About Us

Company Background

Dimension Companies are a group of operating entities and SPE investment vehicles that the Neary family is involved with. Dimension was organized in 1975 and has participated in over 200 real estate investment projects over the years. While real estate has been our primary focus, we have invested in restaurants, retail hospitality, activist stock investing, and most recently tech. We have built the company based on relationships and have worked with the same investors and lenders for decades. We pride ourselves on “repeat business” and the fact that we have never been involved in partner litigation – not once.

Michael Neary founded the enterprise and family members have acted as directors, members of the investment committee, and in an advisory capacity over the years.

Dimension Operating Companies

DCP Financial Services was organized as a GSE lending correspondent for Walker Dunlop. We specialize in multifamily lending with particular emphasis on HUD construction loans. DCPFS also sources debt and equity for a variety of national real estate developers and investors active across all product types. In conjunction with partners we provide balance sheet bridge loans to clients. This platform specializes in multifamily and hotel loans. The principals of DCPFS have completed more than $8B of transactions.

DCP Financial Services

DCP Financial Services was organized as a GSE lending correspondentt for Walker Dunlop. We specialize in multifamily lending with particular emphasis on HUD construction loans. DCPFS also sources debt and equity for a variety of national real estate developers and investors active across all product types. In conjunction with partners we provide balance sheet bridge loans to clients. This platform specializes in multifamily and hotel loans. The principals of DCPFS have completed more than $8B of transactions.

Sentinel Title Company

Sentinel Title Company is a title insurance agency based in Dallas, TX that operates on a national basis focusing on large commercial transactions. Current underwriters are Chicago Title, Fidelity National Title and First American Title. Representative clients include Hunt Companies, Hall Group, Cinemark, Streetlight Residential, Alamo Manhattan, Citibank, Wells Fargo, Deutsche bank, and JP Morgan Chase, among others.

