SUGAR LAND – Locally based Planned Community Developers (PCD) will redevelop the 53-acre Lake Pointe Plaza campus into mixed-use space. Irving-based Fluor Corp. recently announced plans to leave the property after occupying it for 40 years. Located along Lake Pointe Pkwy., the waterfront development will have retail space, restaurants, and entertainment venues; apartments, townhomes, and condos; a four-star […]

HOUSTON – A dual-branded 275-room hotel at 1319 Texas Ave. is being developed. The property will have traditional and extended-stay options under the Holiday Inn Express and Staybridge Suites brands. Shared amenities will include an outdoor pool, meeting and event space, full-service bar, fitness center, and dining area for complimentary breakfast. Completion is slated for […]

​AUSTIN – Dallas-based StreetLights Residential has completed The Asher, a 377-unit multifamily community in the Lakeline neighborhood of northwest Austin. The project represents the third phase of a larger development known as The Presidio. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and start at 676 sf. Residences are furnished with custom cabinetry, granite countertops, and tile […]

MANOR — Manor ISD has completed another academic project, this one encompassing 85,000 sf. Manor Early College High School will serve approximately 800 students in grades nine through 12. The school’s website states, “Manor Early College High School provides those students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education the opportunity to earn a high school […]

AUSTIN – The William P. Hobby, Jr. State Office Building will be redeveloped to include housing for working-class Austinites “who simply cannot afford to live near where they work,” Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham said. The mixed-use development at 333 Guadalupe St. will include workforce housing, child care, parking, and retail space. Mayor Kirk Watson said the centralized location of […]

​COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Forest Service and the Texas Longleaf Team have funding available through the Texas Longleaf Conservation Assistance Program for lando​​wners interested in restoring and enhancing longleaf pine ecosystems on their property. Funding is available to assist landowners with the cost of site preparation and tree planting, as well as longleaf maintenance […]

​​DALLAS – A record $11.5 billion infrastructure investment was announced last week for several North Texas counties. The ten-year roadway plan will include: $288 million toward projects along US 380 in Collin County;  $524 million toward the reconstruction of I-30 Canyon between I-35E and I-45 in Dallas County; $220 million for the reconstruction of US 80 between Town East Blvd. […]

​SAN ANTONIO – A tropical weather system moving into South Texas has Texans checking their supplies of bottled water, fuel, food, and​ other necessities. But officials with CPS Energy worry the hurricane season could worsen an existing shortage of utility poles. In July, the city-owned utility was already short 800 of the wooden poles it needed. […]