October 13, 2025
Effort to hit brakes on $1.6B Austin Convention Center redevelopment takes step forward
The United Austin PAC has submitted over 20,000 verified signatures for a ballot measure that could delay or stop the...
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October 13, 2025
Historic Coupland Dancehall saved days before closure
Word of the planned closure generated an outpouring of support to save the music hall, which has served as the backdrop...
October 13, 2025
237-acre Dripping Springs ranch hits market for $6.5M
Stephenville-based Mock Ranches Group is marketing what's being called the Thompson Ranch on Mount Gainor Road, about...
October 13, 2025
Trader Joe's could start work on a Cedar Park store next year
The popular California-based specialty grocery chain has been eyeing Cedar Park as part of a mixed-use development,...
October 13, 2025
Austin approves zoning changes for residential, office projects
Nearly 1,500 more multifamily housing units could be coming in East Austin, and over 600,000 square feet of new office...
October 12, 2025
Dallas developer juggles industrial projects in Southeast Austin
Holt Lunsford's efforts are underway at a time when Austin’s industrial vacancy rates are elevated, with second quarter...
October 10, 2025
Hutto ceases negotiations with developer over 250-acre Cottonwood Tract
The fast-growing city was expecting things like a grocery store, restaurants, entertainment options, parkland and space...
October 10, 2025
Texas Municipal League is moving its HQ; four sites eyed
A historic property in Georgetown could be transformed into a new HQ for the Texas Municipal League Groups, which is...
October 10, 2025
Where are the DB90 properties in Austin?
The Density Bonus 90, or DB90, program allows developers to build mixed-use buildings up to 90 feet tall as long as a...
October 10, 2025
Q&A: JLL's new industrial sales leader says tenants still find Austin attractive despite growing vacancies
Despite rising vacancies in the industrial market, the new director of JLL Central Texas Industrial Capital Markets...
October 10, 2025
Industrial park planned on 1,200 acres south of Austin
Another big industrial park is in the planning stages south of Austin that could hook some large employers for the fast...
October 9, 2025
99-acre, mixed-use project in Kyle moving forward
Austin-based ATX Capital has taken a step forward to advance the 99-acre CityPoint development in Kyle, which would...
October 8, 2025
Luxury hotel, renderings revealed for Oracle's Nashville campus
Oracle Corp. has amassed a roughly 76-acre development site in Tennessee for what Larry Ellison has said will become its...
October 8, 2025
Congress Avenue revamp to begin in early 2026
The first construction phase for the redesign of Congress Avenue between Cesar Chavez and Seventh streets in downtown...
October 8, 2025
Opportunity Zone program gets an upgrade. Here's what's changing.
The original Opportunity Zone program is getting a rural-focused makeover....
October 7, 2025
Plenty of new projects are on drawing boards, but there's no rush to build them
Zoning changes and entitlements are being secured for many Austin real estate sites. But that doesn't mean construction...
October 7, 2025
MML Hospitality buys former restaurant spot on South First Street
MML Hospitality, one of the city’s most prominent hospitality groups, is expanding its local footprint. At the end of...
October 7, 2025
More than 175K square feet of flexible industrial space coming to Killeen
The company is still working through the permitting process but is aiming to start construction in the first half of...
October 7, 2025
Temple OKs almost $16M in incentives for data center project
The project is scheduled to break ground by the end of 2025, with completion anticipated next fall. It's on track to...
October 6, 2025
The Republic opens to tenants
The new office tower just across the street from Republic Square Park has been having some success finding tenants at a...
October 6, 2025
Toastique franchisee on hunt for more real estate to expand in metro
Toastique is on the menu for Austin, with the purveyor of gourmet toast and health-focused offerings seeking two...
October 6, 2025
AISD real estate could be up for grabs as district evaluates closing some campuses
The AISD's consolidation plan outlines three options for each of the sites under consideration for closure — reuse,...
October 6, 2025
Nate Paul's companies pay delinquent Travis County property taxes in full
Paul's run-in with Travis County when it comes to paying 2024 taxes for his companies is hardly his first. In 2023, he...
October 6, 2025
Big multifamily refinancing secured as Austin occupancy rates reach two-year high
JLL has arranged $125.5 million in refinancing for a multi-state multifamily portfolio, with the largest property...
October 6, 2025
What do developers think of building under Austin's HOME Ordinance?
The HOME Ordinance was approved with the aim of making it easier to build more and smaller homes, thus helping to...
October 5, 2025
Bastrop County braces for a boom
Business and city leaders gathered at the inaugural Bastrop County Growth Summit and discussed why growth in the suburb...
