NAES Corporation is doubling its footprint at Hughes Landing, locking in a full-floor lease at 1725 Hughes Landing after previously operating next door as a subtenant. The shift pulls the company's regional operations under one roof in The Woodlands and will house a technology-forward Performance Center for remote monitoring, diagnostics and AI-driven operational intelligence. Company and developer materials say the expansion will also bring new on-site roles to the neighborhood.
According to Howard Hughes Communities, NAES signed for more than 28,000 square feet at 1725 Hughes Landing, stepping up from its sublease at the neighboring 1735 building. The developer is pitching the deal as fresh proof that the lakeside, mixed-use campus at Hughes Landing still stacks up for companies that want office space paired with lifestyle perks.
What NAES Will Put In The Space
As reported by Commercial Property Executive, the Woodlands office will host NAES's Performance Center to support remote operations, reliability engineering and optimization services. The outlet adds that the company plans to ramp up its local headcount from a small group of staff to nearly 50 employees and is already recruiting control operators for the new hub.
Building Details And Deal Partners
1725 Hughes Landing is a 13-story, roughly 331,000-square-foot tower with large floor plates, while 1735 is its 12-story neighbor, according to reporting in The Real Deal. The tenant was represented by Stream Realty's Lucian Bukowski and CBRE's Kip Durrell, while JLL handled leasing for the developer, per local coverage of the transaction.
Why Hughes Landing Keeps Winning
Hughes Landing's mix of restaurants, retail and waterfront trails gives tenants an amenities edge that developers say helps retain and recruit staff, according to The Woodlands' commercial pages. Local reporting has tracked new additions on the precinct's Restaurant Row, including a Williams Sonoma lease and recent chef-driven openings that support office demand, as noted in Hoodline's coverage of a new shrine for steak lovers.
"This decision marks an important milestone for NAES, positioning us for our next phase of growth," NAES President and CEO Mark Dobler said in the developer's announcement. The quote appears in the Howard Hughes Communities release about the lease.
Leasing brokers say the agreement signals ongoing appetite for Class A suburban office space even as the wider Houston market works through mixed absorption this year. For more on the NAES expansion and local market context, see reporting from the Houston Business Journal and industry coverage in Commercial Property Executive.
