HOUSTON—Miami, Fla.-based Lloyd Jones Capital, which specializes in multifamily investment in Florida, Texas and South Carolina, has opened a Houston office to serve the Houston and San Antonio markets.

DALLAS--Ridgeline Property Group (RPG) and its capital partner Stockbridge Capital Group have purchased a 29.5-acre parcel in the South Dallas industrial submarket that will be the site of a 453,600-square-foot distribution facility.

As more consumers arrive from foreign shores, grocery-anchored retail is being forced to adapt. Alan Clifton of Passco takes a look at some of these changes in this guest column for ICSC RECon 15.

AUSTIN—Earlier this week, Strategic Hotels & Resorts Inc., announced its entry into the Texas market with its intention to acquire the Four Seasons Austin. GlobeSt.com's Anna Caplan recently spoke with Rip Gellein, Strategic's chairman and CEO, to learn more about the deal.

The aim of seismic retrofit ordinances is to create a more seismically resilient building stock, limit costly damage, and most importantly - protect life safety of building occupants in case of a severe seismic event. To what extent does non-compliance expose property owners and managers to liability risks?

AUSTIN--Thrive FP, an Austin-based commercial real estate investment and lending firm, is launching a new, $50-million fund called Thrive Lending Fund LLC to ramp up its private-lending business throughout Texas.

PHOENIX—BIG Shopping Centers USA and RED Development have entered into a joint venture partnership to maximize market presence and performance of select US retail properties in the Midwest and West.

PHOENIX—ABI Multifamily announces the addition of Patrick Burch and John Klocek to the organization.