Cousin’s Properties, who was responsible for the development of Austin’s Frost Bank Tower is breaking ground next week on a 29 story office tower in downtown Austin, Tx.  The new office building, named the Colorado Tower, will have a workout facility, building conference room, and other Class A amenities.  Expected completion date is November 2014. The […]

Choosing the right office space for your company is tough because your decisions can have a positive or negative impact on your business.  For example the wrong office location could cause you to lose employees or clients.  Additionally you not only need to think about your current needs but also your future office space needs. Knowing

When you lease office space there are numberous things you will need to have or consider before finalizing and signing an office lease contract.  Below are a few things that you will need to lease commercial office space. Good Credit and Strong Financials To start with it’s important to put yourself in a position of

According to a report released by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, almost 13 percent of Americans started a new business in 2012, which is the highest rate of entrepreneurial activity in the United States since 1999. The report also states that three out of four Americans are starting new businesses because they see an opportunity, and not

The Texas Emerging Technology Fund is slated to receive $50 million to continue operations as part of a budget deal. Gov. Rick Perry requested that $69.5 million be allocated to the fund per year, however, negotiations between legislative leaders reduced the amount to $50 million. Created in 2005, the Texas Emerging Technology Fund has awarded

Austin-based startup Compare Metrics has raised $3.5 million in funding from investors that includes Austin Ventures. Founded in 2012, the company develops a software platform that allows websites to customize product content for online shoppers. Compare Metrics aims to create a better customer experience by intelligently targeting content to shoppers based on data that includes

Upland Software, one of the largest providers of cloud based work and project management software has established an Austin office headquarters.  The company which has grown inorganically by acquiring other similar software companies creates software that helps businesses focus their resources on their priorities and execution.  Silverback Enterprise Group an Austin Ventures backed company is the

Over the last 6 months over 3 million sf of Office Properties in Austin have been purchased by a variety of different investors eager to claim a stake in the Austin office space market. Spear Street Capital purchased AMD’s 851K SF Austin office campus located at 7171 Southwest Pkwy Austin Tx 78735 for $164 million.  AMD

There are a lot of iPad and iPone applications (Apps) that I have found to be very useful in my commercial real estate business, however I think I am just scratching the service on the possible uses.  Below are some of my favorite Apps to use that have saved me a tremendous amount of time.