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Archives: August 2022


Riad Tile inks industrial lease in east Dallas

​​DALLAS – Riad Tile has signed a 49,000-sf industrial lease at 5200 E. Grand Ave. Built in 1952, the property spans 344,000 sf. Cresa represented the tenant. Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Frontier Equity. The Texas Real Estate Research Center has more on DFW’s industrial market: ​​Texas Quarterly Commercial Report ​Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington industrial news​ ​Source: REBusiness Online read more…



FedEx facility shipping to Baytown

​​​​BAYTOWN – McNair Interests and Pontikes Development are developing a 337,000-sf facility for FedEx Ground.  The project will be in the Port 10 Logistics Center off I-10 and SH 330. It will include hundreds of parking spots.  FedEx will begin operations at the site in November. Get more Houston-area industrial news on the Texas Real Estate Research Center’s website: […]



Chewters cooking up chocolate manufacturing plant

​​​ROCKWA​LL – Chewters Chocolates is building a $100 million, 189,000-sf facility in Rockwall Technology Park. The project will have four chocolate production lines, warehouse space, office space, and small retail store.  It will create 120 jobs. DB Constructors is handling construction.  Work begins at the end of the year and will wrap in 2024.​​ The Texas Real Estate Research Center […]


Student housing tower near UT sold

​AUSTIN – Global Student Accommodation has purchased Waterloo Tower, a 796-bed s​tudent housing community at 2400 Seton Ave. ​Built in 2020, the 30-story tow​​er has one- to six-bedroom floor plans ranging from 286 to 1,695 sf. It will ​be renamed Yugo Austin Waterloo. Amenities include a coffee shop, spin studio, fitness center, pool, hot tub and sauna, and private study […]


Houston apartment complex under new ownership

​HOUSTON – Excelsa Properties has sold Bend at Oak Forest, a 392-unit apartment community at 4000 Watonga Blvd. The property has one- to three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center, fitness center, and ​​coffee bar.  Excelsa acquired the gar​den-style property in summer 2019 in partnership with GoldCor Capital Partners. The partnership ​upgraded roofing, landscaping, and parking areas […]