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McKINNEY (Connect CRE) – Billingsley Co. is developing Chase at Wilson Creek, an 800,000-sf multifamily project at 6500 W. University Dr.
The project will have 17 residential buildings, three amenity buildings, a detached garage, and standalone garage. Phase I will use 27.6 acres of the 58-acre site.
Construction will begin by the end of November, with phase one wrapping in May 2024.
Billingsley purchased the site in 2005.
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NEW BRAUNFELS (Connect CRE) – Continental Automotive Systems has opened a 215,000-sf manufacturing plant.
The plant will manufacture radars, sensors, and other products for advanced driver assistance systems.
The $110 million project is on 48 acres near I-35.
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PLANO (REBusiness Online) – Cawley Partners will start this December on the second phase of the Parkwood office project.
Phase II will include a 120,000-sf building. SFMG Wealth Advisors will lease 22,000 sf.
The first phase includes a 120,000-sf building fully leased to First United Bank. It is nearing completion.
Development amenities include conference centers, rooftop terraces, pickleball court, and a fitness center.
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LUBBOCK (Globe Newswire) – Tropicale Foods has broken ground on a $75 million manufacturing facility at 1001 E. 33rd St.
The 227,000-sf facility will create 500 jobs.
Operations will begin in second quarter 2023.
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BUDA (REBusiness Online) – Mississippi-based EastGroup Properties has broken ground on Stonefield 35, a 275,559-sf industrial project.
The three-building project will have 28-ft clear heights, 180-ft truck court depths, and ESFR sprinkler systems.
Pross Design Group is the architect. RC Page Construction is the general contractor. Transwestern is the leasing agent.
Construction wraps in mid-2023.
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SPRING (Cadence McShane Construction Co.) – Braintree Properties and Cadence McShane are building the Aviva Terranova Independent Senior-Living Community.
The four-story, 140,000-sf facility will have 163 one- and two-bedroom units.
Amenities will include a fitness center, pool, theater, library, café, and 215-space parking garage.
Completion is slated for the end of 2023.
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| WHAT'S HAPPENING IN TODAY'S RECON? Work starting on 49-story Austin apartment tower, Webster future home to Texas' second Great Wolf Lodge, Beacon Hill master-planned community expanding, and more. Keep reading for the details. (Rendering by Stantec.) |
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AUSTIN (Connect CRE) – LV Collective will start work soon on 80 Rainey, a 49-story, 550-ft-tall residential tower at 80 Rainey St.
The 644-unit project will have studios to three-bedroom floor plans. At least 20 units will be designated as affordable housing.
An amenity deck on floors 11 to 13 will have coworking space and other services. There will also be a rooftop pool and top-floor lounge.
80 Rainey will have 6,023 sf of restaurant space and 6,778 sf of bar space with a coffee and cocktail lounge and basement speakeasy.
Completion is slated for 2025.
Two historic bungalows currently occupying the site will be preserved.
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WEBSTER (Houston Business Journal) – Great Wolf Resorts Inc. has broken ground on the Houston area's first Great Wolf Lodge.
The roughly 500,000-sf project will be on 27 acres east of I-45.
It will include a 58,000-sf family entertainment area with arcade, bowling, miniature golf, and more; restaurants and retail; outdoor resort pool; 95,000-sf indoor water park; and 532-room hotel.
Stantec is the architect. Vici Properties and J.P. Morgan provided financing for the more than $200 million project.
Completion is slated for mid to late 2024.
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FORT WORTH (Connect CRE) – Centergy Retail has sold Left Bank, a 114,120-sf retail center anchored by Tom Thumb.
The project is 98 percent occupied by tenants including Hopdoddy Burger Bar, Crumbl Cookies, Nékter Juice Bar, and Buffalo Wild Wings.
The retail center is part of a 34-acre mixed-use development.
CBRE National Retail Partners brokered the deal on behalf of the seller.
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WALLER (Houston Business Journal) – Wolff Cos. has acquired 22.7 acres adjacent to its Beacon Hill master-planned community on US 290.
The land was purchased from the McCaig Family Limited Partnership. The addition brings Beacon Hill to 587 acres.
Nearly 11 acres will be used for commercial development with the remainder slated for drainage and detention.
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LIBERTY HILL (Austin Business Journal) – NexMetro has purchased 25 acres near CR 263 and Seward Junction Loop for a 260-home rental neighborhood
Avilla Rio Oaks will have single-level one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes ranging from 700 to 1,265 sf.
DTJ Design Group is the architect. Bryan Haggard Land Group brokered the land sale.
