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Lake Jackson

±9,240 ft

Freeport

288TEXAS




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$19,500/acre

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New developments will result in 3,780 permanent jobs and 20,000 construction jobs.

See page 3 for more details.

July 2014

In this issue: Texas Rural Land Markets

The Dirt on Houston’s Dirt

Loan Documents: Sweat The Small Stuff

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FM 2004

The Wilderness Golf Course

Brazos Mall

Dow

Dow New R&D Center• 2,000 employees• 900,000 feet of office

being developed by CORE

BASF New Plant• 20 permanent jobs• 200 construction jobs

Phillips 66 Terminal• 50 full-time jobs• +1,000 construction jobs

Freeport LNG Export Facility• 160 permanent jobs• 3,500 construction jobs

Dow’s Chemical Expansion• 400-500 new permanent jobs• 3,000-4,000 construction jobs

Chevron Phillips ExpansionOld Ocean City• 10,000 engineering and

construction jobs• 400 permanent jobs

Phillips 66 New PlantSweeny• 50 full-time jobs• +1,000 construction jobs

Tenaris Steel PlantBay City• 600 permanent jobs

SITE

Lake Jackson

FM 332

New

Superstore

288TEXAS

Source: Information on this page was obtained through the Houston Business Journal, March 21-27, 2014 edition

• In Alden Lake Municipal Management District• Tax Investment Reinvestment (TIRZ) terms are being

negotiated with City and County• City of Lake Jackson is constructing water and sewage

connections to the site at no cost to developer

Infrastructure:




Nolan Mainguy+1 713 577 [email protected] cbre.com/houston



FM 2004

The Wilderness Golf Course

Brazos Mall

Dow

Dow New R&D Center• 2,000 employees• 900,000 feet of office

being developed by CORE

BASF New Plant• 20 permanent jobs• 200 construction jobs

Phillips 66 Terminal• 50 full-time jobs• +1,000 construction jobs

Freeport LNG Export Facility• 160 permanent jobs• 3,500 construction jobs

Dow’s Chemical Expansion• 400-500 new permanent jobs• 3,000-4,000 construction jobs

Chevron Phillips ExpansionOld Ocean City• 10,000 engineering and

construction jobs• 400 permanent jobs

Phillips 66 New PlantSweeny• 50 full-time jobs• +1,000 construction jobs

Tenaris Steel PlantBay City• 600 permanent jobs

SITE

Lake Jackson

FM 332

New

Superstore

288TEXAS

Source: Information on this page was obtained through the Houston Business Journal, March 21-27, 2014 edition

• In Alden Lake Municipal Management District• Tax Investment Reinvestment (TIRZ) terms are being

negotiated with City and County• City of Lake Jackson is constructing water and sewage

connections to the site at no cost to developer

Infrastructure:

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Properties For Sale/Lease 1-3, 5, 7-9, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21, 25, 27, 29, 41, 43

Commercial Services

Commercial Builders & Designers 29

Environmental 30

Legal Services 41

Moving & Relocation 41

Property Leasing & Management 23

Website Development 44

What’s Happening in Texas CRE

Calendar of Events 32, 34, 36

Networking Photos 33, 35, 37

Deals & Announcements 38 - 40

Loan Documents: Sweat the Small Stuff 10 – 11

Texas Rural Land Markets 12, 14, 16

Hang On - The Ride Is Just Getting Started 18

The Dirt on Houston’s Dirt 20, 22

Commercial BUZZ 26, 28

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In a continuing effort to bring great resources to our readers, REDNews would like to introduce Brad Porter from the law firm of Porter & Powers. Brad has been kind enough to launch a column with us on the subtleties and not so subtle ramifications of commercial real estate law in Texas.

As an attorney specializing in commercial real estate matters, I routinely interact with lenders. My interaction with the lender is congenial if, among other reasons, both sides are working to enter into a lending relationship that they believe is going to be mutually beneficial. If the relationship between my client and the lender is suffering (usually as a result of a current or even anticipated default of a loan), that interaction with the lender becomes much more adversarial.

All lending relationships begin with the loan documents. If the relationship with the lender is positive, and if there is competition among lenders to do deals and attract qualified borrowers (as there is now), do not underestimate your ability to dictate, not only the “business” loan terms (e.g. interest rate, amount of the down payment, amortization period, etc.), but also the “fine print lawyer stuff”. Take advantage of this current market and aggressively negotiate the fine points of the loan documents. It will pay off, or quite literally, save your personal net worth if things change - as they are wont to do. Some quick-hit suggestions:

Notice and Opportunity to Cure “Events of Default”

Loan documents contain monetary and non-monetary “Events of Default” provisions. A monetary provision involves the failure to make some payment of money. A non-monetary provision might involve the failure to comply with a specific covenant or non-monetary requirement. When a borrower commits an

“Event of Default,” the lender can then pursue remedies as outlined in the loan documents – most notably, seeking to foreclose on the property. So, the longer a borrower has to remedy an issue before it becomes an “Event of Default”, the better. Prior to an “Event of Default” occurring, borrowers should seek to require the lender to provide written notice and: (1) at least a ten day opportunity to cure monetary “Events of Default”; and (2) at least a thirty day opportunity to cure non-monetary “Events of Default.”

Retain Right to Seek Appraisal when Lender Seeks Deficiency Judgment

A deficiency occurs when a foreclosure sale does not render sufficient funds to cover the debt. In a recourse loan, lenders can seek to recover that deficiency from both the corporate borrower and any individual guarantor(s). If the lender sues to collect on that deficiency, Texas law grants borrowers and guarantors the right to request that the court determine the fair market value of the property as of the date of the foreclosure sale. The fair market value is determined by having the borrowers and guarantors introduce competing evidence of that property value – typically, an

appraisal. If the court (or the jury) agrees with the appraisal submitted by the borrowers and guarantors, then the deficiency may be reduced or altogether covered – in which case the borrower/guarantor owes nothing more to the lender. Not surprisingly, lenders want borrowers and guarantors to waive their “Right to Seek an Appraisal” or “waive any rights under Section 51.003 of the Texas Property Code”. I strongly suggest that you do everything possible to retain the “Right to Seek Appraisal” in your loan documents. When I am trying to defend my clients against a deficiency judgment, if they waived their rights under the Texas Property Code to obtain an appraisal, the defense options become very limited. In fact, the lender can usually obtain the deficiency judgment against both the borrower and the guarantor in an expedited fashion.

Requiring Arbitration and Waiving Jury Trials

Borrowers should not agree to arbitrations to resolve disputes between the parties.

BRAD PORTERPartnerPor te r & Powers

CRELEGAL UPDATE

Loan Documents: Sweat the Small Stuff

Prior to an “Event of Default” occurring, borrowers should seek to require the lender to

provide written notice and: (1) at least a ten day opportunity to cure monetary “Events of Default”; and (2) at least a

thirty day opportunity to cure non-monetary “Events of Default.”

Fundamentals• Borrowers should retain the

“Right to Seek Appraisal”.• Borrowers should not agree to

arbitrations to resolve disputes between the parties.

• Borrowers should not agree to a “Preferred Venue” in a distant location

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Borrowers should do their best not to agree to waive their right to a trial by jury. Arbitrations do not benefit borrowers for several reasons. Firstly, impartial arbitrators make decisions based solely on the content of the loan documents and do not take other factors into consideration. In contrast, a jury is more likely to consider whether a borrower has been unfairly treated when making a decision. Also, juries are composed of more people, so there is room for dialogue when making decisions – as opposed to having one or three arbitrators bound by the terms of the loan document. Moreover, arbitration fees are much more expensive than court fees. Finally, borrowers should also be aware that in a binding arbitration, the parties are bound by the decision. An award in arbitration cannot be challenged simply because the borrower disagrees with it. The borrower can only challenge an award on very limited grounds. On the other hand, if a borrower disagrees with the jury’s or judge’s (if the borrower was required to waive the right to a jury trial) decision, the borrower can always appeal the decision in an appellate court. Adding that extra time, expense, and uncertainty to the equation makes lenders want to work with the borrower.

Venue to Resolve Disputes Needs to be Where the Property is Located

Many times lenders will seek to require a dispute between the parties be resolved far away from where the actual property is – typically, where the main branch of the bank is located. When borrowers agree to a “Preferred Venue” in a distant location, they will assume some significant additional costs and headaches in the event of a dispute – (1) they will have to hire local attorneys who will be the experts on the local law and who are licensed to practice law in the state of the “Preferred Venue”; (2) they will have to pay for expenses associated with travel; and (3) do not underestimate the inconvenience of having to travel, and having to coordinate the travel of witnesses, out of state. I frequently see these “Preferred Venue” provisions requiring the dispute to be decided in rural areas of Texas or other states. When that occurs, it is going to be difficult for an outsider to get a fair shake against the community’s big fish. Disputes should be decided in the county where the property is located.

I have plenty more, but I have no more space! For further inquiry, call me directly at 713.533.1499 or email me at [email protected].

Brad Porter is Board Certified in Commercial Real Estate Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has represented and advised individual, corporate and institutional owners and developers of commercial real estate at the local, national and international levels. Brad was selected by his peers for inclusion in the Texas Super Lawyers Rising Stars in both 2012 and 2013, a

designation reserved for the state’s top lawyers under the age of 40.

Porter & Powers are engaged in a full range of real estate matters from complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial transactions involving the sale, purchase, exchange, leasing, financing and/or development of commercial properties such as office buildings, apartment complexes, shopping centers, industrial and warehouse properties, and condominiums to more consumer-oriented matters such as purchases, sales and leasing of private homes, farms and ranches, and owner-occupied small business locations.

