Steven Benton

Steven joined HPI in May 2016. As Director of Tax, he is responsible for all of HPI and its affiliates’ tax advisory services. Steven’s focus is on real estate acquisitions, development, management, leasing, and sales transactions. He also acts as a consultant on various tax related issues including structuring partnership agreements, proper income tax allocations, preferred and incentive units, and determining the tax consequences of varying exit strategies. Before joining HPI, Steven spent thirteen years in the Public Accounting sector in both San Antonio and Austin. Born and raised in Dallas, Steven first moved to Austin in 1997 to attend UT Austin. Steven enjoys spending time with his family as well as hunting in the Texas hill country and fishing the Texas coast.