SAN ANTONIO — RGM Engineering has signed a 2,418-square-foot office lease renewal at Northwest Center in San Antonio. The building, which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1985 and totals 241,405 square feet, is located at the junction of Interstates 10 and 410. Larry Mendez and Brad Kaufman of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Paul Barker and Hayley Ruggles of Endura Advisory Group represented the landlord, Westdale Real Estate & Investment Management.
Historically, the fortunes of many commercial real estate endeavors in Houston have been tied to the energy sector. But as developers and leasing agents across all major property types know, the market now boasts a much more diverse set of growth drivers, including regional distribution, healthcare, aerospace/defense and financial services. Each of these industries fuels growth in development and absorption of commercial space, not to mention housing. Yet even to the layman, these industries are as different as the commercial structures that house their operations. And taken collectively, the performances of Houston’s commercial properties do not always paint a wholistic picture of the larger economy. That holds especially true in times of larger macroeconomic disruption like the present. Texas Real Estate Business recently reached out to developers/owners, as well as leasing agents/managers who are deeply immersed in the Houston multifamily, industrial, retail, office and mixed-use sectors. By posing a quintet of questions that are — almost — equally applicable to each of these asset classes, we uncover insights on how the five major food groups are performing on a relative basis. Participating in the Q&A are Matt Bronstein, vice president at BHW Capital (multifamily); Robert Clay, president and co-founder of …
KYLE, TEXAS — Houston-based developer CTC Residential will build an apartment community in Kyle, about 20 miles south of Austin. CTC Residential acquired the 15-acre site at 5839 Kyle Parkway, which is located across the street from Seton Hospital, in October 2022 before having it rezoned to support multifamily. Preliminary plans call for 384 apartments and a 38,000-square-foot open green space that will be activated by a 7,500-square-foot food-and-beverage anchor space and other retail uses. Weitzman is handling retail leasing for the project. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Locally based developer Larkspur Capital is underway on construction of The Juniper, a 219-unit multifamily project that will be located in the Exposition Park area of Dallas. The site at 4003 Commerce St. spans 1.4 acres, and the property will feature studio, one- and two-bedroom units that will range in size from 567 to 1,992 square feet. The Juniper will also have 18 flat-style homes and a number of penthouses. Amenities will include a pool, dog park, outdoor grilling and dining stations and a clubhouse. Corgan is the project architect, and OHT Partners is the general contractor. Delivery is slated for mid-2026.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based Apricus Realty Capital has acquired an eight-acre industrial outdoor storage site in northeast Houston. The site at 9987 Wallisville Road is a fully fenced truck parking facility that houses 9,000 square feet of warehouse space and 2,000 square feet of office space, according to LoopNet Inc. Matt Haley, Garrett Marler and Cort Martin internally represented Apricus Realty, which acquired the property in partnership with ABR Capital, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Dow Jones has opened a 10,890-square-foot office at Town Centre One in West Houston. The space will serve as the hub for chemical markets analysis and will feature 64 workstations, nine meeting rooms and a collaborative breakout space. Shannon Unsicker and Brian Sapp of Fischer Corporate Real Estate represented Dow Jones in its site selection and lease negotiations. The opening is slated for this summer. The Instant Group handled the build-out of the space.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — Daiso has signed an 8,500-square-foot retail lease at Stone Hill Town Center in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. The Japanese retailer of household and kitchenware products is backfilling a space formerly occupied by Kirkland’s Home and is targeting a fourth-quarter opening. Scott Espensen of Venture Commercial Real Estate represented Daiso in the lease negotiations. Houston-based NewQuest Properties owns Stone Hill Town Center.
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — A partnership between two locally based firms, Tannos Development Group and Wolfgramm Capital, will develop a 106-acre mixed-use project in Friendswood, a southeastern suburb of Houston. Friendswood City Center will feature an apartment complex with roughly 500 units and a luxury hotel with a convention center that can house up to 500 people. Plans also call for approximately 150,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and 200,000 square feet of medical and office space. The development will also have a 52-acre public park with more than four miles of walking and jogging trails and a fishing lake with a pier. Various infrastructural improvements are also being made as part of the project. The City of Friendswood is partnering with Tannos and Wolfgramm on Friendswood City Center, which represents more than $750 million in regional capital investment.
GRAYSON COUNTY, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm Younger Partners has arranged the sale of a 76-acre industrial development site located along FM 1417 in Grayson County, about 70 miles north of Dallas. The site offers immediate proximity to Texas Instruments’ semiconductor manufacturing plant in Sherman and will be marketed to industrial users supporting that facility. John St. Clair, Davis Willoughby and Tyler Hemenway of Younger Partners represented the seller, a family estate, in the transaction. The buyer was a local entity doing business as Investment Catalysts LLC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Plaza on the Lake, a 120,789-square-foot office building in southwest Austin. The three-story building was originally constructed on 4.6 acres in 1985 and underwent a $5 million renovation in 2021. Chris Murphy, Robert Hill and Gary Carr of Newmark represented the seller, an undisclosed institutional investment firm, in the transaction. The buyer was an affiliate of Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group.