Texas
Border News: Economic Growth Continues, but Headwinds Remain
The Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University’s monthly Texas Border Economy report for August 2017 offered up some good… Read more
CodeNEXT Still Funded – For Now
Austin’s city council voted to authorize another $2.3 million to continue work on CodeNEXT, the rewrite of the city’s land… Read more
Land Use Request: Protect Single-Family Housing
Following four years of discussion and debate, the Sugar Land, TX Land Use Advisory Committee (LUAC) presented its recommendations for… Read more
MIMCO Nabs 200K-SF City Base Landing
Commercial real estate firm MIMCO acquired City Base Landing, a 201,426-square-foot shopping center on the southern edge of San Antonio,… Read more
Expansion Unveiled for AT&T Hotel & Conference Center
New York architectural firm Ennead Architects unveiled images for major change at the AT&T Hotel and Conference Center at the… Read more
Housing Resiliency Following Harvey
Single-family home sales in the Houston area increased by 4.2% in September 2017, rebounding from a 24% slide in August,… Read more
Huntington Industrial Readies for $16M Business Park
Huntington Industrial Partners is planning the Shiloh Business Center, a two-building, $16 million business park in Garland, TX. The Englewood,… Read more
San Antonio, Bexar County Step Off the Amazon Bandwagon
With all of the municipalities and counties clamoring about why they would be a great site for H2Q, Amazon’s second… Read more
Work Underway on Harlingen Convention Center
Following three years of planning, dirt work has commenced on a 44,436-square-foot convention center in Harlingen, TX. The actual construction… Read more
216-Unit Seabrook Apartment Asset Trades Hands
SEC Edgelake LLC, headquartered in Omaha, NE, sold the 216-unit Edgelake Apartments in Seabrook, TX to an entity operating under… Read more
ADP Report: Texas Adds 23,600 Private-Sector Jobs
The state of Texas added 23,600 private-sector jobs in September 2017, according to the ADP Regional Employment Report, produced by… Read more
CodeNEXT: What’s Next?
CodeNEXT is Austin’s attempt to change the land development code. However, some city council members are hesitating about authorizing an… Read more
Facilities Targeted in Smith County Capital Improvement Plan
The Smith County Commissioners Court recently approved a five-year capital improvements plan. The plan, which will run from fiscal year… Read more
L Catterton Acquires Uncle Julio’s Restaurant Chain
L Catterton, a private equity firm headquartered in Greenwich, CT, acquired Uncle Julio’s, a polished casual Mexican restaurant chain, which… Read more
San Antonio’s (Potential) Airport Solution
The San Antonio International Airport is “international”, flying non-stop to Canada and Mexico. The problem, however, is that those are… Read more
Boston-Based Firm Enters Dallas, Nabs 168K-SF Office
Albany Road Real Estate Partners, headquartered in Boston, MA, made its first Dallas-area purchase, acquiring the 168,189-square-foot Hillcrest Tower in… Read more
400-Acre Hyperscale Data Center Coming to Alliance
T5 Data Centers of Atlanta, GA is partnering with Fort Worth-based developer Hillwood to build a data center campus within… Read more