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Partners Land Fund I, the land investment vehicle sponsored by Partners Capital, has sold a 16.7-acre parcel at Waco Gateway Park to Partners Development Company, Partners’ development arm.

The transaction is the first major industrial sale to trade out of the 153-acre site, which was the first acquisition made by the fund in November 2023, when the property was zoned entirely for light industrial use.

Land Fund I will apply the sale proceeds to fund the construction of the park’s infrastructure, including the extension of Gateway Boulevard, connecting Bagby Avenue and the City of Waco’s primary industrial corridor directly to Interstate 35 through the middle of the park, as well as municipal utilities throughout.

“Rezoning Waco Gateway Park for commercial and high-density residential is what lets the park serve more than one kind of user,” said Dan Moody, Partner and Managing Director of Partners’ Land Fund. “Extending Gateway Boulevard to I-35 and running municipal utilities through the development is the work that makes the remaining sites buildable, and it is what we committed to our investors and to the City of Waco. These sales to Partners Development and previously to CarMax solidify the development as one of the City of Waco’s premier destinations for industrial and commercial users.”

Learn more: https://partnersrealestate.com/media-center/press-releases/partners-land-fund-i-sells-16-7-acres-at-waco-gateway-park-funding-gateway-boulevard-extension-to-interstate-35/

We are pleased to announce that Land specialist Tommy LeBlanc has joined Partners in Houston as an Equity Partner. He was previously at MLB Commercial Real Estate, where he led the Greater Houston land group. Joining him are Vice President John-Michael Kamel and Senior Associate Blake Steele.

“Tommy, John-Michael, and Blake are a market-leading land team that has expertise across the full spectrum of land transactions—urban and suburban, on behalf of institutional investors and a wide array of developers and end users,” said Peter Mainguy, Partner and Executive Managing Director, Services, Texas Region. “Their addition underscores our ongoing commitment to partnering with the industry’s top talent, and we’re excited to welcome this trio aboard.”

Tommy brings more than 20 years of award-winning commercial real estate experience to Partners, with expertise spanning land brokerage and development strategy, site selection and sale-leasebacks. He has negotiated over $1 billion in transactions over the course of his career, and been named to the Houston Business Journal’s Heavy Hitters list multiple times, most recently ranking fourth in 2025.

John-Michael and Blake have worked alongside Tommy on land assignments at MLB Commercial Real Estate for many years. John-Michael, a Houston native, concentrates on tracts suited to large-scale development across the Southeast Texas market, bringing an extensive transactional record and a background in sales and client service that shapes his approach to negotiation. Blake advises clients on land acquisitions and dispositions throughout the region, connecting them with opportunities for residential and commercial projects and guiding assignments from site sourcing and feasibility review through entitlement coordination and contract ex*****on.

Click here to read the full release https://lnkd.in/gnESMFnk and the comments for the article in the Houston Business Journal.

Partners Real Estate has been named the #3 largest commercial real estate brokerage in San Antonio by the San Antonio Business Journal Journal.

We've grown by staying focused on what actually matters in this business: knowing the market, showing up for clients, and closing deals the right way. This ranking is a good marker of that work, and a good reminder to keep pushing.

If you're evaluating a broker for your next move in San Antonio, we'd welcome the conversation.

Follow along as we keep building in San Antonio and beyond!

We spend most days helping clients find the right space. Yesterday, our Atlanta office helped CHRIS 180 make the most of theirs

CHRIS 180 is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting children, strengthening families, and building community through behavioral health, housing, foster care, youth programs, and more. We spent the day planting flower boxes, reorganizing their food pantry, and sorting clothing closets so families can easily access what they need.

It was a good reminder that a well-organized, welcoming space matters just as much in a clothing closet as it does in an office building. It's something we think about every day, and it was great to put it to use for a cause like this.

Thank you to CHRIS 180 for the chance to help out, and to our Atlanta team for making giving back part of who we are!

Joan Collum, Partner on our Retail Team, has been named a 2026 honoree of Bisnow's Houston Women Leading Real Estate.

The recognition highlights women leading major transactions and new developments across Houston and shaping where the market goes next. Joan brings that same tenacity and drive to work every day, whether she's mentoring our junior brokers or reaching across every line of our business to help clients meet their growth goals.

Congratulations, Joan! We look forward to celebrating with you on December 2 at Bisnow's Houston Women Leading Real Estate event.

Learn more about the recognition: https://lnkd.in/dTnEfxPE

TaylorPort C is officially underway. Partners Development has begun permitting on the ±572,640-sq.-ft. third phase of TaylorPort, one of the firm's largest speculative developments to date, after leasing up the park's first two phases.

Situated on 35.34 acres in Williamson County's northeast Austin corridor, the rail-served, cross-dock building sits in one of Texas's fastest-growing industrial corridors, fueled by Samsung'sSemiconductor investment in Taylor.

"Tenants who need that combination usually end up looking outside the state, but we wanted to give them a reason to stay," said John Colglazier Jr. - SIOR, who is leading leasing alongside John Simons and Kyle Kennan.

Learn more: https://partnersrealestate.com/media-center/press-releases/partners-real-estate-announces-taylorport-c-a-%c2%b1572640-sq-ft-spec-industrial-building-in-williamson-county/

Leadership doesn't switch off when you leave the office.

David Ballard, Partner in our San Antonio office, has spent seven years serving on the Board of Blood Cancer United's South Texas chapter, the last two as Chair. This past year alone, under his leadership, the organization raised more than $1,000,000 to support patients and families across South Texas.

He was recently recognized by South Texas Blood Cancer United for his insight, influence, and service.

Congratulations, David! We're proud to have you on our team, and even prouder to see your commitment to this cause recognized.

Construction is underway at Easton Park Medical Center.

The Partners team joined ownership on site this month to break ground on four medical office buildings at E William Cannon Drive and Colton-Bluff Springs Road in Southeast Austin. The 4.15-acre campus will deliver roughly 12,000 sq. ft. per building, divisible to approximately 1,500 sq. ft., available for sale or lease with shell delivery in Q2 2027.

The site sits at the gateway to Easton Park, a 2,700-acre Brookfield Residential community with 3,000 homes complete and 12,000 planned, in a submarket with only four existing medical offices inside five miles.

We are excited to introduce Texas Industrial Outdoor Storage (IOS), an institutional advisory platform within Partners Real Estate built by dedicated IOS professionals focused on delivering actionable market intelligence and executing at a high level for investors and tenants across the major markets.

Texas remains one of the most active and strategically important IOS markets in the country. Whether you're deploying capital, repositioning assets, or searching for operational IOS solutions, the underlying data reinforces the long-term fundamentals driving this space.

The opportunity ahead is significant, and we're energized about what we're building. We're excited for you to be part of the journey.