About Allen Cullum
Allen Cullum is President of Cullum Interests, Inc. From 1979 until 1990, Allen Cullum was President of Trammell Crow Design and Construction Company. During his first seven years in that position, he reported directly to and worked closely with Trammell Crow.
Trammell Crow Design and Construction Company designed, constructed, and furnished all of the hotel, mart, and specialty buildings in which Trammell Crow was involved. They took a project from concept through design development, hired and managed the architect and all engineers, oversaw the entire construction process, designed and specified the interiors, then purchased and installed the interior furnishings in the project.
As President, Allen Cullum oversaw divisions of architectural design, interior design, construction, management, purchasing, and installation. As well, he supervised the activities of several project coordinators, each of whom had overall budget, schedule, and management responsibility for the active projects to which he was assigned.
During his tenure with Trammell Crow, Allen Cullum led and managed development activities on over $732,000,000 of projects (in 1982-1990 dollars) that have been built.
| Project | Location | Cost | Opening |
| Waverly Hotel | Atlanta | $53,000,000 | April 1982 |
| Sound Stages at Las Colinas | Dallas | $10,000,000 | April 1982 |
| Cable Beach Hotel | Nassau | $7,000,000 | October 1982 |
| Menswear Mart | Dallas | $18,000,000 | October 1982 |
| Wyndham Hotel Market Center | Dallas | $38,000,000 | December 1982 |
| Sound Stages Office Buildings | Dallas | $18,000,000 | October 1983 |
| Rose Hall Beach Hotel | Montego Bay | $2,000,000 | October 1983 |
| Anatole Hotel Expansion | Dallas | $115,000,000 | December 1983 |
| Ambassador Beach Hotel | Nassau | $3,000,000 | December 1983 |
| Wyndham Hotel Greenspoint | Houston | $47,000,000 | October 1984 |
| Houston Decorative Center | Houston | $23,000,000 | October 1984 |
| Wyndham Hotel Sea World | Orlando | $92,000,000 | December 1984 |
| Royal Bahamian Hotel | Nassau | $6,000,000 | December 1984 |
| Wyndham Hotel New Kingston | Kingston | $6,000,000 | December 1984 |
| Infomart | Dallas | $110,000,000 | January 1985 |
| Wyndham Hotel Las Colinas | Dallas | $12,000,000 | March 1986 |
| Virginia Grand Beach Hotel | St. Thomas | $14,000,000 | May 1986 |
| Wyndham Hotel Wood Dale | Chicago | $10,000,000 | July 1986 |
| Wyndham Hotel North Austin | Austin | $60,000,000 | August 1986 |
| Wyndham Hotel Atlanta Midtown | Atlanta | $16,000,000 | May 1987 |
| Wyndham Paradise Valley Resort | Scottsdale | $4,000,000 | December 1987 |
| Wyndham Hotel Novi | Detroit | $10,000,000 | April 1988 |
| Wyndham Warwick Hotel | Houston | $12,000,000 | November 1989 |
| Wyndham Hotel Lake Pointe | Charlotte | $11,000,000 | December 1989 |
| Rose Hall Beach Hotel | Montego Bay | $13,000,000 | January 1990 |
| Wyndham Hotel Brookfield Lakes | Milwaukee | $11,000,000 | June 1990 |
| Wyndham Hotel Carmel | Indianapolis | $11,000,000 | November 1990 |
Many of the above projects were designed and constructed within very compressed schedules, thereby allowing considerable construction loan interest savings, while providing superior products. Also, during the same period, Allen Cullum oversaw many smaller projects and ongoing refurbishment work at operating hotels and marts.
In addition to his on-going involvement in commercial and industrial real estate, Allen Cullum oversaw the renovation and conversion to Wyndham Garden Hotels of properties located in Monrovia, CA; Culver City, CA; San Rafael, CA; and Newark, NJ, between 1995 and 1997; oversaw the design and conversion of the Wyndham Hotel in Boston in 1998; managed the development of a 108,000 square foot office building in Plano, TX, in 1996-97; oversaw the construction of a 6-gate airline terminal on the east side of Love Field in Dallas in 1999-2000; periodically reviewed the development of the $170m Marriott Starr Pass Resort in Tucson, AZ, for the Yale University Investments Office from 2002-5; was the development manager for the first phase 65,000 square foot office building, plus covered garage, for Exponent HR in Addison, TX, in 2006-7.
Prior to his involvement with Trammell Crow, Allen Cullum held the following positions with these firms:
- Project Manager and Urban Designer, Myrick-Newman-Dahlberg, Dallas, 1978-79.
- Producer and Production Manager, KERA-TV Channel 13, Dallas, 1974-78.
- Urban Designer, City of Dallas Planning Department, Dallas, 1971-72.
He holds the following advanced degrees:
- Stanford University, Bachelor of Arts, 1969.
- University of Texas at Austin, Bachelor of Architecture with Honors, 1971.
- University of Pennsylvania, Master of Architecture, 1974.
- University of Pennsylvania, Master of City Planning, 1974.