Waco retail surge in popularity
WACO - The vacant Dodge/Chrysler/Jeep dealership at Wooded Acres and Valley Mills drives is being demolished and will be replaced by a 12,000- to 18,000-sf building for retailers new to Waco, according to Mike Meadows, a local real estate agent. Meanwhile, an 8,000-sf strip to be called Lakewood...
Affordable housing breezes into Port Isabel
PORT ISABEL - A 73-unit affordable multifamily apartment community is being developed at what used to be Villa Del Mar I & II at 106 Port Rd. The seven-building Artisan at Port Isabel is being developed by Franklin Development and the Port Isabel Housing Authority. Units...
33 North gets ‘green’ light at UNT
DENTON - Fountain Residential Partners, in association with Crosswind Development Partners, is expected to break ground this spring on 33 North, a student housing community adjacent to The University of North Texas. The 139-unit, 427-bed project will be located on Eagle Dr. 33 North will be...
Affordable townhomes set for Odessa
ODESSA - To offset the increasing price of renting apartments and buying homes, Odessa Affordable Housing and the City of Odessa have begun construction on 16 townhomes in the west side of Odessa in the Corpus Circle cul-de-sac on the corner of 10th St. and Coronado Ave. The first four homes...
Master of Energy thanks to Tulsa
PERMIAN BASIN - A new online master’s program geared toward the energy industry may be the answer in the Permian Basin as companies need qualified people for management. In the fall, the University of Tulsa will start its online Master of Energy business program. The program was created...
Medical office market: Healthier than you
SAN ANTONIO - A new report from NAI REOC San Antonio says the medical office market looks stable even as many doctors delay real estate decisions while they wait to see what happens with federal health care reform. Some trends: Some doctors and medical businesses are buying or building...
Boomer buyer steps out
CENTRAL TEXAS - Baby boomers and older want different things in their homes than they did when they were 20 years younger. Builders, developers and salespeople at four active adult communities and a real estate agent specializing in senior buyers were asked what appeals to those 55 and older. ...
Grubb & Ellis files for bankruptcy, agrees to sale
AUSTIN - New York’s BGC Partners Inc. announced plans to acquire nearly all of Grubb & Ellis Co. Grubb & Ellis, based in Santa Ana, Calif., filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. According to the Austin Business Journal’s 2012 Book...
Tomball, Magnolia home sales by zip code: Dec. 2011
TOMBALL, MAGNOLIA - The following reflect data for monthly home sales in the Tomball and Magnolia markets: Tomball, Magnolia Monthly Home Sales Month Number Sold / Average Price 77354 77355 77362 ...
UTB Biomedical Research Building officially opens
BROWNSVILLE – The University of Texas at Brownsville has officially opened the 58,558-sf Biomedical Research Building. The facility funded by $34 million in state tuition revenue bonds houses 12 laboratories, four classrooms, eight faculty research areas and 12 science research facilities...
