While this year has been tough, it’s the little things – like great food and exploring our own backyards (for some of us, literally) – that keep us sane. In the spirit of exploring new places, trying new things and supporting locally, we’ve rounded up a list of restaurants…
Archives: July 2020
341-unit Heritage Plaza development nears completion
SAN ANTONIO – Austin-based Cypress Real Estate Advisors is finishing up work on Heritage Plaza, a 341-unit luxury apartment complex at 227 Dwyer Ave. The property will offer units ranging from 416 to 787 sf. Rents will range from $1,050 to $2,500 per month. The complex will include 4,650 sf of ground-floor retail space, a […]
BCS housing fundamentals weakened in 2Q2020
COLLEGE STATION – Local housing fundamentals weakened in the second quarter, according to data from Texas Realtors and the Real Estate Center. Single-family home sales through the Multiple Listing Service fell 3.1 percent year over year to 1,079 sales. Median sales price increased 3.6 percent to $227,900. Active listings decreased 6.8 percent to 1,429. Closed sales also fell […]
Heavy-equipment adventure company coming to Sachse
SACHSE – Hastings, Minn.-based Extreme Sandbox is moving its first Texas attraction in The Station. The heavy-equipment adventure and team-building company is moving its location from Pottsboro. The lease caps off the 134-acre mixed-use district’s first phase of construction. Dallas-based PMB Capital Investments built development at 2900 Pleasant Valley Rd. in collaboration with the city. The Real Estate Center has […]
Texas housing sales remain strong despite pandemic
AUSTIN – The mandatory shelter-in-place orders related to COVID-19 caused Texas home sales to decline in 2Q2020, while median price increased, according to Texas Realtors’ Texas Quarterly Housing Report. Home sales declined 9.9 percent to 91,970 homes sold. Statewide, the median price increased 2.9 percent to $252,000. Of all the homes sold last quarter, 34.6 percent were priced from $200,000 to […]
DFW third nationally in commercial, apartment buildings starts
BEDFORD, Mass. – With the pandemic slowing construction across the country, Dallas-Fort Worth was still third nationally for commercial and apartment buildings starts in the first half of the year. According to Dodge Data & Analytics, nearly $3.81 billion of commercial and multifamily construction starts were recorded in the metro so far this year. That’s compared with the over […]
Home Sales Hit a Record-Setting Rebound
With a worldwide health crisis that drove a pause in the economy this year, the housing market was greatly impacted. Many have been eagerly awaiting some bright signs of a recovery. Based on the latest Existing Home Sales Report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), June hit a much-anticipated record-setting rebound to ignite that […]
Amazon signs 307K-sf industrial lease at Kyle Crossing
KYLE – Amazon has leased a 307,840-sf facility in the Kyle Crossing Business Park at 1980 Kohlers Crossing. The company will operate a sortation center that will employ over 200 people. The 40-acre business park is one block west of I-35 in the mixed-use master planned community of Plum Creek. The Real Estate Center has […]
Work starts on McKinney Corporate Center II
McKINNEY – VanTrust Real Estate has broken ground on the 115,000-sf McKinney Corporate Center II. The building will be within the 2,200-acre Craig Ranch master-planned development, just across the street from Collin College Tech. Amenities will include a tenant lounge, conference center, tenant patio, and grab-and-go food service. Holt Lunsford is handling leasing. McKinney Corporate Center I was […]
Humble apartment complex trades hands
HUMBLE – A joint venture of Avid Realty Partners and Electra Capital has acquired The Pines at Woodcreek Apartments. The 330-unit gated community at 21021 Aldine Westfield Rd. has a one-acre dog park, fitness center, and pocket parks. Newmark Knight Frank brokered the deal. The Real Estate Center has more information like this online for free: Texas […]