Target to Add Austin-Area Store
Why this matters
Retail has become a quiet outperformer. A decade of effectively zero new development has left necessity-driven, grocery-anchored, and Sun Belt strip product with negligible vacancy and re-leasing spreads in the high single digits. Cap rates have compressed in step, and the bid for stabilized portfolios is again broad across REITs, pension funds, and institutional core-plus capital. Austin is working through a multi-year supply digestion in both multifamily and office. Land values east of I-35 continue to hold despite slower entitlement activity. The asset class has effectively rerated as a defensive yield trade rather than a secularly challenged sector.
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On the RET wire
- The 22nd Austin story tracked on the wire in September 2026. All Austin coverage →
- Disclosed retail deal value tracked in September 2026: $5.7B across 97 reported transactions. All Retail coverage →
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Target Corp. plans to open a new store at a 75-acre retail development in Bastrop. The store, slated to go in at State Highway 71 and Farm to Market Road 969, is about 35 miles east of Austin. The retail center, Sende…
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