Houston
ABM Plans Sugar Land Relocation
ABM Industries Inc., a facility maintenance company, announced plans to relocate its corporate shared services operations to Sugar Land, TX.… Read more
Martin Fein Secures $92M Refi on Willowick Park
Houston-based developer Martin Fein Interests Ltd. has secured a $92-million loan to refinance the 552-unit Willowick Park in Houston. Hal… Read more
210K-SF Kirby Collection Office Tops Out
Thor Equities, headquartered in New York City, officially topped out the 210,000-square-foot office tower at Kirby Collection, located in the… Read more
Connect Houston: The Morphing Workplace
Once upon a time, the typical workplace consisted mostly of corner offices, workstations and cubicles. But according to Elaine Howard… Read more
Michael Ufer Joins Gensler’s Dallas Office
Veteran architect Michael Ufer joined Gensler’s Dallas office to boost the company’s government, education, science/technology and healthcare practice areas. Ufer… Read more
Smaller Subleases Fill Heritage Plaza’s 165K-SF Vacancy
In 2015, Rosetta Resources left approximately 165,000 square feet vacant at Heritage Plaza in Houston. Rosetta Resources had been acquired… Read more
CBRE Arranges $17.5M for Brushy Creek Development
CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance team arranged $17.5 million in financing to commence development on the 231,180-square-foot Brushy… Read more
Law Firm Subleases Space, Reduces RE Footprint
Thompson & Knight LLP signed a lease for approximately 70,000 square feet at BG Group Place in downtown Houston. The… Read more
Riverway to Turn Inner Loop Ironworks into MXU
Riverway Properties acquired the Berger Iron Works site at Koehler and Bonner Streets in Houston’s Inner Loop. The developer’s plan is… Read more
Hines Divests $1.2B Office Assets to Blackstone
Houston-based Hines Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. completed the disposition of seven West Coast office assets to an affiliate of… Read more
A Tale of Two Mixed Uses
Though the Houston economy and commercial real estate is bumpy due to the drop in oil prices, one bright spot… Read more
Energy Market, CRE at the Bottom
Participants at the recent Connect Houston conference weren’t under any illusions that things have been tough, especially for the energy… Read moreMetal Works Properties Disposes of 57K SF
Metal Works Properties LP sold a 57,360-square-foot, crane-served manufacturing facility at 8550 Telephone Rd. in Houston. The two-building asset, situated… Read more
Shrader Engineering to Move Down the Street
Houston-based Shrader Engineering Co. is moving from its current digs at 800 Town & Country Blvd. (CityCentre One) to 750… Read more
Connect Houston: Elections and Economy
The election cycle that added the term “President-Elect” to Donald Trump’s name consisted of a long, drawn-out, nasty battle. As such,… Read more
Richland Enters Corpus Christi with Restaurant Buy
Richland Cos. entered the Corpus Christi, TX market with its acquisition of a 46,110-square-foot Pizza Hut & Wing Stop. The… Read more
Houston’s Reality: A Chat with Kevin Roberts of Transwestern
Houston’s economic story has been sluggish due to volatile oil pricing. But is the news really as bad as it… Read more
Top Texas Cities, According to ULI
The “Emerging Trends in Real Estate: United States and Canada 2017” report ranked Austin and Dallas-Fort Worth 1 and 2,… Read more