Monte Anderson is President of Options Real Estate Investments Inc, a multi-service real estate firm specializing in developing sustainable neighborhoods in Southern Dallas and Northern Ellis counties. He is both an advocate and practitioner of incremental development and is often found speaking and teaching across the country on the Cultivating of Local Neighborhoods.

Monte and Options have been recognized by the Dallas Chapter of AIA, North Texas Council of Governments, the American Planning Association, Preservation Dallas, Preservation Texas, and the Greater Dallas Planning Council for their work. Award winning projects have included Main Station Duncanville, DeSoto Market Place, Tyler Station, the Texas Theatre, Belmont Hotel in Dallas, and MidTowne Midlothian.

Monte’s most recent project is Wheatland Plaza in Duncanville, TX, a 90,000sf retail shopping center makeover that will include a food hall anchor, 11 hotel rooms, a co-working space, and various other local retail, restaurant and office type users. Beckley Settlement in South Dallas recently opened at 100% occupancy with 35 office and service providers. Monte previously served on the Duncanville, Texas City Council. He is the founding President of the North Texas Chapter of Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) and was a co-founder of the Incremental Development Alliance.

In his spare time Monte enjoys playing with his grandchildren, his cats, and listening to rap music.