Kirkwood Tower in Houston’s Energy Corridor trades in recent sale

HOUSTON, Jan. 9, 2026 –  JLL Capital Markets announced today that it has arranged the sale of Kirkwood Tower, a 16-story office building totaling 285,682 square feet in Houston, Texas.

JLL represented the seller, and procured the buyer, David Z. Mafrige Interests. Stream Realty Partners will retain the leasing assignment and worked with the buyer through the closing process.

Kirkwood Tower is located at 11757 Katy Fwy (Interstate 10) between Dairy Ashford Rd. and Kirkwood Rd. in West Houston’s Energy Corridor. The Energy Corridor is home to more than 300 companies, 104,000-plus employees and more than 26 million square feet of office space. Kirkwood Tower has excellent visibility along the freeway, which provides easy access to and from Houston’s major business districts and residential neighborhoods.

Originally built in 1982, Kirkwood Tower is currently 70% leased to a variety of tenants spanning the energy, engineering, medical, construction, real estate, finance and legal industries. The property has generated meaningful leasing momentum with over 150,000 square feet of leases signed in the past 12 months, including renewals from its two largest tenants, Texon Oil & Gas and Saulsbury Industries, Inc.

JLL Capital Markets’ Investment Sales and Advisory team representing the seller was led by Senior Director Rick Goings and Senior Managing Director Jeff Hollinden.

“Kirkwood Tower’s visibility and main-and-main location positioned it as an excellent opportunity to capitalize on the tremendous leasing momentum in the Energy Corridor. Tenant demand in West Houston is off the charts, forcing investors to take notice and capitalize on the market’s tremendous momentum,” said Goings.

JLL Capital Markets is a full-service global provider of capital solutions for real estate investors and occupiers. The group’s in-depth local market and global investor knowledge delivers the best-in-class solutions for clients, including investment sales and advisory, debt advisory, M&A and corporate finance, loan sales, equity & fund placement, net lease, derivative advisory and energy & infrastructure advisory. JLL Capital Markets has more than 3,000 specialists worldwide with offices in nearly 50 countries.

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David Z. Mafrige Interests, a commercial real estate firm established in 1989, specializes in the acquisition, ownership, and investment of commercial properties throughout the Greater Houston area and surrounding regions. The firm provides comprehensive in-house property management and maintenance services and utilizes a combination of in-house and third-party leasing professionals across its portfolio. To date, David Z. Mafrige Interests has been involved in more than $2 billion in real estate transactions and owns nearly 2.5 million square feet of improved commercial property.