Ground-up neighborhood retail in the fastest-growing communities in Texas
Most investors buy what already exists. The value is visible. The tenants are in place. The income is flowing.
We invest differently. We identify the communities where population growth is already happening — where rooftops are ahead of retail — and we build the daily-needs shopping centers those communities require.
By the time the doors open, demand is already there. That’s not speculation. That’s strategy.
What We Build
Daily-needs retail: grocery-anchored, medical, restaurant, service-based tenants
Ground-up development: we build from site selection through certificate of occupancy
Texas Triangle markets: Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio metro areas and surrounding growth corridors
Track Record
delivered projects
Active projects
Why Now
- The Texas Triangle is one of the fastest-growing regions in the United States
- Population is moving. Infrastructure is expanding. And retail follows rooftops.
- We identify where growth is going before it arrives.
- That's where we build. That's where value is created.
The Principals
MD MBA — Co-Founder
Mounang Desai is a physician, entrepreneur, and real estate developer with experience across clinical leadership, capital markets, and strategic development.
Co-Founder
Parvez “Chris” Merchant is a Houston-based real estate developer with over three decades of experience across shopping centers, hospitality, and self-storage.
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ABOUT MALABAR HILL CAPITAL
Malabar Hill Capital specializes in ground-up shopping center developments within or around high-growth master-planned communities, delivering superior risk-adjusted returns through strategic site selection, conservative underwriting, and a proven merchant builder approach.