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Archives: September 2021

Moca Ventures developing 70K-sf HQ

​​​​BASTROP – Moca Ventures Nebraska LLC is developing its headquarters on 26.5 acres within ​the Bastrop Business and Industrial Park.  The three-building, 70,000-sf property will create up to 700 jobs. Amenities will include an amphitheater, open space, water features, and bike trails.  Construction on the first two buildings begins within nine months.  The Texas Real Estate Research Center has […]


Fort Worth city council approves 84-acre housing development

​​​FORT WORTH – The city council has approved construction of Pecan Meadows, ​an 84-acre housing development by Lennar Homes. The community will include 330 single-family homes around 3601 Shelby Rd.  The council also approved a zoning change from multifamily to single-​​family homes. Get more DFW-area news on the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s website: Dallas housing reports Texas Housing […]



Texas 2021's second most diverse state

​​​​WASHINGTON – According to a WalletHub study, Texas is the second most diverse state, behind only California.  The Lone Star State ranks fourth in cultural diversity and sixth in religious diversity. It is 13th in both socioeconomic and economic diversity, 14th in household diversity, and 21st in political diversity.  Texas is also second​​ in linguistic diversity​, […]



Work starts on Beaumont apartments

​BEAUMOUNT – The City of Beaumont Housing Authority and Brinshore Development ​are developing the 192-unit Trinity Grove Apartments. The eight-building, 195,000-sf project will span 9.6 acres. Amenities will include children’s playscapes, courtyards, gazebo areas, fitness center, community room, and computer learning center. Cadence McShane Construction will build the project, which was designed by JHP Architecture.  Completion is slated for fall 2022. […]


$1.45B master-planned community planned for Celina

​​CELINA – Tellus Group LLC has acquired 686 acres for Mosaic, a $1.45 billion master-planned community.  The land is immediately north of Tellus’ W​indsong Ranch and nine miles southwest of downtown. Home prices will be from the low $400,000s to more than $1 million. Home sites​ will range from 40 to 70 feet.​​ More than 47 acres will be preserved for open […]


Saddle Creek Logistics Services to open 864K-sf distribution center

​​FORT WORTH – Saddle Creek Logistics Services is opening an 864,000-sf distribution center in the South Fort Worth I35 Logistics Center at 11900 S. Freeway Service R​​​d.​​​​​​​​ The newly constructed building has 40-ft ceilings and 120 dock doors.  Opening is set for December 2021.​ The Texas Real Estate Research Center has more on DFW’s industrial market: ​​Texas Quarterly […]


Urban Genesis developing three apartment properties in Tobin Hill

​SAN ANTONIO –  Urban Genesis LLC is developing three apartment communities totaling 179 units in the Tobin Hill neighborhood.  The projects include: Sojo Highline, a 58-unit complex at 719 E. Locust St.; Elmira Highline,  a 61-unit complex at 827 E. Elmira St.; and  a 60-unit complex at a site under contract.  The complexes will have one- to three-bedroom […]