Dallas firm breaks ground on distribution center in north Houston

Trammell Crow Co. has broken ground on a 352,303-square-foot speculative distribution center in north Houston, the Dallas-based firm announced Feb. 28.

Trammell Crow is developing the project, dubbed Rankin 45 Distribution Center, as a joint venture with New York-based Clarion Partners. The companies also partnered last year to acquire the former Weiser Airpark in Cypress and adjacent land. They plan to build an industrial project on that property as well.

The future Rankin 45 Distribution Center…