Transwestern to Lease the 40-Story KBR Tower in Downtown Houston’s Cullen Center
HOUSTON – Transwestern will lease the 40-story KBR Tower and the 20-story 500 Jefferson buildings in downtown Houston. Combined, the two buildings have 1.4 million...
Category : Hospitality
Q&A with David Songy, Developer of Two New Hotels in Houston’s Galleria Area
HOUSTON – Showing its confidence in the Houston lodging market, Atlanta-based commercial real estate firm Songy Highroads, LLC has opened not one but two hotels...
Songy Develops Two Hyatt Hotels Next to Galleria
HOUSTON – Atlanta-based Songy Highroads has opened Hyatt Place Houston Galleria, a 157-room, select-service hotel located across from the Galleria shopping center. The 12-story hotel,...
35-Story Apartment Tower Planned Next to Texas Medical Center
HOUSTON – A joint venture of Greystar and Medistar Corp. have announced plans to develop Ascent Med Center, a 35-story apartment project on the western...
Hilton Introduces New Tru Brand Hotels
McLEAN, Va – Hilton Worldwide has announced its new Tru by Hilton, a mid-priced hotel product targeted for Millennials and other travelers. “Demonstrating owners’ desire...
Magic Johnson Fund Sells Stake in Austin City Limits Theater and W Hotel
AUSTIN – A Magic Johnson investment fund has sold its stake in the W Austin Hotel and the Austin City Limits theater for $187.2 million....
Realty News Report Awards: Best Hotel Project of the Year
Ralph Bivins’ Realty News Report Awards – The Best of Houston 2015 Realty News Report editor Ralph Bivins has selected the most significant projects, deals...
Historic Building in Downtown Houston Becoming Le Meridien Hotel
HOUSTON – The 21-story Melrose Building in downtown Houston will be redeveloped into the 255-room Le Meridien Houston hotel. Built in 1952, the Melrose building,...
Giorgio Borlenghi Opens His Second Granduca Hotel, More May Come
AUSTIN – Houston developer Giorgio Borlenghi has opened his second Granduca hotel, in what could become a small chain of high-end hotels. The new Hotel...
Fertitta Pours Foundation for 36-Story Mixed-Use Tower in Houston
HOUSTON – Tilman Fertitta has poured the foundation for his 36-story mixed-use tower on Loop 610 in the Uptown area of Houston. The 680,000-square-foot project,...