REDNews would like to thank Brad for his insight. If you have questions you would like to see addressed in future columns let Brad know or email [email protected] and we will consider them for inclusion.

Interest at the rate of eight per centum per annum! A bargain.Texian Loan Certificate, 1836 | East Texas Research Center Document, commonly referred to as a Texian Loan Certificate, by which the government attempted to raise money for the Texas Revolution. Signed by Stephen F. Austin, B. T. Archer, and William H. Wharton.

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Texas Rural Land Markets in 2014Overview of Charles Gilliland’s Presentation at Texas A&M Outlook for Texas Land Conference

Charles E. Gilliland is a Re-search Economist with the Real Estate Center and is a Clinical Professor of Fi-nance in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M Uni-versity.

Current conditions:

• Texas Median Home Prices provided some pretty good news in 2013. As is al-ways the case, housing has led Texas out of a re-cession. It appears likely that in 2014 the general economy will lean more heavily on housing.

• Clouds on horizon: credit is still tight; institutional investments last year accounted for much of the activity in houses; unsustainable price increases; many sales have been cash sales, suggesting that this is not a typical home market, and we face first-time buyer challenges.

• Attitudes toward homeownership are still posi-tive.

• Food Price and Consumer Confidence Indexes look good, but a problem lurks in the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Assets. There are multiple questions in economists’ minds about what is go-ing to happen when the quantitative easing that began in 2008 comes to an end.

• Land prices are basically a summary of what is go-ing on in our economy; while there is a temptation to paint all land markets with the same brush, this will likely prove to be overly simplistic.

Texas Land Market Regions (information provided by region’s representatives and Dr. Gilliland)

Region 1: Panhandle and South Plains

B.L. Jones III (captain): In the high plains area, we need water! Land is being purchased for the water potential under it, and the price is up slightly. Lub-bock and Amarillo are doing fairly well with regard to water. A decent irrigated farm is never sold; i.e., people are not turning loose of water. One city bought a ranch for the well on it; Odessa is buying water from Ward County in the face of the continu-ing drought. There isn’t an economic ranch in the region right now. The big land sales in the current report are range land. The 160 to 640 size tracts are farms.

Referencing the sale of land that is 160 acres and smaller, prices are up strongly. Large properties just held their own during 2013. 80% were large property sales. This is the only region that didn’t have an overall increase in land prices.

Region 4: North Texas, North East Texas, Piney Woods North & South

Both small and large properties saw substantial in-creases in price in 2013; small market (34-53 acres) has been appreciating much faster than the larger properties.

Region 2: Far West Texas, Big Bend, Trans-Pecos

Karl Armstead (captain) In Ft. Stockton, prices are increasing for cultivatable farm land; prices for wa-ter have been pretty high; drilling companies are now buying old farms with wells that they can use for frack-

ing water. Large properties start at 8,000 acres; 500-8,000 acres is considered small, and prices on both went up.

Region 3: North Texas, Central Texas, South Central Texas

Victor Probandt (captain) In San Angelo, we have seen a large increase in sales of small tracts, but the prices are not up significantly despite the fact that lots of people are buying. This region is on the edge of shale, and many of the oil-related workers are buying small places to the west of the Eagle Ford. Oil companies have tired of fighting surface owners and some are buying large ranches. List-ing prices have come down, and larger ranch sales are softening a bit, but we still see increasing land values. Fracking takes a significant amount of wa-ter; the oil company can dispose of the water by building holding tanks and letting it evaporate. However, all of the water trucks that you’re hearing about are wastewater hauling trucks. Companies are also building saltwater injection wells through utilization of depleted oil wells. The disposal rates that will come to the landowner from these injec-tion wells are almost as good as the oil production rates for the surface owner.

Region 6: Coastal Plains, Upper to Mid Brush Country, Lower Brush Country, Coastal Bend, Rio Grande Valley

Merrill Swanson (cap-tain): In South Texas the Eagle Ford impact contin-ues to be seen. From San Antonio to Laredo hotels are going up and Cotulla has a sky line now. The Ea-gle Ford is having the larg-est economic impact that we’ve seen in our lifetime. The land market is back to 2006 levels. Medina County

by Janis ArnoldREDNews

Charles Gilliland

Karl ArmsteadMerril Swanson

A decent irrigated farm is never sold; i.e., people are not turning

loose of water.

15.62 ACRES Ready FoR Retail, oFFice,MultiFaMily/SenioR HouSing oR induStRial developMent

Tracts 1 & 2

Grand Parkway (Proposed)

Tract 1• 1,136 FF on Kuykendahl Road | 5.69 Acres

Tract 2• 529 FF on Kuykendahl Road | 9.92 Acres

• Great visibility on heavily traveled Kuykendahl Road• Located in dense residential area just west of I-45• +/- 400’ Northwest of Ella Boulevard, Houston, Texas• Zoning: None• Utilities: HC MUD #399• Key Map: 372B

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is particularly hot at the present time. Atascosa County is good. The buyers are energy buyers to-day; farmland has reached a plateau; commodity prices are down; cattle is good; some movement is seen in large ranches. In the Laredo area, proper-ties in the 5 to 15 thousand acre range are gener-ally being purchased by assemblage-type energy buyers.

Region 5 Eastern Coastal Prairie, SE Piney Woods, SW Piney Woods, Brazos Bottom, Hous-ton area, Central Coastal Prairie, North Coastal Prairie, Bellville & Brenham Areas

Wayne Young (Captain): This area is doing well. Timber has slowed down, but in Jasper and New-ton there is still demand for big timber tracts. Some of the little guys are selling their tracts to recreational users. In the Beaumont area, the new farm bill is having an impact. “If you’re going to make some money you’re going to have to farm!” We see the Energy Corridor from Houston to Hunts-ville creating growth. The Exxon campus going in at the Woodlands is projected to bring 10-11 thou-sand people into that area. “They all want a place in the country, and they’re highly paid employees. “$4000 is a cheap bicycle for those folks!” In West Houston, crop land is still strong. The Katy residen-tial market continues to heat up. (Cinco Ranch etc.) and other master-planned communities are exam-ples of the development this region of the state is seeing. Some of the land sales we’re seeing in the Brenham and Bellville areas are high dollar sales that are shocking.

Region 7: Southern Grand Prairie, Central Basinm Central Blacklands, Grand Prairie, North Central Post Oaks, East Edwards Plateau, Central Blacklands, Southern Post Oaks, East-ern Hill Country, Western Hill Country including cities of Austin and Kerrville

Wendell Wood (Captain) This area is fairly diverse, and has seen some crop-land sales, but there are few on the market now. In the recreational and hill country portion of the region, sales are stronger, and prices are steady. There has been a slight upward bias in mar-ket, and tracts with live wa-ter command stronger pric-

es. Residential is active in the Austin area, and land for development that is near utilities sees a strong demand. This area is seeing the same kind of pat-tern that other parts of the state are seeing: small

property prices are pulling away from prices being obtained for larger ones. Both are trending up and 50-94 acres is considered small in this region.

Summary 2013 Developments in Land Markets: Dr. Gilliland

Texas land market developments in 2013 saw overall prices rise nearly 10 percent over 2012 pric-es with the statewide size adjusted price settling at $2,160 per acre. That robust price increase reflect-ed markets focused on small property sales with strong price pressure on quality properties. Small property prices increased more than 19 percent

across the board. Further, individual observers re-ported a thaw in previously frozen markets with several locations reporting multiple sales of larger properties for the first time in several years. Taken together the experience in these separate ends of the land market indicate a remarkable strengthen-ing in rural land prices throughout Texas.

Perhaps bucking that trend, the Panhandle and South Plains regional price indicator for large properties barely changed falling about 0.4 from 2012 levels. However, that lackluster performance comes after a 46 percent increase in prices since 2010. The slowdown in price coincides with anec-

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Building & Land For Sale | 23.36 Acres

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Approximately 1,400 Feet of Beltway FrontageSecondary Access From West RoadGreat Beltway VisibilityApproximately 25,500 Square Feet Multi Purpose BuildingArea Businesses: Enterprise Products in a 175,000 SF Class “A” Office. Kroger, LA Fitness, Bank of America, WalgreensArea Restaurants Include: Whataburger, Taco Cabana, Sonic, Wendy’s, KFC, Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A, McDonalds.

TaxesCy-Fair ISD $1.45Lone Star College $0.12Harris County $0.69Total Taxes: $2.26

For Sale ■ 23.36 Acres ■ Ideal Use: Office, Industrial, Multi-Family or Retail

Beltway 8 & West Rd

The information contained herein is believed to be correct. However, no warranty or representation is made. All prices are subject to change without notice and property is subjectto prior lease, sale or withdrawal from the market without notice.

