HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – The Houston Apartment Association (HAA) has appointed Casey Watts Morgan as its chief executive officer, marking the first time a woman has led the association in its 60-year history. Morgan succeeds Jeff Hall, who recently retired after 36 years with the organization, including 17 years as CEO. As the … Read more
1001 McKinney HOUSTON – A partnership of TRC Capital Partners and Amstar America has acquired 1001 McKinney, a 375,440-square-foot office building located in downtown Houston. The seller, a joint venture between Cameron Management and Silverpeak Real Estate Partners, was represented in the transaction by HFF. At 23 stories, 1001 McKinney today is surrounded by much … Read more
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Regent Square, a major urban infill development in Houston’s Allen Parkway Corridor, has begun leasing The Sterling, a 590-unit multifamily anchor. Developed by GID Development Group, Regent Square will transform 24 acres along key stretches of Allen Parkway and W. Dallas Street, just steps from River Oaks, Montrose, and … Read more
The historic Farmer Bros. coffee building on Navigation Blvd. in Houston. Photo credit: Ralph Bivins of Realty News Report HOUSTON – Developer Frank Liu of Lovett Homes and Lovett Commercial has acquired the historic Farmer Bros. coffee facility on Navigation Boulevard at Norwood Street in a transaction valued at $10 million. Liu has not yet … Read more
The former Houston Chronicle parking garage near Market Square in downtown Houston will be torn down to make way for a 46-story apartment tower by Hines. Photo: Ralph Bivins, Realty News Report. Copyright 2019 HOUSTON — Hines is preparing to break ground on a 46-story residential tower at the site of the former Houston Chronicle … Read more
CommonGrounds opened a workplace and coworking location at Three Greenway Plaza. Arch-Con Corp. served as general contractor and Ziegler Cooper was the architect. Parkway Property’s leasing team for Greenway Plaza is led by Eric Siegrist and J.P. Hutcheson. HOUSTON — CommonGrounds Workplace, a San Diego–based coworking company, has opened a 27,747-square-foot location in Three Greenway … Read more
Real Estate Briefs: Presented by “Houston 2020: America’s Boom Town” – The New Book by Ralph Bivins Read The New Book by Ralph Bivins, Editor of Realty News Report Houston 2020: America’s Boom Town – An Extreme Close Up Available on Amazon HOUSTON BRIEFS Keener Investments has acquired a 378-unit multifamily portfolio in Spring, Texas, … Read more
Monzer Hourani announced Medistar’s plan to develop a medical tower on Main Street near Houston’s Texas Medical Center. Photo credit: Ralph Bivins, Realty News Report. HOUSTON — Medistar Corporation, headquartered in Houston, has announced plans to build a 33-story, 550,000-square-foot medical office tower at 6700 Main Street, on the western edge of the Texas Medical … Read more
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Hines and MorningStar Senior Living are nearing completion of a six-story senior living community in Houston’s Upper Kirby neighborhood. The new community is being built one block north of the Southwest Freeway at the corner of Richmond Avenue and Kirby Drive. Located at 2315 Richmond Avenue, MorningStar’s River Oaks … Read more
Walker Barnett HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – E-commerce is reshaping retail and driving major shifts in industrial real estate. In Houston, developers are building larger warehouses than ever as consumer goods arrive on big ships from overseas and the expanded Panama Canal enables larger vessels to reach Gulf ports. Many industry observers say Houston … Read more