A GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT: The New Book by Ralph Bivins, Editor of Realty News Report Houston 2020: America’s Boom Town – An Extreme Close Up Available on Amazon http://tiny.cc/4a2g6y HOUSTON — Aztec/Shaffer, LLC, which operates through its two divisions Aztec Events & Tents and Shaffer Sports & Events, has finalized updated leases totaling 250,697 square … Read more
HOUSTON – (RNR Real Estate Briefs) — David Alexander of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, NOCNIR, LLC, in the sale of a 21,261-square-foot office-warehouse located at 3367 North Sam Houston Parkway West in Houston. HOUSTON – Pet Supplies Plus has leased 7,500 square feet of retail space at Memorial at Kirkwood, located at … Read more
HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Medistar Corp. and Healthcare Trust of America held a groundbreaking Wednesday for Horizon Tower, a new life sciences and medical building that will strengthen Texas A&M University’s presence adjacent to Houston’s Texas Medical Center. The 30-story Horizon Tower, scheduled for completion in early 2023, will feature 17 floors of … Read more
NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, restored to its 1969 condition as the Apollo Mission Control Center, with meticulous period details including era-appropriate cigarette packages. HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Preservation Houston’s 2020 Good Brick Awards celebrate a diverse group of projects that span locations, architectural styles, eras and uses. The organization honored and … Read more
HOUSTON – (By Dale King, Realty News Report) – Occupancy rates at senior housing facilities fell sharply in 2020 in Texas and nationwide, according to the Colliers 2020 Year-End Seniors Housing & Care Research & Forecast Report. Colliers said the senior housing industry “experienced devastating effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.” Occupancy at U.S. skilled nursing … Read more
DALLAS – (Realty News Report) – Crescent Communities has sold two multifamily properties it developed in Dallas: NOVEL Bishop Arts and NOVEL Deep Ellum. The sales reflect Crescent Communities’ strategic expansion in the Dallas market, the Charlotte-based developer said in a press release. Houston-based Barvin acquired the 302-unit NOVEL Bishop Arts community. The seven-story NOVEL … Read more
WEBSTER, Texas – (Realty News Report) – TRC Capital Partners, a Houston-based real estate firm, has acquired the Galaxy II office building located near NASA’s Johnson Space Center. Galaxy II, at 455 East Medical Center Blvd., is a 106,000-square-foot office property fully leased to tenants that include United Fire Group, IBI Group and APNetwork. TRC … Read more
The Beltway Lakes III building in Northwest Houston was designed by Gensler. Colvill Office Properties will lease the building. HOUSTON – Radler Enterprises has selected Colvill Office Properties as the exclusive leasing agent for Beltway Lakes III, a nine-story office tower in the Beltway Lakes development at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Highway 249 … Read more
Paul Layne HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Howard Hughes Corp., the developer behind master-planned communities such as The Woodlands, Bridgeland and Summerlin in Las Vegas, has appointed Paul Layne as its new CEO and will relocate the company’s headquarters to The Woodlands. After completing a strategic review, the company also announced plans to sell … Read more
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun speaks at a news conference in 2015 . Photo by Ralph Bivins WASHINGTON – Foreign investment in U.S. residential real estate rose sharply over the past year, with activity concentrated in a few key states. According to the National Association of Realtors’ report, international buyers and recent immigrants purchased $153 … Read more