Key Map: 410E

Demographics3 Mile RadiusPopulation: 85,060Average HH Income: $83,092

5 Mile RadiusPopulation: 235,279Average HH Income: $77,977

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$12.00 PSF or $12,210,739

FEATURES • Approximately 1,400 Feet of Beltway

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• Secondary Access From West Road

• Great Beltway Visibility

• Approximately 25,500 Square Feet Multi-Purpose Building

• Area Businesses: Enterprise Products, in a 175,000 SF Class “A” Office and Kroger, LA Fitness, Bank of America, Walgreens

• Area Restaurants Include: Whataburger, Taco Cabana, Sonic, Wendy’s, KFC, Taco Bell, Chick-Fil-A, McDonalds

$12.00 PSF or $12,210,739

Building & Land For Sale | 23.36 AcresBeltway 8 & West Road

713.690.0000CaldwellCos.com

Land for Sale | 2 Tracts Totaling 8.65 AcresFM 1960 & Fallbrook Road

For more information, contactKeith P. Grothaus, CCIM, SIOROffice: 281.664.6635 Email: [email protected]

FEATURES • Located at FM 1960 and Fallbrook

with frontage access from Fallbrook, FM 1960, Hammond and Glenoria

• Well-positioned in the high growth northwest market

• Adjacent to CVS on the hard corner and surrounded by medical users

• Cross access provided• Utilities to site• TRAFFIC COUNTS: -FM 1960 N of Fallbrook - 53,236 cpd -FM 1960 S of Fallbrook - 57,963 cpd -Fallbrook E of FM 1960 - 11,731 cpd -Fallbrook W of FM 1960 - 9,239 cpd

Tract 1 $8.00 PSFTract 2 $3.50 PSF


dotal reports from market participants indicating farmers and investors may have begun to reevaluate future income amid retreating corn prices and pro-longed drought. Increasingly bearish forecasts from USDA suggest that farm income for the foreseeable future will likely fall short of current levels. All of these clouds on the horizon conspired to slow market price appreciation in this region.

At the first of the year, many observers forecast robust economic performance ahead for 2014. Despite some recent troubling developments (disappointing retail sales, a drop in pending home closings), the consensus sees 2014 as a prosperous year.

Two potentially troubling situations could threaten this optimistic outlook. The drought strangling much of the nation continues to plague some areas. Much of Texas remains abnormally dry. Lack of moisture could hamper markets. In addition, the lofty levels of cropland prices appear in many minds to have begun a possibly prolonged retreat. Although cropland prices remain strong by historical standards, many have noticed the Midwest land auctions failing to generate bids exceeding the reserve prices and look for continueing chal-lenges ahead. Ironically, cropland markets may be slowing just as other market segments appear to be poised to move up.

Key Quotes from Dr. Gilliland

• Over the years, small properties cost about double the amount per acre as do large properties. The small property market hits the skids when we are expect-ing a coming downturn.

• Trying to look ahead can be a dangerous activity. Some are wondering if we are seeing a bubble: Buyers have to ask themselves ‘If I pay this much for the land what has to happen to make the property a good investment for the fu-ture? If income has to go up, and interest has to stay low, how likely does the buyer believe that this is actually going to happen?

• Current issues: drought, ethanol blend wall, fading economic activity in devel-oping countries, rising interest rates, debt levels

Indicators to watch:

• Japan and China : China almost had one bank closing; they have financial problems. Japan’s debt is double their GNP and try as they will, they can’t seem to generate inflation

• Government regulations are striking home even in rural land markets. For example, the qualified mortgage regulations or QM, arising from the Dodd/Frank act are bringing unintended consequences to rural land markets where there is a house on the land. In addition, the Biggert/Waters act passed in 2012 was designed to wipe out the flood insurance premium subsidies; when they found out the huge cost involved, Congress backed off and reinstateed subsi-dized insurance premiums on some properties

• Mideast, Ukraine, etc.

• World grain supplies: may be some oversupply there

• Fed tapering: who knows what will happen when this kicks in?

EL NIÑO

D0 Abnormally Dry

Intensity

D1 Drought - Moderate

D2 Drought - Severe

D3 Drought - Extreme

D4 Drought - Exceptional

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data from National Weather Service

TEXAS DROUGHT REPORTFOR THE WEEK OF 06/16/14

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For more informationKenneth K.Y. Leung281.467.3535713.988.0888 [email protected]

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1. Woodland Park Shopping Center 11380 Westheimer, Houston 77077

• Shopping center size - 75,620 SF - Built in 1985• Retail space available (1st floor) - 1,600 SF - 4,000 SF - $13.00/SF + NNN• Aggressive lease terms• Pylon signage available• Traffic counts - 82,880 CPD (Westheimer)• +/- 592’ of frontage on Westheimer• 372 surface parking spaces available

2. Kaleidoscope 10612-10692 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77042

• 2 blocks west of Beltway 8• 2,952 SF - 2nd floor• Excellent for retail, office or professional use

3. Park West Plaza 8989 Westheimer, Houston 77063

• 20,000+ SF Available• Up to 6,000+ SF Contiguous Space• Aggressive lease terms - $13.00/SF Gross• Generous surface parking at no charge for

open, non-reserved spaces• Card-key controlled access• Pylon signange available• On-site management• Parking ratio - 3.4/1000


OFFICE/RETAIL SPACEFOR LEASE


For more informationKenneth K.Y. Leung281.467.3535713.988.0888 [email protected]

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Westheimer Rd

Westpark Tollway

1. Woodland Park Shopping Center 11380 Westheimer, Houston 77077

• Shopping center size - 75,620 SF - Built in 1985• Retail space available (1st floor) - 1,600 SF - 4,000 SF - $13.00/SF + NNN• Aggressive lease terms• Pylon signage available• Traffic counts - 82,880 CPD (Westheimer)• +/- 592’ of frontage on Westheimer• 372 surface parking spaces available

2. Kaleidoscope 10612-10692 Westheimer, Houston, TX 77042

• 2 blocks west of Beltway 8• 2,952 SF - 2nd floor• Excellent for retail, office or professional use

3. Park West Plaza 8989 Westheimer, Houston 77063

• 20,000+ SF Available• Up to 6,000+ SF Contiguous Space• Aggressive lease terms - $13.00/SF Gross• Generous surface parking at no charge for

open, non-reserved spaces• Card-key controlled access• Pylon signange available• On-site management• Parking ratio - 3.4/1000


Hang On - The Ride is Just Getting StartedOverview of Detlef Hallermann’s Presentation at Texas A&M Outlook for Texas Land Conference

by Janis ArnoldREDNews

Summary: Shale plays will dramatically increase North American Hydrocarbon Production for the next several decades. Current economic gains are limited by transportation constraints. In or-der for North America to become energy self-suf-ficient, we need to maximize Canadian oil sand imports. North American energy self-sufficiency is likely to increase unrest in already turbulent parts of the world.

Conventional wis-dom has been that U.S. oil consump-tion would rise indefinitely; how-ever, current evi-dence is that U.S. oil consumption will fall, possibly at an accelerat-ing rate, over the next 10-20 years. Similarly, in the past, conventional

wisdom had it that U.S. oil production would con-tinue to taper indefinitely, whereas it now appears likely that U.S. & Canadian production will increase annually for the next 15-20 years. Previously, experts had expected the U.S. to increase its im-ports of oil; currently they expect North America to increase hydrocarbon exports. Economists had expected the price of oil and natural gas to rise annually, but it is more likely that the U.S. will see stable and declining hydrocarbon prices followed by world political unrest. And contrary to previ-ous expectations, the cost of developing and finding hydrocarbons will not continue to rise, but is already in decline.

Detlef used a coffee analogy to illustrate the changes that he sees emerging in today’s U.S. hy-drocarbons. “Think back to previous years when coffee was limited to a very few brands and types and the price of coffee was much lower than it is today,” said Detlef. Today we have multiple variet-ies of coffee (lattes, etc) and the coffee market has changed significantly. The selection of coffee has increased as has the price of a cup of coffee. In a similar fashion, the energy market has also grown in diversity. We used to have oil, gas, and oil sands; now we have 15 or 20 different energy flavors. This amounts to a ‘supply revolution’ including domes-tic production growth related to shale reserves (Horizontal Drilling and Reservoir Fracture Treat-

ments) and Canadian Production Growth Rates from their oil sands reserves.

Detlef: “Current projections indicate that by 2017 North America should be self-sustaining; the only thing that is getting in the way of this is our own government.” Shale reserves, horizontal drilling and frac treatments are creating a tremendous revolution in the energy sector. Production growth is significant and increasing. “The oil isn’t going to run out; however, we must develop efficient ways to get it to where we need it. Railcars aren’t going away, but pipelines are a cheaper and safer form of transport.”

North American prices are falling; however, this is not the case outside North Amercia. If prices are falling here, where are the savings? Several factors are keeping prices at current levels.

One: NIMBY (not in my backyard) No one wants pipelines and refineries in their area. The infra-structure that we do have is outdated, with most major natural gas pipes over 40 years old. There is significant congestion in all forms of our energy value chain, including electricity. Transportation is king; this can be clearly seen by comparing the price of natural gas on January 21, 2014, which happened to be a very cold day. In Texas the price of a barrel was $4.58; in Philadelphia it was $4.76; whereas in the New Jersey area, supply was very limited and the cost of transportation constraints increased the price per barrel to $123.50.

Second: not all oils are created equal. Prior to 2007, our imports of light-sweet oil rose steadily for twenty years, but today because of reserves like the Eagle Ford, our importation of light-sweet oil is in rapid decline as our domestic production rises. What is stopping us from self-sufficiency is the problems we encounter in getting the ‘right crude to the refinery’. The heavier crude is needed

by the refineries. Similar issues exist for natural gas and electricity. Canadian oil sand reserves are estimated to be over one trillion barrels and the Canadian oil is a perfect complement to the light sweet crude from our shale. Pipelines are neces-sary for efficient transportation throughout North America.

