Houston-based breastfeeding firm launches national expansion
Houston-based Work & Mother Services, a network of fully equipped lactation suites for breastfeeding mothers as an amenity in office buildings, has hired CBRE to lead its national expansion. CBRE’s Abby Alford and Lucian Bukowski will represent Work & Mother in the expansion into markets such as Los Angeles, New York, Chicago and Dallas.
“Most employers have a legal obligation to provide a proper space for nursing mothers, but pumping at work has always been incredibly difficult, with in-office solutions and multipurpose wellness rooms often failing moms and contributing to high turnover rates around motherhood — many employers don’t even realize they have a problem until it’s too late,” Abbey Donnell, the founder and CEO, said in an announcement. “We look forward to supporting more new mothers’ return to work and providing the real estate services that office tenants and landlords need in a postpandemic world to promote wellness, flexibility, and inclusion in the workplace.”
The company recently secured funding from The Artemis Fund, HALO, and BEAM angel network. It has two downtown locations at the Jones on Main and Three Allen Center and will open soon in Four Oaks Place near the Galleria and Eastlake at Tillery in Austin.
San Diego-based Westcore
purchased 1405 Cedar Port Park, a 210,887-square-foot four building industrial property within Cedar Port Industrial Park in Baytown. Jason Tangen and Barrett Gibson of Colliers represented the seller, NIT Industrial. The recently completed property is at the corner of Oscar Nelson Jr. Drive and FM 1405. Ryan Byrd and Walker Barnett of Colliers will handle the leasing.
Fine Airport Parking
,a family-owned provider of airport parking services founded by Mike Fine in Tulsa in 1983, acquired two Houston facilities.
Near George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Fine acquired the facility at 3100 Greens Road, previously operated by Preflight Airport Parking. The 22-acre property contains more than 2,600 covered and uncovered spaces. Fine plans to add additional services at the facility, including a valet parking option. Close to William P. Hobby Airport, Fine acquired a 93-space, threestory garage at 7979 Airport Blvd. Fine will begin offering a valet parking option later this year and plans to add car wash and auto detailing services in early 2022.
Pollock Orora, a provider of workplace products such as cleaning and packaging supplies, signed a 255,704-square-foot lease at 14611 Tomball Parkway in Seton Lake Logistics Center. Joel Michael of NAI Partners represented the tenant. Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord.
JL Texas Pallets & Logistics signed a lease at 6838 Bourgeois Road in northwest Houston. Jack Gaffney and John Buckley of Finial Group represented the landlord.
Blades International ,a trade finance advisory firm specializing in foreign exchange transaction cost analysis, letter of credit advisory and brokerage and structured trade finance, renewed and expanded its office to 1,676 square feet at 2425 Fountain View.
Infill Planning and Development
purchased a 2,500square-foot live/work condo at 1628 Elgin. Ted Hamilton with Laine Alexander represented the buyer. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial represented the seller.
NNN BTS LLC acquired a 22,610-square-foot retail center at 22704 Loop 494 in Kingwood. David Luther of NewQuest Properties represented the buyer. Independent broker Mark E. Adkins represented the seller, Kingwood APC I.
Rock Creek Centre LLC
has acquired the 20,988-squarefoot Rock Creek Center at 14044 Grant Road in Cypress. Kelley Workman of NewQuest Properties represented the seller, F6 Properties. Dakota Workman of NewQuest Properties represented the buyer.
Exgen Texas Power renewed 2,648 square feet at 11200 Westheimer. Chris Lewis with Lee & Associates represented the tenant. Donna Svec represented the landlord, Hartman Income REIT.