ABOUT XSPACE

XSpace is reimagining the way we use space. Whether you are looking for a place to build your business, follow your passion, or invest in real estate, XSpace offers flexibility with multi-use units for office, warehouse, and lifestyle needs. All within a beautifully designed, secure space and a community of great people. 

XSpace has a flagship location in Austin and developments in Houston and The Woodlands.

OUR MISSION

Our mission is to develop and manage secure, premium properties that deliver flexible spaces and dynamic communities.

OUR VISION

Our vision is to reimagine how people use space.

OUR TEAM

HOWARD ECKER

CHAIRMAN

Howard Ecker founded Howard Ecker + Company in 1975 as the first company to exclusively serve the needs of office tenants. Howard has worked with business leaders since the company’s founding to align office location thinking with the long-term physical and cultural needs of their business’. Howard has completed lease transactions in virtually every state in the USA and Canada. Moreover, Howard has been responsible for several corporate builds-to-suit as well as the development of both low-rise and high-rise office buildings and several large residential developments. Other achievements include successfully negotiating a built-to-suit space for the Shure Brothers corporate headquarters, and securing 200,000 square feet in two leases for his client BDO in Midtown Manhattan.

BYRON SMITH

FOUNDER

Byron Smith is a Sydney-born entrepreneur with a family business background in commercial real estate. He has been active in automotive technology as both a co-founder and investor in various artificial intelligence and advanced materials (Graphene) companies. Byron has successfully led multimillion-dollar fundraises, executed marketing strategies, built sales processes, created financial models, and spearheaded business development for the ventures he's involved with. Prior to founding XSpace, he received his Bachelor of Economics from Macquarie University, Sydney, and his MBA from Bayes Business School, London. Byron’s first start-up experience was with the original team that built RA Motorsport Pty Ltd from a business plan into Australasia's largest motorsport dealership.

FRANCISCO GONZALEZ-PULIDO

DESIGN

Born into a family of engineers, Mexican architect Francisco Gonzalez-Pulido graduated from the Monterrey Tec Institute of Technology and Harvard University. In 1999 he moved to Chicago, and for a period of 18 years, he collaborated and became the design partner of the late German architect Helmut Jahn. In 2017 he left to establish FGP Atelier, an intercontinental architectural practice focused on advancing the quality of the built environment through the alignment of design, science, art, and technology. His projects have been recognized globally for design innovation, vitality, and integrity. FGP Atelier has been recognized as one of Chicago's 25 Best Architectural Practices.

LYLE SENDLEIN

CONSTRUCTION

Following a nine-year career in the NFL with the Arizona Cardinals, Lyle Sendlein retired from football and committed himself to commercial real estate. During his athletic career, Lyle was voted captain by his peers at all levels of his playing career, culminating in more than four team captain votes as a center for the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted player. Whether presented with an opportunity or challenge, Lyle prides himself on his hard work and sacrifice. He started mixing concrete for his father at a young age, ending up framing custom homes in Austin while at the University of Texas, where he holds a Bachelor of Science in Applied Learning and Development. His experience in development, planning, construction, sales, management, and business and his passion for new and disruptive products made him the fit perfect for XSpace.

CHRISSY KOOB

FINANCE

Chrissy Koob joins XSpace with over 20 years of diversified financial and operational experience across several industries. She began her career working for major financial institutions in sales in Chicago. Chrissy first leveraged her skills at a financial modeling enterprise that served the hedge fund industry, where she served in both a financial and operations role. Chrissy was then recruited to the Chicago Fire Soccer Club of the MLS, where she worked directly for the President. She led the team's first-ever market research analysis project to understand the customer base better. This project led to other significant projects, such as the development of data analytics used to implement a digital marketing perspective for the franchise. Before Chrissy's professional journey brought her to Austin, she had established her own accounting business in Chicago. Subsequently, she spent 7 years working with fractional CFO/accounting firms, where she led accounting teams to support clients in diverse industries, including biotech, real estate investing, and emerging CPG brands.

TRISTAN NADAL

INVESTMENTS

Tristan Nadal is the founder and CEO of Pointsfive. He has nearly 15 years of experience in the real estate investment and development business. Tristan leads all aspects of the firm’s operations, including sourcing opportunities, guiding investment decisions, driving strategy, and overseeing execution. He is personally involved in all projects the firm undertakes. Prior to founding Pointsfive, Tristan was Vice President of Acquisitions and Development at Gotham Organization, a best-in-class, century-old real estate operating and development firm based in New York City. He served in a development management capacity, leading all aspects of several of the firm’s largest projects, from site identification to stabilization. Tristan also spearheaded financing and acquisitions across the firm, specializing in capital markets execution, joint venture structuring, and underwriting for all new and existing developments, acquisitions, and financings. At Gotham, he executed over 3 million square feet of ground-up development.

MICHAEL PASS

GENERAL COUNSEL

Michael Pass is a corporate attorney based in New York and Nashville, with deep experience acting on behalf of private funds and businesses across a wide range of industries and stages of development. Michael has a broad-based transactional practice, with an emphasis on mergers & acquisitions, debt and equity financings, corporate structuring and restructurings, and startups. A native of Nashville, Michael has spent his entire professional career in New York City, beginning in 2010 as a corporate attorney at Debevoise & Plimpton LLP and later practicing at Torys LLP and Davis & Gilbert LLP. Michael is also the co-founder and General Counsel of a niche fragrance brand, Abbott NYC.

MARTA DE MOVELLAN

MARKETING

Marta de Movellan has 14+ years of experience in marketing and communications. At the start of her career, Marta worked in the marketing department for Sotheby’s auction house in London before managing major PR campaigns for prestigious visual arts clients such as the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Cartier Foundation. Prior to joining the XSpace team, she ran global marketing and communications for high-end commercial art galleries with locations across Europe, North America, and Asia, strategically building brand recognition and driving sales simultaneously through website design, SEO, social media, and email marketing.