Bottom line: in conjunction with Canada, we have all the oil and natural gas that we need. Currently, the White House perception of the oil and gas situation in the U.S. appears to be that construction of the Keystone Pipeline would be politically disadvantageous because of ‘green’ concerns of constituents and because of the way that it would decrease the friendliness of Rus-sia, the Middle East & OPEC countries toward the United States. Ignored in the current political environment is that the employment opportu-nities generated by pipeline and infrastructure would be welcomed by labor unions and the American workers, and that natural security would be enhanced as North America becomes energy self-sufficient.

It does appear likely that North American energy self-sufficiency will lead to ‘political unrest’ in the Middle East if the prices that Middle Eastern oil commands continues to fall. Looking at just one Middle Eastern Country, Saudi Arabia, almost 40% of the population in that country is unemployed. Today, the fiscal break-even point for crude in Sau-di Arabia is $71. The estimated % of that country’s GDP that is lost if oil falls to $90 a barrel is over 20%. In essence, if the price of oil and gas falls sig-nificantly, the country will not have the money available to continue to support their citizens in the manner to which they are currently ac-customed. The subsidies that these countries give to their citizens is dependent upon the price of oil staying high. Russia currently spends the equiva-lent of $110 per barrel for their social services. If the price of oil falls, then they will resort to the tactics that we see today. Political unrest/social upheaval generates the demand for energy that keeps the price per barrel elevated.

Detlef Hallermann has over ten years of practical ex-perience in the energy industry and has taught and studied at Texas A&M, Rice University, University of Denver and the Colorado School of Mines. He is an Associate Clinical Professor and Director for the Reli-ant Energy Trade Center and the Mays School of Busi-ness at Texas A&M University.

Detlef Hallermann It does appear likely that North American energy self-sufficiency will lead

to ‘political unrest’ in the Middle East...


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FOR LEASE (near US 59 / Hillcroft) | 6400 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 23,000 SF Immediate Move-in Available | 3,500 SF and 2,200 SF Also Available• Easy access to / from US 59 / Westpark, Adjacent to Metro Transit Park & Ride• Prior southwest school location with more than 120 Parking spaces & playground area• Possible uses: Education, Medical, Engineering, Manufacturing, Retail

FOR LEASE | 2306 - 2428 Texas Parkway, Missouri City TXRetail Spaces Available 2,500 SF / 1,250 SF / 21,000 SF• Price PSF are from $0.55 for the smaller spaces and $0.30 for large space.

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Metro Transit Area• Easy access to / from US 59 / Westpark (adjacent to Metro Transit Park and Ride)

• Playground area and parking spaces (100 to 120)

• Recommended facility usage: Education, Medical Office, Engineering

FOR LEASE - 2,200 - 11,000 SF Available6400 Southwest Freeway, Houston TX (exit US 59/Hillcroft)


• Missouri City Center

• Retail Spaces Available

• Located on Busy Texas Parkway

• Household Income Average $85,390

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Retail for Lease

Woodforest Shopping Center421-474 Uvalde Rd & Woodforest Blvd, Houston TX 77015

For Information: Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]

The information contained herein was obtained from sources believe to be reliable. However, neither the Broker nor Owner makes no guarantees, warranties or representations as to the completeness or accuracy thereof. The presentation of this property is submitted subject to errors, omissions, change of price or conditions, prior sale or lease, or withdrawal without notice.

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Property Information: Located in the SE corner of Uvalde Rd. and Wood Forest Blvd. Houston, Harris County, TX 77015 Tenants: DD’s Discounts, Palais Royal, CiCi’s Pizza, Advance Auto Parts, Rainbow Shop, LNA Beauty Supply, QW World Party Supply, Tittle Max. Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 24,935 102,051 157,163 Household 8,706 31,395 47,842 Avg HH Income $61,860 $59,335 $58,162 Med HH Income $53,373 $52,332 $51,876 Traffic Counts

25,380 Uvalde South of Woodforest 21,390 Uvalde North of Woodforest 18,510 Woodforest West of Uvalde 19,423 Woodforest East of Uvalde Leasing Availability 1,000 SF - 5,000 SF For Information: 713-681-0600

Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor


Red Oak Commercial 10900 Northwest Freeway, Ste. 223 Houston, TX. 77092

North Shore High School

Available1,800 SF


4,400 SF End Cap

HOUSTON

Property Information: Located in Southwest Houston at the intersection of Chimney Rock and W. Bellfort, Houston, Harris County, TX. Major Tenants: 99¢ Store, Ace Cash Checking, Cricket, Advance Auto Parts, Dominos, South Texas Dental, Etc Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 15,999 156,711 436,605 Household 5,814 57,052 154,933 Avg HH Income $67,169 $65,837 $64,891 Traffic Counts 22,110 Chimney Rock North of W. Bellfort 21,540 Chimney Rock South of W. Bellfort 16,896 W. Bellfort West of Chimney Rock 31,785 W. Bellfort West of Chimney Rock Leasing Availability 2,412 - 4,050 SF 871 SF - Storage For Information: 713-681-0600 Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]

The information contained herein was obtained from sources believe to be reliable. However, neither the Broker nor Owner make no guarantees, warranties, or representations as to the completeness or accuracy thereof. The presentation of this property is submitted subject to errors, omissions, change of price or conditions, prior sale or lease, or withdrawal without notice.



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1 4,132 S. Side Tire & Auto Repair

2 1,832 Ace Cash Checking

3 1,028 Vivian Nail Spa

4 4,050 Available

5 4.050 Happy Washateria

6 1,635 Liquor Store

7 871 Available - Storage

8 30,655 99¢ Store

9 2,250 The Sameritian Furniture

10 8,821 Advance Auto Parts

11 520 Reyes Homes Insurance

12 850 Kim’s Barber Shop

13 2,214 TitleMax

14 2,941 South Texas Dental

15 1,340 Domino’s

For Information: Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor 713-681-0600 [email protected] [email protected]

Will sub-divide to 2,412 s.f.

Westbury Triangle11330 Chimney Rock, Houston TX 77035

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Parkview West3421-3513 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX 77504

Property Information: Located 2 miles west of the E. Sam Houston Tollway / E. Beltway 8, on Spencer Highway at the lighted intersection of Blueberry Ln. The Shopping Center offers high exposure and visibly from Spencer HWY and is surrounded by densely populated neighbors with close proximity to Bayshore Medi-cal Center. Major Tenants: Family Dollar, Radio Shack, Cici’s Pizza, Partners Sales & Leasing, H&R Block, Boot Mobile, Beltone, etc. Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 15,387 149,432 286,535 Household 5,991 48,636 94,399 Avg HH Income $50,253 $55,486 $58,832 Traffic Counts

30,050 Spencer Hwy West of Blueberry Ln. 35,570 Spencer Hwy East of Blueberry Ln.

Leasing Availability 1,244 to 2,610 SF 3,136 Restaurant Space For Information: 713-681-0600 Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]



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Chimney Rock Central5700 Chimney Rock, Houston TX 77081

5708

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Available3,300 SF

Will Sub-Divide

Chimney Rock

Property Information: Located south of West Park Tollway, in the SE corner of Chimney Rock and Glenmont, Houston, Harris County, TX. Major Tenants: La Michoacána Meat Market, Kinder-world Daycare, Hunan King Restaurant, Insurance Office, Family Medical Center. Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 45,511 217,358 497,829 Household 16,004 95,190 215,223 Avg HH Income $48,588 $82,542 $83,016 Traffic Counts 39,560 Chimney Rock North of Glenmont 18,700 Chimney Rock South of Glenmont 6,780 Glenmont West of Chimney Rock 5,020 Glenmont East of Chimney Rock Leasing Availability: 3,300 S.F. For Information: 713-681-0600 Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]

We obtained the information contained herein from sources we believe to be reliable. However, neither the Broker nor Owner have verified its accuracy and can make no guarantee, warranty, or representa-tion about it. It is submitted subject to the possibility of errors, omissions, change of price, rental or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing, or withdrawal without notice. We include projections, opin-ions, assumptions or estimates for example only, and they may not represent current or future performance of the property. You and your tax and legal advisors should conduct your own investigation of the

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The Dirt on Houston’s DirtREDNews Interviews Jacob Sudhoff, CEO of Sudoff Properties

Houston has long been known for its affordable real estate market, but there’s a palpable shift in that idea as of late, and much of it has to do with the price of dirt. That’s right, dirt.

As inventory decreases, and demand increases, the price for Houston’s dirt is rising. This isn’t a brand new concept for anyone in the industry. So, what exactly is Houston’s dirt worth? It’s all just a matter of being able to back into the prices, says Jacob Sudhoff, CEO of Sudhoff Companies in Houston, Texas.

“Because we are the largest seller of new construc-tion homes inside the Beltway, we have the data in order to understand the market drive,” said Sud-hoff. “We have three full-time analysts in my office tracking every single sale. We are able to deter-mine what we can pay for dirt by figuring out what we can get per square foot for the house. That’s why people are seeing the price of dirt rise, it’s be-

cause the home prices are rising at a rapid pace.”

Jacob Sudhoff’s business includes five separate di-visions, all of which will be re-branded under “Sud-hoff Companies” later this month. They include Sudhoff Land Services, Sudhoff Builder Services, Sudhoff Investment Services, Development Ser-vices and Sudhoff Properties.

“We have 57 different clients in our Builder Services division right now, and through our Land Services division we source land for those builders,” Sud-hoff explains. “We also source land for commercial users as well. Because we have built up a signifi-cant land acquisition team, we are able to source land for anybody out there.”

