Just as people started gearing up for times reminiscent of a pre-pandemic world folks were stunned by the economic swing that has some holding on for dear life, literally, while others are watching for the uptick to take a leap into opportunities and increase their fortunes. We at Beck-Reit thought it would be helpful to compile some noteworthy East Austin news for our community of small businesses, owners, and investors. So, here’s what’s been happening in our neck of the woods!

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Times are surely changing and there’s no place like Austin for retail. Driving across America, you may likely find some vacant retail strips or ghost towns with empty stores but definitely not in Austin! Austin is just the opposite of a typical US city, with a surprisingly lower retail vacancy since 2020. The capital of Texas now has the lowest retail vacancy rate for any city in the State of Texas and is also one of the lowest in the country.  Competition is fierce in major Retail Areas such as the Domain and other trendy shopping streets like South Congress, 2nd street Downtown, Burnet Rd, and East Austin. Properties command high rent and spaces have multiple businesses looking at each sight and competing with each other to be selected by the Landlord.

DeLea Becker and Mark Vornberg met for the first time in 2017 for lunch at an old-school dinner in East Austin - Chu-Mikals. Excited to announce our first Partnership in a Commercial Real Estate Development together. 2422 East 7th - 50,000 SF Office and Retail Building in their beloved neighborhood - East Austin

Situated on the iconic South Congress Avenue is a great piece of family-owned, Austin history that’s been around since the 50’s. Formerly known as “Lockhart’s”, this property is now home to Meteor Coffee, and possibly a new home for your business or someone you know looking for a high visibility space with great opportunity for growth. 1815 SF Off/Retail For Lease.

Bisnow is honoring Austin’s most influential trailblazers - Top-level women executives and industry powerhouses who influence the way commercial real estate is done in ATX. Read the article full of quotes by our Founder DeLea Becker : “Building The Plane While Flying It”: Women In Austin CRE Are Soaring

See Below for an Overview of the last 6-months at Beck-Reit Commercial Real Estate, and Scroll to the Bottom for DeLea’s Notes and Takeaways from Rednews' Recent AUSTIN RETAIL FORECAST PANEL

This is not DeLea’s first rodeo, she has sat on the Red News Forecast Retail panel before. This is her 3-peat performance and the 1st time was the day before the pandemic shut down the world and she recalls an uncommon prediction that was in line with the outcome. Read about it in her blog below. You won’t want to miss DeLea talk about retail numbers, strategies, adaptive reuse, e-commerce impact, and trend analysis predictions.

It started when DeLea and Mark met for the 1st time for breakfast at Chumikals in 2017 (a favorite East Austin Joint for both) and the breakfast stretched into lunch. A couple of days later the property was toured and under contract - the rest is Award-Winning History!

The inspiring architects at Dick Clark & Associates have been rightfully recognized for their incredible office design at 2120 E 7th St - winning the Austin Business Journal’s 2021 CRE award for Best Office Rehab.

Originally an 80s pawnshop, 2120 E 7th was built like a concrete bunker with just one window and no insulation or even air conditioning for most of the space. DCA’s ground up design and construction has transformed the site into an eye-catching functional space perfect for creative office and retail needs.

"Everyone in this room right now should feel extremely lucky working in this city"

On June 23rd, DeLea Becker spoke alongside fellow Commercial Real Estate Experts at the REDNews 2021 Summit Retail panel about opportunities and trends of the Austin Market.

REDNews has been the first word in Texas Commercial Real Estate for over 25 years now. Their Summits brings together dozens of experts to speak on the “State of the Market” in their view. This year’s Summit will take place on June 23rd in Austin!

Beck-Reit Commercial is proud to sponsor the event once again this year, and even more excited to see our own DeLea Becker speaking as a panel-member on opportunities and trends in the current retail market! Her panel starts at 10:25AM. The Retail Market Panel will also include the following market experts:

Beck-Reit is Always Proud to Sponsor the REDNews Annual Summit! DeLea is joined by other panelist from

• Endeavor Real Estate Group

• CBRE

• The Retail Connection

We are THRILLED to announce that our flagship redevelopment project has been nominated for Austin Business Journal’s 2020 Commercial Real Estate Office Development award.

Beck-Reit Asset Management facilitated Sub-Lease Execution and Move-In.

Texas REALTORS® Global and Commercial hosted a May 2019 webinar: Doing Business in Texas -The Austin Market. DeLea Becker, owner of Beck-Reit Commercial Real Estate LLC, gave an overview of the Austin CRE market, and explained how Austin fits into the Texas landscape.  The webinar is recored for viewing if you missed the live event.