LEANDER – Over $25 million in bond funding has been released for modernization upgrades at four Leander ISD campuses in 2024. The board of trustees approved the first guaranteed price maximums for modernization work at Bagdad Elementary, Running Brushy Middle School, Vista Ridge High School, and Cedar Park High School. Bagdad will receive $1.61 million, […]
Archives: November 2023
First units at River Junction ready in January 2024
LEANDER – River Junction, a 15-building apartment complex off Talon Grasp Trail, will be finished in October 2024 but the leasing office and community clubhouse will open in early December 2023 with the first move-ins expected mid-January. River Junction will have one-, two-, and three-bedroom units with private balconies and energy-efficient appliances, and some with attached garages. The […]
Crescent's Cowtown location opens—partially
FORT WORTH – The sister project to Dallas’s Crescent hotel has opened in the Cultural District. The $250 million hotel has 200 rooms across three buildings and five stories with 12 suites and 14,000 sf of meeting space, as well as a ground-floor corner bar and two restaurants. It also has the three-story, 20,000-sf Canyon Ranch spa. […]
Common Desk expands by 28K sf at The Ion
HOUSTON – Common Desk has expanded its footprint by 28,000 sf with lease renewal and expansion at The Ion, a coworking business center at 4201 Main St. The company previously occupied the entire 58,000-sf second floor. The expansion brings the total footprint at the property to 86,000-sf with additional space on the fourth floor. read more…
Spring water tech company signs 25K-sf industrial lease to relocate
SPRING – H2O Innovation has signed a 25,000-sf lease in Old Town Spring Business Park at 27335 West Hardy Rd. The company is relocating and consolidating from its current locations at 2200 Sciaaca Rd. and 12337 Jones Rd. H2O will use an adjacent 1.5-acre laydown yard to support its service vehicle operations. The company will relocate […]
Work begins on 100-acre Lancaster data center
LANCASTER – Construction has begun on a new 100-acre data center near I-35E. The one million-sf PowerCampus Dallas project will have a private onsite electrical substation with up to 300 megawatts of power. Skybox Datacenters is partnering with Bandera Ventures and Des Moines-based Principal Asset Management on the project. Skybox, which has campuses in Austin, Chicago, Northern Virginia, and […]
Home Prices Still Growing – Just at a More Normal Pace
If you’re feeling a bit muddy on what’s happening with home prices, that’s no surprise. Some people are still saying prices are falling, even though data proves otherwise. Part of that misconception is because people are getting their information from unreliable sources. But it’s also coming from some media coverage misrepresenting what the data really […]
Aviator 1518 en route to Schertz
SCHERTZ – The NRP Group has broken ground on Aviator 1518, a 300-unit affordable housing project. The complex will have one-, two-, three-, and four-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, and playground. The NRP Group is partnering with the Schertz Housing Authority on the project. Alta Architects is designing the project. Bank of America […]
New $1.6B Austin convention center coming
AUSTIN – The city is using $1.6 billion in hotel occupancy tax and other funding to replace its 30-year-old convention center with a new structure nearly double its size spanning more than 700,000 sf, 360,000 sf of that being exhibition space. San Antonio-based Project Control of Texas Inc. has signed a $30 million contract with the […]
Rankin County receives grant to expand EMS fleet, learning center
ODESSA – The Rankin County Hospital District has received a $3 million grant from the FMH Foundation to build a new EMS Station and Regional Learning Center. The $11.5 million project will include adding six ambulance bays and accommodations for six new EMTs, including sleeping quarters, commercial kitchen, living area, and offices. The project also includes the […]