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Uptown Ritz-Carlton could set Houston price record

Pricing, timeline and renderings revealed for 45-story tower

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A rendering of the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Houston which will soar 605 feet above the Uptown skyline. 

A rendering of the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Houston which will soar 605 feet above the Uptown skyline. 

Ritz-Carlton skyscraper in Uptown tests Houston's luxury ceiling

A penthouse priced above $30 million would set a new bar for Houston real estate, and that's exactly what developers behind the city's new Ritz-Carlton condo-hotel are aiming for.

This week, the team released new renderings, pricing details and a construction timeline for the 45-story Uptown tower after months of quiet pre-sales. 

The tower won't just reshape the Galleria-area skyline. It's a big bet on Houston's appetite for ultra-luxury high-rise living. Step inside the invite-only sales center and see the latest plans here.

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Blending European-inspired design with contemporary elements, this River Oaks home at 3649 Chevy Chase Drive topped Houston's most expensive homes sold in January 2026. 

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Apartment owners in Harris County avoided paying an estimated $119 million worth of property taxes through a host of tax breaks recently tallied by Rice University's Baker Institute. 

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Chronicle affordability reporter Maliya Ellis did a deep dive into Houston's apartment market to find how far a $1,200 monthly budget can stretch in different parts of the Houston metro.

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The percentage of Houston homes that are uninsured, according to Lending Tree. More homeowners are ditching insurance amid rising costs.

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The exterior of the 1940 Air Terminal Museum on Friday, July 21, 2023 in Houston.

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Houston's historic 1940 Air Terminal Museum suddenly closes

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Renderings of the Houston Texans new facility to be built in the Bridgeland area of northwest Harris County.

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Six Flags to sell 7 locations including its Galveston waterpark

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Prime Transactions

  • 🏦 Credit union buys Chevron-leased tower:  First Community Credit Union purchased a 20-story former Noble Energy tower in northwest Houston for its new headquarters at 1002 Noble Energy Way. The acquisition came less than three years after Acquest Development bought the property for $156 per square foot in late 2023. Noble Energy vacated the tower after the company was acquired by Chevron in 2020, and Chevron still had a long-term lease on the property when First Community bought the tower last week, according to JLL. The seller was represented by JLL Capital Markets' Jeff Hollinden, Kevin McConn and Max Myers while FCCU was represented by Larry Cedillo of Cross Capital Realty. 
  • ✒️Northwest Houston office tower inks flurry of leases: Energy services firm Forum Energy Technologies led a recent round of leases at the Sam Houston Crossing II office building with an 81,138-square-foot lease extension. John Moore, LLC, a Houston-based home services provider, also committed to a new 16,234 square foot-lease and RPT Alliance LLC, an oil and gas services company, expanded its footprint in a 25,244-square-foot-lease. Transwestern's Louann Pereira and Doug Little represented the landlord in all the transactions at 10344 Sam Houston Park Drive.  
  • 🏢 Office tower near Tanglewood sold after renovations: KBS recently sold a 171,510-square-foot office tower, 1800 Bering, located just west of the Galleria area. The tower had recently undergone a remodel of its lobbies, elevators cabs, common areas and more. JLL's Managing Directors Kevin McConn and Marty Hogan represented the seller, procured a buyer and arranged financing for the buyer, Houston-based private equity firm DML Capital. 

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