SAN ANTONIO — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 26,436-square-foot industrial outdoor storage facility (IOS) in San Antonio. The single-tenant site is located at 8034 NE Loop 410 and is leased to Mears Installation, a provider of energy infrastructure solutions. Stan Nowak and Andrew Alizzi of Partners represented the seller, Harbor Capital, in the transaction. The buyer was Base Industrial.
By Jane Witowich, business operations manager, Day One Experts In Collin County, two fast-growing Texas cities are charting a new path for economic development that prioritizes efficiency, adaptability and smart decision-making over traditional staffing models. Fairview and Melissa, a pair of suburban communities facing explosive population growth and mounting development pressure, have adopted a fractional approach to economic development. Instead of creating or adopting full-time, in-house departments, both cities have strategically partnered with outside expertise to stay visible in national site selection circles, foster new investment and keep costs in check. That decision, born out of necessity, is quickly proving to be a blueprint for others. A Model Rooted in Strategy The challenges faced by these teams in Fairview and Melissa are familiar to city leaders across Texas: developer interest is growing, expectations from residents are rising and yet budgets remain constrained. Hiring full-time economic development staff, building marketing infrastructure and funding national outreach campaigns — these initiatives often stretch beyond what smaller cities can reasonably afford. Rather than let those constraints define them, Fairview and Melissa made the deliberate choice to adopt a fractional model. Through partnerships with experienced consultants such as Day One Experts, led by veteran economic …
SHACKELFORD COUNTY, TEXAS — Vantage Data Centers will invest $25 billion to develop a 3.7 million-square-foot, large-scale data center campus in Shackelford County, which is situated near Abilene, Texas, and about 120 miles west of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Construction of the new 1.4-gigawatt (GW) campus, dubbed “Frontier,” has already begun, with the first of 10 buildings scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2026. The 1,200-acre, multi-phase project is expected to create jobs for 5,000 people across construction and ongoing operations at the campus, according to company representatives. Additionally, Vantage has pledged annual college scholarships for Shackelford County students throughout the lifespan of the project and plans to hire locally while providing training opportunities. “This investment in Texas will be a significant economic growth driver for the area as we rapidly deploy the digital infrastructure needed to support AI applications,” says Dana Adams, president of Vantage’s North America operations. The Frontier campus will be capable of supporting server racks with a power draw of more than 250 kilowatts (kW), while utilizing liquid cooling to support the next generation of graphics processing unit (GPU) loads. Vantage is also pursuing LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification for Frontier, which …
Enterprising multifamily players are shifting the industry’s views on community connectivity, elevating broadband from a stand-alone amenity into a performance booster for larger real estate strategies. Rather than leave their residents’ connection quality to chance, these developers, owners and managers are contracting with specialized internet service providers (ISPs) to blanket entire properties with high-speed Wi-Fi access for the best possible online experience. “On the operations side, rolling out community Wi-Fi lets us give residents the full connectivity they expect from other parts of their life, because all areas of the property function together for a seamless experience,” says David Walther, chief revenue officer at third-party property manager Asset Living. Asset Living manages more than 300,000 units at client communities including conventional multifamily, student housing, affordable and other property types across the country. At nearly all student housing and a growing share of the multifamily communities Asset Living manages, matrices of Wi-Fi access points keep residents and property teams alike online as they traverse the property, from inside residential units to pools, fitness centers, garages and other common areas. Earlier this year, Asset Living made internet service provider Pavlov Media a preferred national partner for bulk managed Wi-Fi at its communities. …
HOUSTON — High Street Residential has completed Rone Residences, a 209-unit multifamily project in Houston’s River Oaks/Upper Kirby area. Designed by Zeigler Cooper Architects and built by Hoar Construction, Rone Residences rises 12 stories and houses one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with an average size of roughly 1,400 square feet. Amenities include multiple pools, a fitness center, game lounge, coworking and private conference spaces, a pet park and tenant storage spaces. Rone Residences will also house 2,900 square feet of retail space. Rents start at roughly $3,000 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
HOUSTON — Priority Capital Advisory, a Los Angeles-based intermediary, has arranged a $26.6 million bridge loan for the refinancing of 2 Westlake, a 467,609-square-foot office building located in the Energy Corridor area of West Houston. Atlanta-based Ardent Cos. provided the loan. The 17-story building is situated on a 5.4-acre site within the 2.8 million-square-foot Westlake office park and offers amenities such as a deli, coffee bar, conference center, tenant lounge and a fitness center. The borrower, global private equity firm Younan Co., purchased 2 Westlake for $21.5 million in late 2022, at which point the building was vacant.
LUFKIN, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Southloop Crossing, a shopping center in Lufkin, about 120 miles north of Houston. According to a property flyer from the seller, Ball Ventures, and Bridgepoint Real Estate, Southloop Crossing totals roughly 110,000 square feet. The property traded as part of a portfolio deal that included a retail center in Killeen, as well as two other shopping centers in Arkansas. The buyer was Chase Properties. Adam Howells, Barry Brown Erin Lazarus of JLL represented Ball Ventures, in the transaction. Deborah Johnson of JLL assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — PopStroke Entertainment Group, a golf-centric entertainment concept based in Florida, will open a new venue in Austin. PopStroke is assuming operations of The Pitch, a sports-themed entertainment hub on the city’s northeast side that was designed by Mark Odom Studio and developed by Karlin Real Estate. PopStroke will deliver a rebranded dining experience and upgraded event spaces, and the company will also operate The Pitch’s pickleball courts and introduce two new sand volleyball courts. The opening is set for the fall.
HOUSTON — Wright Close & Barger LLP has signed a 41,000-square-foot office lease in downtown Houston. The law firm will relocate from the Galleria area to the 30th and 31st floors of TC Energy Center, a 56-story, 1.2 million-square-foot tower located at 700 Louisiana St. The deal represents a footprint expansion of about 60 percent. Joshua Brown, Audrey Selber and Kaitlyn Duffie of Newmark represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. John Spafford of CBRE represented the landlord, M-M Properties.
HOUSTON — A limited liability company doing business as 14700 TP LLC has purchased Ten Pines at Summerwood, a multifamily property in northwest Houston, for $31.2 million. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2013 and totals 240 units. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with island kitchens, stainless steel appliances, ceramic tile flooring, walk-in closets and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, sports lounge and an outdoor lounge area. Dustin Seltzer of JLL was the listing agent on the deal.