# Headington Companies

> Headington Companies is the privately held Dallas holding company through which billionaire oilman-turned-film-producer Tim Headington redeveloped a full block of downtown Main Street. What began with turning a 1920s bank building into The Joule hotel grew into a self-contained ecosystem of boutique hospitality, a dozen-plus restaurants and bars, the Forty Five Ten luxury retail brand, a contemplated art collection, and quiet interests in private equity and film. It is less a corporate developer than a patient, taste-driven family office betting that a great neighborhood is built one building at a time.

- **Founded:** 2005
- **Headquarters:** Dallas, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Timothy "Tim" Headington (Founder & Chairman)
- **Team size:** ~29 corporate (up to ~1,000 across all properties at peak)
- **Products:** The Joule, Forty Five Ten, Headington restaurant & bar group, Downtown Dallas real estate portfolio, Private equity & film interests
- **Notable:** Redeveloped 16 Main Street addresses across ~12 assets, deploying roughly $500M into downtown Dallas over ~15 years, Opened The Joule (2008), now a nationally recognized luxury boutique hotel, Commissioned Tony Tasset's 30-foot 'Eye' sculpture, a downtown Dallas landmark and social-media magnet

## Products & services

- **The Joule** — A 160-room luxury boutique hotel in the restored 1920s Dallas National Bank building on Main Street, anchoring the company's downtown portfolio with a rooftop pool, spa, and museum-grade art.
- **Forty Five Ten** — A Dallas luxury multi-brand fashion retailer acquired by Headington in 2014, with a 37,000 sq ft downtown flagship that opened in 2016.
- **Headington restaurant & bar group** — A collection of downtown and Design District venues including CBD Provisions, Midnight Rambler, Sassetta, Americano, Mirador, Commissary and more, operated in-house.
- **Downtown Dallas real estate portfolio** — More than 20 real estate holdings assembled across 16 Main Street addresses, roughly $500M deployed into mixed-use redevelopment.
- **Private equity & film interests** — Investments spanning private equity and film production, including Tim Headington's earlier stake in GK Films (Hugo, World War Z, Rango) and later Tango and Ley Line Entertainment.

## Achievements

- Redeveloped 16 Main Street addresses across ~12 assets, deploying roughly $500M into downtown Dallas over ~15 years
- Opened The Joule (2008), now a nationally recognized luxury boutique hotel
- Commissioned Tony Tasset's 30-foot 'Eye' sculpture, a downtown Dallas landmark and social-media magnet
- Built and operated a dozen-plus restaurant and bar concepts in-house
- Acquired and expanded the Forty Five Ten luxury retail brand

## Latest updates

- **2024-11** — Headington Companies featured as a sponsor package (&Juliet) supporting the TWO x TWO for AIDS and Art benefit in Dallas.
- **2020-03** — COVID-19 forced sweeping layoffs across Headington's Dallas hotel and restaurant operations.
- **2019-12** — Opened Queso Beso, marking roughly the 12th restaurant concept in its downtown/Design District portfolio.

## Links

- Website: https://headington.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/headington-companies
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejouledallas/

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Last updated: 2026-08-16