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HOUSTON — McCarthy Building Cos. has broken ground on the new 325-room Hyatt Regency Hotel in Houston’s Galleria submarket. Located at the corner of Sage Road and West Alabama Street, the property will stand 14 stories totaling more than 260,000 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center, swimming pool and 15,000 square feet of meeting space. Construction, which is slated for completion in summer 2015, entails the partial demolition of pre-existing retail space. A partnership between Songy HighRoads and Carlyle Group is developing the hotel, and Gensler provided design services.