SAWYER HEIGHTS VILLAGE GOES FOR $35M NEAR HOUSTON’S CBD

HOUSTON — Sawyer Heights Village, a 107,626-square-foot retail power center located near Houston’s central business district at the intersection of Interstate 10 and Taylor Street, has been purchased for approximately $35 million by a joint venture between Inland Western Retail Real Estate Trust, Inc. and RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust. Staples and PetSmart anchor the Houston retail property and it is shadow-anchored by Target. Houston-based Property Commerce developed the property in 2004. This expands Oak Brook, Ill.-based Inland Western’s presence in the Houston market to more than 1.5 million square feet under management.