September 4, 2025
New Manor retail center to have Chuy's, Bojangles and more
The new retail center will have 50,000 square feet of space for retail stores and restaurants. Manor, located about 15...
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September 4, 2025
Marble Falls medical office project up for financial incentives
The development, which has an estimated construction cost of nearly $5 million, is aimed at providing dental and oral...
September 4, 2025
Endeavor plants flag in DFW with purchase of Park Cities tower
The firm, which has $5.6 billion in real estate assets, said the move is consistent with its renewed focus on strategic...
September 4, 2025
Austin Habitat for Humanity doubles fundraising goal for affordable housing development
Austin Habitat for Humanity contends the need for affordable housing in the metro is so dire that it's doubling its...
September 3, 2025
South Austin's 801 Barton Springs office building changes hands
WeWork's investment arm, WeWork Capital Advisors, and Ivanhoe Cambridge had co-owned the property and now have sold it....
September 3, 2025
San Marcos City Council postpones consideration of two American Ventures items
The delay comes in the wake of an Austin Business Journal report that found U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...
September 2, 2025
Mixed-use project could be coming to Taylor
The small city, which has a robust pipeline of 8,500 homes in various stages of planning, development and construction,...
September 2, 2025
Second phase of the Texas Capitol Complex project achieves milestone
The buildings in Phase II will house state offices, including the Office of the Attorney General of Texas and the Texas...
September 2, 2025
Perfect Game purchases Hill Country land as it continues to invest in Central Texas
Florida-based Perfect Game Inc. has purchased two baseball complexes in the Hill Country on more than 50 acres as it...
September 2, 2025
Endeavor makes huge land buy in the Dog's Head
Endeavor now owns the majority of a 3,000-acre area near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport that's long been...
September 2, 2025
Country club revenue is no longer surging, but there's reason for optimism
Revenue growth is slowing among country clubs after a major surge, but experts say there are reasons for optimism...
September 1, 2025
Downtown Austin apartment building for sale
Sellers say the site across from a Trader Joe's could be renovated or redeveloped altogether. At the end of this report,...
August 29, 2025
Feds question business dealings of real estate firm American Ventures
Since at least October 2024, federal investigators have been questioning current and former employees and investors...
August 29, 2025
Dell plans $25M in improvements over next five years at HQ
The Round Rock City Council unanimously voted to approve nominating Dell's planned headquarters improvements as a...
August 29, 2025
Residential projects advance at City Hall
Entitlement changes were approved for projects that could eventually boost the housing supply in North, South and East...
August 28, 2025
City gets green light for potential $41M real estate purchase
The city intends to utilize the property for Austin Water and other municipal purposes. It would be the city’s ninth...
August 28, 2025
The National Observer: Real Estate: Restaurants still adjusting to post-pandemic reality
In this week's The National Observer: Real Estate, we're exploring what downtown restaurant closures say about the...
August 28, 2025
ABJ to debut lists of local veteran-owned businesses, construction subcontractors
This year, ABJ is adding a lot more lists — and a lot more data in existing lists. The deadline to submit information to...
August 28, 2025
Georgetown trying to sell parts of water service area
If a sale agreement is made, it will need to be approved by voters in an election in May 2026, and the transfer of water...
August 27, 2025
$850M data center planned on 151 acres far north of Austin
The project is expected to create 400 to 450 construction jobs while it's being built and up to 50 operations jobs once...
August 27, 2025
Walmart eyes city north of Austin as its next target for expansion
Grocery giant Walmart is interested in opening a store north of the metro. It would be the first major grocer for...
August 27, 2025
Developers transform a North Austin hotel into apartments — here's how
A former Quality Inn in North Austin is now an apartment complex with 174 studio units. Shir Capital and Pfluger...
August 27, 2025
COTA Land now eyeing 2026 opening, first roller coaster nearly done
This will be Austin's version of Six Flags — the biggest step yet to diversify Austin's Formula 1 race track into a year...
August 27, 2025
U.S. hotel market cools as summer travel season ends, but some segments outperform
The U.S. hotel market this summer showed signs of cooling amid volatile tariff policy, economic uncertainty and consumer...
August 27, 2025
Elizabeth Baker to lead TOOF
The Other Ones Foundation, known as TOOF, announced a new executive director on Aug. 26: Elizabeth Baker, the wife of...
