LA PORTE, TEXAS — Clay Development & Construction has broken ground on a 40,000-square-foot speculative industrial project in La Porte, located east of Houston. The site is located within the 300,000-square-foot Sens Road Business Park, and the building will feature 24- to 28-foot eave heights and build-to-suit office space. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2026. Colliers is the leasing agent for the new building.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas-based developer Presidium has completed Presidium Waterford, a 283-unit multifamily project in North Austin. Designed by Dallas-based O’Brien Architects and Atlanta-based Dwell Design Studio, the six-story building offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fire pits, fitness center, office lounges and a bocce ball court. The property also features a courtyard with an outdoor kitchen and multiple social spaces. Rents start at $1,450 per month for a studio apartment. When construction began in spring 2021, the project was planned as Phase I of a larger development. Phase II is now known as Presidium 183 and has 374 units that are currently in lease-up.
HOUSTON — A partnership between Rice Real Estate Co., the property investment arm of Rice University, and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. (LPC) will develop The Arc at The Ion District, a 200,000-square-foot office and life sciences property in Houston. The Ion District is a 16-acre academic, research and development and innovation hub in Midtown Houston. Amenities at the new building will include a gym, lounge, conference and meeting spaces and outdoor event plazas. Rice University has committed to occupying 30,000 square feet of office and lab space at The Arc, construction of which is expected to begin in the second quarter of next year and to be complete in early 2028.
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of a 132,599-square-foot office building in West Houston. Completed in 1999, the building at 8101 W. Sam Houston Parkway S was fully leased at the time of sale to BlueCross BlueShield, which recently signed an 11-year lease. Kevin McConn and Rick Goings of JLL represented the seller, an affiliate of Denver-based Sagard Real Estate, in the transaction, and procured the buyer, a partnership between Fuller Realty Partners and ICP Funds. Wally Reid and Cameron Cureton, also with JLL, arranged a five-year acquisition loan of an undisclosed amount for the deal through a regional bank.
NEW CANEY, TEXAS — Lumos, an entertainment concept that features activities such as bowling, laser tag, axe throwing and arcade games, has opened a 45,000-square-foot venue in New Caney, a northeastern suburb of Houston. The space is located within the 1,400-acre Valley Ranch master-planned community and includes a 6,000-square-foot area for virtual reality, karaoke and private events, as well as a cocktail bar, restaurant and outdoor patio. Signorelli Co. owns Valley Ranch.
HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a 24,000-square-foot retail property in Haltom City, located north of Fort Worth. The property is known as Haltom City Center and was fully leased at the time of sale. Will Schubert of STRIVE represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were local investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
KILLEEN AND EDINBURG, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of two Texas self-storage facilities totaling 802 units. Hallmark Mini Storage, located in the Central Texas city of Killeen, was built on 2.4 acres in 2002 and totals 36,350 net rentable square feet of space across eight buildings and 275 units. Superior Self Storage, located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Edinburg, was built on 3.9 acres in 2004 and totals 50,692 net rentable square feet of space across seven buildings and 527 units. The properties traded as part of a portfolio deal that included a 294-unit facility in Las Cruces, N.M. Stacey Gorman, Sam Slocum and Grace Folger of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The trio also collaborated with Marcus & Millichap’s Cameron Bradford to procure the buyers. An undisclosed investment group purchased Hallmark Mini Storage, and Wentworth Property Co. bought Superior Self Storage.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based multifamily developer Palladium USA has completed a $35 million mixed-income housing project in northeast Houston. Palladium Houston Ella is a three-story, 146-unit building that houses one-, two- and three-bedroom units. About 78 percent (115) of the units are reserved for renters earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income, and the remainder will be rented at market rates. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, conference center, dog park, computer lounge, kid’s play area and a clubroom. Palladium developed the project in partnership with the Harris County Housing Finance Corp. HEDK Architects designed the property, and Brownstone Construction served as the general contractor. Construction began in early 2024.
HOUSTON — CDC Houston, a subsidiary of New York City-based Coventry Development Corp., has completed the renovation of two hotels totaling 253 rooms within City Place, a 2,000-acre mixed-use development on the city’s north side. The 128-room Residence Inn Houston City Place, which opened in 2015, now features a redesigned lobby and public spaces with modern seating and improved lighting, as well as contemporary guestroom furnishings. The 125-room Courtyard Houston City Place, which opened in 2016, now features plush seating throughout guestrooms and public areas. Between them, the hotels offer multiple pools and fitness centers, as well as meeting and event spaces and onsite dining options.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Realterm, a Maryland-based investment manager focused on the transportation industry, has purchased a 34.1-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in El Paso. Developed in 2017, the facility at 11090 Gateway Blvd. features 14,148 square feet of maintenance shop space with six drive-thru bays, 12,684 square feet of office space and 3,800 square feet of warehouse space with four dock doors for transloading. The facility was fully leased at the time of sale to TFA Logistics. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.