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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.
May
31
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This Beaumont Shopping Center is Getting a Facelift

The Aspen Dental building in North Park Plaza serves as an “appetizer” for the plaza’s upcoming revamp. The upgrades come several months after anchor tenant Target finished its own revamp. While Target owns its store in
  • Ben Brown
  • development deals
  • Beaumont Enterprise
Feb
04
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Baker Katz sells retail development near Baybrook Mall

By Katherine Feser | houstoncrhonicle.com Dallas-based Crow Holdings purchased a retail development housing several popular restaurant chains in southeast Houston near Baybrook Mall from Baker Katz. The development totals 15,600 square feet in two buildings. Houston-based Baker Katz, which broke ground
  • development deals
  • Neal Wade
  • Baybrook
Dec
21
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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today (Dec 21, 2018)

Analysts worry the high amount of investment in self-storage properties may have outpaced demand for self-storage space, reports the Wall Street Journal. Forbes offers a 2019 real estate investment preview. These are among today’s must reads
  • PlazAmericas
  • Sharpstown
  • Mall
  • development deals
  • Jason Baker
  • Neal Wade
  • Kenneth Katz
Dec
21
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PlazAmericas Mall has a new owner, for the most part

Nancy Sarnoff reports in the Chronicle that the former Sharpstown Center, more recently known as PlazAmericas has been soldto Houston commercial real estate firm Baker Katz. Well, most of it has: The purchase, she writes “does not include any of
  • development deals
  • Jason Baker
  • Neal Wade
  • Kenneth Katz
  • PlazAmericas
  • Sharpstown
  • Houston landscape
  • swamplot
Oct
10
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PA New Retail Intersection Nearing Completion

The signs are going up at the intersection of U.S. 69 and FM 365, signaling a retail development months in the making is getting close to completion. In February, Houston-based developer Baker-Katz announced an expansion to
  • development deals
  • Neal Wade
  • Port Arthur News
Jul
02
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Baker Katz Acquires Houston Property

Houston-based Baker Katz, an X Team International partner and full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm, announced the acquisition of a 2.12-acre property with an existing 13,000-sq.-ft. office building located near the cross streets of U.S. Highway
  • Neal Wade
  • development deals
  • property acquisitions
  • Chain Store Age
May
10
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Baker Katz Completes Redevelopment

Baker Katz has completed the renovation of a 90,000-square-foot retail center in Port Arthur. Located at the corner of Highway 69 and FM 365, Baker Katz transformed the single-tenant building into a multi-tenant center, with interior and exterior property renovations as well as added
  • development deals
  • Texas Real Estate Business
May
10
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Baker Katz Acquires 30,000 SF Restaurant Property

Houston-based Baker Katz has acquired the 30,000-square- foot former Baytown Seafood restaurant in Houston. The property is located at the intersection of I-10 East and Haden Road. Baker Katz plans to demolish the current build- ing
  • development deals
  • property acquisitions
  • Texas Real Estate Business
Mar
11
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Baker Katz Acquires 30,000 SF Property in Houston

Houston-based Baker Katz has acquired the 30,000-square-foot former Baytown Seafood restaurant in Houston. The property is located at the intersection of I-10 East and Haden Road. Baker Katz plans to demolish the current building and construct
  • development deals
  • property acquisitions
  • Texas Real Estate Business
Feb
25
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BAKER KATZ COMPLETES REDEVELOPMENT OF SHOPPING CENTER IN PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS

Port Arthur, Texas Baker Katz has completed the renovation of a 90,000-square-foot retail center in Port Arthur. Baker Katz transformed the single-tenant building into a multi-tenant center, with interior and exterior property renovations as well as added
  • Shopping Center Business
  • development deals
Aug
02
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Baker Katz Begins Construction

Baker Katz Begins Construction on 7,600 SF Retail Center TOMBALL, TEXAS — Houston-based Baker Katz has begun construction on the company’s retail center in Tomball, approximately 33 miles northwest of Houston. The property, which was purchased
  • development deals
  • RE Business Online
Apr
04
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Baker Katz Buys 4 Properties

Baker Katz Buys 4 Properties in Houston Metro Area Houston, Texas — Baker Katz has acquired four retail properties throughout the greater Houston area — in the neighboring cities of Port Arthur, Lake Jackson, Beaumont and
  • development deals
  • Chain Store Age