New Hope Land

New Hope is a 95-acre, horizontal mixed-use development in Cedar Park, TX. The land was assembled by Cordova and our partners over a two-year period during which extensive entitlements were obtained prior to closing. At completion, the development will include 550,000 SF of Class A industrial, a restaurant and retail hub with a focus on strong, local operators, and office, medical, and entertainment spaces.

Status

Active

Size

96 acres

Location

Cedar Park, TX

Project Type

Land Entitlement and
Future Development

New Hope Industrial

The first vertical development of our New Hope Land assemblage, this first industrial phase consists of 271,689 square feet across three buildings with a mid-2024 delivery. A second three building industrial phase is being designed and is expected to break ground in late 2024 or 2025. (www.liveoak.com/listing/new-hope)

Status

Active

Size

270,000 SF

Location

Cedar Park, TX

Project Type

Industrial Development

Cross Creek Market

Cross Creek Market is a 38-acre mixed-use development in Cedar Park, TX. The masterplan includes 600 apartment units, a dual-branded hotel concept, and 61,000 SF of restaurants, retail, and entertainment concepts. Cordova acted as master developer for the project and was the vertical developer for the retail portion. Tenant’s include Hopdoddy Burgers, the Grove Wine Bar, and First Watch. The retail was built with a build and hold strategy, with a significant basis reduction from multifamily and hotel land sales. 

Status

Active

Size

61,000 SF

Location

Cedar Park, TX

Project Type

Land Entitlement and
Retail Development

Colinas Crossing

Colinas Crossing is 23,225 SF retail development located in the Austin suburb of Bee Cave – one of the most affluent and rapidly growing submarkets in the MSA. The project includes a mix of local and national retail tenants including Summermoon Coffee Shop. The project’s cutting edge aesthetics along with its functionally superior design in a corridor with topographic and access challenges help the project outperform neighboring projects.  

Status

Active

Size

23,225 SF

Location

Austin, TX

Project Type

Retail Development

Shops at Presidio

The Shops at Presidio is a restaurant centric neighborhood shopping center and is the retail component of a 188+ acre master-planned horizontal mixed-use project. The Shops at Presidio is anchored by local favorite Mandola’s Italian Kitchen. The two retail buildings are centered around a courtyard with synthetic grass, mature oak trees, playscape, and expansive patios for outdoor dining. The project was sold in 2022 to a 1031 investor.

Status

Sold

Size

24,400 SF

Location

Cedar Park, TX

Project Type

Retail

Bluffview

Bluffview is a 93-acre residential site located in Georgetown, TX. Working closely with the adjacent neighborhood, adjacent landowner, and the City of Georgetown, Cordova secured additional density via PUD zoning along with the necessary capital reimbursements via a Public Improvement District to allow the master planned project to take shape. The project includes 105 single family lots, and up to 220 multi-family units, as well as parkland dedication and improvements that will create a public trailhead connecting to a regional park and trail system.

Status

Active

Size

93 acres

Location

Georgetown, TX

Project Type

Land Entitlement and
Future Development

Chase Portfolio

The Chase Bank Portfolio was an acquisition of six former Chase Bank retail and office locations. The properties were purchased at a bulk discount and sold to end users including Chick Fil A, 7-Eleven, and Cadence Bank over a two year period.

Status

Sold

Size

40,000 SF

Location

TX

Project Type

Retail Portfolio Acquisition

Bee Caves West

Bee Caves West is a 31,000 SF neighborhood shopping center located in Westlake Hills, the highest income suburb of Austin. The Project’s permitting required an overlapping approval process with the City of Austin, Travis County and TCEQ regulatory agencies. Bee Caves West is home to the original location of Austin-favorite The Grove Wine Bar and Kitchen, which was named after the massive oak grove that shades the multi-level patio at the center of this project. Bee Caves West won the Austin Business Journal’s “Retail Project of the Year” in 2009.

