Residential real estate brokerage firm The Houk Group is setting up a second office, moving into the former site of Studio C on Government Street, making it the latest business to plant its flag in Mid City.
Owner Tim Houk is leasing the space for two years from building landlords David Remmetter and Brian Baiamonte, who also own the next-door, under-construction Mid City Beer Garden, as well as Radio Bar.
The firm, which operates under the Keller Williams Realty brand, was running out of room for employees at its Bluebonnet office, Houk says.
“I own some rentals in Mid City and we service it pretty highly, so we decided to expand and that location became available,” he says. “We wanted a unique space with some visibility, and this place hit all the marks.”
The site had been vacant for five months after Studio C—a blended gallery, interior design studio and retail shop—closed its doors in April after five years of business.
Eight employees will move into the 1,300-square-foot space on Government, while four operations team members will stay at the company’s current office on Bluebonnet. They’re aiming for an Oct. 15 move-in date, Houk says, though that could be pushed back to Nov. 1.
Representing the landlord in this transaction were George Bonvillain and Mathew Laborde of Elifin Realty. David Vercher of Keller Williams Commercial represented Houk.
