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Archives: August 2021

Tomball self-storage facility trades hands

​​​​​​TOMBALL – Storage Star Tomball, a 597-unit self-storage facility at 11133 Spring Cypress Rd., has been sold. The 70,100-sf​ propert​y was built in 1998 on 5.5 acres. It includes 26,215 sf of climate-controlled and 43,895 sf of non-climate-controlled space. Marcus and Millichap represented the seller in the sale to a California-based corporation.​​ Get more Houston-area news on the Texas Real Estate […]


Texas jobless claims fall, U.S. job openings reach historic highs

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​COLLEGE STATION – ​Texas’ initial jobless claims decreased for the third straight week to 30,700 the week ending Aug. 7. About 5.44 ​​million unemployment claims​ have been filed since​ March 21, 2020, according ​to U.S. Department​ of Labor (DOL) data. ​ Continuing unemployment claims decreased ​to 178,000 the week ending July 31. U.S. job openings reached 10.1 million in June, the highest level of openings since the […]


Woods Distribution Solutions inks 708K-sf industrial lease

​​​​​FORT WORTH – Woods Distribution Solutions has signed a 707,940-sf industrial lease at 11501 North Fwy. Lee & Associates represented the tenant. The landlord, TCRG Properties, was self-represented. The Texas Real Estate Research Center has more on DFW’s industrial market: ​​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report ​Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington industrial news​ ​Source: Lee & Associates


Chatham Lodging picks up two Austin hotels

​​​​AUSTIN – Chatham Lodging Trust has acquired two Marriott-branded hotels near​ The Domain for $71.2 million, or around $265,000 per room.  The properties include the​ 132-room Residence Inn Austin Domain that opened in July 2016 an​d the 137-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott that opened in June 2021. Island Hospitality Management will manage the hotels. Get more Austin hotel news​​ on the […]


Legends at Lake Creek under new ownership

​​​AUSTIN – San Antonio-based LYND Co.​ has purchased Legends at Lake Creek, a 250-unit apartment community in the Anderson Mill area.  Built in 2001 at 10015 Lake Creek Pkwy., the property offers one-, two-, and three-bed​room units. Amenities include a pool, resident clubhouse, coffee bar, dog park, fitness center, and playground. Greystone provided a $41.2 billion bridge […]


Johnson Development opens amenity complex in Grand Central Park

​​​CONROE – Houston-based Johnson Development Corp. has opened a 13-acre amenity complex within the Grand Central Park master-planned community. The Lake House is made up of a two-story building and outdoor recreation center. It includes a ​resort-style pool with fountains, tanning shelves, fitness center, rooms for meetings and events, coffee bar with a workstation, 5.5-acre recreational lake, firepit, 6,000-sf […]



Tomball ISD completes junior high school, stadium for fall semester

​​​​TOMBALL – The Tomball Independent School District (ISD) ​has completed two projects for the 2021-22 school year. A $43.6 million junior high school and a $37.29 million stadium broke ground in May 20​19 at the Elmer & Dorothy Beckendorf Education Complex ​at Cypress Rosehill Rd. and the Grand Pkwy. Grand Lakes Junior High School replaces Willow Wood Junior […]


Turn of the century: Killeen apartments sold

​​​​​​KILLEEN – Century Oaks, a 178-unit apartment complex at 2305 Botanical Dr., has been sold. The community has  one-, two-, and three-bedroom units​ averaging 695 sf. A​menities include onsite laundry facilities, picnic areas, and pet play areas. ​​​ Century Oaks was built in the 1970s. The Multifamily Group represented the seller and procured the buyer.​ If you’re looking for more […]


What's ahead for Texas real estate in 2021-22?

​COLLEGE STATION – Researchers at the Texas Real Estate Research Center see a ​more stable Texas housing market ahead, as soon as pandemic-induced home shortages dissipate.  The Center’s 2021 Mid-Year Texas Housing & Economic Outlook has insights on the year ahead. Here are the takeaways. Supply chain bottlenecks continue The strong recovery has created supply chain bottlenecks […]