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May
13
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Bankruptcies and Retailer Expansion Expected to Take Center Stage at ICSC Event

Houston-based Baker Katz Principal Jason Baker discusses opportunities arising from 1,400 new spaces and shares his expectations for the ICSC event as his focus is to support national and regional brands seeking to expand into South
  • Globe St.
  • Jason Baker
Dec
10
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Welcome to ICSC: Attendees Tell Us They Are Thrilled to “Make in Person Deals Happen”

In advance of today’s big ICSC Here We Go 2021 conference, GlobeSt.com caught up with a few attendees on what they look forward to at this year’s live event. LAS VEGAS — “I’m Thrilled to have
  • Retail Trends
  • ICSC
  • Globe St.
  • Jason Baker
May
10
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A Closer Look at What Retail’s Future Might Have in Store

GlobeSt.com catches up with Baker Katz executives on the popularity of utilizing geofencing to assist retailers with site selection and for shopping center awareness among other things in preparation for the upcoming ICSC RECon conference later
  • Globe St.
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Jason Baker
Apr
22
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Experts Talk RECon; New Emerging Concepts and Power Centers

The 2018 edition of ICSC’s colossal RECon convention is gearing up and GlobeSt.com chats with a few expert sources on their expectations and predictions for the show. “At neighborhood strip malls and power centers, big box
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Globe St.
Dec
29
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Eco-Conscious Eatery Chooses Webster Center

WEBSTER, TX—X Team International partner Baker Katz acquired a 2-acre site in Webster earlier this year and has broken ground on two buildings, totaling approximately 15,000 square feet, which will include large outdoor patio seating and visibility to Bay Area Boulevard.
  • Ben Brown
  • Bellagreen
  • Globe St.
  • Neal Wade
Jul
25

Middle Market Digest: Mid-Week In The South And Mountain Regions

Here’s a look at the trends, announcements and deals you may have missed in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Oklahoma and Arkansas. NEWS AND NOTABLES SAN ANTONIO—Texas business executive Weston Martinez, a member of the Texas Real
  • Globe St.
Jun
20
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Are Mid-Level Retailers In Trouble?

According to Jason Baker, principal with Houston-based retail brokerage Baker Katz, mid-level retailers that don’t offer a unique or private label product are going to get hurt more and more in the near future. by Natalie
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  • Amazon
  • Globe St.
  • Jason Baker
Apr
24
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Experts Talk RECon; Creating Unique Experiences For Consumers

BY NATALIE DOLCE LAS VEGAS—The 2017 edition of ICSC’s colossal RECon convention is gearing up and GlobeSt.com chats with a few expert sources on their expectations and predictions for the show. LAS VEGAS—While there have been
  • Globe St.
  • Jason Baker
Mar
23
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Need For Restaurants Spurs Mall-Area Development

Citing the need for added restaurant options, in addition to boasting a steady and consistent neighborhood activity pace for three decades, a site has been deemed a viable match for development. And, no 80-year-old trees will
  • Globe St.
  • Neal Wade
  • property acquisitions
  • Jason Baker
Mar
08
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Theater Wars Light Up The Big Screen

HOUSTON—A new generation of experiential movie theater concepts is departing with industry conventional wisdom and beginning to change mixed-use development calculations, says Baker Katz in this EXCLUSIVE. HOUSTON—While going to the movies has always been an
  • market trends
  • Globe St.
  • Jason Baker
  • Ben Brown
Nov
22
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Fast-Casual Eatery Melts Into Core Trade Areas

HOUSTON—The Melt, a fast-casual restaurant serving food exclusively from natural ingredients, opened its first Texas location at The Lawn at Houston’s Baybrook Mall yesterday. An additional location is slated to open in spring of 2017 at
  • Tenant Representation
  • Globe St.
  • Jason Baker
  • Ben Brown
Sep
08
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Foot Traffic Is A Key Aspect Of Boot Barn Lease

HOUSTON—With the intent to attract more foot traffic to a newly acquired center, Boot Barn has been added to the tenant mix at Baker Katz’s Federal EastShopping Center property. The 13,250-square-foot Boot Barn will hold an
  • Lunden McGill
  • Boot Barn
  • Globe St.
Jul
12
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Sales Tax Income Indicates Draw Of Lake Jackson Retail

LAKE JACKSON, TX—Sales tax income in Lake Jackson represents a population of more than 70,000, indicating the draw of retail shopping from the area. An example of that retail draw is the recent lease by ALDI,
  • Lake Jackson
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Globe St.
Mar
31
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Updates To Help Tenant Demand At Lake Houston

Baker Katz purchased a property last year with plans to add new signage, update the parking lot and renovate the two buildings located near the cross streets of Farm to Market Road 1960 and West Lake
  • X Team International
  • Globe St.
  • Neal Wade
Mar
07
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High-Traffic Ship Channel Site Is Fully Leased

HOUSTON—Baker Katz acquired a property last year with plans to revamp the property into a multi-tenant destination. The property is located at the intersection of I-10 East and Haden Road in a highly trafficked business and
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Globe St.
Feb
05
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High Traffic Intersection Gets Custom-Built Retail

HOUSTON—Advance Auto Parts is soon to be located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 1960 and Aldine Westfield Road. A 30,000-square-foot land parcel has been purchased along with a 7,000-square-foot lease put in place
  • Traci Holman
  • Advance Auto Parts
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Globe St.
  • Jason Baker
Dec
16
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Baker Katz Sells Northeast Houston Property

HOUSTON—Houston-based Baker Katz, an X Team International partner, has sold a 2.12-acre property with an existing 13,000-square-foot office building located near the cross streets of U.S. Highway 59 N and West Little York Road in Houston. Baker Katz
  • X Team International
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Globe St.
  • Neal Wade
Nov
25
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Baker Katz Completes Port Arthur Center

Houston-based Baker Katz has completed its 90,000-square-foot multi-tenant center in Port Arthur, with the opening of a 13,000-square-foot PetSmart. “We are proud to re-introduce this formerly vacant property to Port Arthur residents,” Kenneth Katz told GlobeSt.com.
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Globe St.
Jul
30
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Baker Katz Acquires Atascocita Acreage

Houston-based Baker Katz has acquired a 4.5-acre property with plans to renovate two existing buildings totaling 33,000 square feet located near the cross streets of Farm to Market Road 1960 and West Lake Houston Parkway in
  • Atascocita
  • Globe St.
  • Neal Wade
  • property acquisitions
Aug
06
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BAKER KATZ COMPLETES D&B LEASE

HOUSTON–Baker Katz, a full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm that provides tenant representation, project development, and leasing and investment services in Houston, has completed the lease of a 40,000-square-foot Dave & Buster’s in Friendswood thanks to
  • X-Team
  • Globe St.
  • retail deals