Sudhoff Land Services is doing a lot of land trans-actions simply because they represent such a large number of developers and home builders. They are seeing a tremendous increase in their (grow-ing) list of commercial clients looking for land. “We are starting to source land for multi-family, office, hotel – and we are doing it in a major way,” says Sudhoff.

Our interview with Mr. Sudhoff not only gave us some insight on this land boom, but we also have a sense of what drives him, his desire to improve the inner-city and, of course, what it is that makes Houston’s dirt so special.

Tell us how you made it here to Houston, and what you found once you got here.

When I first got here, I was going to go strictly commercial and then I said, “you know Jacob, there are a lot of people having problems.” It was 2010 and financing was difficult. In Corpus Christi, I had done both residential and commercial. Usu-ally people find niches based on either location or a specific demographic. The niche that I found for myself was in new construction working with builders and developers.

Houston is definitely seeing a big upswing in real estate, and some people say that it is caus-ing people to over-pay for dirt. What are your thoughts on that?

Houston, for the first time in its history, has be-come a pre-sale market. The market is so strong right now that you have to pre-purchase your home a month in advance. On the land side, let’s use Montrose as an example. I’ve sold houses at $300 a square foot. Most of the other homes in that area are selling for $250 a square foot, or even $265 a square foot. If I’m able to sell homes at $300 a square foot, that allows me to pay more for my dirt. The numbers work for us. I have several deals that have recently closed, and you’d be very surprised by what we paid for that dirt.

If you had to guess, how long do you think this is going to last?

For the next 10 years we’re going to have a nice, really great, ride. This wave is going to last for a while. It’s really interesting because we work with a lot of relocation companies. Those guys aren’t moving all of their people here right now sim-ply because there’s not enough housing for all of them. They’re planning for the next 3 to 5 years. They are planning long-term to figure out how they are going to be moving tens of thousands of new employees to the Houston area. What we’re trying to do is build the housing for them.

by Amanda SimonianREDNews

Jacob Sudhoff

“I’ve got a great team behind me. I’ve hired some amazing

people. It’s always said, surround yourself with smarter people than yourself. I’ve done

that and I’ve got some great people on my team.”


Retail for Lease

Woodforest Shopping Center421-474 Uvalde Rd & Woodforest Blvd, Houston TX 77015

For Information: Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]


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Property Information: Located in the SE corner of Uvalde Rd. and Wood Forest Blvd. Houston, Harris County, TX 77015 Tenants: DD’s Discounts, Palais Royal, CiCi’s Pizza, Advance Auto Parts, Rainbow Shop, LNA Beauty Supply, QW World Party Supply, Tittle Max. Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 24,935 102,051 157,163 Household 8,706 31,395 47,842 Avg HH Income $61,860 $59,335 $58,162 Med HH Income $53,373 $52,332 $51,876 Traffic Counts

25,380 Uvalde South of Woodforest 21,390 Uvalde North of Woodforest 18,510 Woodforest West of Uvalde 19,423 Woodforest East of Uvalde Leasing Availability 1,000 SF - 5,000 SF For Information: 713-681-0600

Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor



North Shore High School

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4,400 SF End Cap

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Property Information: Located in Southwest Houston at the intersection of Chimney Rock and W. Bellfort, Houston, Harris County, TX. Major Tenants: 99¢ Store, Ace Cash Checking, Cricket, Advance Auto Parts, Dominos, South Texas Dental, Etc Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 15,999 156,711 436,605 Household 5,814 57,052 154,933 Avg HH Income $67,169 $65,837 $64,891 Traffic Counts 22,110 Chimney Rock North of W. Bellfort 21,540 Chimney Rock South of W. Bellfort 16,896 W. Bellfort West of Chimney Rock 31,785 W. Bellfort West of Chimney Rock Leasing Availability 2,412 - 4,050 SF 871 SF - Storage For Information: 713-681-0600 Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]




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1 4,132 S. Side Tire & Auto Repair

2 1,832 Ace Cash Checking

3 1,028 Vivian Nail Spa

4 4,050 Available

5 4.050 Happy Washateria

6 1,635 Liquor Store

7 871 Available - Storage

8 30,655 99¢ Store

9 2,250 The Sameritian Furniture

10 8,821 Advance Auto Parts

11 520 Reyes Homes Insurance

12 850 Kim’s Barber Shop

13 2,214 TitleMax

14 2,941 South Texas Dental

15 1,340 Domino’s

For Information: Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor 713-681-0600 [email protected] [email protected]

Will sub-divide to 2,412 s.f.

Westbury Triangle11330 Chimney Rock, Houston TX 77035

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Parkview West3421-3513 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, TX 77504

Property Information: Located 2 miles west of the E. Sam Houston Tollway / E. Beltway 8, on Spencer Highway at the lighted intersection of Blueberry Ln. The Shopping Center offers high exposure and visibly from Spencer HWY and is surrounded by densely populated neighbors with close proximity to Bayshore Medi-cal Center. Major Tenants: Family Dollar, Radio Shack, Cici’s Pizza, Partners Sales & Leasing, H&R Block, Boot Mobile, Beltone, etc. Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 15,387 149,432 286,535 Household 5,991 48,636 94,399 Avg HH Income $50,253 $55,486 $58,832 Traffic Counts

30,050 Spencer Hwy West of Blueberry Ln. 35,570 Spencer Hwy East of Blueberry Ln.

Leasing Availability 1,244 to 2,610 SF 3,136 Restaurant Space For Information: 713-681-0600 Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]



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Chimney Rock Central5700 Chimney Rock, Houston TX 77081

5708

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Chimney Rock

Property Information: Located south of West Park Tollway, in the SE corner of Chimney Rock and Glenmont, Houston, Harris County, TX. Major Tenants: La Michoacána Meat Market, Kinder-world Daycare, Hunan King Restaurant, Insurance Office, Family Medical Center. Demographics 1 Mile 3 Mile 5 Mile Population 45,511 217,358 497,829 Household 16,004 95,190 215,223 Avg HH Income $48,588 $82,542 $83,016 Traffic Counts 39,560 Chimney Rock North of Glenmont 18,700 Chimney Rock South of Glenmont 6,780 Glenmont West of Chimney Rock 5,020 Glenmont East of Chimney Rock Leasing Availability: 3,300 S.F. For Information: 713-681-0600 Christian Barraza Brian Ellisor [email protected] [email protected]

We obtained the information contained herein from sources we believe to be reliable. However, neither the Broker nor Owner have verified its accuracy and can make no guarantee, warranty, or representa-tion about it. It is submitted subject to the possibility of errors, omissions, change of price, rental or other conditions, prior sale, lease or financing, or withdrawal without notice. We include projections, opin-ions, assumptions or estimates for example only, and they may not represent current or future performance of the property. You and your tax and legal advisors should conduct your own investigation of the

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It is obvious that you are passionate about what you do, and it carries over to your feelings about Houston in general.

Yes. I’ve only been here 4 years, but I feel like I’ve been here for 10. This is such a close knit commu-nity. Everybody in the Real Estate business knows everybody else. It is such a pleasure. Truly, it has been an amazing experience to come from Corpus Christi to Houston, not really knowing anyone, and have such awesome experiences. Being able to build a business and work with so many different people has really been a blessing.

Here in Houston it’s all about what you can do! Can you perform and can you execute on what you say you’re willing to, or what you can do? If you can, people give you an opportunity to earn their business. That’s just so amazing. This is truly a special place.

I think a lot of Houstonians who’ve lived here their entire lives have taken for granted the fact that this is such an “open arms” city. That a new guy can walk into town and prove what he is capable of, and then, if he is really good, can build up a multi-million dollar business within a short amount of

time is pretty amazing.

You have accomplished so much, and you seem to have strategized very well. What is your plan for the next five or ten years; where do you go next?

We’re really trying to improve the quality of life within the inner city of Houston. I’m focusing on bringing mixed-use products to the city and going more vertical, trying to assist in these master-plan areas of town.

I will tell you that I have had my head in the sand for the past couple of years, trying to build this [business] up. We’re really coming out of the ground right now, to let people know who we are and what we do. We are looking at a lot of deals and investing.

It’s been a lot of work. I’ve got a great team behind me. I’ve hired some amazing people. It’s been said, ‘surround yourself with smarter people than your-self.’ I’ve done that and I’ve got some great people on my team. We’re rattling the weeds and shaking things up. We are very active in this real estate mar-ket. We love it, and we are having a lot of fun.

What is one piece of advice you can give people wanting to emulate your success? Where would you tell them to start their journey?

Mentorship. Find the person who’s the best at what you want to do. Do whatever it takes to become his/her student. Work for free, be the grunt, be whatev-er it takes. George Lee is my mentor. I knew as soon as I met George that I wanted to learn from him. He was exactly where I wanted to go professionally. I never left his side. Even when I became annoying, I was there and I followed up. I was there, learning from him every step of the way. I have learned more from my relationship with George than I have from any other instance in my life. Go find that person, and that will change your life!

