Realty News Report Covering Commercial and Residential News

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – A new Houston-area hotel has become a “distressed asset” and is listed to be sold off by CBRE Hotels, according to Rahul Bijlani, senior vice president of CBRE Hotels. Bijlani, speaking at the CBRE press luncheon last week, said the hotel is affiliated with the Marriott chain, but he declined to fully identify the ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Compass Real Estate, a rapidly expanding national residential brokerage, leased a full floor in Stonelake Capital Partners’ new Park Place Tower under construction on Westheimer Road inside Loop 610. The 15-story, 210,000-SF Park Place office building has also gained Charles Schwab as a tenant and the property is now 21 percent leased ahead of its ... Read More »

 HOUSTON – (By Dale King, Realty News Report) – Many Houstonians who fled their Hurricane Harvey-flooded and otherwise damaged homes found shelter in a host of different places, among them – obviously – hotels. And many stayed there a good, long time. As a result, the overall Houston hotel market finished 2018 with a revenue per available room (RevPAR) loss ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Forum Energy Technologies has renewed its lease for 108,639 SF at 10344 Sam Houston Park Drive in Houston for its global headquarters. Transwestern’s  Doug Little and Louann Pereira provide leasing services for the landlord, Buchanan Street Partners. Sam Houston Crossing II is a 159,056-SF, Class A office building has frontage on Sam Houston Tollway ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – With Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 1 in the nation, Houston is a real estate market on the rise and “has it all” as cited in the investment market rankings of Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2019 by PwC and the Urban Land Institute. Houston posted No. 37 of 79 U.S. cities, which is a big improvement ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Fiesta Mart LLC, a Houston-based grocery chain that is being acquired by Groupo Comercial Chedraui, has leased about 32,000 SF of headquarters office space near the Galleria. Fiesta Mart, which has 63 stores, has agreed to be sold to Chedraui, a Mexico-based retailer, for $300 million. Fiesta Mart LLC, represented by CBRE’s Rich Pancioli ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) – Houston-based Mosaic Residential purchased the The Club at Stablechase, a 148-unit multifamily complex located near Schroeder Road and Highway 249 in the Champions area of northwest Houston. The seller, CFH Investment Partners, was represented by CBRE’s Matt Phillips and Clint Duncan, in the off-market transaction. The Club at Stablechase, built in 1999, features one- ... Read More »

HOUSTON – (Realty News Report) — Sealy & Co. acquired the Sam Houston Business Park, a 262,631-SF, four-building project in northwest Houston. Tom Lynch & Heather McClain of CBRE represented the seller, the Levey Group. The business park, which is 100 percent leased, is located in the 8800 block of North Sam Houston Parkway West. “The acquisition of this trophy ... 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 »

DALLAS – The FedEx office headquarters at Legacy West in Plano, near Dallas, has been purchased by PRP Real Estate Investment Management of Washington, D.C. The seller, KDC Real Estate Developments & Investments, was represented by CBRE’s Gary Carr, John Alvarado, Eric Mackey, Evan Stone, Jared Chua and Robert Hill. Completed in 2015 by KDC, the four-story, 263,621-SF office building ... 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 »