October 5, 2025
Bastrop's industrial park is booming into 'mini NATO' as It attracts companies with foreign ties
The 263-acre Bastrop Business and Industrial park at the juncture of State Highways 71, 95 and 21 has been seeing steady...
October 5, 2025
What's Elon Musk up to in Bastrop County? Updates on X, SpaceX, Boring Co. and more
Outside Austin, a bit beyond the Tesla gigafactory, Elon Musk has a budding business campus full of his favorites — X,...
October 3, 2025
A new level of luxury: Austin's highest penthouse pool lifted into place
Take a look at what it takes to get a pool to an Austin penthouse 74 stories high....
October 3, 2025
International aircraft supplier taps Leander for new location
The Austin area has been targeting the aerospace industry for economic development. Leaders north of Austin have...
October 3, 2025
230 acres for sale in 1,400-acre development in SE Austin
Real estate developers have a major opportunity to buy into a sprawling master-planned community in Southeast Austin....
October 3, 2025
Landscape architecture firms in the Austin area
The 2025 list of landscape architecture firms is open to any firm in the Austin area that specializes in the design...
October 2, 2025
JLL shakes up industrial leadership in Texas
JLL's Witt Westbrook is relocating to its Dallas, while the Austin office is adding a new face. At the end of this...
October 2, 2025
Community pushes back on $850M Jarrell data center project
The development team behind the $850 million Mesones Data Center proposal met with community and Council members...
October 1, 2025
Historic Buda Train Depot is on track to return
Nearly two years ago, a century-plus-old landmark was gifted to the city of Buda. Now, work is being done to bring it...
October 1, 2025
PulteGroup's active-adult community chugging along in Bastrop
Since Del Webb opened in Sun City more than 30 years ago, Pablo Rivas said the brand's owner, Atlanta-based PulteGroup...
September 30, 2025
Bastrop County embracing wave of film sets to hit east of Austin
The economic impact of film in Bastrop County has been well documented. "Hope Floats," "Varsity Blues," "Friday Night...
September 29, 2025
St. Elmo Arts District transforming into cool place for business
Developers and city planners see plenty of business opportunities in the St. Elmo Arts District, once a sleepy hub of...
September 29, 2025
Journal Profile: Kendall Cantele is a real estate pro to know
Kendall Cantele is a heavy hitter in real estate — she leased 410,454 square feet of office space last year. Get to know...
September 29, 2025
Real Estate Roundup: North Austin apartment complex refinanced
A recently-built multifamily development in a prime location receives refinancing, plus 40 other deals that have been...
September 26, 2025
Mixed-use project in Kyle gets new developer
The project has several more steps in the entitlement process before it will be fully approved, including passage of a...
September 26, 2025
Photo of the week: Billionaires making moves in Central Texas
Elon Musk, Larry Ellison, Sam Altman and Tito Beveridge's teams have been busy in the Austin area. Read on to learn...
September 26, 2025
Stonelake gets OK to build taller on South Lamar
The South Lamar corridor is undergoing a transition from primarily low-density commercial uses to four-to six-story...
September 26, 2025
Here are 70 residential mortgage top producers in the Austin area
The 2025 list of the top mortgage producers in the Austin area ranks the area's most active residential loan officers...
September 26, 2025
Austin-area specialty trade contractors
The inaugural list of specialty trade contractors features 10 firms providing 1,760 jobs across many areas of...
September 25, 2025
Group buys site for retail project in Georgetown
The Junction at 1460 is set to include multiple stores and single-family and multifamily housing. At the end of this...
September 25, 2025
Lockhart arcade gets incentives
Spare Change is the brainchild of Travis Tober, who is behind popular bars Nickel City and Murray’s Tavern. The eatery,...
September 25, 2025
Sam Altman's OpenAI to occupy planned $3B Milam County data center hub
Sam Altman's OpenAI Inc. appears to be taking what's planned to be a $3 billion data center site in Milam County as part...
September 25, 2025
Expanding Elgin semiconductor company receives $1.3M state grant
A company that essentially acts like an auto mechanic to the semiconductor industry is growing its footprint northeast...
September 25, 2025
Austin begins planning redevelopment of former Tokyo Electron campus
The city of Austin is in the planning stages of the redevelopment of the former Tokyo Electron campus in Southeast...
September 25, 2025
Gov. Abbott: Texas poised for massive AI data center boom beyond $500B Abilene project
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suggests Texas is on the cusp of attracting artificial intelligence investments that could dwarf...