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HOUSTON — Baker Katz has arranged three retail leases totaling 19,050 square feet for Pet Supplies Plus in metro Houston. The pet care brand will occupy 6,000 square feet in the northern suburb of Conroe beginning

By Jason Baker, principal at Baker Katz When a national retail or restaurant brand acquires another prominent national name, the move might initially seem to make a great deal of sense — especially when there are

FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage and investment firm Baker Katz has acquired a 20,000- square-foot freestanding retail building in Friendswood, a southeastern suburb of Houston, with plans to reposition the asset. According to LoopNet Inc.,

The inclusion of boutique and independent retail has shifted from a curiosity to a priority. By Lunden McGill & Ben Brown, of Baker Katz. In cities around the country, growing numbers of developers are prioritizing the

HOUSTON — Houston-based retail firm Baker Katz has purchased PlazAmericas Mall, an 850,000-square-foot shopping destination in Houston. Formerly known as Sharpstown Mall, the property was built in 1961 and has undergone several renovations over the years.

For retail tenants and developers alike, Houston’s Space City moniker could easily be interpreted as a kind of tongue-in-cheek double meaning, mainly because space is one thing Houston always has plenty of. Commercial developers have taken

SEATTLE — Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has opened the first location of Amazon Go, an 1,800-square-foot mini grocery store in Seattle that allows customers to shop without waiting in checkout lines. The store was open exclusively

PASADENA, TEXAS — Houston-based retail brokerage firm Baker Katz has acquired a 22,000-square-foot retail asset located at the intersection of Fairmont Parkway and Beltway 8 in Pasadena. The property was 70 percent leased at the time

For real estate developers and investors, a time of transition and evolution within the retail world presents abundant opportunities to capitalize by acquiring and investing in underperforming spaces. With an infusion of capital, some strategic restructuring

HOUSTON — Houston-based Baker Katz, an X Team International partner and full-service commercial real estate brokerage firm, has purchased 30,000 square feet of land and completed a 7,000-square-foot lease on the property on behalf of Advance

HOUSTON — Houston-based Baker Katz has completed a 7,000-square-foot lease on behalf of Uncle Julio’s. Uncle Julio’s will be located near the intersection of I-10 West and Westgreen Boulevard. The restaurant serves Mexican food, and the

Houston-based Baker Katz, in collaboration with Lovett Commercial, has completed the sale of a 13,013-square-foot retail property in Houston. The building, currently occupied by a CVS Pharmacy, rests on over one acre located at 15411 Wallisville

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