- TechnipFMC hires Binswanger and Avison Young to market 400k-sf Greenspoint property [HBJ] $
- Houston City Council approves nearly $54M to build new Alief Neighborhood Community Center [HBJ] $
- Houston’s demographics favor the multifamily market, even if the city is overbuilt [HBJ] $
- Houston delivers 4.9M-sf in 4Q2019 [ReCon]
- CommonGrounds opens 28k-sf coworking facility in Greenway Plaza [RealtyNewsNow]
- Harris County pays $11.5M for Raveneaux Country Club [Chron] $
- Sovereign Properties resumes construction of apartment project near Minute Maid Park after securing financing with Acres Capital [Chron] $
- What the USMCA could mean for Houston CRE [BisNow]
- Starchitect Jon Pickard on over-designing,the best new trend, and life-changing projects [BisNow]
- 6 tips for first-time homebuyers from Houston real estate professionals [Chron] $
- Jon Pickard makes case to abandon the tunnels [BisNow]
Month: January 2020
Hazard Ahead for Champions Golf Course?
- Atlanta-based multifamily firm Davis Development buys 12 acre Katy property from Satya [RealtyNewsReport]
- Harris County hears proposal to save Champion Forest’s Raveneuax Country Club and golf course [Chron] $
- Three meetings this week could set course for $7B remake of I- 45 [Chron] $
- Here’s where to start the quest to buy your first home in Houston [Chron] $
- Prepare for more traffic headaches with major 610 West Loop and Southwest Freeway weekend closures [HoustonCultureMap]
- More landlords offering discounts for those with moderate incomes [Chron] $
- StretchLab and Row House have leased space on the ground level of the new Howard Hughes Corp project, Two Lakes Edge in The Woodlands [RealtyNewsReport]
- HHA asking Heights community to reimagine popular Donovan Park [Leader]
- Katy expanding water system [Chron] $
- Some Pearland communities see continued growth as overall new housing expansion slows [Chron] $
HAR Fees Up, TREC Fees Down
- Westin Houston Medical Center opens in TMC’s former Medical Towers Building [HBJ] $
- NAIOP taps Houston commercial real estate legends Dan Bellow, Lou Cushman, Michael Hill and Stewart Robison for Hall of Fame [HBJ] $
- TREC eliminates certain fees for license holders [TREC]
- HAR increases MLS subscription fees for first time in 20 years [Chron] $
- How Houston’s population growth is driving economic development [BisNow]
- Houston property values to rise in 2020 on job growth [BisNow]
- Stages at the Gordy opens its fully funded $38.5M campus [RealtyNewsReport]
- Massive new Meyerland H-E-B keeps kosher [HoustonCultureMap]
- GLO announces key changes to $4.3 billion Harvey flood plan [Chron] $
- The historic Archer County Jail building list price starts at just $5K [Chron] $
- Big real estate in small Texas towns [Chron] $
NKF: Fifth-Largest Multifamily Deal in Real Estate History
- Harris County Commisioners Court to decide on bailout of Perry Homes for unfinished housing development in the floodplain [Chron] $
- Morgan Group acquires recently completed apartment complex, The Beacon at Buffalo Pointe [RealtyNewsReport]
- Mitsubishi renews lease in downtown’s LyondellBasell Tower [RealtyNewsReport]
- Earhart Chenault acquires 245K-sf manufacturing building in Brookhollow West Business Park [RealtyNewsReport]
- Morsco Supply inks 64K-sf industrial lease [ReCon]
- Newmark Knight Frank announces $1.85B sale of Aragon Holdings’ property register to Harbor Group [RealtyNewsReport]
- Absolute Volleyball Club of Texas building massive volleyball complex in Webster [Chron] $
- Blueridge Transportation Group reports Texas 288 toll project expected to finish this summer [Chron] $
- Why Mesina Hof winery decided to plant roots in Houston [HBJ] $
- Inside restaurateur Johnny Carrabba’s $16.5M Memorial estate [Chron] $
People, People, People
