Walter Embrey

The name "Embrey" has long been recognized in the real estate community. In the 45-plus years since his first job with an Austin homebuilding company, Walter M. Embrey, Jr. has helped to create homes for thousands of families and businesses. His philosophy of developing unique, high quality product on every site has earned Walter and the entire Embrey organization a reputation for creativity and excellence.

Walter, a native Texan from San Antonio, attended the University of Texas at Austin and received a B.B.A. in Finance in 1968. His real estate career began in 1967, while still in school, with a large Austin homebuilding company. In 1971, Walter joined Jagger Associates, Inc. as Vice President of Construction. Shortly thereafter, he became Executive Vice President of Operations and during his tenure he developed several commercial projects, single-family homes and over 6,000 apartments. In 1974, Walter formed Embrey Investments, Inc., the forerunner of the current Embrey Partners, Ltd. Based in San Antonio, Walter, and his partners have operated continuously and created over 150 major successful real estate projects throughout the continental U.S., with over 30,000 apartments and condominiums and more than 6.0 million square feet of commercial development totaling 32 million square feet.

Walter was a founding member and chairman of the Real Estate Finance and Development Program, College of Business at UTSA and was a charter member and co-chairman of the Real Estate Finance & Investment Center, McCombs Business School, University of Texas at Austin. He also served on the Advisory Board of the Architecture School at the University of Texas and served for ten years as the Chairman of the President's Council of the Real Estate Council of San Antonio. Walter has also served on various other boards, including the Texas Biomed Institute (formerly Southwest Texas Biomedical Foundation), Witte Museum and the National Multi-Housing Council. In 1995, Walter M. Embrey, Jr. was recognized for his business and civil achievements as San Antonio's Entrepreneur of the Year. In 2003, Walter was awarded the Philip M. Barshop Founder's Award for excellence and leadership in the real estate industry.