Powers Brown Architecture has opened a Toronto office to serve as its Canadian headquarters.

Spaces will bring its brand of creative workspaces for professionals and growing businesses to the Kirby Grove mixed-use development for its first Houston location.

Home sales rallied for the second straight month after Hurricane Harvey made landfall in late August, stalling or canceling real estate transactions across the Houston area.

Best Buy plans to build a 550,000-square-foot distribution center in Missouri City.

Ikea has inked a 1 million-square-foot warehouse lease in Baytown.

 

LGI Homes posted a third-quarter profit of $433.7 million, up 73 percent from a year ago.

The Turner Multifamily Impact Fund has put a Houston property in its portfolio with the acquisition of the Bridges of Cypress Creek, a 314-unit apartment complex at 17710 Red Oak Drive in northwest Houston.

Australian developer Caydon will be moving forward on its first U.S. project after receiving financing for the luxury residential tower it's been planning in Midtown.

Stewart Information Services Corp., the Houston title and real estate services firm, said Monday it is considering putting itself up for sale or seeking a merger partner.

West Mon Plaza, a 6,536-square-foot shopping center being built at 900 Westheimer just east of Montrose Boulevard on the former Ruggles Grill site, is now fully leased after landing three Dallas concepts. Chills 360, offering Thai-inspired rolled ice cream, and East Hampton Sandwich Co.will open their first Houston locations, while Velvet Taco will open its second area location in early 2018. Lauren Heimann & Josh Jacobs of Edge Realty Partners represented the landlord. Zanti Cucina Italiana Restaurant will be built in Westgate Crossing, a mixed-use development planned on 11 acres at Research Forest and Egypt Road in Magnolia. Everson Developments represented the buyer, Rodrigo Pelaez, in the purchase of 1.

City planners' ambitious 20-year vision for downtown Houston includes more of everything that has transformed the central business district into a more vibrant destination. More apartments, restaurants and shops. More walkable parks and attractions. More innovative startups and Fortune 500 businesses. But with new technological advances and cultural shifts, Central Houston Inc. also envisions a future when downtown denizens overwhelmingly use driverless cars, electric vehicles and ride-sharing apps to get around.

A district court judge has ruled that the West Montrose Management District illegally collected nearly $6.6 million in assessments based on a petition now deemed void by the court.

Chamberlain Hrdlicka, a national business law firm founded in Houston more than 50 years ago, has renewed a lease for its longtime headquarters in downtown's Two Allen Center. The firm will continue to lease 55,178 square feet on the 13th and 14th floors at 1200 Smith until 2028. Renovations to Brookfield Property Partners' Allen Center complex factored into the firm's decision to stay and upgrade their own offices. "Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to continue our longstanding relationship with Allen Center," Chamberlain Hrdlicka chief operating officer John Meredith said in an announcement.

2525 Inner Loop, an affiliate of Sean Finn, has purchased 2525 North Loop West, a 136,325-square-foot office building in the Pinehollow Office Park, from Lykes Building Holding Associates and Smetana Texas Realty Associates. Rudy Hubbard, Kevin McConn and Rick Goings of JLL handled the sale. The new owner plans to make improvements to the building aimed at attracting medical-office tenants, as well as adding retail spaces adjacent to the building. Finn has also invested in 2707 and 2727 North Loop West and the 24-acre Brookhollow Campus at 4400-4550 Dacoma Street, according to JLL. Riverway Capital Partners has purchased 1.3 acres at the southeast corner of Elmview and Neuens Road in the Spring Branch area from Clarence R. Johnston Jr.

Montgomery County Master Gardeners' program. 9-11 a.m. at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 9020 Airport, Conroe; 936-539-7824, mcmga.com. $5. Rain Gardens: with Charriss York from the Texas Coastal Watershed Program. A Homeowner's Guide to Weed Control: with Galveston County Master Gardener John Jons. 6:30-8 p.m. at AgriLife Extension Service, 4102 Main, La Marque; 281-534-3413, email reservations to galvcountymgs@gmail.com, aggiehorticulture.tamu.edu/galveston Free, but pre-registration required. Gardening Tips for Growing Native Plants: with Thomas Adams, Texas Midcoast Refuge botanist. Harris County Master Gardeners Precinct 2 Open Garden Day: 8:30-11 a.m. at the Genoa Friendship Garden, 1202 Genoa Red Bluff; hcmga.tamu.edu. Harris County Master Gardeners' Open Garden Day and Fall Vegetables seminar: 9-11:30 a.m. at Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, 3033 Bear Creek; hands-on activities for children and adults centered on seminar topic.

The Cane Island master-planned community in Katy is now directly accessible to Interstate 10 with the opening of the four-lane Cane Island Parkway at U.S. 90.

NAI Partners is working with two information technology firms interested in redeveloping old warehouses in EaDo into office space.

Homes prices in Houston and eight other Texas markets rose in the third quarter along with the vast majority of metro areas, according to a new report by the National Association of Realtors. A lack of inventory across the country suppressed sales activity and kept prices rising, according to NAR. The median existing single-family home price gained 5.3 percent to $254,000 nationwide in the third quarter. In Houston, the median sales price hit $233,900, up 7.6 percent from a year earlier. Sherman, Beaumont and Dallas also posted higher appreciation rates than the nation.

Condo developer Pelican Builders is putting the final touches on the Wilshire, a 17-story condominium tower bordering the tony River Oaks District.