Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) has acquired a 14.4-acre site in Northwest Houston with plans to develop The Bend at 249, a 191,768-square-foot industrial project. The planned facility is being positioned as a Class-A asset, reflecting ongoing demand for modern logistics and light industrial space in the area.
The Bend at 249 is planned as a single rear-load Class AA industrial building designed to accommodate contemporary distribution, logistics, and light manufacturing users. The project will include a speculative office component and is set to provide direct visibility and access along SH-249, a key transportation corridor for the Northwest Houston submarket.
Site work and construction are expected to commence soon, with HLCI targeting a mid-2027 delivery for the new facility. The project is being brought forward as the Northwest Houston industrial submarket continues to show solid fundamentals, underpinned by both user demand and sustained occupancy gains.
HLCI has engaged CBRE to lead leasing and potential sale efforts at The Bend at 249. The team of Faron Wiley, Charlie Herold, and Jett Bush will oversee marketing for the project, focusing on both prospective tenants and users that are active across Northwest Houston. Their assignment covers positioning the asset to appeal to a range of industrial occupiers seeking modern space with regional connectivity.
According to HLCI, the Northwest Houston submarket has absorbed more than 20 million square feet of new industrial occupancy over the past five years. Despite that wave of new space, vacancy has remained tight at approximately 6.2%, indicating that new product has generally been met with strong user demand.
The Bend at 249 is being tailored for infill-oriented tenants and users that place a premium on location and distribution reach. The site is intended to support businesses that need to serve not only the immediate Northwest Houston submarket but also the broader Houston area, leveraging the project’s highway frontage and access to major population and employment centers.
By delivering a modern rear-load facility with speculative office space and prominent SH-249 frontage, HLCI aims to align the project with the operational needs of contemporary logistics, distribution, and light manufacturing users that are expanding or consolidating within the Northwest Houston industrial landscape.
