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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Alliance Industrial has broken ground on Connor Lane Business Park, a 170,959-square-foot industrial project in northeast Austin. The development will consist of two buildings totaling 87,467 and 83,492 square feet, with depths of 120 feet and 175 feet, respectively. Both buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights and 130-foot truck court depths, and the complex will offer a total of 70 dock doors. Construction is slated for a fourth-quarter delivery. Alliance Industrial has tapped Colliers as the leasing agent.

LEANDER, TEXAS — Baltimore-based St. John Properties will develop Leander Tech Park, a 270,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located on the northern outskirts of Austin. Situated on 50 acres, Leander Tech Park will comprise eight buildings ranging in size from 31,560 to 50,639 square feet that will be developed in phases. The first phase will consist of two buildings totaling roughly 90,000 square feet. Construction of Phase I will start later this year and is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2025. Leander Tech Park will also feature 18,850 square feet of inline retail space. Colin Tierney and Taylor Golden of Gold Tier Real Estate represented the seller, steel fabricator Zekelman Industries, in the disposition of the land.

STAFFORD, TEXAS — A partnership between locally based developer Lovett Industrial and Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has broken ground on Stafford Logistics Park, a 785,000-square-foot speculative industrial project that will be located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston. The development will consist of a 520,000-square-foot, cross-dock warehouse and a 265,000-square-foot, front-load warehouse. Building features will include 36- and 32-foot clear heights, respectively, as well as parking for 190 trailers and 380 cars. JLL will market the development for lease.

HOUSTON — New York-based global investment firm GTIS Partners has begun construction on Port 225 Commerce Center, a 484,000-square-foot industrial project located near Port Houston in southeast Houston. The development will consist of a 355,071-square-foot, cross-dock building and a 128,999-square-foot, rear-load building on a 26-acre site. Building features will include 36- and 32-foot clear heights, respectively, and combined parking for 382 cars and 93 trailers. Construction is scheduled for a fall completion. Other project partners include Angler Construction, Powers Brown Architecture, Langan Engineering and Cushman & Wakefield as the leasing agent.