Bryan-College Station, Texas
Bryan-College Station is a university town whose owners of record are public: the Texas A&M University System, the two school districts and the two cities hold the most valuable ground, and the private money is in purpose-built student housing.
10 buildings · 10 with an owner established · 10 sources · 3 tier B · 7 tier A · prepared 2026-11-01
Can you find out who owns it?
Texas keeps no public title register; ownership is read from the county appraisal district. The Brazos Central Appraisal District posts its whole certified 2026 export free on its own site - owner of record, mailing address, situs, legal description, acreage, deed date and instrument number, market value and taxing units for every account - with no licence or disclaimer on the download page. Deeds are recorded by the Brazos County Clerk. Texas has no mandatory sales disclosure and the export carries no sale-price file, so no price is on the public record.
Is ownership public?An open dataset names the owner
Cost of one title searchOwner of record free (Brazos CAD certified data download); Brazos County Clerk deed-copy fees not read - brazoscountytx.gov serves a browser challenge to scripts
Bulk ownership dataBrazos CAD 'Certified Data Downloads': 2026-CERTIFIED-ROLL-TOTALS-ALL-ENTITIES.zip (PACS 8.0.34 appraisal export certified 30 Jul 2026, 132,377 accounts countywide incl. 81,812 real; owner, mailing address, situs, legal, acres, market value, deed date/number, taxing entities), free unauthenticated download, no licence stated
Sale pricesNo transaction data published
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The marquee buildings
The towers that set the tone of the core, and who holds them. A price is the price a document states, on the date it states — not an estimate of what the building is worth now.
| Building | Use | Owner | Owner type | Last price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University main campus (incl. Kyle Field) College Station; Kyle Field at 756 Houston St |
Institutional | The Texas A&M University System Wikipedia (s3, s4): the main campus 'spans over 5,500 acres' and Brazos County donated 2,416 acres for it in 1876; Kyle Field seats 102,733 and the Board of Regents approved a $485 million rebuild on 1 May 2013. The 2026 Brazos CAD roll carries the System (under six name variants, incl. 'Board of Regents of the Texas A&M University System') on 116 real accounts, 10,317 acres countywide; 97 accounts, 8,538 acres, $707M market value inside Bryan or College Station. The roll does not break Kyle Field out as its own account: the campus sits in large J E Scott survey tracts (e.g. 202.56 acres 'TAMU CAMPUS', 815.34 acres on F&B Rd). |
Government | —B |
| Park West (on-campus apartments) George Bush Dr W, College Station |
Residential | NCCD-College Station Properties LLC leasehold - roll legal: 'GROUND LEASE FROM TAMU' Brazos CAD account 395600: J E Scott survey tract 42.1, 47.72 acres, 'GROUND LEASE FROM TAMU & ASSO[CIATED BPP]', dba 'PARK WEST APTS', 2026 market value $341.26M - the single most valuable account in either city. Deed/instrument 01237767 dated 24 Jul 2015; owner mailed in Austin. The land under it belongs to the Texas A&M University System; the roll values the leasehold improvements in the NCCD entity's name. No price on the roll. |
Institution | —A |
| Easterwood Airport (CLL) McKenzie Terminal Blvd, College Station |
Civic | The Texas A&M University System Roll accounts 79850 ('EASTERWOOD AIRPORT (NEW)', 155 acres, $7.34M) and 79851 ('EASTERWOOD AIRPORT (OLD)', 63.4 acres, $6.13M), both in the System's name, no deed date. Wikipedia: operator Texas A&M University System; the airport opened May 1940, covers 700 acres, the McKenzie Terminal opened in 1990. The rest of the 700 acres was not matched to named accounts. (Acreage and history from Wikipedia, s5.) |
Government | —B |
| Post Oak Mall 1500 Harvey Rd, College Station 788,531 sq ft total centre (CBL 10-K); 301,006 sq ft store space |