Our Timelines

1970's
(1973) Mr. Neary entered law school at SMU and began his business career
(1974) Opened Rhett Butler’s steak house in Amarillo, Texas
(1975) Rhett Butler’s Steak House was sold, and capital was redeployed to On your Mark, one of America’s first athletic shoe store chains, expanding to 29 stores before it was sold to Foot Locker
(1976) On Your Mark Systems, Inc. invested in Famous Ramos Hot Dogs – a mall food court restaurant chain that grew to over 100 stores before being sold to Orange Julius
(1977) Dimension Realty, Inc. was created as a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in regional mall site acquisitions. Representative clients included Simon, Homart, DeBartolo, General Growth, Rouse and Broadhead.
(1979) Dimension Realty morphed into Dimension Development Company
1980’s
(1981-1984) Dimension partnered with Melvin Simon and Associates, Homart, and Paul Broadhead and Associates to build regional malls – over 5 MM square feet of retail space, and over 100 out parcels
(1982 – 1986) Developed over 2.5 MM square feet of shopping centers; 3,000 multi-family units; 3 hotels; and over 500 acres of commercial land development
(1982) Formed Commerce Title Company in Houston, Texas with M.G. “Buddy Herring”, Paul Broadhead, Melvin Simon, Ron Evans, Jimmy Erwin and Reno Hartfiel.
(1982 – 1987) Developed over 2,500 residential lots in master planned communities in DFW and Atlanta metro markets
(1983) Dimension diversified into services, including Saratoga Capital, Broadhurst Company, and Dimension Realty Management
(1984) Formed CNS Partners to “actively invest in undervalued publicly traded companies. Investors included Drexel Burnham, Jeffries, Bear Stearns, First City Financial and Icahn. Notable transactions included Aloha Airlines, Southland Corporation, Southland Financial Corporation and Master Lock
1990's
(1992 – 1997) Dimension formed investment partnerships to acquire RTC assets, deploying over $200MM of equity
2000's
(2001 - 2005) Dimension sold the RTC assets it acquired during the 1990’s
(2002) Dimension reentered master planned community effort in California and Texas – developing over 10,000 lots in five years
(2007) Dimension foresaw the collapse of the housing and mortgage industry, and liquidated 90% of our land inventory prior to the collapse, shrinking dramatically but preserving our capital
(2009) Developing over 9,000 lots in ten years
2010's
(2010) Dimension cautiously reentered Austin market, developing more than 9,000 lots
(2012) Formed DCP Financial Services as a correspondent for Walker Dunlop, specializing in GSE multi family loans
(2015) Formed Sentinel Title Company in Dallas. Underwriters include Chicago Title, Fidelity National and Westcor
2020's
(2020) Dimension is developing several new real estate asset class initiatives and expanding its operating business portfolio.
(2021) Invested in tech sector with a major investment in mLogica:www.mLogica.com
1970's
(1973) Mr. Neary entered law school at SMU and began his business career
(1974) Opened Rhett Butler’s steak house in Amarillo, Texas
(1975) Rhett Butler’s Steak House was sold, and capital was redeployed to On your Mark, one of America’s first athletic shoe store chains, expanding to 29 stores before it was sold to Foot Locker
(1976) On Your Mark Systems, Inc. invested in Famous Ramos Hot Dogs – a mall food court restaurant chain that grew to over 100 stores before being sold to Orange Julius
(1977) Dimension Realty, Inc. was created as a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in regional mall site acquisitions. Representative clients included Simon, Homart, DeBartolo, General Growth, Rouse and Broadhead.
(1979) Dimension Realty morphed into Dimension Development Company
1980’s
(1981-1984) Dimension partnered with Melvin Simon and Associates, Homart, and Paul Broadhead and Associates to build regional malls – over 5 MM square feet of retail space, and over 100 out parcels
(1982 – 1986) Developed over 2.5 MM square feet of shopping centers; 3,000 multi-family units; 3 hotels; and over 500 acres of commercial land development
(1982) Formed Commerce Title Company in Houston, Texas with M.G. “Buddy Herring”, Paul Broadhead, Melvin Simon, Ron Evans, Jimmy Erwin and Reno Hartfiel.
(1982 – 1987) Developed over 2,500 residential lots in master planned communities in DFW and Atlanta metro markets
(1983) Dimension diversified into services, including Saratoga Capital, Broadhurst Company, and Dimension Realty Management
(1984) Formed CNS Partners to “actively invest in undervalued publicly traded companies. Investors included Drexel Burnham, Jeffries, Bear Stearns, First City Financial and Icahn. Notable transactions included Aloha Airlines, Southland Corporation, Southland Financial Corporation and Master Lock
1990's
(1992 – 1997) Dimension formed investment partnerships to acquire RTC assets, deploying over $200MM of equity
2000's
(2001 - 2005) Dimension sold the RTC assets it acquired during the 1990’s
(2002) Dimension reentered master planned community effort in California and Texas – developing over 10,000 lots in five years
(2007) Dimension foresaw the collapse of the housing and mortgage industry, and liquidated 90% of our land inventory prior to the collapse, shrinking dramatically but preserving our capital
(2009) Developing over 9,000 lots in ten years
2010's
(2010) Dimension cautiously reentered Austin market, developing more than 9,000 lots
(2012) Formed DCP Financial Services as a correspondent for Walker Dunlop, specializing in GSE multi family loans
(2015) Formed Sentinel Title Company in Dallas. Underwriters include Chicago Title, Fidelity National and Westcor
2020's
(2020) Dimension is developing several new real estate asset class initiatives and expanding its operating business portfolio.
(2021) Invested in tech sector with a major investment in mLogica:www.mLogica.com
1970's
(1973) Mr. Neary entered law school at SMU and began his business career
(1974) Opened Rhett Butler’s steak house in Amarillo, Texas
(1975) Rhett Butler’s Steak House was sold, and capital was redeployed to On your Mark, one of America’s first athletic shoe store chains, expanding to 29 stores before it was sold to Foot Locker
