Commerce Towers HOUSTON – Commerce Towers, an iconic residential high-rise in downtown Houston, is preparing for a significant renovation. Premier Towers LP, owner of the 25-story building, announced plans for a major makeover. The property at 914 Main Street contains 140 units, a mix of rental apartments and owner-occupied condominiums. Built in 1928 by developer … Read more

 RNR Real Estate Briefs from Realty News Report – HOUSTON — NAI Partners announced it represented Ring Energy, Inc. in relocating its headquarters from Midland, Texas, to a 16,000-square-foot space at 1725 Hughes Landing Blvd. in The Woodlands. NAI Partners’ Charlie Neuhaus and Harry Holmes from the firm’s Office Tenant Rep Group represented Ring Energy. … Read more

Levy Park, redeveloped in a public/private partnership with Midway, has won a major ULI international award. BOSTON – Levy Park, a revitalized six-acre park inside Houston’s inner loop, has been named a winner of the Urban Land Institute’s Open Space Award, an international competition recognizing exemplary public spaces. Located west of Kirby Drive along the … Read more

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Rumi’s Kitchen, a celebrated dining destination with acclaimed locations in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., is opening a new restaurant on Post Oak Boulevard, just north of the Galleria. The 5,200-square-foot Middle Eastern concept will be part of Post Oak Place, the newly completed mixed-use development anchored by Zadok Jewelers. … Read more

Woody Mann Jr. HOUSTON — Vista Greenhouse Ltd., a real estate investment partnership sponsored by The Vista Companies, has purchased a 2.5-acre site at the corner of Greenhouse and Park Row in West Houston to develop a 26,000-square-foot specialty retail center. Construction on the development, named The Plazas at Greenhouse, is scheduled to begin in … Read more

Bill McKeon HOUSTON – (By Michelle Leigh Smith for Realty News Report) – The Texas Medical Center (TMC) is moving beyond bricks and mortar. While nearly $3 billion in new construction is planned over the next decade, an equally important effort focuses on building international collaborations and technological bridges that accelerate access to life-saving treatments. … Read more

NeuroPsychiatric Hospitals’ new 92-bed facility is a development of Medistar Corporation in the Clear Lake submarket of Houston. Medistar to Build 92-Bed Psychiatric Hospital in Clear Lake, Houston HOUSTON — Medistar Corporation, a Houston-based real estate developer, is building a 92-bed psychiatric hospital in Clear Lake City in southeast Houston, close to NASA’s Johnson Space … Read more

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Hazel Equity, a Houston-based multifamily investment firm, has acquired Cranbrook Forest, a 261-unit apartment community in northwest Houston. Built in 1983, Cranbrook Forest is located at 13875 Ella Boulevard, just west of Interstate 45 and north of Rankin Road. As part of its value-add strategy, Hazel Equity plans significant … Read more

HOUSTON — (Realty News Report) – 35 South Capital, a newly formed real estate investment firm, has acquired an 86-year-old shopping center in the heart of West University Place. Sitting directly across from West University Elementary School, the two-story property features street-level retail and office and studio space on the second floor. The building is … Read more

HOUSTON — Houston Botanic Garden, the city’s new living museum for plants, has opened to the public after transforming the former Glenbrook municipal golf course into a tranquil, ecologically focused destination. Located near the intersection of Loop 610 and the Gulf Freeway, just a short drive from Hobby Airport, the 132-acre site makes extensive use … Read more