MetroNational has sold this Energy Corridor building to S&B Engineers. HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – MetroNational has completed the sale of three suburban Houston office properties totaling 230,506 square feet. The properties are located at 2930 West Sam Houston Parkway, 10401 Centrepark Drive and 15150 Memorial Drive. HFF brokers Dan Miller and Trent Agnew … Read more

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Aspen Technology has signed an 80,000-square-foot lease at 2500 CityWest in the Westchase area of Houston, according to the Patrinely Group. The 25-story tower sits just north of Westheimer Road on the west side of Beltway 8, serving as a prominent office location in west Houston. “This long-term lease … Read more

Creekstone Office condos. CYPRESS (Realty News Report) – Caldwell Companies has announced a new office-condo project in Towne Lake, a master-planned community in Cypress, a suburb of Houston. The development will include 17 single-story buildings and total approximately 56,250 square feet of office space at full build-out. Designed for business owners who want the advantages … Read more

The Enterprise Rent-A-Car Mobile Emergency Response Vehicle, a portable, state-of-the-art branch office, was deployed to 4665 N Braeswood Blvd. in Houston’s Meyerland area. (PRNewsfoto/Enterprise Holdings) HOUSTON – Enterprise Holdings, the parent company of the Enterprise, Alamo and National rental brands, reported that roughly 3,000 of its vehicles were destroyed or lost during the flooding caused … Read more

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – The Ion, a 266,000-square-foot innovation hub, has opened a new prototyping lab in partnership with TXRX Labs, a nonprofit organization focused on innovation and workforce training. Developed by Rice Management Company, an affiliate of Rice University, The Ion repurposes the former art-deco Sears store that originally opened in 1939 … Read more

Vanbrooke is under development on the west side of Houston. HOUSTON – Builders are nearing completion of the first model homes in Vanbrooke, a new residential community developed by Land Tejas. Vanbrooke spans 250 acres and is situated on Houston’s west side, approximately four miles south of Interstate 10 near Highway 359, close to Fulshear. … Read more

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – The iconic Montrose “Disco Kroger” grocery site has been sold to Southeastern Real Estate Group, a Georgia-based developer that plans to demolish the vacant store and build a new mixed-use project. For more than four decades the Kroger at 3300 Montrose Boulevard served the lively Montrose neighborhood, once operating … Read more

ORLANDO – (Realty News Report) – CoreLogic presented its 2018 housing market outlook at the NAHB International Builders’ Show in Orlando on Tuesday, predicting Houston will lead the nation in new home sales this year, followed by Dallas. Austin and San Antonio are also expected to rank among the top seven markets for new home … Read more

Architect Wyatt Hedrick, who died in Houston in 1964, designed the building that will become a hotel in downtown Midland. MIDLAND, Texas – Houston-based Midway Companies is expanding into the Permian Basin with a new hospitality project. The proposed hotel will include 200 rooms and will be located in downtown Midland, roughly 500 miles west … Read more

HOUSTON – (By Dale King, Realty News Report) – For years many Texas communities have been attractive to families, job seekers, former renters and retirees because of relatively moderate home prices that make settling down more affordable. The May Housing Affordability Index published by RealtyHop examined affordability across the 100 most populous U.S. cities and … Read more