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As a leader in the retail real estate industry, the experts at Baker Katz are often called on by local, regional and national media to comment on retail and development trends. Check out our latest news coverage.
Jun
30
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The Lone Star Statement

It might seem counterintuitive to suggest that Houston, the nation’s fourth most populous city, is ever in danger of being overlooked, but the reality is that, for a long time, this rapidly growing Texas metropolis has
  • Chain Store Age
  • Jason Baker
Jun
20
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Chronicle 100: New stores compete in Houston’s ‘grocery wars’

Look for the competitive local grocery scene, shaken in recent years by scrappy newcomers and established players alike, to be stirred further with the forecasted addition of more than 30 new stores in the coming year.
  • Houston Chronicle
  • Jason Baker
Jun
17
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Houston’s first Snooze, an A.M. Eatery leases space on Montrose

Space has been leased for Houston’s first-ever Snooze, an A.M. Eatery restaurant, commercial real estate firm Baker Katz announced. Snooze is a Denver-based restaurant chain founded in 2006. The restaurant brands itself as serving “creative twists”
  • Houston Chronicle
  • Jason Baker
Jun
17
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Specialty brunch bistro to open in Montrose

Houston’s early risers are getting tasty incentives not to hit that snooze button. Snooze A.M. Eatery, a Denver-based breakfast and brunch restaurant, signed a lease in Montrose for a 3,723-square-foot building at 3217 Montrose Blvd., near
  • Houston Business Journal
Jun
16
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This Week’s Houston Deal Sheet

Snooze is opening its first breakfast eatery in Houston, and eating there will serve a good cause beyond filling your belly. The Denver-based company has committed to donating 1% of sales into the community through in-kind
  • Real Estate BisNow
  • Jason Baker
Jun
08
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June Issue: Energy–Fuel Gauge

During the past few years, the United States has leapfrogged into the top spot among the world’s oil and gas producers. The driving force has been the expansion of hydraulic fracturing technology, which has generated new
  • Commercial Property Executive
  • Kenneth Katz
Jun
02
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This Week’s Houston Deal Sheet

Baker Katz purchased Federal East Shopping Center and is preparing a significant renovation. The 106k SF shopping center is just off I-10 in east Houston. Baker Katz development partner Neal Wade led the acquisition and says
  • Real Estate BisNow
  • Neal Wade
Jun
01
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Baker Katz adding to east Houston retail portfolio

Houston retail firm Baker Katz has made another eastside acquisition with the purchase of Federal East Shopping Center 9 miles east of downtown. “This highly visible property has been underutilized and is well-suited for redevelopment,” the company’s
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Houston Chronicle
  • Neal Wade
Jun
01
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HOT RETAILER ALERT: NATURAL PAWZ

Natural Pawz just opened its 16th Houston location, and it’s continuing its growth plans both locally and (for the first time) outside of Houston. Baker Katz’s Ben Brown is repping the company and tells us it
  • Natural Pawz
  • Ben Brown