### Texas People & Companies – February 28, 2025
**Partners Real Estate** has announced that **Roger Hill** has joined the firm as an Equity Partner in its San Antonio office. Hill, an expert in Industrial, Office Leasing, and Investment Sales, was previously with JLL. Additionally, the company has welcomed **Tracy Shuey**, also formerly at JLL, as Vice President & Director of Property Management. Shuey will play a key role in elevating the firm’s Property Management service delivery in San Antonio.
**Westmount Realty Capital** has appointed **Deuce Robertson II** as Senior Legal Counsel and Managing Director – Transactions. Robertson, with over a decade of expertise in real estate law, corporate structuring, and contract negotiation, will contribute to the firm’s opportunistic investment strategy and asset management.
**CenterPoint Properties** has successfully closed on the new Class-A **TruePort Distribution Center** at 2830 E. Pasadena Blvd. in Deer Park, Texas. The 254,705-square-foot cross-dock warehouse is fully leased to **Ironwear**, a manufacturer of personal protection safety products. Rives Nolen of CenterPoint emphasized the facility’s prime location near the Port of Houston’s Barbours Cut and Bayport terminals—6.5 and 10 miles away, respectively—as well as its easy access to Beltway 8 and state highways 225 and 146.
**Toyota Financial Services** has secured a **242,000-square-foot office lease** in **Frisco**. The company will be the sole occupant of **The Offices at Southstone Yards**, a seven-story, mass timber building within the 45-acre **Southstone Yards development**. CBRE represented the developer, **Crow Holdings**, while JLL represented Toyota Financial Services in the lease negotiations.
**CDC Houston**, a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corp., has initiated renovation work on the **128-room Residence Inn Houston City Place hotel**. Originally built in 2015 on **3.3 acres**, the hotel is situated within the 2,000-acre **City Place master-planned community** on Houston’s north side. **Julian Builders is leading the design and construction**, with completion expected in the second quarter.