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CARROLLTON (Connect CRE) – Saltbox has opened a coworking and warehouse project at 1501 Randolph St.
The 128,000-sf facility has 169 flexible storage spaces and ten office spaces.
Saltbox will also provide clients with shipping services and other options.
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HOUSTON (REBusiness Online) – Prime Storage, a 1,326-unit self-storage facility, has been sold.
The facility spans 189,088 net rentable sf.
Marcus & Millichap represented the seller.
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SAN ANTONIO (Cadence McShane Construction Co.) – Sovereign Properties and Invest Capital Group have broken ground on Atlantica at Alamo.
The garden-style community will be on 12.5 acres at 5415 Alamo Pkwy. It will have 375 units across eight four-story buildings.
Atlantica at Alamo will have one-, two-, and three-bedroom floor plans and 638 parking spaces.
Amenities will include a pickleball court, pool, courtyard, fitness center, and dog park.
Completion is slated for late 2024. The community will welcome residents after completion of the first building and amenity center.
Cadence McShane Construction Co. is building the property. Womack + Hampton Architects designed it.
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BRAZORIA COUNTY (AP News) – Conservation Equity Management LP has acquired 5,403 acres of wetlands, dubbed the Chocolate Bay Conservation parcel.
The land includes 9.2 miles of frontage with local bayous and 2.3 miles of bay frontage.
The new owner will construct a habitat conservation bank and a carbon capture and storage facility on the property. The site will also be home to the 2,500-acre Frentress-Johnson Wetland Mitigation Bank.
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DALLAS-FORT WORTH (REBusiness Online) – Seavest Healthcare Properties, in a joint venture with Heitman LLC, has acquired six emergency hospitals totaling 190,000 sf.
The facilities, which each feature 24/7 emergency services and eight to 12 beds, are in Burleson, Colleyville, Keller, Murphy, Rockwall, and Grand Prairie.
The assets are operated by Baylor Scott & White.
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HOUSTON (REBusiness Online) – LTR Intermediate Holdings Inc. has signed a 127,046-sf, full-building industrial lease at 2425 Turning Basin Dr.
The property has 12 dock-high doors, 23-ft clear heights, and 20,292 sf of office space.
Colliers represented the landlord, Macey Family Properties. Windsor Hill Real Estate Group represented the tenant.
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MANOR (Connect CRE) – GenCap Partners has purchased 26 acres in Manor Crossing for a multifamily project called The Park at Manor Crossing.
The 586-unit community will be built in two phases. Construction begins on phase one in fourth quarter 2022.
It will be ready for move-in in summer 2026.
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LIVE OAK (REBusiness Online) – Whiting-Turner Construction has broken ground on Alterman's 19.7-acre headquarters campus.
Phase one includes a 199,765-sf facility designed by Studio8.
At buildout, the campus will have office space, a logistics building, and outdoor amenities.
Completion is slated for early 2024.
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ROCKPORT (Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company) – While area home sales were down so far this year, median home prices saw a double-digit increase, according to Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company's The Swearingen Report.
Residential property sales—including townhomes, condos, and single-family homes—totaled 648 for the 12 months ending August 2022. That's down 10 percent from last year.
Total dollar value also dropped, falling 1.1 percent to about $284.7 million.
The median sales price for residential homes was $349,900 for the 12 months ending August 2022, up 11.5 percent from the same period ending August 2021 when it was $313,890.
Average sales price was also up, increasing 9.9 percent from $399,780 in the 12 months ending August 2021 to $439,166 in the same period 2022.
Active listings increased 18.3 percent to 155 in the 12 months ending August 2022.
Months of inventory improved significantly, increasing 40.9 percent to 3.1 months. The Texas Real Estate Research Center considers six to 6.5 months of inventory a balanced market.
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CONROE (REBusiness Online) – Lovett Industrial and Cresset Partners have broken ground on NorthPort Logistics Center, a 1.2 million-sf logistics project.
The Class A facility will be on 75 acres within Conroe Park North. It will have 224 dock-high doors, 190-ft truck court depths, 40-ft clear heights, and at least 273 trailer parking stalls.
Powers Brown Architecture is designing the project. Alston Construction is the general contractor.
CBRE is the leasing agent. Citizens Bank provided construction financing.
Completion is slated for second quarter 2023.
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HOUSTON (DLP Capital) – DLP Capital and ORP Investments have acquired Elan Memorial Park at 920 Westcott St.
The mixed-use community has retail space and 297 multifamily units.
Apartment amenities include a pool, rooftop lounge, outdoor firepit and grilling area, clubhouse with gaming center, fitness center, bike storage, and indoor dog spa.
