Shell Oil Leaving Downtown Houston
HOUSTON – Shell Oil Co., a stalwart anchor for downtown Houston since 1971, is vacating the 50-story One Shell Plaza and other downtown office space....
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6,000 Jobs Forecast – New Daikin HVAC Factory Raises Employment Target from 4,000 to 6,000 at World’s Largest Tilt-Wall Building
(By Dale King) HOUSTON – The economic impact of the massive new Daikin Industries facility keeps getting bigger.
A company spokesman now says Daikin may have as...
Q&A: Master Park Designer James Burnett: Tearing Down the Pierce Elevated and Other Transformative Ideas for Houston
When James D. Burnett founded his landscape architecture practice, the Office of James Burnett (OJB), in 1989 the Houston-based firm had one part time employee. ...
IT’S FINISHED! – After 9 Years of Construction, the Panama Canal Expansion Will Boost the Port of Houston
(By Dale King) HOUSTON – With the opening of the expanded Panama Canal this past Sunday, and the promise of use by a new breed...
Overbuilt? The Highs and Lows of Houston’s Apartment Market: Q&A with CBRE’s New Multifamily Group Leader
HOUSTON – Throughout the city, apartment construction is on the rise. At the beginning of the year, Apartment Data Services reported 102 apartment complexes under...
Retail Rush : New 1 million SF IKEA Distribution Center May be Tip of the Iceberg for Retailers’ Warehouses
BAYTOWN, Texas – The new 1 million SF IKEA distribution center planned for the TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park near Baytown is a sign of...
Survey: Houston is a Prime Location for First-Time Homebuyers
(By Dale King) HOUSTON – The housing crisis brought on by last decade’s Great Recession has softened, but hasn’t gone away – and certainly isn’t...
Closed: The Largest Seniors Housing Transaction in Texas History
DALLAS – Regency Post-Acute Healthcare System, a Dallas firm led by Donald Kivowitz, has sold a portfolio of 33 skilled nursing facilities in Texas. “The...
Where Do We Go From Here? Q&A with Houston Architect Scott Ziegler of Ziegler Cooper Architects
HOUSTON – The multifamily market in Space City currently is awash with apartments – and the sector is expected to deliver even more units in...
Houston Homebuilding: Land Sales Down 44 Percent in The Woodlands and Bridgeland
HOUSTON – Land sales are down 44 percent in two Houston communities – The Woodlands and Bridgeland – because the economy has softened, the Howard...