(1976) On Your Mark Systems, Inc. invested in Famous Ramos Hot Dogs – a mall food court restaurant chain that grew to over 100 stores before being sold to Orange Julius
(1977) Dimension Realty, Inc. was created as a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in regional mall site acquisitions. Representative clients included Simon, Homart, DeBartolo, General Growth, Rouse and Broadhead.
(1979) Dimension Realty morphed into Dimension Development Company
1980’s
(1981-1984) Dimension partnered with Melvin Simon and Associates, Homart, and Paul Broadhead and Associates to build regional malls – over 5 MM square feet of retail space, and over 100 out parcels
(1982 – 1986) Developed over 2.5 MM square feet of shopping centers; 3,000 multi-family units; 3 hotels; and over 500 acres of commercial land development
(1982) Formed Commerce Title Company in Houston, Texas with M.G. “Buddy Herring”, Paul Broadhead, Melvin Simon, Ron Evans, Jimmy Erwin and Reno Hartfiel.
(1982 – 1987) Developed over 2,500 residential lots in master planned communities in DFW and Atlanta metro markets
(1983) Dimension diversified into services, including Saratoga Capital, Broadhurst Company, and Dimension Realty Management
(1984) Formed CNS Partners to “actively invest in undervalued publicly traded companies. Investors included Drexel Burnham, Jeffries, Bear Stearns, First City Financial and Icahn. Notable transactions included Aloha Airlines, Southland Corporation, Southland Financial Corporation and Master Lock
1990's
(1992 – 1997) Dimension formed investment partnerships to acquire RTC assets, deploying over $200MM of equity
2000's
(2001 - 2005) Dimension sold the RTC assets it acquired during the 1990’s
(2002) Dimension reentered master planned community effort in California and Texas – developing over 10,000 lots in five years
(2007) Dimension foresaw the collapse of the housing and mortgage industry, and liquidated 90% of our land inventory prior to the collapse, shrinking dramatically but preserving our capital
(2009) Developing over 9,000 lots in ten years
2010's
(2010) Dimension cautiously reentered Austin market, developing more than 9,000 lots
(2012) Formed DCP Financial Services as a correspondent for Walker Dunlop, specializing in GSE multi family loans
(2015) Formed Sentinel Title Company in Dallas. Underwriters include Chicago Title, Fidelity National and Westcor
2020's
(2020) Dimension is developing several new real estate asset class initiatives and expanding its operating business portfolio.
(2021) Invested in tech sector with a major investment in mLogica:www.mLogica.com
1970's
(1973) Mr. Neary entered law school at SMU and began his business career
(1974) Opened Rhett Butler’s steak house in Amarillo, Texas
(1975) Rhett Butler’s Steak House was sold, and capital was redeployed to On your Mark, one of America’s first athletic shoe store chains, expanding to 29 stores before it was sold to Foot Locker
(1976) On Your Mark Systems, Inc. invested in Famous Ramos Hot Dogs – a mall food court restaurant chain that grew to over 100 stores before being sold to Orange Julius
(1977) Dimension Realty, Inc. was created as a commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in regional mall site acquisitions. Representative clients included Simon, Homart, DeBartolo, General Growth, Rouse and Broadhead.
(1979) Dimension Realty morphed into Dimension Development Company
1980’s
(1981-1984) Dimension partnered with Melvin Simon and Associates, Homart, and Paul Broadhead and Associates to build regional malls – over 5 MM square feet of retail space, and over 100 out parcels
(1982 – 1986) Developed over 2.5 MM square feet of shopping centers; 3,000 multi-family units; 3 hotels; and over 500 acres of commercial land development
(1982) Formed Commerce Title Company in Houston, Texas with M.G. “Buddy Herring”, Paul Broadhead, Melvin Simon, Ron Evans, Jimmy Erwin and Reno Hartfiel.
(1982 – 1987) Developed over 2,500 residential lots in master planned communities in DFW and Atlanta metro markets
(1983) Dimension diversified into services, including Saratoga Capital, Broadhurst Company, and Dimension Realty Management
(1984) Formed CNS Partners to “actively invest in undervalued publicly traded companies. Investors included Drexel Burnham, Jeffries, Bear Stearns, First City Financial and Icahn. Notable transactions included Aloha Airlines, Southland Corporation, Southland Financial Corporation and Master Lock
1990's
(1992 – 1997) Dimension formed investment partnerships to acquire RTC assets, deploying over $200MM of equity
2000's
(2001 - 2005) Dimension sold the RTC assets it acquired during the 1990’s
(2002) Dimension reentered master planned community effort in California and Texas – developing over 10,000 lots in five years
(2007) Dimension foresaw the collapse of the housing and mortgage industry, and liquidated 90% of our land inventory prior to the collapse, shrinking dramatically but preserving our capital
(2009) Developing over 9,000 lots in ten years
2010's
(2010) Dimension cautiously reentered Austin market, developing more than 9,000 lots
(2012) Formed DCP Financial Services as a correspondent for Walker Dunlop, specializing in GSE multi family loans
(2015) Formed Sentinel Title Company in Dallas. Underwriters include Chicago Title, Fidelity National and Westcor
2020's
(2020) Dimension is developing several new real estate asset class initiatives and expanding its operating business portfolio.
(2021) Invested in tech sector with a major investment in mLogica:www.mLogica.com

Meet Our Leadership Team

Michael L. Neary

President and Founder

Michael L. Neary

President and Founder

Mr. Neary is a serial entrepreneur opening his first business while attending the University of Texas. While attending law school, he opened Rhett Butler’s – a high end prime rib and lobster restaurant. Rhett’s was sold in 1974 and in 1975, the gain was redeployed to On Your Mark, an early entrant into the athletic shoe store business. After four stores were open in Simon malls, Melvin personally invested in the company and it grew exponentially, and was sold to Foot Locker in 1979, giving them an entrée into Texas.