- Dallas-based Hunt Southwest Real Estate Development plans 500,000 SF speculative distribution center near Humble [HBJ] $
- Self Storage rates up first time in 3 years [Bisnow]
- Refuge offers first tiny home development in Houston at Eastwood [CultureMap]
- United Airlines breaks ground on $20M training facility at IAH [HBJ]$
- UT survey shows neighborhoods with the most chronic health issues [UTPublicHealth]
- Fire at Main Street Market causes evacuations and METRO service suspensions [Chron]
- ULI Houston announces 2020 award finalists [HBJ] $
- Spring makes Zillow list of metros where $1M buys a mansion [Chron]
- $1.76 billion Northeast Water Purification Plant may cause flooding in Summerwood neighborhood [Chron]
- Pearland Town Center adding office space [Bisnow]
Category: Daily Digest
Toys R Us Wants to Grow Up in Galleria
- Nearly 200K square feet in leases signed at Clarion Partners’ Westchase office [HBJ] $
- Toys R Us to re-open Galleria Mall store in time for the holidays [Chron]
- Houston residential rents down for first time in 2 years [Houston Public Media]
- Bayou Greenways system designed to flood [Houston Public Media]
- Star Cinema Grill opens at Springwoods Village [Chron]
- What $15K rents in Houston, New York, and San Francisco [Chron]
- Origin Cowork to open 10,000 square feet of space at 1000 North Post Oak [Chron]
800 More Homes Coming to Montgomery County
- Satya Inc. and Georgia company plan mixed use development at former Moran Ranch [HBJ] $
- Bank of America building renamed TC Energy Center along with a $20 million renovation [ HBJ] $
- Sugar Land and Pearland among nation’s fastest growing cities [Recon]
- Gary Green follows Keller Williams in effort to grab share of iBuyers market [Chron]
- CityLab research shows Houston one of metro cities where people are most able to go car-free [Kinder]
- METRO rolls out free Wi-Fi pilot program [HoustonPublicMedia]
Out of State Money Flowing Into Houston
- Pennsylvania’s COE Distributing signs lease at former Randal’s facility [HBJ] $
- Realty Partners launches multifamily division [HBJ] $
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- Hilton’s new C Baldwin Hotel now open in Allen Center [Chron]
- FEMA approves initial funding for $131M in flood mitiagation plan to reroute White Oak Bayou [The Leader]
- New York real estate investment firm, Praedium Group’ acquires Everly Apartments in west Houston [Chron]
- Remodel or move? [Chron]
- Astros murals appearing after each playoff win [Chron] $
- Houston’s on Westheimer gone after 40 years [Culture Map]
Is it News That Montrose is Cool?
- Chicago-based team starts mixed-use build at 2404 Navigation Blvd [HBJ] $
- Caydon opens Midtown’s Drewry Place as part of mixed use development [HBJ] $
- Houston gives 13 acre Meyerland tract to Harris County Flood Control District [Recon]
- Cushman & Wakefield names Montrose in top 20 poll of “Cool” neighborhoods [Chron]
- $7B plan for Houston highway construction targets communities of color [TexasTribune]
- Austin based Icon offers 3-D printed tiny homes in 24 hours on site [Business Insider]
- AIA home tour this weekend [Culture Map]
- Financing package puts SoftBank in control of WeWork [Reuters]
Houston Hitting the Radar
- CBRE lists former ConocoPhillips campus at Energy Corridor [HBJ] $
- Lincoln Property Company completes $80M renovation of former Exxon Greenspoint campus [HBJ] $
- Hartman REIT acquires $20M in 3 offices [BisNow]
- Texas draws investors to condo market [BisNow]
- TAMU research shows multifamily homes fastest growing segment in Texas [TierraGrande]
- Houston is a top 10 city for ease of doing business [HBJ] $
- Houston 29th on list of best places to retire in the US [US News and World Report]
- Research shows who’s most likely to move toward opportunity with Housing Choice Voucher [Kinder]
- Austin’s tiny house solution to growing homeless population [BusinessInsider]
Green Aplenty
- Groundbreaking for retail portion of DC Partner’s $454M The Allen set for Nov 6 [HBJ] $
- Mortgage rate drops outpaced by drop in interest rates [WSJ] $
- The green revolution rises to our rooftops [NY Times]
- Hines announces ground floor renovations complete at 1100 Louisiana [Hines]
- Imelda recovery resources available [HoustonPublicMedia]
- EastGroup Properties breaks ground on World Houston 44 [Recon]
- Austin coworking provider Firmspace expands to Houston @ Uptown’s BBVA building [Chron]
- Height’s Greenwood King plans 20th annual pumpkin patch for Oct 19 [The Leader]
Abbott and Turner Use Social Media to Argue Over Harvey Money
- Sneak peek of Washington Ave HEB [HBJ] $
- GOP blocks Harris County tax hike [HoustonPublicMedia]
- Abbott and Turner clash over Fed flood money [Chron] $
- Gentrification coming to Independence Heights [Chron] $
- Work & Mother part of Allen Center 3 renovation [Chron]
- Planned brainstorming session for alternative homeless shelters [HoustonPublic Media]
- Eater’s 38 essential restaurants for Fall 2019 [Eater]
Texas says Houston, Harris County not Capable of Managing Their own Flood Funds
- Texas getting $4B to prevent future Houston flooding [KHOU]
- Camden’s CEO Campo talks multi-family [BisNowHouston]
- Skanska’s Bank of America Tower springs leak [HBJ] $
- GHBA offers tips for home renovation [Chron]
- Living through a home renovation [WSJ] $
- Can you go home again? [NYT] $
- Houston’s highest paying public companies [HBJ] $
- Cheer on the Astros at these Houston hotspots [Culturemap]
Super commuters: 90 minutes a day
- Women Who Mean Business: 2019 real estate honorees [HBJ] $
- Midtown mixed-use project adds boutique hotel [HBJ] $
- Land Tejas announces new planned community of 2500 homes in Cypress [Chron]
- Super commuters fastest growth in Fort Bend [HBJ] $
- Houston worker density increases downtown parking demand [Bisnow]
- Cypress flood coalition focused on creating a third reservoir [Chron]
- Houston landmarks aren’t all protected [Chron]
- Historic designation controversy [WSJ] $
- Boxer offers different approach to coworking [Chron]
- Things to do this weekend [The Leader]