Realty News Report Covering Commercial and Residential News

HOUSTON – (By Dale King, Realty News Report) – Many baby boomers facing the reality of advancing age, the hard truth of children moving out for good and the ongoing need and cost of maintaining a large structure are pulling up stakes and leaving the family homestead in favor of apartment living. But most of them don’t want to give ... Read More »

HOUSTON – Valcap Group has acquired a 352-unit multifamily community in Katy, west of Houston in an off-market transaction, according to CBRE. The apartment property, The Remington Katy, now known as Luxe at Katy Apartments, is located at 22631 Colonial Parkway. Matt Phillips and Clint Duncan, both Senior Vice Presidents with CBRE in Houston, represented the seller, Conti Street Partners, ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Aris Market Square, the new 32-story apartment tower developed by Hines in downtown Houston, will have the city’s first “chef hall.” The 9,100-SF ground-floor restaurant space, called Bravery Chef Hall, is “an evolution of a food hall and offers fine dining with the speed of counter service,” said Hines. Ziegler Cooper Architects, working in ... Read More »

HOUSTON – Transwestern Development is making its mark in the Houston multifamily market. The initial tenants have moved into The Hayworth, Transwestern Development’s new multifamily project in the Tanglewood area of Houston. The 246-unit upscale eight-story community is located at 1414 Wood Hollow Drive, near the intersection of Voss Road and Woodway. Greystar Management Services is managing the community, which ... Read More »

HOUSTON – One Real Estate Investment, a Miami-based firm led by Jeronimo Hirschfeld, has sold two Houston multifamily properties with 882 units for more than $60 million. Dallas-based S2 Capital, LLC. purchased the 432-unit Avalon at Royal Oaks 2310 Crescent Park Drive and the 446-unit Village at Uvalde, 250 Uvalde Road. “One Real Estate continues to be committed to the Houston market. ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Construction is wrapping up for the Allied Orion Group apartment development, Eighteen25, in downtown Houston. The project is designed by Houston-based Meeks + Partners, and includes eight floors of apartments over three levels of parking. It is near the Pierce Elevated and the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart. The new multifamily community, 1825 San ... Read More »

SEABROOK, Texas – (Realty News Report) – An investment entity led by Shelley Hunt-Nichols of Banyan Equity Management has acquired the 216-unit Edgelake Apartments on the southeast side of Houston. Edgelake Apartments, built in 1984, are located at 3010 E. NASA Parkway and are 95 percent occupied. Clint Duncan and Matt Phillips of CBRE represented the seller, SEC Edgelake LLC ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Hurricane Harvey accelerated multifamily absorption in Houston and drove a rise in rental rates, according to a new analysis by international real estate firm CBRE. “A quickly draining construction pipeline — with less than 7,700 units underway — and reduced inventory due to flooding is causing supply to tighten further while demand from displaced ... Read More »

HOUSTON – Cypressbrook Development Co. of Houston has broken ground on Ariza College Station, a 266-unit apartment community in College Station, northwest of Houston. The project will be located just east of the Highway 6 bypass off of Harvey Road or State Highway 30 about 2.5 miles west of the Texas A&M University campus. Led by Michael Novelli, Cypressbrook Development, ... Read More »

HOUSTON – Although the Southeast Texas multifamily building boom is coming to an end soon, Houston currently ranks third in the nation in apartment construction, following New York and Dallas, according to Yardi Matrix. New York will add 26,739 new units in 2017. Dallas-Fort Worth ranks second with 24,960 completions, followed by Houston with 17,960 units delivered, according to the ... Read More »

HOUSTON – Miami-based Advenir Inc., one of the the most active multifamily investors in southeast Texas, has acquired a project in Lake Charles, La. near the Texas/Louisiana border. A number of casinos are located in Lake Charles, which is a three-hour drive west of New Orleans and two hours east of Houston. Advenir bought the 224-unit The Charlestonian at Lake ... Read More »

  HOUSTON – Hines is selling its 21 Eleven apartment project near the southwest corner of Westheimer Road and South Shepherd Drive in Houston’s Inner Loop. Berkadia’s multifamily group, led by Ryan Epstein, will handle the sale of the 215-unit, five-story community, 2119 Westheimer at Peckham Street. Completed in March 2015 on the site of the old Café Adobe restaurant, ... Read More »