By Rafael Weiss, CEO of Sytes Everybody knows that Texas is among the country’s leaders in demand for quick-service restaurant (QSR) and coffeeshop space. That’s not the story. The story is where inside Texas that demand is actually concentrated, and it isn’t where most landlords are looking. According to Sytes’ analysis of active tenant requirements as of August 2026, Texas accounts for roughly 12 percent of every active QSR and coffee site requirement in the country right now — more than any other state, with Florida second and California third. That part is old news to most people in this business. What’s not old news: a full quarter of that Texas demand isn’t in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Houston, Austin or San Antonio. It’s within the ring roads, the border corridor and towns that didn’t have a QSR conversation five years ago. Where Demand Actually Lies Here’s the breakdown of active Texas QSR and coffeeshop requirements by market, based on what tenants are posting right now, not closed transactions from eighteen months ago. These figures are again based on Sytes’ analysis of active tenant requirements as of August 2026. That last line is the one worth sitting with. A quarter of …
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FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Florida-based intermediary Concord Summit Capital has arranged $28 million in financing for The Albritton, a 163,176-square-foot mixed-use project that is under construction in the southeastern Houston suburb of Friendswood. The Albritton is planned to feature 111 apartments, 11,000 square feet of retail space, 9,000 square feet of office space and a 72,000-square-foot parking garage. Daniel Eidson and Ben Applebaum of Concord Summit Capital originated the nonrecourse loan through an undisclosed lender on behalf of the borrower, Tannos Development Group. Completion is slated for 2028.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated the sale of Tower 2600, a 229,307-square-foot office building located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The nine-story building was 92 percent leased at the time of sale and offers amenities such as a fitness center, conference facilities, tenant lounge and grab-and-go food service. Gary Carr, Robert Hill, Chris Murphy and Austin Sheahan of Newmark represented the seller, Development Ventures Group, in the transaction. The buyer was Harkinson Investment Group.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — NAES Corp. has signed a 28,000-square-foot office lease expansion at Hughes Landing in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The power plant operator is currently a subtenant at 1735 Hughes Landing and will soon establish a long-term presence at 1725 Hughes Landing. Lucian Bukowski of Stream Realty Partners and Kip Durrell of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jillian Fredericks, Joel Douthit and John Spafford, also with CBRE, represented the landlord, Howard Hughes Holdings.
SEABROOK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 25,113-square-foot retail center in Seabrook, about 30 miles southeast of Houston. Seabrook Shopping Center sits on a 1.5-acre site at 2100 E. NASA Parkway. Scott Jones, Gus Lagos and Alex Wolansky of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed local investor, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged $102 million in financing for a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial project that will be located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The 92-acre project represents Phase II of Port 99 and will consist of three buildings with cross-dock and front-load configurations. The financing includes both debt and equity. A specific breakdown of each component was not disclosed, but the package includes a senior construction loan of an undisclosed amount from Bank OZK, a $30.4 mezzanine loan from PGIM and a joint venture equity investment from Junction Commercial Real Estate. Warren Hitchcock led the Northmarq team that arranged the financing on behalf of the developer, Provident Realty Advisors.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 645-unit self-storage facility in San Antonio. CubeSmart manages the facility, which sits on a 10.6-acre site on the city’s southwest side and spans 115,240 net rentable square feet. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a New Jersey-based limited liability company, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Public Storage, which will rebrand and assume operation of the property. The facility was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Local brokerage firm Disney Investment Group (DIG) has negotiated the sale of Towne Crossing, a 167,000-square-foot shopping center in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. Kroger anchors the anchored center and recently committed to a 10-year lease renewal. David Disney of DIG represented the seller, Ohio-based retail REIT Phillips Edison & Co., in the transaction. The buyer, Chicago-based Newport Capital Partners, plans to make capital improvements to the property.
HOUSTON — Mitsubishi Corp. (Americas) has signed a 91,761-square-foot office lease in downtown Houston. The space spans floors 31 through 34 at 1100 Louisiana, a 55-story, 1.3 million-square-foot building that was developed in the early 1980s. Winfield Haggard Jr. and Diana Bridger of Partners Real Estate represented the local landlord, Hines, in the lease negotiations. Tim Relyea of Cushman & Wakefield represented Mitsubishi Corp.
TULSA, OKLA. — Sword Industrial Partners, an affiliate of Dallas-based investment firm MAG Capital Partners, has acquired a portfolio of 24 industrial buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet in Tulsa. The portfolio, which collectively totals 103 suites across six industrial business parks, includes Space Center, Space Center East, Tulsa Business Park, Tandem Business Park, Maxim Center and Maxim Place. All of the properties are located less than 10 miles from the downtown area and Tulsa International Airport. The seller was DRA Advisors. The sales price was not disclosed.