S. Small Business Administration National Advisory Council from 2003 to 2005.
2004
Jackie Miller Stewart is named President of Henry S. Miller Interests, the property management company in charge of leasing, managing, and operating select family assets: Highland Park Village, Preston Royal Village, Montfort Plaza, and Frankford Market.
2004
HSM Co. acquires Kingwood Shopping Center in Houston, Indian River Shopping Center and Lakeview Village in D’Iberville, MS, and develops two residential single family lot subdivisions: Chapel Hill in Prosper and Wynngate in Frisco.
2005
Juanita Miller dies age 93. HSM Co. acquires Adolphus Office Tower in downtown Dallas, Broadway Corners Shopping Center in Garland, Hill Country Square in Boerne, and College Park Plaza and Williams Trace Shopping Center in Houston.
2006
HSM Co. sells the Village of Woodland Hills, Lincoln Corners Shopping Center, and develops Little Elm Towne Crossing Shopping Center in Little Elm.
2006
HSM Co. and Atticus Real Estate develop Lake Park Townhomes in Richardson. HSM Co. and Venture Interests develop the Enclave Townhomes in Horseshoe Bay.
2007
HSM Co. acquires Silverlake Shopping Center in Pearland, Midtown Shopping Center in Kilgore, and sells College Park Plaza and Deep Ellum Lofts.
2008
HSM Co. acquires Highland Point Shopping Center in Highland Village and sells Hill Country Square.
2009
Henry S. Miller Jr. Dies at 95 and David Donosky dies at age 75. Family sells Highland Park Village for the highest total price for a retail property sold that year in the U.S.
2011
HSM Co. sells Lakeside Village Shopping Center.
2012
HSM Co. acquires firm TriVest Residential. HSM Co. ranks No.4 among brokerage firms in North Texas with 62 local brokers.
2012
HSM Co. and Atticus Real Estate begin construction of Parkside Towns apartment project in Richardson.
2012
HSM Co. develops Iris Hollow, a single family cul-de-sac subdivision near Forest and Hillcrest.
2012
The Miller Family sells Preston Royal Village Shopping Center after 54 years of ownership.
2013
Vance Miller dies age 79. Son Greg Miller becomes fourth generation to lead the company as CEO.
2013
Vance's wife, Tincy Miller becomes "Chairlady" of the HSM Co. board of directors.
2013
HSM Co. moves offices to Stanford Corporate Centre. HSM Co sells Kingwood Shopping Center.
2014
Dan Arnold is named COO and President of the brokerage division. Vance Miller Family sells Prestonwood Country Club after 38 years of ownership. HSM Co. sells Little Elm Town Crossing Shopping Center, Preston Trail Plaza, and Tri Vest; acquires 4.36 acres of land in West Dallas near Belmont Hotel with plans to develop a $45 million apartment project.