The new owners will renovate the property, including updating exterior paint, landscaping improvements, and siding updates.
Elan Memorial Park was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale.
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IRVING (REBusiness Online) – DFW Park 161 AMZL, a 219,000-sf industrial property at 3000 SH 161, has been sold.
Constructed in 2022 as a build-to-suit for Amazon, the property is on 55.7 acres with 1,440 parking spaces and 9.3 percent office finish.
JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Perot Development Co. and Invesco Real Estate.
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KYLE (Multi-Housing News) – Palladius Capital Management has purchased Citizen House Kyle, a 342-unit, Class A complex at 3400 Kyle Crossing.
The luxury community has one- and two-bedroom units ranging from 800 to 1,250 sf.
Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, outdoor lounge, and coworking space.
Endeavor Real Estate Group was the seller.
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MONTGOMERY (Community Impact Newspaper) – Construction has started on Magnolia Springs, a 665-acre residential community.
Phase 1 includes 226 lots. Homes will start in the $240,000s.
When complete, Magnolia Springs will have 2,000 homes, 175 acres of green space, and retail.
First America Homes, Rausch Coleman Homes, and Century Communities are the builders.
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AUSTIN (Austin American-Statesman) – New York-based Related Companies is planning a 15-story office tower called One Ladybird Lake.
It will be at 208 Barton Springs Rd. on the current site of the Hyatt Regency Austin's parking lot.
Construction begins late next year with completion slated for late 2025.
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WASHINGTON (WalletHub) – According to a WalletHub study, Texas is the second most diverse state, behind only California.
The Lone Star State ranked fourth in cultural diversity and sixth in religious diversity. It was ninth in socioeconomic diversity, 13th in economic diversity, 36th in household diversity, and 39th in political diversity.
Texas was also first in industry diversity, third in linguistic diversity, fourth in racial and ethnic diversity, and fifth in household size diversity.
Hawaii, New Jersey, and New York rounded out the top five.
Texas' ranking was unchanged from last year's list.
Earlier this year, a report by Texas Realtors found Texas homebuyers are more diverse than the national average.
To determine the rankings, WalletHub compared all 50 states across six key dimensions.
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VICTORIA (Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company) – Both local home prices and sales were up in August 2022, according to Coldwell Banker The Ron Brown Company's The Swearingen Report.
The average sales price for residential homes was $256,931 for the 12 months ending August 2022, up 9 percent from the same period ending August 2021 when it was $235,824.
Median sales price was also up, increasing 6.7 percent from $215,500 in the 12 months ending August 2021 to $230,000 in the same period 2022.
Total residential sales in the Victoria Multiple Listing Service were 1,262, up 3.7 percent from the same period in 2021. Activing listings also increased 15.2 percent to 257 in the 12 months ending August 2022.
Total building permits ticked up to 185 in the 12 months ending August 2022.
Months of inventory increased 19 percent to 2.5 months. The Texas Real Estate Research Center considers six to 6.5 months of inventory a balanced market.
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FORNEY (Ashlar Projects) – Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments and Principal Real Estate Investors are developing Gateway Crossing Logistics Park.
The property will consist of three buildings totaling more than 1.76 million sf across 127 acres.
The first and largest building will be 1.02 million sf, the second will be 473,397 sf, and the third will have 264,940 sf.
Construction will wrap in late 2023.
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BUDA (REBusiness Online) – Alliance Industrial has started construction on a 157,450-sf speculative project called the Corridor Commerce Center.
Located on 12 acres along I-35, the building will have 32-ft clear heights, two drive-in doors, and an ESFR sprinkler system.
Seeberger Architecture designed the project. Transwestern will handle leasing.
Construction wraps in March 2023.
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SAN ANTONIO (San Antonio Express-News) – RangeWater Real Estate has broken ground on a 154-unit build-to-rent townhome community called Caliza at the Loop.
Homes will average 1,600 sf with three bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms.
Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, grilling area, playground, fitness center, and business center.
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FORT WORTH (REBusiness Online) – GXO Logistics has signed a 644,318-sf industrial lease at Everman Crossroads.
The tenant will occupy all of Building Two.
CBRE represented the landlord, MDH Partners. Colliers represented GXO.
Everman Crossroads is a 954,611-sf development at 1401 Everman Pkwy.
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CORPUS CHRISTI (REBusiness Online) – Island Villas, a 336-unit multifamily property at 1641 Nile Dr., has been sold.
Amenities include pool, fitness center, billiards room, pet play area, and package room.
Northmarq brokered the sale and arranged acquisition financing.
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