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411 Lovett ..........................................................................................................1/28/2014...........................$2,775,000.00504 Bering .........................................................................................................1/30/2014...........................$6,600,000.006017 Memorial ...................................................................................................1/31/2014...........................$5,800,000.001002 1004 1006 California, 1007 1005 Missouri ...............................................2/4/2014...........................$2,776,161.925602 Sugar Hill ..................................................................................................2/19/2014...........................$1,175,000.001835 Sul Ross ...................................................................................................2/26/2014..............................$435,000.001822 1818 Branard 3911 Driscoll 1823 Sul Ross ...........................................2/26/2014...........................$1,400,000.000 D’Amico ............................................................................................................3/3/2014...........................$2,019,200.004006 Barnes (Jackson Hill) ..............................................................................3/28/2014...........................$2,400,000.002007 Brun ..........................................................................................................3/31/2014...........................$1,175,000.003522 Blue Bonnet Blvd.......................................................................................4/3/2014..............................$535,000.001744 1748 Bolsover ..........................................................................................4/30/2014...........................$1,600,000.00Commonwealth (Pelican) .................................................................................5/21/2014...........................$4,672,500.005202 Chandler ...................................................................................................5/22/2014...........................$2,369,000.002410 Avalon .......................................................................................................5/28/2014...........................$1,100,000.00301 W Polk.........................................................................................................5/30/2014..............................$415,000.008315 8303 Long Point .........................................................................................6/9/2014.........................$10,608,711.002511 Ohsfeldt ....................................................................................................6/12/2014..............................$330,000.00


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Case #1: Crooked Security Firm

We had been hired by a major Houston bank to look after a closed hotel near Intercontinental Air-port which the bank had foreclosed on. We were paid a monthly fee by the bank. The hotel was closed and left ready to open again: linens fold-ed and stacked on shelves in the laundry room, kitchen clean and ready to re-open, guest rooms and commercial areas vacuumed and ready to go.

We paid to have a temporary cyclone fence erect-ed around the hotel. We hired a national name security firm to station round the clock officers on the premises, and the bank paid their invoices on time. In addition to the on-site guards, the se-curity contract called for a supervisor to stop in during each eight hour shift to verify their guards were in place.

We also had the listing for the hotel and were showing it to buyers at a $3.2 million asking price.

There was a two day torrential tropical storm which hit near IAH, and a couple of days after the storm, two men from our company stopped in at the closed hotel to check with security on how things were going. As they drove it, an old jalopy pulled up next to them and a lady asked “Where they be sellin’ those TVs?”

Red flags went up. Our people drove around back and saw doors open everywhere. No guard was in sight. We went inside the hotel and discovered that the ground floor had flooded with water

marks a few inches up the wall. No one from the security company had advised us and we had no chance to react.

Across the lobby carpet were wheel tracks. In-vestigating further, our people found that most of the valuable stainless steel equipment was no longer in the kitchen, and the tracks were from the dolly which someone had used to steal it.

Inspection of the laundry storage area indicated few remaining sheets, pillows, bedspreads, and blankets…and most of the TVs had been stripped from the rooms. The locked case containing all room keys was standing open.

It was apparent that the “security company” had been conducting a garage sale of all our chat-tels, systematically looting the hotel. Supervisors must have been in on the fraud.

We fired the company and replaced it with a new one. The bank refused to pay the security com-pany about $16,000 of outstanding invoices.

Then, we were stupefied when we were served with papers by the constable, suing us as the

agent of the bank for not paying the security company for stealing from us!

We countersued for damages and went to court, claiming diminished value from the security company for the stolen goods AND for a $1 mil-lion loss in value of the hotel asset, since poten-tial buyers began discounting their offers by that amount once they saw the damage from the flood and the lost furnishings of the hotel.

After a one week lawsuit, we won. Then we were informed that the security company’s insurance company had filed for bankruptcy, and the secu-rity firm had no assets. We won the trial but it was a hollow victory.

Then, when it seemed that nothing more could go wrong, the judge retired, and a new judge took the bench in the court. The security firm’s attorneys went to the new judge and requested that the former judge’s ruling favoring us be over-turned. The new judge complied, and the secu-rity company geared up again to sue us for the unpaid $16,000.

The lawyers on both sides conferred and agreed that a new suit would not be worth $16,000, and after all this string of nightmares the matter was dropped.

The hotel eventually sold at auction for $1.6 mil-lion, half of the appraised asking price before this string of disasters began.

They can’t make this stuff up!

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It was apparent that the “security company” had been conducting a garage sale of all

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PROPERTIES AVAILABLE• Beach Lots - Gilchrist• Hotel, Condo, Retail Site - Cruise Terminal - Galveston• Freeway Sites - I-20 - Monahans• 30 Acres - Commercial/Rail Serviced - Tomball• I-45 Huntsville 12 Acres - Residential/Commercial - HuntsvilleContact: Ray Hankamer

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Houston is a very large city, and it is in its Golden Age-we should enjoy it President of Uptown Houston John Breeding Speaks to CCIM

“Since 2010, 400,000 people have moved to our region, a population equal to that of Tulsa, Cleveland, or Oakland”, said Breeding. “Houston is a very large city, and it is in its Golden Age-we should enjoy it”.

Breeding went on to throw out inter-esting facts about Uptown:

• We have 32 hotels with at least four more on the way, and they drew $300,000,000 in room revenues in 2013, far more than any Houston submarket including the CBD…weekday corporate and weekend leisure demand give Uptown hotels high occupancy and high rates

• The original Macy’s, along with Galleria III, is going through major reno-vation, and don’t be surprised if what comes back includes a residential component

• The Galleria came in the ‘70s “following rooftops” as retail always does…Tanglewood, Afton Oaks, River Oaks, Briargrove, Briarcroft were the sin-

gle family rooftops. Now, however, the “rooftops” along Post Oak and surrounding streets are high rise rooftops, bringing a significant increase in density

• The new “rooftops” being built are for sale AND for lease

• The new Hanover development alone will bring 355 units on less than one acre-that’s density!

• Other residential projects under way include Sky House just inside the Loop, Waterwall Place by Hines, the Astoria by Randall Davis, and Bel Fiore by Borlenghi

• In the office segment, before the current boom, the Williams Tower (built in 1983) was the last office building to go up – over thirty years ago!; now we have buildings under development by BHP Billiton (30 sto-ries/600,000 SF), Apache (34 stories/750,000 SF), and Amegy Bank, just inside the Loop on the Microcomputer Center site

Breeding pointed out that although most people associate Uptown Hous-ton with retail, from the property value standpoint the segments in Uptown stack up as follows: Office-40%, Residential-30%, Retail 20%, Hotel-10%, and Land-2%

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For Sale - 10,325 SF - User or Investment PropertyWestpark Tollway/Beltway 8 Area

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He said that the Uptown “economy” is therefore a ‘four-legged stool’, not overly dependent on any one segment. It is a community where one can live, work, and play, all in a relatively compact area.

With the density, transport/traffic is a challenge, and Uptown has a plan to tie in to the existing Metro bus network, which moves people from outlying suburbs in the NW, W, and SW to their jobs in the Uptown area, as well as to the CBD. Noting that 37% of the workers in the CBD come and go daily by dedicated Park and Ride buses, Uptown plans to tie in to the existing NW Transit Center and to a to-be-built Bellaire Transit Center just south of SW Freeway at the Loop with a dedicated bus lanes project which will use the median of Post Oak to connect the two transit centers.

Commuters coming in from the suburbs will thus be able to access Uptown

office and retail, and in the process, the buses which now are mixed in with automobile traffic will be given their own dedicated lanes, thus easing indi-vidual vehicle traffic and offering enhanced public transportation to those who have left their cars in the far suburbs at the Park and Ride lots. Buses will circulate every five minutes and will stop at eight or nine raised platforms, so passengers can step right on with no elevation change.

Funding and environment approval on this project has been arranged and tentatively approved, and right-of-way acquisition will begin this year, with the goal to be open by the 2016 end of year shopping season.

In addition to the bus lanes, the Post Oak “streetscape” will be significant-ly enhanced, with the existing 400 trees being replaced with 1,000 trees, twelve foot sidewalks, and a landscaped median for the dedicated bus lanes.

The Uptown “economy” is therefore a ‘four-legged stool’, not overly dependent on any one segment. It is a community where one can live, work, and play, all in a relatively compact area.

The Post Oak “streetscape” will be significantly enhanced.

C.R.E.A.M.’s monthly lun-cheon was again well at-tended as we hosted David Gornett, PE of the Grand Parkway Associa-tion who gave us an up-date on the grand loop. The event opened with a vibrant ‘have-wants’ ses-sion which allows local

Realtors to share current listings and client needs in a fast-paced round table environment. During lunch, David shared a little history as well as the latest progress on this 184 mile, 7 counties roadway, including and surrounding Houston. It’s interesting to know that the concept stems from a 1961 plan by Harris County and the City of Houston. In fact, initial land purchases go back

as far as 1983 with the GPA being created in 1984. Initially the counties wanted control and were handling the construction directly, for fear of TXDoT siphoning off the toll fees for projects elsewhere in Texas. But eventually, an agree-ment was reached that put control with the state, under the stipulation that tolls be limited to the same charged per mile by HCTRA (about $0.18 per mile today) and that all funds remain local. Currently, the portion between 59 in the South and Hwy 290 is up and running with sections connecting 290 west to Hwy 59 N projected to open in late 2015. Total to run from Sugarland to Kingwood will cost just under $10. Final environmental work on the remainder is underway and contracts are expected to be let in 2015.

Check-out www.grandparkway99.com for the latest. And for more information on the Commercial Real Estate Assoc of Montgomery County visit www.CREAMtx.com.

David Gornett, Grand Parkway Association-Photo by Suzanne Rehak for the Chronicle.

