{"id":47105,"date":"2026-03-02T07:29:51","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T04:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/?p=47105"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:54:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T09:54:28","slug":"stream-realty-sells-houston-industrial-buildings-9-10-empire-west","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/stream-realty-sells-houston-industrial-buildings-9-10-empire-west\/","title":{"rendered":"Stream Realty Sells Empire West Industrial Buildings in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>National commercial real estate firm Stream Realty Partners recently announced the sale of two buildings in the Empire West business park, located in the Houston west submarket of Brookshire, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Located at 100 Empire Blvd., Building 9 and Building 10 were reportedly 100% leased at the time of sale. Totaling more than 1.65 million square feet of class A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/industrial\/us\/tx\/houston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston industrial space<\/a>, both properties are leased to Tesla under a long-term agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEmpire West has become Houston\u2019s premier industrial project, as evidenced by the depth of investor interest and the caliber of users on campus,\u201d said\u00a0Justin Robinson, executive managing director and partner within Stream\u2019s Industrial Development Services group. \u201cThis portfolio combines scale, heavy power availability, and cutting-edge design, positioning the project for long-term outperformance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recognizing the long-term growth potential of West Houston, Stream acquired the land in 2019 and delivered the industrial campus through a phased development strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Developed in Houston\u2019s rapidly expanding West submarket and with direct Interstate 10 frontage, the broader Empire West portfolio is an institutional-quality assemblage of 10 class A industrial buildings that incorporate nearly 4 million square feet, in addition to a 16.6-acre outdoor storage yard.<\/p>\n<p>Completed from 2021 through 2025, all 10 buildings are fully leased to a roster of high-quality tenants, \u00a0including supermarket chain H-E-B, waterworks company Ferguson Enterprises, integrated packaging lines designer Professional Packaging, and Tesla.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sale of buildings 9 and 10, following the successful disposition of other assets within Empire West, underscores the sustained institutional demand for well-located, fully leased industrial product in Houston\u2019s West submarket,\u201d said Adam Jackson, chief investment officer at Stream. \u201cExecuting multiple transactions at this scale reflects the strength of the tenant roster, the project\u2019s long-term positioning, and our disciplined approach to capital deployment and value creation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sale of buildings 9 and 10 came on the heels of Stream\u2019s recent disposition of Empire West buildings 1, 3, and 8 that incorporate nearly 1,039,000 square feet, along with the nearly 17-acre outdoor storage yard.<\/p>\n<p>In January, Houston was one of only four major industrial markets in the country to see vacancy rates drop year-over-year after slipping 20 basis points from January 2025 to reach 6.3% at the start of last month.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, the industrial development pipeline here expanded 64% year-over-year to reach more than 21.5 million square feet this January. According to data analyzed for our February <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialcafe.com\/blog\/national-industrial-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">national industrial report<\/a>, current development projects in Houston position the market for an inventory expansion of more than 3%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This transaction closed on the heels of Stream Realty\u2019s recent sale of Empire West buildings 1, 3, and 8, which incorporate nearly 1,039,000 square feet of Houston industrial space. 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