Status

Sold

Size

31,000 SF

Location

Austin, TX

Project Type

Retail

JLL Plaza

JLL Plaza (formerly known as Capstar Plaza) is a 7-story LEED Gold certified Class A office building located at the gateway of downtown Austin on 5th Street and Campbell. The 120,000 SF building has incredible views of downtown, Zilker Park, Lake Austin and Westlake Hills. After completion, JLL Plaza was awarded the Austin Business Journal’s “Office Development of the Year”.

Status

Sold

Size

120,000 SF

Location

Austin, TX

Project Type

Office Development

1300 E 38 1/2 – Infill Warehouse

This single-tenant, infill warehouse and future development site was purchased as a sale/leaseback. The 20,500 SF building on 1.12 acres was previously owned and now leased by a local company with a long operating history in Austin who needed to free up capital to reinvest into their business. The building sits in the highly desirable Cherrywood neighborhood of Austin with close proximity to the University of Texas, Dell Children’s Hospital, and downtown Austin. Additional entitlements on the project will allow for increased density in height for a future redevelopment.

Status

Active

Size

20,500 SF

Location

Austin, TX

Project Type

Infill Warehouse,
Land Entitlement, and
Future Development

Tower Centre

Tower Centre is a 13,000 SF, high-profile retail center developed across from the Target anchored 1890 Ranch in Cedar Park, TX. Tower Centre is located at 183-A and FM 1431 – one of the strongest performing retail intersections in the Austin/Round Rock MSA.

Status

Active

Size

13,000 SF

Location

Cedar Park, TX

Project Type

Retail

Bastrop Junction

Bastrop Junction a 7,056 sf shopping center located in Bastrop, Texas. The project was developed with Sleep Experts in tow as the lead tenant. The project was sold to a 1031 investor at the top of the market in 2022.

Status

Sold

Size

7,056 SF

Location

Bastrop, TX

Project Type

Retail

Chris Whitworth

Partner

Chris is the Founding Partner of Cordova Real Estate Ventures. Chris plays a key role in sourcing opportunities, entitling property, leasing and operations. He has deep local relationships and a reputation of following through with meticulous attention to detail. Previously, Chris co-founded Capital City Partners where he led the development of over 600,000 sf of retail space, 375,000 sf of industrial space, 120,000 sf of office space and 131 residential lots in the Austin MSA. Prior to Capital City Partners Chris was a project partner at Hill Partners, Inc (now “HPI”) and also served as a project manager for a civil engineering firm specializing in private development. Chris holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Land Economics and Real Estate from Texas A&M University. Chris has nearly 3 decades of experience in leasing, entitlements, design, construction and serving as a fiduciary to related parties on real estate investments in Central Texas.

Graham Carter

Partner

Graham is a Partner at Cordova Real Estate Ventures and a veteran of the real estate industry in Central Texas. Graham has been involved in hundreds of transactions throughout his career. He has extensive site selection experience representing tenants, landlords, and clients such as JP Morgan Chase, 7-11, Outback Steakhouse, Front Burner Restaurants, Kimco, Lincoln Properties, InvenTrust, Brandywine, Endeavor Real Estate Group, Slate Residential, Trammel Crow, and Manifold Development. Graham is also active in the acquisition of land for development and income producing properties as a general partner for local investors. Graham started his career in real estate with Weitzman after graduating from Baylor University.

Jordan Smith

Partner

Jordan is a Partner at Cordova Real Estate Ventures. His local market relationships and an eye for recognizing inefficiencies are key to identifying opportunities. Previously, Jordan spent five years as a Principal at Zydeco Development Corporation, developing over 500,000 sf of industrial and creative office. Prior to joining Zydeco directly, Zydeco was a client of Jordan’s at Aquila Commercial, where Jordan provided project leasing services on an approximate one million square foot portfolio of industrial and office assets and represented industrial tenants in their real estate transactions. Jordan began his real estate career at Capital City Partners, assisting in the development of a wide range of product types including retail, office, industrial, and vertical mixed-use. Jordan graduated with a B.B.A. in Finance with a concentration in Real Estate Finance and a B.A. in Government from The University of Texas at Austin.