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Jun
08
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Baker Katz Arranges Three Retail Leases for Pet Supplies Plus in Metro Houston

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
  • Pet Supplies Plus
  • RE Business Online
May
11
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What Texas Retailers Should Consider When Contemplating Conversions, Expansions

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
  • RE Business Online
  • Jason Baker
Feb
10
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Baker Katz Acquires 20,000 SF Retail Building in Metro Houston, Plans Repositioning

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.,
  • Friendswood
  • RE Business Online
  • Ben Brown
May
08
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THE SHIFT TO LOCAL IDENTIFICATION

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
  • Ben Brown
  • Texas Real Estate Business
  • RE Business Online
  • Lunden McGill
Dec
21
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Baker Katz Purchases 850,000 SF Shopping Mall in Houston

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.
  • Development deasl
  • Sharpstown
  • PlazAmericas
  • Kenneth Katz
  • RE Business Online
  • Neal Wade
  • Jason Baker
Jan
30
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A Retail Recalibration Throughout Houston

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
  • Momentum Indoor Climbing
  • market trends
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Jason Baker
  • RE Business Online
Jan
22
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Amazon Opens Prototype 1,800 SF Checkout-Free Grocery Store in Seattle

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
  • RE Business Online
  • Kenneth Katz
  • Grocery
  • Amazon
Jul
12
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Baker Katz Acquires 22,000 SF Retail Property in Metro Houston

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
  • property acquisitions
  • RE Business Online
  • Pasadena
Sep
08
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Finding the Right Tactics is Key for Repositioning Retail

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
  • Neal Wade
  • Lunden McGill
  • RE Business Online
Feb
03
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Baker Katz Acquires 30,000 SF of Land, Arranges Retail Lease In Houston

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
  • X Team International
  • Traci Holman
  • Advance Auto Parts
  • RE Business Online
  • Jason Baker
Nov
04
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Baker Katz Arranges 7,000 SF Lease on Behalf of Uncle Julio’s in Houston

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
  • RE Business Online
  • retail deals
  • Jason Baker
May
11
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Baker Katz, Lovett Commercial Arranges Sale of Retail Property in Houston

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
  • RE Business Online
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
  • RE Business Online
  • development deals