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Archives: August 2021

Surprising Shift Favors Homeowners: Buyers Now Prefer Existing Homes

In April, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) posted an article, Home Buyers’ Preferences Shift Towards New Construction, which reported: “60% of people who were looking to buy a home in 2020 said they’d prefer new construction to an existing home.” However, it seems buyers are now shifting their preferences back to existing homes. […]


690-unit Carrollton multifamily sold to Starwood Capital Group

​CARROLTON – Starwood Capital Group has purchased Keystone at Castle Hills from Acre Valley Real Estate Capital. The 690-unit multifamily com​munity is at 4600 N. Josey Ln. Amenities include two pools, a lap pool and splash pad, outdoor lounges, a resident clubhouse with WeWork collaborative workspaces, and fitness studio featuring Peloton Bikes. CBRE represented the seller. The Texas Real […]


Lufkin self-storage facility trades hands

​​LUFKIN – Texas Moving & Storage, a 223-unit self-storage facility, has been sold. The 22,630-sf facility was buil​t in 2008 at 2425 Brentwood Dr. Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer and seller, both locally based private investors.​ Get more retail news on the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s website: Texas retail news​ ​​​​​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report ​Source: REBusiness Online​



Hilton-branded hotel goes to Napali Capital

​​DALLAS – Napali Capital has acquired the 152-room Tru by Hilton Dallas Market Center hotel at 1949 N. Stemmons Fwy. in the central busi​​ness district. Originally built in 1965 as a bank, the building was converted to a hotel in January 202​​1 following a gut renovation. Amenities include two food and beverage concepts, a 24/7 grab-and-go market, fitness center, […]


Discotheque: two nightclubs to open this fall

​​HOUSTON – Locally based Sekai Hospitality will open two new nightclubs this fall. Wyld Chld at 5922 Washington Ave. will have 7,500 sf of interior space, a 1,300-sf patio, and a 1,000-sf rooftop terrace. The designer is Brooklyn, N.Y.-based Marc Dizon.  Sekai Day and Night will be at 1505 Saint Emanuel​ St. and is being designed by Cairo, Egypt-based Studio Five. The […]


CDC issues eviction moratorium in areas of substantial, high transmission

​WASHINGTON – The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new order temporarily halting evictions in counties with heightened levels of COVID-19 transmission.  The order is set to expire ​Oct. 3, 2021. The new moratorium comes just a few days after the CD​C’s final eviction moratorium extension​​​ expired on July 31.​ To be eligible, […]


North Carolina firm snags 435-unit CityLine apartments

​RICHARDSON – Bell Partners Inc. has purchased the 435-unit CityLine Park apartments on Plano Rd. and CityLine Dr. Built by Zale/Corson Group in​ 2017, the community was one of the first apartment projects in the $1.5 billion CityLine project.​ The Texas Real Estate Research Center​​​​ has more multifamily news online for free: ​​​​Texas Quarterly Apartment Report​​ […]


D’Agostino, TGS Cedar Port to develop metro Houston office project

​​​​​​​BAYTOWN – D’Agostino Cos. and TGS Cedar Port Partners LP will develop Cedar Port Office Plaza within the 15,000-acre Cedar Port Industrial Park. ​ The 132,000-sf project will consist of two buildings measuring 79,200 and 52,800 sf. ​ The project will be leased by NAI Partners.  Construction begins in October and will be complete in first quarter 2023.​​ Get more […]