Update on the Grand Loopby Jim Wilkie, CCIMSenior V.P., Seacoast Commerce Bank

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C.R.E.A.M.’s Monthly Luncheon opened with a vibrant ‘have-wants’ session

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Sandy Benak and Fred Cook

Roger Sullivan with Keystone Resources, Kelly Hendrix with Stream Realty, Robert Tyler with Brookfield Properties, Mauricio Torres with PJS, Blaire Brusnighan with Stream Realty (all IYPs), Lan Bentsen Founder and Chairman of Shape Up Houston and guest speaker.

Jimmie Fauth with PJS, Flod Mahanay, Pesident of PJS, Janie Snider, CPM President of IREM Houston with Griffin Partners, Brent Southwell, CEO of PJS.

Ike Samad and Larry Schanzmeyer

Ryan Barbles, Tammy Betancourt, Melissa Thuston, Eugene Barbles

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ANNOUNCEMENTS & DEALS DONECENTRAL/SOUTH TEXAS (AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO AREAS) Log on to REDNews.com for daily updates

INDUSTRIAL AUSTIN (SALE) – Origin Capital Partners has acquired a three-building industrial portfolio at Bergstrom International Airport. The portfolio totals 176,060 sf and was developed in 1996. The acquisition was made on behalf of Origin Capital’s second value-add fund, Origin Capital Fund II LLC, and in partnership with the Lynxs Group. The seller was GE Capital.

AUSTIN (SALE) – Bellomy & Co. an-nounced the sale of Lake Travis Self Stor-age in Austin. The class A, institutional quality property consists of 569 units in more than 89,600 net rentable square feet. The property was fully renovated in 2010. At the time of closing the facility was 87% occupied.

LANDBEE CAVE (SALE) – An undisclosed buyer has purchased 1.54 acres at the Falconhead Pad Site (3470 RR 620, Bee Cave). Cole Brodhead and Jerel Choate of Retail Solutions represented the seller.

JOURDANTON (LEASE) – NGL Water Solutions has contracted a ground lease at a .50 acre pad site in Jourdanton (SEQ of HWY 97 & Walton Ave, Jourdanton). Charlie Roof of Retail Solutions represented the landlord.

MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTPFLUGERVILLE (DEVELOPMENT) – A $25 million office project is in the works in a mixed-use development. Olympus Plaza will contain 130,000 sf at 130 Commerce Center. Groundbreaking is scheduled by year’s end, with the first building being the 60,000-sf, three-story Olympus Plaza I. The

project is being developed by Austin-based Russell Interests Inc. A summer 2015 completion is expected.

SAN ANTONIO (DEVELOPMENT) - CBRE represents San Antonio-based Alternivest Healthcare in the purchase of approximately 30 acres in New Braunfels. The site will be master-developed as an age-in-place destination, with plans to include a medical office building, skilled nursing facility, and assisted living/memory care. The medical

office building will be known as The Health Commons. The property is located at the southeast corner of FM 306 (Barbarosa Road) and FM 1101 across the street from Tenet Healthcare’s Resolute Health Hospital, which will open next month.

MULTI-FAMILYAUSTIN (SALE) – Woodland Property Group has brokered the sale of a shovel ready 6.34 acre tract of land with entitlements for a 168 planned garden-style apartment community. Located at 6500 Manchaca Rd, in the city’s’ south-central submarket. The development will consist of 7 three-story buildings and a two story luxury clubhouse. Blair Helgren with Woodland Prop-

erty Group represented the Seller, Whiddon Development Inc, and Brandon Miller with The Brandon Miller Group represented the Buyer.

AUSTIN (SALE) – Austin-based multifamily developer Oden Hughes LLC has sold its 293-unit Landmark Double Creek community in South Austin to Brass Enterprises, a private real estate investment company based in Toronto.

OFFICEAUSTIN (LEASE) – Pharmaceutical Product Development has leased 224,979 square feet at MetCenter 10. The multi-year lease will fill nearly 65% of the 345,600-square-foot building that is part of the 550-acre mixed-use MetCenter Business Park. Na-

tional Asset Services represented the 29 Co-Owner Tenants in Common in the transaction.

SAN ANTONIO (DEVELOPMENT) - Stream Realty Partners is building an office devel-opment in Westover Hills. The 100,000-sf One51 Office Centre will be at 10162 SH 151 with a floor plate design accommodating tenants from 22,000 to 100,000 sf. Parking will be at a 6:1,000 ratio. Stream will break ground on the 8.28-acre site in August, with completion in second quarter 2015.

RETAIL/RESTAURANT SAN ANTONIO (LEASE) – Starbucks has leased 1,785 SF at the Plazas at Callaghan (7863 Callaghan Rd, San Antonio). Charlie Roof of Retail Solutions represented the landlord and Brett Clifton represented the tenant.

SAN MARCOS (LEASE) - A nail salon has leased 1,000 SF at San Marcos Plaza (1023 Hwy 80, San Marcos). Andrew Perkel and Preston Wolfe of Retail Solutions repre-sented the landlord.

MANOR (LEASE) - El Pollo Rico has leased 2,400 SF at Manor Commons (SWC of HWY 290 & FM 973/Loop 212, Manor). Cole Brodhead and Andrew Perkel of Retail So-lutions represented the landlord and Matt Delahoussaye of 12 Rivers Commercial represented the tenant.

CEDAR PARK (LEASE) - Artistry Medical Aesthetics has leased 1,800 SF at Cypress Bend Shopping Center (2051 Cypress Creek Rd, Cedar Park). Andrew Perkel of Retail Solutions represented the landlord and Phil Morris of Retail Solutions represented the tenant.

AUSTIN (LEASE) – CBRE leased 2,864 SF to Beverly Cosmetic Surgery Institute Tenant Broker(s)/Firm: Todd Gilfillan with CBRE Austin Landlord: Eurus Estates I, Ltd. Land-lord Broker(s)/Firm: Doug Rauls with The Kucera Companies Property Address: 5910 Courtyard Drive, Austin, Size: 2,864 SF Additional Information: Renewal

ANNOUNCEMENTS Marc Krohn joins CBRE’s Austin office as Managing Director of Asset Services for the Central Texas region. Mr. Krohn and his family relocated from Cincinnati, where he previously served as a Director of Asset Services for CBRE’s Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, and Northern Kentucky markets. In his new role, Mr. Krohn will oversee an approximately 16-million-square-foot real estate management portfolio throughout Austin, San Antonio and El Paso, as well as lead and manage approximately 50 real estate management and engineering employees, and new business development

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INDUSTRIAL IRVING (TRIPLE TRANSACTION) Cur-ran of the Mercer Company spearhead-ed a triple transaction that included a building sale, purchase and lease to help two clients increase profitability of their businesses. Last fall, Curran rep-resented M2 Investments in the sale of a building the landlord owned at 3324

Towerwood Rd. in Farmers Branch, which allowed the firm to purchase a larger build-ing to lease out this spring. A month-and-a-half later, Curran assisted in the leasing of the new space at 3234 Towerwood Rd. to Entrada Iron and Wood Doors, which sells iron doors and home decor. M2 Investments increased their space from 7,150 square feet to 27,000 square feet, allowing for more and/or larger tenants.

MULTI-FAMILYDALLAS (SALE) – CBRE’s Dallas Multifamily group announces the sale of Manchester Park, a 126-unit, value-add apartment complex located at 2011 Lincoln Drive in Ar-lington. California-based Brookline Investment Group purchased the property from Landmark Apartment Trust. Mr. Deuillet and Dirk Goris of CBRE in Dallas represented the seller in the transaction. The complex is currently 97% occupied.

IRVING (SALE) Marcus & Millichap announced the sale of La Costa Townhomes, a 88-unit apartment property located in Irving, according to Bill G. Jor-dan, regional manager of the firm’s Fort Worth of-fice. Al Silva, Vice President Investments in Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office, had the exclusive list-ing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a

local private investor. The Dallas based buyer was also secured by Silva. The property attracted seven offers during a three week marketing period and closed just 45 days after an agreement was reached. The buyer plans on making improvements to the property to make it more competitive in the rental market.

OFFICE DALLAS (LEASE)– Lincoln Harris CSG, a full-service commercial real estate services company, has negotiated a 10,554-square-foot lease for Medical City Dallas at the Cur-rin Building in Preston Center, owned by Lobello Properties. The facility marks another location among Hospital Corporation of America’s (HCA) off-campus emergency de-partment model, designed to ensure patients receive immediate care and treatment close to home. Rhodes Baker, Senior Vice President at Lincoln Harris CSG, worked with Brian Bacharach, vice president at Lincoln Harris CSG, on behalf of the tenant, Medical City Dallas. Bill Archer of CASE Commercial Real Estate negotiated on behalf of the landlord, Lobello Properties.

RETAIL/RESTAURANT FORT WORTH (LEASE) – Marcus & Millichap an-nounced the sale of Family Dollar, a 8,002-square foot net-leased property located in Fort Worth, according to Bill G. Jordan, regional manager of the firm’s Fort Worth office. Vincent Knipp, Associate Vice President of Investments and Chance Hales, Associate in Marcus

& Millichap’s Fort Worth office, had the exclusive listing to market the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership.

DALLAS (LEASE) La Azteca has leased 13,500 SF at the Lakefront at Little Elm (407 Eldorado Pkwy, Little Elm). Chris Flesner and Taylor Mann of Retail Solutions repre-sented the landlord

DALLAS (LEASE) Total Wine & More will occupy a 33,207 square foot space at the Highlands Shopping Center in Arlington. The center fronts Interstate 20 between S. Cooper Street and Matlock Road. Total Wine & More is America‘s Wine Superstore—the country‘s largest independent retailer of fine wine. They started in 1991 with two wine stores in Delaware and currently operate 101 superstores across 15 states and are growing rapidly. Cynthia Bailey of WindStar Properties represented the landlord, WindStar Texas Investors, L.P. The tenant was represented by Darrell Hernandez and Jack Breard of United Commercial Retail Services, Inc. dba UCR.

