Parkhill, a multidisciplinary architecture and engineering firm, is moving into Houston in a very visible way, signing a lease for a new office inside BLVD Place in the Uptown/Galleria district. The firm is taking roughly 5,800 square feet on the mixed-use center's second floor, giving it a local base in one of the city's busiest retail-and-office corridors and a formal Houston presence as it expands its Texas footprint.
According to a press release from Whitestone REIT, the lease covers about 5,800 square feet at BLVD Place, the 217,074-square-foot mixed-use complex at the corner of Post Oak Boulevard and San Felipe Street. The project is anchored by Whole Foods and Frost Bank and includes a mix of restaurants and lifestyle tenants that Whitestone says help keep daytime traffic flowing.
Owner Says Repositioning Paid Off
"Attracting prestigious operators like Parkhill is exactly what we had in mind when we made the strategic decision to reposition BLVD Place," Christine Mastandrea, president of Whitestone REIT, said in the company's announcement. In its description of the strategy, Whitestone REIT highlights upgrades to the center's dining and retail lineup along with a marketing push aimed at attracting modern office tenants.
Parkhill's Texas Push
Parkhill President Jay Edwards told local business outlets the firm is "excited to expand into Houston" and that the BLVD Place space is intended to support collaboration and creativity, according to StreetInsider's coverage of the announcement. Parkhill lists a Houston studio and multiple Texas offices, indicating the new Uptown location will plug into a broader regional operation rather than stand on its own.
Why This Matters for Uptown
Across Houston, landlords are reworking retail-heavy properties into mixed-use hubs in an effort to lure office tenants and boost daytime activity, a pattern that shows up repeatedly in the city's 2026 development pipeline. Recent reporting details several large projects that emphasize walkability and amenity-rich environments that owners hope will translate into steadier leasing for smaller, flexible office suites; see the Houston Chronicle for more context.
Transwestern brokers worked the deal, with Eric Anderson and Katy Gragg representing Whitestone and Stayton Wright and Nathan Donahue representing Parkhill, according to StreetInsider. The companies have not announced a public move-in date for the Uptown office. The transaction and surrounding coverage were first reported by local business outlets this week, including the Houston Business Journal.
