Recent activity across the Texas commercial real estate landscape highlights both leadership moves and investment sales spanning retail, industrial and multifamily segments. District Development Partners has expanded its senior ranks, while brokerage and investment firms have completed notable transactions in San Antonio and Longview and added talent in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
District Development Partners appointed Carrie Bobb Shope as a Partner at its Dallas-based firm. Shope is a nationally recognized retail real estate executive and is the founder and CEO of Carrie Bobb & Company. She brings more than 20 years of retail experience and a transaction history exceeding $2 billion to her new role. At District Development Partners, she will lead retail strategy, merchandising and leasing execution for the company’s growing portfolio of mixed-use projects and sports- and entertainment-anchored destinations across the country.
In San Antonio, Partners Real Estate arranged the sale of a 56,301-square-foot Industrial Outdoor Storage building located at 7480 FM 1560 N. The asset, situated on 15.24 acres in San Antonio’s Northwest submarket, was fully leased at the time of sale to Kodiak Building Partners under a long-term lease. Partners Real Estate’s Andrew Alizzi represented the seller in the transaction, working alongside colleagues Stan Nowak and Ben Seger. Center Capital Partners acquired the property, which continues to be operated on a 100% leased basis.
Partners Real Estate also expanded its industrial services platform with the addition of Adam Brown as an Equity Partner. Brown will focus on industrial services and represent both owners and tenants across Dallas-Fort Worth, with concentrated activity in Grand Prairie, Arlington and Irving. He joins Partners from NAI Robert Lynn’s Industrial division, where he completed transactions nationwide, became the firm’s youngest-ever Executive Vice President and was recognized as a Top Producer from 2023 through 2025.
The Milestone Group promoted Rob Strong to Head of Acquisitions. In his new position, Strong will oversee the acquisition team’s day-to-day operations and transaction execution. He brings extensive real estate private equity experience to the role, including prior service as a Managing Director at Ares Management Corporation, where he was focused on the firm’s U.S. diversified real estate equity strategy.
On the multifamily side, Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale of the Maverick on Gilmer, a 200-unit multifamily community in Longview. The brokerage team of Nick Fluellen, Bard Hoover, Kevin Parrish and Matt Aslan handled the transaction. The property’s previous owner, Wolfe Investments, acquired the asset in 2021. Transaction pricing and buyer information were not disclosed.