DALLAS - Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC arranged permanent acquisition fi-nancing for Buckner Commons, a 93% occupied, 50,000 square foot retail center lo-cated in Dallas, TX. Grandbridge’s deal team was led by A. David Schwarz IV, CCIM and Tip Strickland. The 10 year loan is 75% loan-to-value, non-recourse, predicated on a 30 year amortization with an interest only component at a sub 4.5% interest rate.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DALLAS - CBRE announces the arrival of the Real Estate Associate Program (Project REAP) to Dallas. The ten-week, 20-class program taught by industry leaders seeks to connect young professionals of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds to commercial real estate career opportunities.

CBRE will take part in planning the southwest region’s inaugural Project REAP cur-riculum following the program’s presence in several major cities throughout the U.S., including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland and Washington, D.C.

Project REAP seeks to identify candidates from a wide spectrum of disciplines and professional backgrounds. The curriculum will include market analysis, financial anal-ysis, site selection, development, leasing and brokerage.

Executives from other local companies, including Howard Hughes Corporation, Em-mitt Smith Legacy, Behringer and Duke Realty, as well as the Dallas chapters of NAIOP, BOMA, ULI and CREW, will also contribute to planning efforts.

Project REAP will begin accepting applications on June 9. Applicants must have a four-year degree and three to five years of post-college professional experience to

be considered.

DALLAS – CBRE Dallas announces that Phil Puckett and Dave Anderson have been named Office Broker of the Year and Industrial Broker of the Year, respectively, by the North Texas chapter of the National Association of Office and In-dustrial Parks (NAIOP).

Broker of the Year candidates are nominated by Principal Members of the NAIOP North Texas chapter and are selected based on consistent, outstanding performance, excellent reputation for honesty and integri-ty, and active involvement in volun-teer organizations in the Dallas area.

“Phil and Dave both had tremendous years in 2013. How-ever, their individual tenured success throughout many years speaks for itself,” said Blair Oden, a Managing Director with CBRE in Dallas. “We could not be prouder of them for this prestigious recognition and for their leadership within CBRE.”

Mr. Puckett and Mr. Anderson, both Executive Vice Presidents with CBRE in Dallas, have consistently been named CBRE top producers both on the local and national levels. Mr. Puckett holds more than 25 years of experience in office tenant representa-tion, during which time he has completed more than 4.2 million square feet of lease transactions. Mr. Anderson, an industrial properties professional, has closed more than 800 deals exceeding 65 million square feet and 8,000 acres of land.

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INDUSTRIAL Houston (SALE) – Cushman and Wakefield of Texas Inc.’s Houston office negotiated the sale of 30,000 square feet of office/warehouse space located at 3901 Sherman in Houston, TX. James E. Foreman and Louis “Beau” Kaleel, SIOR of this office represent-ed the buyer in the negotiations. Alan T. Ward represented the seller.

LANDThe Woodlands (SALE) – David Alexander with Newcor Commercial Real Estate facilitated the off market purchase and sale of 25.6 Acres near FM 2978 and Shady Ln., just west of The Woodlands in Magnolia. Karl Kaiser was the buyer and Albert and Cheri Friday were the sellers.

Houston (SALE) – Transwestern Development Co. has purchased a 74-acre site in West Ten Busi-ness Park on Interstate 10 at Cane Island Parkway in Katy, within Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.

Cypress (SALE) Memorial Hermann Health System has purchased a 32-acre site in the Cypress area. The site is on the northeast side of Highway 290, south of Mason Road, northwest of Mueschke Road and southeast of the Grand Parkway.

Houston (DEVELOPMENT) – Hunington Residential Inc. has acquired 7.9 acres off the northwest corner of Barker Cypress and Park Row within the Wolff Cos. master-

planned community of Ten Oaks with plans to build 382 units. The purchase price was not disclosed.

MULTI-FAMILYHouston (DEVELOPMENT) – Blackhaw Partners, a subsidiary of JDMco and J. D. Mc-Caslin & Co. of Dallas, recently completed the purchase of 21 residential lots, which total about 10 acres of the Addicks Dam subdivision, in Houston’s Energy Corridor. Mark Kidd Sr. of M Kidd Properties represented homeowners, families and investors over a 2 1/2-year period to assemble, market and close on the 21 transactions.

SEABROOK (DEVELOPMENT) Western Rim Investors has purchased 15 acres of land at 3300 Bayport Boulevard, Seabrook, to build an apartment complex to contain 416 units. The Seller was WMF Investments, Inc. headquartered in Clear Lake. Rob Ban-zhaf of Newcor Commercial Real Estate represented the seller in the transaction. Jason Kieschnick of Zann Commercial Brokerage, Inc. represented the buyer in the Transaction.

OFFICEHouston (SALE) - Grandbridge Real Estate Capital, LLC arranged acquisition bridge financing for a 142,000 square foot class B office building located in southwest Hous-ton, TX. Grandbridge’s deal team was led by A. David Schwarz IV, CCIM and Tip Strickland. The loan is a 65% loan-to-value, non-recourse, facility with a very com-petitive rate and prepayment flexibility.

Houston (LEASE) – Trammell Crow broke ground on Energy Center Four, a 600,000-square-foot office building located in Houston’s Energy Corridor. The 22-story facil-ity at 925 N. Eldridge Pky. is 100% preleased to ConocoPhillips, which also completely preleased the 550,000-square-foot Energy Center Three building. Delivery is expected in December 2016. Cody Armbrister and Steve Rocher of CBRE handled the leasing. The project architect is Kirk-sey Architecture.

Houston (SALE) – A joint venture comprised of Mallick Group and Keating Invest-ments acquired the 151,000-square-foot office facility at 6001 Rogerdale Rd. in Houston, TX from Daymark Realty Advisors The two-story building was completed in 2008 within the 225-acre, master-planned Oak Park at Westchase Business Park in Houston’s Westchase district. Known as Oak Park Office Center III, the building is 100% leased to global engineering firm CB&I. Robert Williamson and Trent Agnew of HFF represented the seller. International Bank of Commerce-Houston (IBC Bank) provided acquisition financing.

RETAIL/RESTAURANT HOUSTON (SALE) – Hunington Properties, Inc. a full service commercial brokerage company has announced the sale of the 9,900 square foot net-leased multi-tenant retail center The Shops at Vicksburg located on Hwy 6 at Vicksburg in front of the recently opened Super Wal-Mart. Sandy P. Aron represented Hunington Properties, Inc. had the exclusive listing to sell the property. Management and Leasing will be retained by Hunington Properties, Inc. The buyer is a newly formed partnership out of Canada. Permanent financing secured by Jeff Stein c/o CBRE Capital Market.

HOUSTON (SALE) – Coldwell Banker Com-mercial United, Realtors announces the sale of a 4,224 square foot car wash located at 9886 Bissonnet, #B, Houston. Matthew Yale of Coldwell Banker Commercial United, Realtors represented the seller and Hyo Woo of SPT & Co. Realty represented the buyer.

ANNOUNCEMENTS McAlister Investment Real Estate, in conjunction with the launch of the McAlister Opportunity Fund 2014, has hired David Jarvis to serve as Executive Vice President manag-ing real estate acquisitions, deal structuring, and market re-search. Mr. Jarvis brings over thirty-five years of experience in residential development sales, market economic research and the development of residential real estate. Prior to join-ing McAlister Investment Real Estate, Mr. Jarvis held the position of Houston Director at MetroStudy for seventeen years. Mr. Jarvis’ many certifications include CCIM designa-tion, MIRM (NAHB), Texas Real Estate Brokers License and State of Texas Licensed Property Tax Consultant.

CBRE Group, Inc. announced today that Myra Smith, a Houston, Texas-based Managing Director in the company’s Occupier Services group, was included in Fortune’s Heroes of the 500 2014, part of the magazine’s Fortune 500 cover-age.

Melissa Gerber Brams has joined her father, David Gerber, at Gerber Realty as a Sales Associate.

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BACREN .........................................................36

Blake Hillegeist Real Estate ............................27

Caldwell Companies ........................................15

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CCIM Central Texas ........................................32

CCIM Houston Gulf Coast ...............................36

CCIM North Texas ...........................................34

C.R.E.A.M. ......................................................36

CREN .............................................................36

CREW Dallas ..................................................34

CREW San Antonio .........................................32

CTCAR ...........................................................32

Greenberg & Co. .............................................25

Hankamer & Associates ..................................25

Harry M. Green Interests .................................43

International Church Realty .............................29

IREM Houston .................................................36

John Daugherty Realtors ...................................2

LandPark Commercial .......................................7

Levcor, Inc. .....................................................27

Lila Construction .............................................19

Maxx Builders .................................................29

Mockingbird Management, L.L.C. ..................23

Phase Engineering, Inc. ..................................30

Porter Powers .................................................41

R. S. Hart Commercial Brokerage, L.L.P. .........13

Red Oak Commercial ......................................21

TAO Interests, Inc. ......................................... 41

Tarantino Properties, Inc. ..............................8, 9

TIG Real Estate Services ................................29

Wells Asset Management Inc. . 1- North Texas, 5

Zarsky Industries ............................................25

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