Camelia Bulea
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Hank Sells 30,000 Sq. Ft. of Retail Space in Downtown Austin
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
Whit Hanks Properties recently sold a shopping center in downtown Austin to Endeavour Real Estate Group. The 29,739-square-foot shopping center, which is solely dedicated to home furnishings, is considered to be one of the city’s best […]
CSM Plans 550,000-SF Mixed-Use Project for Lockheed Site
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
Two months after acquiring the 51-acre Lockheed site in Eagan, CSM Corp. has unveiled a proposal for a 550,000-square-foot mixed-use project dubbed Central Park Commons.
CSM’s plan calls for 480,000 square feet of retail space and 75,000 […]
Oil-Field Services Giants Build New Sites in Bexar County
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
The San Antonio area’s unemployment rate will drop considerably once Halliburton Co. establishes a site that is supposed to employ hundreds. The recently announced plans were followed a few days later by a disclosure from a […]
$350M to be Spent for the Transformation of Downtown Austin
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
With a $1.6 million master plan, downtown Austin has great chances of changing its look with urban rail, better parks, wider sidewalks and moderately priced housing. The $350 million plan, which the City Council must first […]
H-E-B Expands in Texas, Buying Three Albertsons
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
San Antonio-based H.E. Butt Grocery, which operates 332 stores in Texas and Mexico, recently acquired three Albertsons stores, located in College Station, Kerrville and New Braunfels. The two parties–H-E-B and Albertsons L.L.C.–are expected to close on […]
First District Association, U of Minnesota Pursue Expansion
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
A $32 million expansion is under way at First District Association’s headquarters and manufacturing plant in Litchfield. The project will add 50,000 square feet to the dairy producer’s 198,000-square-foot facility there, reported Finance & Commerce, a […]
Three Apartment Communities Up For Sale in Austin
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
CB Richard Ellis Inc. recently announced that three large apartment complexes–Club Creek, Wildwood and Village at Riverdale–totaling 660 units, are up for sale.
The three properties are offered without a price and put to sale through receivership. […]
Yates Plans $60M Eagle Pass Project
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
A wide range of projects wait on the list of W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Co. in San Antonio and the cities surrounding it.
One is the renovation of the Hard Rock Café in the city center. […]
Penfield Mixed-Use Project May be Closer to Reality
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
The Penfield mixed-use project — planned to include 256 market-rate apartments and a 30.000-square-foot grocery store — has gone through several changes in the past five years. The newest proposal comes the closest to meeting the […]
City Council Approves Development of Mixed-Use Project Near Barton Square Mall
By Camelia Bulea, Associate Editor
The mixed-use project near the Barton Creek Square Mall was approved last week by the Austin City Council with a unanimous vote. The project calls for 140 condominiums in two buildings, 86 townhomes, 75,819 square feet […]