​​FRISCO – The first phase of apartments will begin in July at the 180-acre Fields West development. Fields West will have 2,800 apartments total, with the first phase consisting of two buildings totaling 350,000 sf.  In addition to apartments, Fields West will have 325,000 sf of retail, restaurant and entertainment space; four million sf of offices; and three hotels.  The $2 […]

TEXAS CITY – Houston-based Lagoon Development Co. is teaming up with Sports Hospitality Ventures, the hotel and resort licensee for the Sports Illustrated Resorts brand, to build a hotel near the 12-acre crystal lagoon in Land Tejas’ Lago Mar community, about 30 miles southeast of Houston.​ Construction on the 200-room Sports Illustrated Resorts at Lago Mar is expected to start sometime […]

​HOCKLEY – Chicago-based industrial supply company Grainger plans to open a 1.2 million sf distribution center that could employ about 400 people. The facility, planned for a vacant, 108-acre site at Roberts Rd. and US 290, will open in 2026. Construction begins this spring. The distribution center will have more than 250,000 items, such as hand and power […]

​​SAN ANTONIO – Davis Healthcare Real Estate has acquired the University of Texas Health & Wellness Center for $24.3 million. The 73,390-sf outpatient facility is in the 900-acre South Texas Medical Center campus for the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department. The property was subsequently renovated in 2022 and is now occupied by the UT Health System. […]

​​FORT WORTH – A $220 million data center will begin construction in March and open in 2026. The 471,000-sf QTS Data Centers facility east of I-35W near AllianceTexas will have two stories. It will add to the existing data center on the site. Kansas-based QTS Data Centers has facilities across the nation, including a 700,000-sf property in […]

FRISCO – The city ranked second nationwide for its percentage of remote workers according to SmartAsset. With 39.7 percent of the workforce working remotely, Frisco ranks just below Cary, North Carolina (41.4 percent). The sample group of 344 U.S. cities with populations of 100,000 or more also included Allen (33.2 percent), Austin (30.7 percent), Plano (29.4 percent), McKinney […]

GALVESTON – Royal Crown Enterprise LLC has acquired 16 acres for a $250 million beachside mixed-use development to be developed in phases. The first phase will include bars and restaurants and a ten- to 12-story condo tower with 270 to 300 two- and three-bedroom units. The second phase will bring a seven-story hotel with 120 to […]

MONTGOMERY COUNTY – Johnson Development Corp. has started construction of the first phase of Kresston, a housing community to be built on 1,400 acres between FM 1486 and SH 249. The first phase will have 359 homesites with lots expected to be delivered by the end of the year and home sales to begin in […]

​GALVESTON – Texas A&M University at Galveston researchers have received feedback from more than​​​ 900 islanders as part of an analysis of coastal water quality and beaches. The findings will be used to create a Galveston Island Report Card that will provide information on water quality, economic activity and community health related to island beaches, and potential coastal hazards. […]