The Dallas real estate sector is mourning the loss of Colin Fitzgibbons, president of Hunt Realty Investments, who died at age 46 on November 21 after a battle with colon cancer. He is survived by his wife Jessica and their three sons, Patrick, Conor and Declan.
Fitzgibbons played a central role in leading the NorthEnd development at 2323 North Field Street, which will house Goldman Sachs’ new Dallas campus. The 11-acre project is designed as an “urban arboretum” and represents a significant part of investment efforts aiming to transform Uptown into a major financial center.
A Dallas native, Fitzgibbons spent five years in New York’s Financial District while working for the Staubach Company before joining KDC, where he contributed to projects such as Legacy West. He often shared insights about what attracts people to different cities and emphasized the qualities that make Dallas unique.
“Deep down, there’s an understanding that there’s no reason for Dallas to really exist,” he told The Real Deal in 2024 regarding upcoming developments set to form Y’all Street.
“Dallas is very business-friendly, and that’s sort of been our reason for being. But the underpinnings of all that is, look, this has to be a great place to build a career and to raise a family. I think that’s the secret sauce.”
Fitzgibbons envisioned NorthEnd as representing the future of office environments and discussed his team’s research into global projects aimed at creating top-tier developments. He also spoke about Texas’ pro-business reputation and advised against relying solely on tax advantages.
Known as an advocate for Dallas, Fitzgibbons expressed optimism about urban living in the city. He predicted that projects like NorthEnd could help make Uptown more walkable and accessible by public transit—features not common in North Texas communities.
He also highlighted Dallas’ openness to community involvement: “One of the things I love about Dallas is you can get involved so easily,” he said during his 2024 interview.
Meanwhile in Austin, housing market conditions have shifted significantly over the past year. According to TRDData, Austin experienced some of the steepest declines among large U.S. markets: median home sale prices dropped by 8.2 percent year-over-year to $416,000 while mortgage activity also fell sharply—purchase loan originations declined nearly 41 percent in Q3 compared with one year earlier. Nationally, purchase mortgage originations dropped only 6.6 percent over the same period (https://www.attomdata.com/news/market-trends/mortgage-origination/attom-q3-2025-u-s-mortgage-origination-report/).
In other Texas real estate news, Ari Rastegar—CEO of Rastegar Capital—faces possible foreclosure on four Austin apartment complexes but described foreclosure as just another exit strategy given current market conditions. “If you can’t sell them *#!ing kick the keys back,” Rastegar said this week regarding ongoing disputes with lender Greystone over properties including Hyde Park Square and Sunset Palms.
Elsewhere in Dallas residential news, entrepreneur Mark Haidar recently purchased a property on White Rock Lake; Haidar was previously featured as a subject in former President George W. Bush’s book “Out of Many, One: Portraits of America’s Immigrants.” The home was last listed at $10.9 million following apparent price reductions totaling $5 million.
