Burdette Huffman

Burdette serves as Managing Partner for Lamb Communities. He leverages his 20 years of investment, brokerage, and development experience to create value, solve problems, and maximize potential outcomes.

Burdette is also Executive Vice President of Blue Ox, a retail real estate brokerage firm. Previously, he was Vice President of Development for Lovett Commercial, a major Texas commercial developer where he notably developed large-scale retail projects anchored by Walmart and HEB. Prior to Lovett, Burdette was the Vice President of E-Commerce and Marketing and a member of the senior leadership team for Francesca’s Collections (NASDAQ: FRAN). Additionally, he worked for Weingarten Realty (NYSE: WRI), where he served as a Director in several capacities including Acquisitions, Capital Markets, and New Development. Burdette has purchased, sold, developed, and spearheaded joint ventures for over $750 million worth of manufactured housing, land, retail, and industrial projects.

In the community, Burdette serves as an adjunct faculty member at Rice University’s Jones School of Business, a board member for Young Life Houston, an advisory board member for Urban Land Institute (ULI) Houston, a board member for Texas Manufactured Housing Association (TMHA), and a building committee member at Western Academy.

In his spare time, you can find Burdette out on the town with his wife of 20 years, Monica, hanging out with his 14-year-old son or chasing his young twins and their two labrador dogs, Tex and Dos.