Houston

Construction to Begin on 3 Waterway Square Place

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The Class A 3 Waterway Square Place will soon begin construction, following Nexeo Solutions’ signing of a lease for the building’s top three floors. Nexeo Solutions, a newly independent company formed from the distribution division of […]

Rare LEED Certification Awarded to Hines’ BG Group Place

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Hines’ newest U.S. skyscraper, BG Group Place, has received a Platinum-level certification under the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Core & Shell rating system. The rare distinction places the downtown skyscraper among the only three […]

Wells REIT Pays $70M for Second Westway Building

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Less than a year after announcing the acquisition of Westway One, a Class A building in Houston, on Jan. 31, Wells Core Office Income REIT is proud to announce that it has become owner of a […]

Dinerstein Adds Luxury Rentals to Galleria Area

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Dinerstein Cos. plans to revive the ambitious High Street residential development originally planned by Fort Worth-based Trademark and halted in 2008. The developer has renamed the project Millennium High Street and has scaled it down considerably from […]

Controversial Ashby Project Back in Spotlight with New Redevelopment Plan

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
The highly controversial Ashby High Rise project is back on the table, with its developers submitting construction plans to the city this past week. Buckhead Investment Partners Inc. has kept the original design for the project, […]

Hess Tower Sale Could Set New Record

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
As the brand new Hess Tower hits the market; speculation has it that the tower could set a new record for the Houston commercial market. Real estate experts estimate that the 29-story building could fetch as […]

Houston Club Building Faces Uncertain Future After Skanska Purchase

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Swedish construction giant Skanska has acquired Downtown’s Houston Club Building for an undisclosed amount. The building has been serving as home to The Houston Club, one of the city’s most prominent organizations, for nearly 60 years.
The […]

UT Medical Branch Starts Work on $438M Jennie Sealy Hospital

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Work on a new hospital will start in Galveston no later than this fall. The $438 million project, representing a major milestone in the University of Texas Medical Branch’s recovery from Hurricane Ike, which ravaged the Gulf […]

Stalled Winfield Gate Townhome Project Slated for Restart

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Houston’s luxury home market is about to get boost as developers prepare to move ahead on the stalled Winfield Gate project. Rohe & Wright Builders is partnering with the Willis family, the property’s owners, to deliver […]

Liberty Expands, Rebrands Northwest Business Park

By Georgiana Mihaila, Associate Editor
Liberty Property Trust plans on adding 212,000 square feet to its Liberty Northwest Business Center. The company has recently broken ground on two new on-site buildings, its second and third sustainable development projects in Houston.
The first […]