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Archives: December 2020

Lowe's bringing 200 jobs to Houston area

​​​​​​NEW CANEY – Lowe’s is opening a 1.5 million-sf distribution center along Gene Campbell Rd. at the East Montgomery County Improvement District’s industrial park.  The $65 million project will create about 200 jobs. Opening is set for July 2021. ​​ Get more Houston-area industrial news on the Real Estate Center’s website: Houston-area industrial news​ ​​​​​Texas Quarterly […]


Houston multifamily changes hands

​​​​​HOUSTON – Indus Management has acquired Sharpstown Garden Apartments, a 396-unit workforce housing community at ​​​7575 Bissonnet St. Built in 1960 and renovated in 2000, the property has one-, two-, and three-bedroom units.  Amenities include multiple pools, business center, and clubhouse. The seller, Pryszant Management​​​, had spent around $900,000 on capital improvements over the last four years. […]


Pet spa coming to San Antonio

​​SAN ANTONIO – Jacksonville, Fla.-based ​​​​Pet Paradise is building its first area facility in the Stone Oak neighborhood.  The two-acre project at 22811 US 281 N. will provide pet boarding, a day camp, and grooming and veterinary services.​ The facility will have swimming pools, artificial turfs, kennels, and vet clinics.  It will employ up to 50 with caretakers on […]




Texas jobless claims decrease for second straight week

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​COLLEGE STATION – ​Initial unemployment insurance claims in Texas fell for the second week in a row, decreasing to their lowest level since the pandemic hit the econo​my.  New claims fell to around 26,500 the week ending Nov. 28, the first time claims were below 30,000 since the onset of the pandemic. ​This brings the total number of initial claims since March […]


Plano one of America's safest cities

​​​​WASHINGTON – Plano took the number three spot on WalletHub’s rankings of 2020’s safest​​ cities in America, trailing only Columbia, Md., and South Burlington, Vt. The Collin County city ranked third in home and community safety, 30th in financial safety, and 113th in natural disaster risk.  Plano also ranked third on last year’s list.​ No. 43 Brownsville and […]


Rastegar acquires Esprit office for new HQ

​​​​AUSTIN – Rastegar Property Co. has acquired the Esp​rit office building at 515 S. Capital of Texas Hwy. in West Lake Hills.  The two-story, 29,685-sf office building will be Rastegar’s global headquarters. ​ The Real Estate Center has more office news for Austin-Round Rock: ​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report Austin-area office news​ ​Source: Connect Media​


Dalfen picks up Mesquite warehouse

​​​​MESQUITE – Dalfen Industrial has acquired the 396,750-sf Peachtree Distribution Center​ from Clarion Partners. The asset at 510 N. Peachtree Rd. is fully leased to​ Dal-Tile Corp., Parker-Hannafin Corp., and Bronco Orora. The Real Estate Center has more on DFW’s industrial market: ​​​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington industrial news​ ​Source: Connect M​edia


Dallas Stars owner bringing luxury hotel, restaurant to Las Colinas

​​​​​​IRVING – Dallas Stars owner Tom Gaglardi’s Northland Properties Corp. is building an $18 million luxury hotel in Las Colinas. The ​205-room Sandman Signature Hotel will total 110,000 sf. It will include a pool, gym, and meeting spaces.  A 225-seat, 6,500-plus-sf Moxie’s Grill & Bar will be on the ground floor​. The six-story hotel at the corner […]