Retail | Post Oak Mall CMBS 2026 LLC CBL 10-K: 100% ownership Roll account 38018: mall lots 4-AR and 5A, 51.88 acres, $32.0M, owner mailed in Chattanooga TN (CBL's base). CBL's 8-K: on 13 Mar 2026 subsidiaries as borrowers took a $425M, 7.40% non-recourse Goldman Sachs loan secured by a mall pool incl. Post Oak Mall. The 8-K does not name the LLC; the link rests on the date and address. 10-K (s7): 83% leased; anchors incl. Dillard's, JC Penney, Murdoch's and 'City of College Station'. The City owns the former Macy's lot (7.64 ac); Dillard's, CTL Propco I LP (JC Penney) and SRB College Station LLC (Murdoch's) hold their own lots. |
REIT | —B |
| Century Square University Dr at Texas Ave, College Station |
Mixed use | Century Square Commercial / Court / George / Multifamily Venture LLCs leaseholds - each account's legal reads 'GROUND LEASE' Eight roll accounts on J E Scott survey tracts 41.12-41.18, 23.9 acres, $151.2M in 2026, held by four LLCs mailed in Houston: Commercial Venture (retail, 5 accounts, $54.3M), Multifamily Venture ('100 PARK', $42.0M), George Venture ('THE GEORGE HOTEL', $30.72M) and Court Venture ('CALVARY COURT HOTEL', $24.20M). Each legal description says 'GROUND LEASE'; the adjoining tract 41.1 (20.13 acres, 'OPTION PHASE III') is in the Texas A&M University System's name, but the roll does not name the lessor on the leased tracts. |
Developer | —A |
| Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center (Doug Pitcock '49 Hotel) and Cain Hall redevelopment Joe Routt Blvd / Wellborn Rd, College Station |
Hotel | NCCD-Cain Hall Redevelopment I LLC leasehold - roll legal: 'GROUND LEASE FROM TAMU' Three roll accounts, 10.06 acres, $115.5M in 2026, all 'GROUND LEASE FROM TAMU', deed instrument 01257371 of 1 Mar 2016: the hotel ('DOUG PITCOCK '49 HOTEL &...', 3.11 ac, $45.96M), the 'INNOVATIVE LEARNING CLASS[ROOM]' building (3.43 ac, $36.67M) and the 'CAIN PARKING GARAGE' (3.52 ac, $32.89M). Owner mailed in Austin, like the NCCD entity at Park West. |
Institution | —A |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station Scott & White Dr at SH 6, College Station |
Institutional | Scott & White Healthcare Roll account 360747: 'SCOTT & WHITE HEALTHCARE, BLOCK 1, LOT 1R-1', 54.54 acres, dba 'SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL', 2026 market value $199.16M, deed 27 May 2011, mailed Dallas. Across both cities the entity holds 8 real accounts worth $239.2M; a ground-leased clinic on the same lot (account 363603, $29.42M) carries a 27 Oct 2025 deed. Further clinics sit in the names 'Scott & White Memorial Hosp &...' and 'Baylor Scott & White Health'. |
Institution | —A |
| CHI St. Joseph Health Regional Hospital 2801 Franciscan Dr, Bryan |
Institutional | St Joseph Hospital & Health Roll account 96654: 'ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER, BLOCK F, LOT 1R-1', 13.77 acres, dba 'ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HOSPIT[AL]', 2026 market value $125.54M, deed 8 Sep 1995, mailed Rancho Cordova CA. With its rehab centre (14.54 ac, $21.0M) the entity holds 2 accounts worth $146.5M; a sister name, 'St Joseph Regional Health Center', holds 30 accounts ($77.1M) in both cities, incl. the College Station hospital campus on Rock Prairie Rd (22.18 ac, $32.64M). |
Institution | —A |
| College Station City Hall Texas Ave S, College Station |
Civic | City of College Station Roll account 23701: College Hills Estates Ph 2, Block 9, 6.09 acres, dba 'COCS CITY HALL', 2026 market value $26.43M. The City holds 259 real accounts and 3,697 acres countywide under three name spellings. |
Government | —A |
| Brazos County Courthouse 300 E 26th St, Bryan |
Civic | Brazos County Roll account 22083: City of Bryan Townsite Block 26, all lots, 1.43 acres, '(BRAZOS CO COURTHOUSE)', 2026 market value $21.54M. Bryan's own Municipal Office Building is on Block 23 of the same townsite (account 82736, 1.19 ac, $6.39M, owner Bryan City of). |
Government | —A |
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The core land
The most valuable ground in the city, and what the public record says about it.
The richest ground is the university and the private student housing around it. Northgate (Boyett and neighbouring subdivisions just north of campus) packs high-rise student apartments onto a few blocks; downtown Bryan's townsite is older and cheaper.
Highest-valued account$341.26M
Park West apartments (NCCD-College Station Properties LLC, TAMU ground lease), 47.72 acres; Brazos CAD 2026 certified export, certified 30 Jul 2026.
