Katy, Texas — Katy, Texas-based Academy Sports + Outdoors has opened five new locations in the fourth quarter of 2025. The new locations include Russellville, Arkansas; Seguin, Texas; Fort Wayne, Indiana; El Paso, Texas; and New Braunfels, Texas. With the addition of these stores, Academy will have opened 24 new locations by the end of fiscal 2025. Originally founded in 1938 as a family business, Academy now operates more than 300 stores across 21 states.
Fort Worth, Texas — Atlanta-based cheeseburger slider concept Smalls Sliders has signed a franchise agreement to open five new units, dubbed “Cans,” in North Fort Worth. Local development group Slidin Thru LLC will operate the new locations. Smalls Sliders has recently opened additional units in Texas, such as El Paso, Tomball, Willis and Arlington. Founded in 2019, Smalls Sliders currently has 375 Cans open or under development and is active across 30 states.
Fulshear, Texas — STRIVE has negotiated the sale of Cross Creek Plaza, a 16,963-square-foot retail strip center in Fulshear, a western suburb of Houston. The center was built in 2024 and is located at the entrance of the Cross Creek Ranch master-planned community. Cross Creek Plaza was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants including Five Guys, Cold Stone Creamery and Floreo Nail Spa. Jake Dutson of STRIVE represented the seller, a local developer, in the transaction. John Kourafas of Visintainer Group represented the buyer.
College Station, Texas — College Station, Texas-based Layne’s Chicken Fingers has signed a franchise agreement to open 44 new units across Texas. Real estate and restaurant developer Eli Cohen will operate the restaurants. As part of the agreement, Cohen’s team plans to open multiple new Layne’s locations in Lubbock, with two sites already confirmed and a third under consideration. In addition to the deal with Cohen, Layne’s has also executed a 12-unit deal with a Wendy’s operator in the Rio Grande Valley; an eight-unit deal with a former water bottling entrepreneur …
Frisco, Texas — The Karahan Cos. has signed leases with 10 new tenants at Fields West, a 55-acre mixed-use development located within the 2,500-acre master-planned community of The Fields in Frisco. Retailers include Crate & Barrel, Culinary Dropout, Design Within Reach, Face Foundrie, Gorjana, Landry Kate, North Italia, Maman, TravisMathew and U MedSpa. Additional retailers such as Bloomies, Alo Yoga, Arhaus, Kendra Scott, Pottery Barn, Sephora and Williams Sonoma were previously confirmed at the property, which is now currently 70 percent preleased. Fields West secured a $425 million construction loan and …
Wylie, Texas — The Woodmont Co. has arranged the sale of a 9,929-square-foot retail center located at 2030 N. State Highway 78 in Wylie, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Built in 2024, the property was fully leased at the time of sale to a mix of tenants including The UPS Store and Hot Pancakes, as well as an urgent care and dentist office. Russel Wehsener of The Woodmont Co. represented the buyer in the transaction. George Tak of Jual Properties represented the seller.
Frisco, Texas — Whitestone REIT has purchased World Cup Plaza, a 90,391-square-foot retail center in Frisco. Developed in 2007, the property comprises a mix of retailers and restaurants including Blue Goose Cantina, The Green Gator, The NOW Massage, Hikari Sushi & Grill, Lemma Coffee Roasters, Rotate Bar & Kitchen, Frisco Soccer Association and Wells Fargo Bank. World Cup Plaza is also situated adjacent to Toyota Stadium, a 21,000-seat stadium is home to FC Dallas, the Frisco-based professional soccer team. The stadium is currently undergoing a $182 million renovation and will serve …
Terrell, Texas — Main Square Development has announced that the company has received approval from the Terrell City Council for the development of Terra Nova, a new $3 billion master-planned community. Situated roughly 30 miles east of Dallas, the development will feature 1,200 multifamily units and a 48-acre mixed-use district, as well as 3,600 single-family homes. The mixed-use component of the development will include 200,000 square feet of shops, restaurants and offices anchored by a main square. Terra Nova will also feature 145 acres of parks and trails, including 27 …
Houston — Baker Katz has acquired Lakewood Forest Shopping Center, a 108,016-square-foot shopping center located in northwest Houston. Situated adjacent to Target, Lakewood Forest Shopping Center was originally built in 1984 on roughly 11 acres, according to LoopNet Inc. Current tenants at the property include Planet Fitness, Dollar Tree, First Watch, Taco Cabana and KFC. Jason Baker, Kenneth Katz, Ben Brown and Jack Moody of Baker Katz arranged the acquisition.
Houston — Whitestone REIT has acquired Ashford Village Center, an 81,407-square-foot grocery-anchored, neighborhood shopping center located in Houston. Tenants include Thanjai Mess, Ramen Bar Ichi, Japan House, Dollar Tree, Giggles and Fun, Salon Village and Japanese grocer Seiwa Market, which anchors the property. Ashford Village Center was originally built in 1979 on roughly 7 acres, according to LoopNet Inc. Ashford Village marks Whitestone’s 10th neighborhood shopping center acquisition in Houston.
