HOUSTON — Partners Capital, the investment arm of Partners Real Estate, has purchased the 162-room Homewood Suites by Hilton — Houston Galleria hotel. The extended-stay hotel was originally built in 2006 and had an average nightly occupancy rate of 84 percent at the time of sale. Following the 2026 World Cup, Partners Capital will commence a multi-million dollar renovation of the hotel that will include upgrades to guestrooms, public areas and the building exterior, as well as the modernization of several building systems. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based developer Welcome Group has delivered Crossroads at Pearland, an 88,670-square-foot industrial project located on the southern outskirts of Houston. The site spans 4.8 acres and includes frontage along Beltway 8. The building features 30-foot clear heights, 15 dock-high doors and two drive-up ramps. Frost Bank financed construction of the facility, which is now roughly 30 percent leased to satellite communications services provider Speedcast.
KELLER, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has negotiated the sale of a 2,996-square-foot office building in Keller, located north of Fort Worth. The building is known as Keller Parkway Office and was fully leased at the time of sale. Parker Tims of STRIVE represented the undisclosed, locally based seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Define Living, a locally based multifamily developer that specializes in wellness-themed projects, will build a 388-unit apartment community in the Energy Corridor area of West Houston. The site spans 10.4 acres in the Central Park master-planned community. The midrise building will be known as Define Living: Park Row and will offer one- and two-bedroom units that will range in size from 657 to 1,089 square feet. Amenities will include a fitness center with cycling and yoga studios, infrared sauna and cold plunge, lap pool, two pickleball courts, a dog park and direct access to walking and biking trails. Mucasey & Associates is the project architect, and Blazer Building is the general contractor. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter. Wolff Cos., the master developer of Central Park, sold the land to Define Living.
TAYLOR, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $32.2 million acquisition loan for a 183,340-square-foot industrial facility in the Central Texas city of Taylor that is fully leased to Tesla. Delivered in 2025, the rail-served facility features four dock-high doors, eight grade-level doors and five cranes. Melissa Rose, Jack Britton, Nicole Barba and Preston Bacon of JLL arranged the three-year, fixed-rate loan through BMO on behalf of the borrower, a managed account of Manulife Investment Management.
HOUSTON — A partnership between local developer Hanover Co. and Transwestern Investment Group (TIG) has broken ground on Kirby 288, a 213,425-square-foot speculative industrial project in South Houston. The development will feature a cross-dock configuration, 36-foot clear heights and excess trailer storage. Powers Brown is the project architect, and Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer. Colliers is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for the second quarter of next year.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Sprouts Farmers Market has opened a 29,105-square-foot grocery store in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The Phoenix-based grocer joins LA Fitness, At Home and Academy Sports + Outdoors as the anchor tenants at Waterview Town Center, a 134-acre development located at the intersection of Grand Parkway and Harlem Road. Local developer Read King owns Waterview Town Center.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has brokered the sale of a 27,500-square-foot industrial building in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 608 W. Richey Road was built on 5.9 acres in 1982. Jon Farris of Stream represented the seller, Superior Energy Services, in the transaction. Andrew Laycock of Partners Real Estate represented the buyer, Axis Partners.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Park7 Group has completed Icon, a 30-story student housing tower located near the University of Texas at Austin campus in the city’s West Campus neighborhood. The property offers 555 beds across 216 units in one- through five-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center, media room, game and lounge spaces and study areas. The community also offers four levels of below-ground parking. The development team for the project included Hoar Construction, Rhode Partners, DCI Engineers, Blum Engineering, Wuest, Power Design, GMI, Southern Wall Systems and Kilgore Multifamily. Construction began in spring 2023 and topped out last fall.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of The Alden at Cedar Park, a 349-unit apartment community located on the northern outskirts of Austin. Built in 2020, the community offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse with a resident lounge and cocktail bar, outdoor entertainment areas with grilling stations and a 24-hour fitness center. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Mitch Clarfield and Alec Newman, also with Newmark, originated Fannie Mae acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Washington-based Weidner Apartment Homes. The Alden was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.