College Station, all real accounts$19.98B
31,077 real accounts carrying the City of College Station taxing unit, 2026 market value; Bryan: 33,159 accounts, $13.20B. Brazos CAD 2026 certified export.
Northgate (Boyett & adjoining plats)$912.0M on 104.8 acres
320 real accounts whose legal starts Boyett, College Park, Northgate, 315 College Main or 100 Church; about $8.7M an acre. Brazos CAD 2026 export, our tally.
Downtown Bryan (City of Bryan Townsite)$474.2M on 343.8 acres
1,320 real accounts on the original townsite plat. Brazos CAD 2026 export, our tally.
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Who owns the town
At this scale the significant owner is rarely a trust or a fund: it is one or two local holding companies, a family in its second or third generation, and often the land around the town rather than the buildings in it.
Public bodies own the town. The Texas A&M University System is the largest holder by far, with campus, research park, RELLIS and farm land; the two school districts and two cities follow. Exempt public land is valued low on the roll, so acres say more than dollars. Counts are 2026 real accounts.
| Name | Type | Holdings (2026 roll) |
|---|---|---|
| The Texas A&M University System Biggest: RELLIS Campus, 1,991.39 acres in Bryan; 815 acres on F&B Rd; White Creek apartments tract, 623 acres ($122.5M); Health Science Center, 154.6 acres ($87.4M); a 517-acre beef cattle centre. Wikipedia (s3) says its two research areas cover 'over 11,750 acres'. |
Government | 116 accounts, 10,317 acres countywide; 8,538 acres in the two citiesB |
| City of Bryan Includes 'Bryan City of - BTU', the City's electric utility. $244.6M. |
Government | 288 accounts, 3,915 acresA |
| City of College Station Includes City Hall and the former Macy's lot at Post Oak Mall. $320.0M. |
Government | 259 accounts, 3,697 acresA |
| Bryan Independent School District All in Bryan city limits. |
Government | 42 accounts, 868 acres, $415.7MA |
| College Station ISD 27 inside College Station. |
Government | 30 accounts, 725 acres, $404.3MA |
| Brazos County Courthouse block and offices in downtown Bryan. |
Government | 43 accounts, 577 acres, $127.8MA |
| State of Texas (TDCJ, DPS, TxDOT) Texas Dept of Criminal Justice 'Hamilton State School', 349.6 acres in Bryan's industrial park ($28.5M). |
Government | 10 accounts, 415 acresA |
| United States (Justice, USPS, USDA, Army Corps) Federal Prison Camp Bryan, 29.4 acres ($29.6M); a 30-acre Army Corps tract; USDA, 60 acres by campus. |
Government | 13 accounts, 173 acresA |
| Washington County Junior College District (Blinn College) In Bryan; mailed Brenham. |
Government | 1 account, 87 acres, $84.1MA |
| Bryan Housing Authority Public housing incl. Peterson Homes (13.84 ac). |
Government | 11 accounts, 23 acresA |
| Union Pacific Railroad Co; BNSF Railway Company Mostly right-of-way. |
Public company | 10 and 3 accounts; 70 and 36.5 acresA |
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Who builds the houses
New-home building in this market: the volume, and the firms behind it. Ownership of a builder matters as much as its volume — a private-equity platform and a family firm behave differently.
New homes in Bryan-College Station are mostly built by local private builders and developers buying lots in subdivisions; three national public builders operate through Texas subsidiaries. Counts are real accounts in the builder's name on the 2026 certified roll (unsold lots and homes, often coded O1/O2 builder inventory), not annual starts.
| Name | Type | Roll accounts 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Stylecraft Builders Inc Largest single builder holding; 250 coded builder inventory. 47.4 acres, $19.6M. Brazos CAD 2026 export. |
Private company | 323 accounts (269 in the two cities)A |
| Adam Development Properties LP Lot developer, mostly in Bryan (243 of 251); 118 accounts coded builder inventory; $36.8M. One account is held jointly with TAC Realty LLC. |
Developer | 251 accounts, 387 acresA |
| Ranier & Son Development Co LLC Under two name spellings, all in Bryan; 31.7 acres, $7.9M. |
Private company | 175 accountsA |
| Continental Homes of Texas LP (D.R. Horton) D.R. Horton's FY2025 Exhibit 21 lists 'Continental Homes of Texas, L.P.' (Texas). 69 accounts in Bryan, 51 in College Station; $14.4M. |
Public company | 122 accounts (120 in the two cities)A |
| Century Land Holdings of Texas LLC (Century Communities) Century Communities' 2025 Exhibit 21 lists 'Century Land Holdings of Texas, LLC' (Colorado). All 88 in Bryan; $5.7M. |
Public company | 88 accountsA |
| BCS Ranger Home Builders LLC $11.0M. Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction Ltd holds 81 accounts (36 in Bryan); Brightland Homes Ltd 58, all outside both city limits. |
Private company | 92 accounts (72 in the two cities)A |
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Commercial landlords
The commercial side, counted separately from housing: who holds the office, retail and industrial floor area.
