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Archives: September 2021

Mark IV Capital breaking ground on first phase of The District

​​ AUSTIN – Mark IV Capital is developing The District, a 65.5-acre mixed-use project near I-35 and SH 45. The development will include​ three million sf of office space, 230,000 sf of retail space, 1,600 multifamily units, and a 250-room hotel. The first phase will add a 207,000-sf office building, parking garage, coffee shop, and city infrastructure. Phase […]



Texas third most popular state for international homebuyers

AUSTIN – International homebuyers purchased nearly 10,000 homes in Texas from April 2020 to March 2021, representing $4.9 billion in sales, according to Texas Realtors’ Texas International Homebuyers Report.​ ​ Texas was third in the nation, behind Florida and California, for homes sold to international buyers. The state accounted for 9 percent​ of all homes purchased by international homebuyers in the United States, […]


Vacant Athens hotel to become 122-unit apartment community

​​​ATHENS – Profectus Multifamily Capital has purchased a vacant Quality Inn & Suites hotel to convert it into a 122-unit apartment community.​​ The hotel was built on a 14-acre site in 1981.  The complex will offer a fitness center, business center, dog park, outdoor recreational areas, and restaurant/coffee shop. The Multifamily Group represented the buyer. The […]



58-story mixed-use tower to rise in downtown Austin

​​​AUSTIN – Ryan Companies and Tishman Speyer are developing 321 West, a 58-story mixed-use tower at 321 W. Sixth St. The property will include 140,000 sf of office space, 300,000 sf of residential space, and ground-floor retail. Amenities will include a pool, fitness studio, game room, roof-deck lounge, co-working areas, and pet areas. Construction begins in late […]


Juliet Five picks up 32-acre mixed-use site

​​​​​DRIPPING SPRINGS – Juliet Five LLC has purchased a 32-acre mixed-use development site. The project will include​ retail​, commercial, and multifamily uses. Avison Young represented the seller, RRWS Inc., in the transaction.  Get more Austin-area news on the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s website: Austin mixed-use news ​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report Austin-area office news​ Local retail news […]


Texas Medical Center to start on $1.8B Life Sciences Campus

​​HOUSTON – The Texas Medical Center will break ground on phase one of TMC3, a $1.8 billion life sciences campus. This phase will include: 950,000 sf of research space anchored by a 700,000-sf facility developed by Beacon Capital Partners and Braidwell;  521-room hotel;  65,000 sf of conference space;  350-unit residential tower;  2,000 parking spaces;  18.7 acres of […]


Office, industrial complex gets new life as elementary school

​​​​TOMBALL – BJ Services’ former corporate headquarters has been sold to Tomball Independent School District (ISD). The 70-acre, 568,000-sf Class A​ office and industrial complex is at 11211 FM 2920. It includes 235,000 sf of office space, 33,000 sf of lab areas, and 300,000 sf of industrial warehouse space. Tomball ISD will convert the property into an elementary […]