- Real estate investment firm Rockspring Capital shifts strategy with launch of development arm with promotion of Michael Ross [HBJ] $
- Trammell Crow reorganizes regional leadership with planned retirement of Eastern Region president Chris Roth [BisNow]
- Hines strengthens Investment Management Team with hire of Adriana de Alcantara [Hines]
- Houston developers Frank Lui and Ronny Hecht have joined forces to acquire the 14-acre Coca-Cola facility near West University [RealtyNewsReport]
- Tristar Alliance acquires Sterling Plaza, plans renovation of the southwest Houston property [RealtyNewsReport]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- Deal of the week: Boston buyer High Street Logistics Properties lands north Houston industrial building in charged market [Chron] $
- Messina Hof breaks ground on what will become the largest winery in the Houston area [Chron] $
Brookhollow Marketplace to Open This Fall
- Fidelis building shopping center on former Exxon Brookhollow campus [HBJ] $
- Houston area real estate briefs [RealtyNewsReport]
- Peter Mainguy named as CBRE new market leader for Houston [HBJ] $
- Retailization of healthcare has been overdone in some parts of Houston [Bisnow]
- Harris County records largest number of new out-of-state residents in Houston [BisNow]
- East End is roiled as mixed-income housing plans advance [Chron] $
The Lights are Much Brighter There
- Downtown the bright spot of Houston’s office market according to report coauthored by Central Houston Inc. and the Houston Downtown Management District [HBJ] $
- Food halls, coworking and luxury hospitality now define Downtown Houston [BisNow]
- Houston-based plastics distributor A&C Plastics Inc breaks ground on HQ, warehouse expansion in South Houston [HBJ] $
- Pipeline Packaging opens Conroe facility with room to grow [HBJ] $
- Three Houston complexes part of $1.85B portfolio Virginia-based Harbor Group International purchased from Aragon Holdings [HBJ] $
- Organic food giant Wholesome Sweeteners leases 349,050 SF warehouse near Port of Houston [RealtyNewsReport]
- Coca-Cola plant near West U poised for redevelopment [Chron] $
- Some experts say new Houston-Area rules to prevent flooding are ‘obsolete on arrival’ [HoustonPublic Media]
- Over 1000 residents attend SJRA meeting about temporary Lake Conroe lowering [Chron] $
Happy MLK Day
- Houston-based developer Land Tejas buys land for 3,000 homes in Katy area [HBJ] $
- Minnesota firm NorthMarq buys Houston-based real estate equity firm Kinghorn,Driver, Hough & Co [HBJ] $
- Griffin Partners buys west side office building [RealtyNewsReport]
- Houston welcomes guests to updated buildings rather than open several new hotels [HBJ] $
- This week’s Deal Sheet 1/17/20 [BisNow]
- Deal of Week: River Oaks Bank Building changes hands [Chron] $
- Waterton acquires local 809-unit multifamily portfolio [ReCon]
- Greenspoint revival takes hold, residents worry they will be left behind [Chron] $
Build-out Coming for Lakes at Creekside
- Mixed-use project’s 10-story Museo Plaza to break ground in Museum District [HBJ] $
- Prominent Houston eye surgeon Dr Mike Mann to develop ‘gateway to the Museum District’ [Chron] $
- Houston-based Trendmaker Homes Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers team to develop master-planned neighborhood near The Woodlands [HBJ] $
- City to offer big subsidies for luxury W Hotel near convention center [Chron] $
- Interra York Centre purchases northwest Houston office building [RealtyNewsReport]
- Stewart Information Services president Matthew Morris steps down [Chron] $
- HAR chair John Nugent discusses opportunities for people moving to Houston — Part 1 [Chron] $
- Houston homeowners have new option for property tax payments [Leader]
- The biggest mistakes people make when they move to Houston [Chron] $
- Apartment managers dealing with the holiday package onslaught that seems to double every year [BisNow]