AUSTIN – Three new residential complexes totaling more than 650 apartments and townhomes are coming to North Austin. Lenox Grand in the Wells Branch area is now preleasing for its 315 units at 13505 Burnet Rd. The complex will have one- to three-bedroom options as well as two-bedroom townhomes with attached garages. The Met, which will be completed next […]
Archives: August 2023
Pearland getting new water reclamation facility
PEARLAND – McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has begun preconstruction work on the Barry Rose Water Reclamation Facility (WRF). The project is part of Pearland’s effort to support its rapidly growing population by improving water and wastewater facilities. The new treatment facility will handle five million gallons per day. McCarthy’s scope includes updating the 50-year-old Barry Rose […]
Baylor Bears to enjoy newly renovated residence halls
WACO – Students moving into Ruth Collins Residence Hall at Baylor University this fall will see the $41.7 million renovation that has transformed the residence hall known to generations of alumni. The hall, originally built in 1957, received new community spaces, including a kitchen and dining room. More windows, new hardwood floors, and updated electrical and plumbing infrastructure […]
Amazon's SAT3 facility setting new precedents
SAN ANTONIO – Amazon.com Inc. has opened its first Amazon Robotics Fulfillment Center. The building, which has five-and-a-half floors and spans more than 3.6 million sf, is among the largest Amazon Fulfillment Centers in the state. SAT3 is known as an Amazon Robotics Sortable fulfillment center. Unlike traditional centers, SAT3 uses both robotics and associates to […]
180K-sf amenity complex set to open in Cypress
CYPRESS – Marvida, a 2,500-home master-planned community, is expected to open its amenity village this September. Called The Island, the 180,000-sf complex will be at 2133 Pacifica Shores Dr. Amenities will include a splash pad, resort-style pool, tennis, bocce, basketball and volley ball courts, dog park, community firepit, and lazy river. read more…
Why Median Home Sales Price Is Confusing Right Now
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is set to release its most recent Existing Home Sales (EHS) report tomorrow. This monthly release provides information on the volume of sales and price trends for homes that have previously been owned. In the upcoming release, it’ll likely say home prices are down. This may seem a bit confusing, especially […]
New Braunfels Commerce Center to bring 651k sf of warehouse space to the area
NEW BRAUNFELS – General contractor Arch-Con Corporation is constructing New Braunfels Commerce Center, an industrial complex for developer CLX Ventures that will deliver 651,010 sf of warehouse space northeast of New Braunfels. Located on Goodwin Lane near FM 306, the 46.7-acre development has access to I-35 and SH 46. The I-35 San Antonio-Austin Corridor is the […]
Code change could bring thousands of new apartment units to South Austin
AUSTIN – Local real estate investment firm Wildhorn Capital LLC is moving forward with plans to redevelop hundreds of South Austin apartments. The company wants to rezone the 530 units at 2207 Wickersham Lane and 2239 Cromwell Circle—Hillside Villas and The Patten, respectively—and raise the building height limit to as high as 120 feet. The two properties were […]
Fort Worth distribution center to break ground with new investor
FORT WORTH – Oak Creek Distribution Center will break ground this month after funding from a partnership with a Japan-based investor. The 238,289-sf warehouse and distribution center will be on 18 acres at 4851 E. Loop 820. It will open in early 2024. Falcon Commercial Development is behind the project. The partnership with Diamond Realty Investments, a subsidiary of […]
Manor Rise Academy opens
MANOR – Manor ISD has completed its 116,000-sf Manor Rise Academy. The 40-acre campus has multiple gyms, media center, two art rooms, three maker spaces, performing arts classrooms, student collaboration areas, and flexible classrooms. The site also has athletic fields, outdoor learning spaces, and playgrounds. The new ‘tech-prep’ school will teach kindergarten, first, second, and sixth grades […]