{"id":379818,"date":"2026-07-20T17:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379818\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T17:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:28:16","slug":"new-17-acre-river-oaks-development-set-to-define-luxury-with-new-amenities-heights-river-oaks-montrose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/379818\/","title":{"rendered":"New 17-acre River Oaks development set to define luxury with new amenities | Heights – River Oaks – Montrose"},"content":{"rendered":"

Transwestern<\/a>, a commercial real estate company, is bringing a new 17-acre mixed-use development called The RO to the intersection of West Alabama Street and Buffalo Speedway that is expected to be completed by early 2028.<\/p>\n

About the project<\/p>\n

The first phase of the $400 million project, which included a 145,000-square-foot Class AA office building, broke ground in mid-2024 and started tenant move-in in June. The entire building was 100% leased to energy trader Vitol Inc.<\/p>\n

Phase 2 of the development <\/a>broke ground in November 2025. This phase involves creating a retail village consisting of local chef-driven restaurants and boutiques, as well as a luxury multifamily tower called The Clayton. The Retail Village will include:<\/p>\n

80,000 square feet of restaurants and retailShade provided by preserved heritage oak treesA walkable design with underground parkingTranswestern Regional Partner Sean Suffel said that while The RO does not necessarily fill a critical need in the area, a city the size and stature of Houston can benefit from more \u201cthoughtfully designed, well-located, mixed-use developments.\u201d\"\"\/The Birdsall will be the first Auberge Collection brand to land in Houston. (Rendering courtesy The Boundary)\u201cWe don\u2019t want to change River Oaks\u2014we want to be an extension of it,\u201d he said. \u201cThe goal is to create a place that feels familiar to River Oaks residents through architecture and greenscape while being compelling to everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

The RO will also be the site of Houston\u2019s first Auberge Collection called The Birdsall.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 34-story tower encompasses 44 private residences and 105 boutique hotel rooms, as well as amenities such as private pools, a European-style cafe, private gardens and a members-only club.<\/p>\n

The timeline<\/p>\n

Phase 2 of the project is slated for completion in early 2028, with initial tenancy for the Retail Village expected to be announced in late 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Transwestern, a commercial real estate company, is bringing a new 17-acre mixed-use development called The RO to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":379819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[45843,1604,27977,110,56,58,57,36053,134178,17075,134177,134176,45668,48832,7493],"class_list":["post-379818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-auberge-collection","tag-community-impact","tag-construction-near-me","tag-development","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-luxury-development","tag-project-timeline","tag-river-oaks","tag-sean-suffel","tag-the-birdsall","tag-the-ro","tag-transwestern","tag-update"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/379819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}