WESTLAKE, TEXAS — Pluralsight Inc. has signed a 26,000-square-foot office lease in Westlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The global workforce development company has relocated from Utah to the fourth floor of the 120,543-square-foot Building 6 at Terraces at Solana, a 1.1 million-square-foot complex. A partnership between two Chicago-based firms, Glenstar and Singerman Real Estate, owns Terraces at Solana.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 5,731-square-foot office lease in Arlington. The space is located within the 123,000-square-foot building at 700 Highlander Blvd. Vic Meyer and Kareem Amer of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Ryan Matthews of JLL represented the tenant, Island Imaging Investments.
By Taylor Williams Everybody always remembers the one who got away, but what if they’d never shown up to the party in the first place? Or in the case of the Texas commercial development boom, is it possible that one specific asset class simply never took root, or is it more likely that it just hasn’t happened yet? The mystery party guest/asset class could only be life sciences — a sector that is somehow a quasi-subcategory of healthcare real estate, a longshot end use for an industrial conversion, a property type that represents the evolution of commercial-grade lab space and an investment vehicle that has captured billions of capital in coastal markets — all rolled into two basic words. And while the big-money question surrounding life sciences growth in Texas is not “what?” but “when?,” examining what the field actually already encompasses in the state is important to understanding the potential for a future boom. After all, it’s not as life sciences is nonexistent in Texas. According to a 2025 report from JLL titled, “Why Texas Life Sciences?” there are already some 8,700 life sciences companies employing more than 150,000 people in the state. More than $1.5 billion in combined …
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Mason + Mill, a 349-unit apartment community located in the southern Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. Completed in 2024, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units that have an average size of 883 square feet. Residences are furnished with stainless steel appliances, individual washers and dryers, built-in wine racks and desks and various pieces of smart-home technology. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining stations, a resident clubroom with a pool table and arcade, pet park, private work suites, indoor and outdoor lounges and a hospitality bar. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware and Shelby Clark of IPA represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, Utah-based Millburn & Co.
MONTGOMERY, TEXAS — A joint venture between Dallas-based Edison Equity Management and New Jersey-based ARCTRUST Private Capital has broken ground on a 165-unit active adult project in Montgomery, located north of Houston. Known as Serenova Concierge Communities at Woodforest, the property will offer 133 one- and two-bedroom apartment homes and 32 private villas with attached garages. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, pickleball court, indoor golf simulator, creative art studio, clubroom, wine room for private events and an onsite restaurant and social bar. The Clerkley Watkins Group is the project architect and will be joined by Kathy Andrews Interiors and general contractor The Brownstone Group as project partners. The first move-ins are expected to begin in late 2026.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Northmarq has brokered the sale of two residential rental properties totaling 38 units in the Austin area. Redbud Cove is a 15-unit build-to-rent complex in West Lake Hills, located west of the state capital, that was built in 1976 and recently renovated. Zilker Place is a 23-unit apartment complex located in south-central Austin that offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Will Collier, Jordan Vaughn and Hayden Schnieders of Northmarq represented the seller, locally based development and investment firm Rastegar Property Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Aperture Capital Partners.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Woodside Health, a private equity healthcare real estate firm based in Cleveland, has acquired Twelve Oaks Professional Center, a medical office complex in northwest Austin. The property consists of five buildings totaling 42,500 square feet on a five-acre site. Woodside purchased Twelve Oaks Professional Center with global investment management firm Heitman. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
WESTLAKE, TEXAS — M1 Support Services has signed a 26,000-square-foot office lease in Westlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The national defense contractor and aerospace company is relocating from Denton to the second floor of the 123,862-square-foot Building 5 at Terraces at Solana, a 1.1 million-square-foot complex. A partnership between two Chicago-based firms Glenstar and Singerman Real Estate, owns Terraces at Solana.
HOUSTON — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and Japanese developer Daiwa House has completed Blue Ridge Commerce Center, a 1.3 million-square-foot industrial project in southwest Houston. Construction began in August 2024. The site spans 92 acres at the northwest corner of Fort Bend Parkway and McHard Road in Fort Bend County. The development consists of five buildings that range in size from 153,928 to 431,017 square feet. The buildings feature a mix of front-load, rear-load and cross-dock configurations with clear heights that range from 28 to 36 feet. Seeberger Architecture designed the project, and E.E. Reed Construction served as the general contractor. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. financed the development, and CBRE is marketing the space for lease. Another project partner, Linco Construction, undertook infrastructure improvements as part of the project, which included new public roads, traffic signals, underground utilities, a regional storm water detention pond and public sidewalks. “The greater Houston region continues to prove itself as a magnate for modern logistics and manufacturing users,” says George Farish, principal at TCC. “With immediate access to major transportation corridors including the Fort Bend Parkway, Beltway 8 and U.S. Highway 90, we’re confident that Blue Ridge will serve as …
MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Miami-based lender BridgeInvest has provided a $40.5 million loan for the refinancing of Ravella at Sienna, a 292-unit apartment community located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Missouri City. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 609 to 1,517 square feet. Amenities include a pool with cabanas, outdoor gaming lounge, entertainment kitchen, fitness center, dog park and an executive conference room. Way Capital arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, an entity owned by a partnership between Orion RE Holdings and Sabal Investment Holdings. The property was 92 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.