Highland Resources

What Highland Resources does

Highland Resources, Inc. is a privately held, family-owned real estate investment and development firm headquartered in Houston, Texas, with regional offices in Austin, Texas and Charleston, South Carolina. The company was founded in 1988 (with corporate roots dating to the 1932 Brown Securities Corporation) by Herman and George Brown, who also co-founded the construction firm Brown & Root and Texas Eastern Corporation. In 1983–1984, Highland spun out its oil and gas operations to the Brown family as a limited partnership and has since operated as a pure-play real estate company.

The firm's portfolio spans approximately 30,000 acres of owned land and 6.2 million square feet of commercial space across multiple property types and geographies, including the 18,780-acre Highland Industrial Park in East Camden, Arkansas (5,408,686 sq ft of industrial and warehousing facilities serving defense, aerospace, technology, and telecommunications tenants); Class-A office and mixed-use properties such as Lamar Central (165,000 sq ft, Austin), 211 Seventh (160,000 sq ft, Austin), and 510 Bering (101,700 sq ft, Houston); the 192-acre Magnolia Landing mixed-use waterfront district in Charleston, South Carolina; the Driskill Hotel in Austin; master-planned residential communities in Texas and Oklahoma; large undeveloped land tracts in Texas; and the 473-acre Highland Deephaven property in Scotland. The company also operates the East Camden and Highland Railroad, a wholly-owned short-line railroad that serves Highland Industrial Park tenants, and Shumaker Public Service Co., a wholly-owned public services subsidiary.

Highland generates revenue through a mix of rental income from office, retail, industrial, hospitality, healthcare, technology, and land leases; lot sales in master-planned residential communities; and operations of its railroad and hospitality assets. Pricing is negotiated individually and not publicly disclosed. The company sells and leases primarily through direct enterprise relationships, targeting corporate tenants, defense and industrial users, and home/lot buyers in the Texas Triangle and Southeast, with the Brown family retaining ownership across generations.

Name

Highland Resources

Legal name

Highland Resources, Inc.

Website

https://highlandresourcesinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Highland Resources, Inc. is a privately held, Brown family–owned real estate investment and development firm based in Houston, Texas, that owns and operates approximately 30,000 acres of land and 6.2 million square feet of commercial, industrial, residential, and hospitality space across Texas, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Scotland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Real Estate Investment and Development

NAICS

Lessors of Other Real Estate Property (53119)

SIC

Real Estate Dealers (For Their Own Account) (6532)

akta.pro primary industry

Real Assets — Operating Platforms & Direct Investments (FSAAAKAL)

Keywords

• Real estate investment
• Property development
• Commercial leasing
• Industrial park operations
• Master planned communities

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Real Estate Investment and Development: Acquisition, development, and operation of commercial and residential properties including office, retail, industrial, hospitality, and multifamily uses. Generates revenue through property rental income, land sales, and property appreciation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Highland Resources is a privately held real estate investment firm that acquires, develops, and operates a diversified portfolio of office, retail, industrial, hospitality, residential, and mixed-use properties. The company owns approximately 30,000 acres of land and 6.2 million square feet of commercial space, and generates revenue primarily through long-term tenant leases, residential lot sales, and property appreciation, supported by integrated services such as a wholly owned short-line railroad and public utility operations at its flagship Highland Industrial Park.

Product overview

Highland Resources, Inc. is a privately held real estate investment firm that owns, develops, and invests in various property types across the USA and internationally. The company's portfolio consists of distinct property offerings organized into commercial properties (Lamar Central, 211 Seventh, 510 Bering, Highland Deephaven), industrial assets (Highland Industrial Park, East Camden and Highland Railroad), mixed-use developments (Magnolia Landing, Highland Horizon, Highway 79 Commercial), land holdings (Brazoria Highlands, Laprada, HiGreen, Chisholm Trail Development, Marble Falls Ranch), residential subdivisions (Highland Glen), retail properties (Pleasant Valley Retail), and hospitality (Highland Golf Course, The Driskill Hotel). The company operates across Texas, South Carolina, Arkansas, and Scotland, managing approximately 30,000 acres of owned land and 6.2 million square feet of commercial space.

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Products and services

• Lamar Central A four-story, Class-A mixed-use development with 165,000 square feet of rentable space located in the heart of Austin, Texas. Offers office, retail, and restaurant opportunities for commercial tenants.
• Highland Deephaven A 473-acre industrial property located on the Cromarty Firth, north of Inverness, Scotland, with four tenants on site. The largest tenant is Technip, a French company producing pipelines for the North Sea Oil Industry.
• Magnolia Landing A 192-acre, mixed-use district along 1.5 miles of the Ashley River in Charleston, South Carolina, blending urban uses with the lowcountry's natural setting for residential, retail, and office users.
• East Camden and Highland Railroad A full-service, short-line railroad established to provide rail service to tenants of Highland Industrial Park and on-track storage of railcars in East Camden, Arkansas and Minden, Louisiana.
• Highland Industrial Park An 18,780-acre industrial park with 5,408,686 square feet of industrial and warehousing facilities located in East Camden, Arkansas. Provides specialized spaces to defense, arms, aerospace/aviation, technology, and telecommunication companies.
• 510 Bering A six-story, 101,700 square foot office building located in the San Felipe/Voss submarket next to Tanglewood in Houston, Texas, available to office tenants.
• Brazoria Highlands A 5,440-acre tract of land located on Highway 35 east of Highway 288 and north of Danbury, Texas, available for development.
• Laprada 1,837 acres located six miles west of the Grand Parkway and south of FM 1093 on Laprada Trace in Fulshear, Texas, available as a large land tract.
• Highland Glen A 93.9-acre subdivision with single family residential homes and commercial sites located on the west side of the Hardy Toll Road north of FM 1960 in Houston, Texas, for residential home buyers and builders.
• HiGreen 7.6 acres of land north of Beltway 8 and west of Highway 45 in Harris County, Texas, available as a development parcel.
• 211 Seventh A 12-story, 160,000 square foot office building located in the heart of the Central Business District in Austin, Texas, with a 280-space parking garage and 18,000 square foot parking lot, for office tenants.
• Chisholm Trail Development Three sections of land bordering FM 3406, Chisholm Trail Parkway and IH 35 in Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas, available for development.
• Highland Horizon A 194-acre development consisting of single family residential and commercial lots in Round Rock, Texas. Awarded Austin Business Journal's Master Planned Community of the Year in 2011, marketed to home builders and home buyers.
• Highway 79 Commercial A 36-acre development consisting of residential and commercial lots in Round Rock, Texas, with 22 acres north of Highway 79 and 14 acres south of Highway 79, for home builders and commercial users.
• Highland Golf Course A 9-hole golf course located in Camden, Arkansas, operated as a hospitality/recreation asset.
• Marble Falls Ranch 4,785 river front acres located in Burnet and Travis County, Texas, east of Marble Falls, available as a large land tract.
• Pleasant Valley Retail Three acres on East 7th Street in Austin, Texas, comprising two tenant sites for retail users.
• The Driskill Hotel A boutique hotel located in the Central Business District in Austin, Texas, operated as a hospitality asset serving travelers and event guests.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,780 acre industrial park with 5,408,686 square feet of industrial and warehousing facilities
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TechnipmajorOthersTechnip is the largest tenant at Highland Deephaven property in Scotland. They produce pipelines for the North Sea Oil Industry. Highland Deephaven has 473 acres located on the Cromarty Firth, north of Inverness, Scotland, with four tenants on site.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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