- Skanska sells Bank of America Tower for a record $695 per square foot to California State Teachers Retirement System [RealtyNewsReport]
- Caydon to offer “Black Friday” deals at midtown’s Drewery Place [Chron]
- Note from HBJ’s ” Power Breakfast: The Woodlands Means Business” [HBJ] $
- Austin-based CapRidge to renovate and rebrand Houston portfolio [BisNow]
- TXRX Labs coming to East End Maker Space [BisNow]
- Medical Center’s new hotel, InterContinental Houston – Medical Center secures a $102 million refinancing loan [HBJ] $
- Aging suburban office parks seek comeback [HBJ] $
- WeWork’s rivals are cashing in on its public meltdown [BI]
Tag: WeWork
‘Burb Growth Brings Diversity (and Traffic )
- Growth in Houston suburbs brings diversity [Chron] $
- Austin-based Swivel offers office solution in Houston [BisNow]
- Maps show Houston’s growth from 1836 [Chron]
- League City plans for increased mobility [Chron]
- Texas 288 tollway delays opening to mid-2020 [Chron]
- Mattress Mack plans educational uses for unneeded retail space [HBJ] $
- Texas Tribune offers live stream of converstaions on future of Urban Texas [Texas Tribune]
- WeWork lost $1.3B in third quarter [BusinessInsider]
WeWork’s Kool-Aid Was Strong
- Levcor completes adaptive reuse construction at 7800 Washington [HBJ] $
- Grand Parkway tolls increasing [KHOU11]
- Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center announces $250M expansion project [HBJ] $
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- PropertyClub’s rent report compares rents in 50 global cities today vs 5 years ago [PropertyClub]
- TERA project is one of the latest experiments in 3D-printed houses [NYT]
- WeWork employees’ letter to managment asks for restoration of values [HBJ] $
Meeks Design Offers More Garden-Style Units on Less Land
- Meeks + Partners finding success with a new garden style multifamily projects [HBJ] $
- Camden chairman Ric Campo says apartment market not as robust as expected [Chron]
- Driftwood Hospitality Management announces $35M renovation plan for the Hilton Houston North [HBJ] $
- New growth mapping tool to help flood preparations [HoustonPublicMedia]
- This week’s deal sheet [BisNow]
- Tampa firm American Landmark Apartments buys two Houston multifamily projects [RealtyNewsReport]
- Humble Floor and Decor opens [Chron]
- How WeWork’s Neumann failed up [HBJ] $
Howard Hughes Revamp News
- Howard Hughes Corp to sell several properties in revamp [HBJ] $
- Howard Hughes Corp considered whole company sale before revamp [HBJ] $
- Senterra Real Estate Group partnership purchases 3440 Richmond from Midway [HBJ] $
- Houston Methodist plans $40M expansion at Clear Lake Hospital [HBJ] $
- CoStar Group announces increases in both revenue and net income [CoStar Group]
- Randall Davis sells Dakota Lofts to Houston-based Fat Property [Chron]
- SoftBank’s $1.7B deal with Newmann for WeWork buyout [BI]
Services, not Aesthetics Draw Tenants
- Howard Hughes Corp moving headquarters from Dallas to The Woodlands [BusNow]
- Oxberry Group completes construction of The Mondrian at the Museums [HBJ] $
- Amenities that are drawing apartment tenants [Chron] $
- Houston architects, designers are among the 2019 John Staub Award winners [Chron] $
- Proposition 8 proposes flood infrastructure fund [TexasTribune]
- SoftBank to take control of WeWork [CNBC]
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]
Not it!
- Houston didn’t make this list, but four other Texas cities did [Business Insider]
- 25 story mixed-use tower breaks ground in Memorial City [HBJ] $
- Houston among cities where renters quickly become homeowners [Business Insider]
- Hot zip codes for area home sales [The Leader]
- WeWork pulls IPO [Rueters]
- Houston area fitness events for October [ReNew]
- Taco Tuesday Recommedations [Eater]
Golf Anyone?
- Bluejack National breaks ground on Tiger Woods golf course clubhouse in Montgomery[HBJ] $
- Astros Golf Foundation’s $18M renovation of Memorial Park golf course nears completion [TheLeaderNews]
- Sterling McCall Lexus Clear Lake undertakes $10.8 million expansion [HBJ] $
- ClearWorth Capital acquires Jersey Village’s Steeplecrest Apartments [RealtyNewsReport]
- NIT Industrial acquires distribution building adjacent to Amazon [RealtyNews Report]
- Fulshear growth brings less diversity [Chron]
- Bill Ackman evaluates WeWork [HBJ] $
Best Laid Plans
- Foreign investment in Texas residential market plummets [Chron]
- Did drainage project help with Imelda flooding? [LeaderNews]
- Houston Country Club kicks off construction of new fitness center [HBJ] $
- Dallas law firm has new digs at 717 Texas [Chron]
- Neumann voted to remove himself as WeWork CEO [Reuters]
- 20 Essential “Asiatown Restaurants” [Eater]