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Archives: June 2021



Pecan 130 Business Park sold

​​PFLUGERVILLE – ​Dogwood Industrial Properties has purchased a 239,952-sf light industrial park from Birtcher Anderson & Davis. Pecan 130 Business Park is a two-building, Class A project on 15.4 acres at 3813A/B Helios Way. It has 24- to 27-ft clear heights, 180-ft truck court, 40 dock-high do​ors, ESFR fire protection, and ample parking.​ The project was built […]


Watermark Retirement Communities, Hines planning project in Houston

​HOUSTON – Watermark Retirement Communities and Hines are developing The Watermark at Houston Heights, a 222-unit independent-living, assisted-living, and memory-care community. The seven-story property will be the tallest building in the neighborhood. Two floors will be fully dedic​ated to amenity space. Completion is set for January 2022.  Project partners include Munoz + Albin Architecture & Planning, Looney & Associates, TBG Landscape Architects, […]


City Electric Supply inks 100K-sf industrial lease

​​​​NORTHLAKE – City Electric Supply has signed a 99,366-sf lease​​​​ at Speedway Distribution Cent​er at 16200 Three Wide Dr. near SH 114. Whitebox Real Estate LLC represented the tenant. IDI Logistics represented the landlord. The Texas Real Estate Research Center has more on DFW’s industrial market: ​​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report ​Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington industrial news​ ​Source: Whitebox Real Estate


New Jersey company picks up Amazon warehouse

​​AUSTIN – New Jersey-based Four Springs Capital Trust LLC recently purchased MetCenter Building III from Dallas-based Mohr Capital LLC. Amazon.com Services LLC occupies the entire 160,000-sf warehouse at 7000 Metropolis Dr. The sale also included a 20-acre parking lot. Mohr purchased the building in 2019. The Texas Real Estate Research Center has more industrial news for Austin-Round Rock: ​Texas […]


Toyota subsidiary signs industrial lease in Houston

​HOUSTON – Tailift Material Handling, a subsidiary of Toyota, has signed a 37,502-sf industrial lease at In​terwood Distribution Center. The two-building​, ​341,692-sf development was completed in 2020. ​A joint venture between Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments and GID Real Estate Investments owns the property. Get more Houston-area industrial news on the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s website: Houston-area industrial […]




Texas jobless claims getting closer to pre-pandemic levels

​​COLLEGE STATION – Initial jobless claims in Texas decreased to​​​​ 22,200 the week ending May 22, ​marking eight straight weeks of declines. ​This is the lowest ​level of initial unemployment claims since before the pandemic​ hit the econo​​​​​​my.  ​​About 5.1 ​​million unemployment claims have​​​ been filed since​ March 21, 2020, according ​to U.S. Department​ of Labor (DOL) data.  Continuing unemployment claims increased ​to​ 219,500 the week ending May 15, […]