August 27, 2025
538-acre 'Proto Town' technology and innovation hub planned for Caldwell County
"Proto-Town" has been floated around business circles in the area over the last year. Founders have billed the project...
August 26, 2025
City to consider acquisition of 142-acre tract in East Austin
If approved, the acquisition would be the city's ninth since December 2023, according to a city spokesperson. The...
August 26, 2025
Rainey Street's Paseo begins pre-leasing
One of the last planned large-scale construction projects in the Rainey Street district is set to open ahead of schedule...
August 25, 2025
Mac Haik Enterprises behind plans for big Georgetown industrial park
The Houston-based real estate company has a vast portfolio that also includes commercial space, shopping centers, hotels...
August 25, 2025
Fry's Electronics former space getting scooped up — at least partially
Another computers and electronics retailer appears to be planning a store in the former Fry's Electronics space at at...
August 25, 2025
Barshop & Oles pauses Brodie Oaks Shopping Center redevelopment
Barshop & Oles doesn’t have a timeline for when construction will start....
August 25, 2025
Base Power enters Dallas market after raising $270M
Austin-based Base Power is now serving DFW with its battery-powered home energy system after raising more than $270...
August 25, 2025
What's the 1 thing that can make Austin better?
During the course of our normal reporting, we asked 14 business leaders in the past week: If you had a magic wand and...
August 22, 2025
Analysis quantifies impact on rents when apartment supply increases
In Austin, which has undergone an apartment building boom in recent years, the biggest rent declines were for older and...
August 22, 2025
Leander Springs project faces new hurdle after City Council denies update to PUD
The project failed to win approval from the Leander City Council for amendments to its development plans for the massive...
August 22, 2025
Near closure, Cheer Up Charlies puts up one last fight
The longtime nightlife venue that's been a staple for Austin's LGBTQ community could soon close. But it's making one...
August 22, 2025
Small Plates: Four chains expanding on north side of metro
New restaurants will open in North Austin and Williamson County, including a Chuy's, Dave's Hot Chicken, Cava and...
August 21, 2025
Developer, landowner sue Travis County over East Austin landfill
Developers have sued the county, contending it's preventing a scrapyard on South Congress Avenue — where they're aiming...
August 21, 2025
Bastrop County Growth Summit on horizon
Billionaires are buying up land there, international manufacturers are ramping up and new movie studios promise to put...
August 21, 2025
Nate Paul completes home confinement sentence
Paul was sentenced April 16 to four months of home confinement from the hours of 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., after pleading guilty...
August 20, 2025
Austin firm to develop luxury resort near Salt Lake City
The luxury lifestyle resort called The Slope will feature nearly 86 hotel rooms, private residences and plenty of retail...
August 20, 2025
$1.5B San Marcos data center project fails to move forward — so far
Plans call for the project to include five big buildings. As with many data center proposals, this one comes with controversy....
August 19, 2025
Houston real estate firm breaking into Central Texas market
The company's new fund will be used for the acquisition and development of multifamily and industrial assets across both...
August 19, 2025
Experts predict multifamily market recovery as deals close
While Austin’s multifamily scene is experiencing elevated vacancies leading to depressed rental rates and an overall...
August 19, 2025
Here are the potential eligible Opportunity Zones in program's new iteration, mapped
New Opportunity Zones criteria will change which communities will be eligible for the investment program....
August 18, 2025
Office buildings sold in Northwest and Southwest Austin
Perhaps not coincidentally, the office submarkets where the sales took place have been experiencing lower-than-average...
August 18, 2025
Huge industrial projects imminent at Hutto Megasite after milestone
The fast growing city northeast of Austin, with the help of El Paso-based Jordan Foster Construction LLC, has completed...
August 18, 2025
262-acre property earmarked for EV industry project is up for sale
Han's Laser Corp., the U.S. subsidiary of the multibillion-dollar Han's Laser Technology Group Co. Ltd., is marketing a...
August 18, 2025
Journal Profile: Whitney Knight is focused on downtown Austin's growth
Each week, we shine the spotlight on an influential Central Texan via our Journal Profile series, which aims to get well...
August 16, 2025
Where are homes actually being built in the Austin metro?
Tens of thousands of houses are promised across the metro as suburbs experience strong population growth. This article...
August 16, 2025
A big red flag for Austin's future home market
It's a concerning metric for the housing market, and developers reached by the Austin Business Journal confirmed there...