The big private landlords are student-housing owners. Rental apartments (state code B1) in the two cities total 502 accounts worth $4.94B in 2026; the largest sit on or next to campus, several on Texas A&M ground leases. Each owner below is the roll entity; most are out-of-town LLCs, and the roll does not name sponsors.
| Name | Type | 2026 market value |
|---|---|---|
| NCCD entities (NCCD-College Station Properties LLC; NCCD-Cain Hall Redevelopment I LLC) Park West apartments plus the Pitcock hotel, classroom building and Cain garage, all on TAMU ground leases; mailed Austin. |
Institution | $456.8M, 4 accountsA |
| College Station Properties KP6 / II KP6 / III KP7 LLC 'OTTO' on Boyett ($117.0M, deed 2022), 'REV NORTHGATE' at 315 College Main ($113.0M, 2023) and 'THE HEIGHTS' on Holleman Dr S (27 ac, $59.0M, deed 14 Nov 2025); mailed Austin. A Boyett Properties KP7 LLC holds a building site at 250 Church Ave. |
Private company | $289.0M, 3 accountsA |
| SZ entities (SZ Northpoint Apartments LP, SZ Northgate Apartments LLC, SZ College Station Apartments LLC, SZ College Station Cottages LLC) Northpoint Crossing, The Lark, Z Student Living (Bryan) and Redpoint; mailed Chicago; deeds 2021-2022. |
Private company | $229.3M, 5 accountsA |
| West Shore entities (Traditions, Lake Walk, SoCo LLCs) Hawthorne and Lake Walk at Traditions, SoCo at Tower Point; mailed Boston. |
Private company | $169.7M, 4 accountsA |
| Century Square ventures Retail, two hotels and apartments on ground-leased tracts; mailed Houston. |
Developer | $151.2M, 8 accountsA |
| SO College Station Apartments LP 'ION College Station' high-rise on University Dr, deed 31 Oct 2024; mailed Chicago. |
Private company | $114.0M, 1 accountA |
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Looked for and not found
Claims this page would have made if a source could be opened. They are left out rather than guessed.
- Kyle Field's own parcel: the roll folds the main campus into large survey tracts, so the stadium has no separate account.
- That Post Oak Mall CMBS 2026 LLC is a CBL borrower: the 8-K names Post Oak Mall in the 13 Mar 2026 loan pool but not the LLC; the match is the deed date and the Chattanooga mailing address.
- Who sponsors the out-of-town student-housing LLCs (KP6/KP7, SZ, West Shore, ACC OP, CLPF): the roll gives entity names and mailing cities only.
- Sale prices: none on the public record (Texas non-disclosure; Brazos CAD's export has no sales file).
- Brazos County Clerk deed records and fees: brazoscountytx.gov challenges scripts.
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Sources
- Certified Data Downloads - 2026 Certified Roll & Totals, All Entities (appraisal export, certified 2026-07-30) — Brazos Central Appraisal District · openA
- Export layout 8.0.34 (field definitions for the certified export) — Brazos Central Appraisal District / PACS · openA
- Texas A&M University — Wikipedia · openA
- Kyle Field — Wikipedia · openA
- Easterwood Airport — Wikipedia · openA
- CBL & Associates Properties 8-K (event 13 Mar 2026): $425M non-recourse loan secured by mall pool incl. Post Oak Mall — SEC EDGAR · openA
- CBL & Associates Properties 10-K for 2025 (Item 2 property table; Schedule III) — SEC EDGAR · openA
- D.R. Horton 10-K FY2025, Exhibit 21.1 subsidiaries — SEC EDGAR · openA
- Century Communities 10-K 2025, Exhibit 21.1 subsidiaries — SEC EDGAR · openA
- Post Oak Mall — Wikipedia · openA