Cadence McShane Won Multifamily Project Award
The Houston development showcases how mixed-use designs integrate parking and retail for urban density.
Updated on Sept. 23, 2026 in Construction
Cadence McShane Construction Company earned the Multifamily Project of the Year award for The Westgrove, a 371-unit mixed-use development in Houston. The project highlights design techniques for high-density residential housing.
Why it matters
This award highlights the ongoing demand for efficient mixed-use developments that blend residential, retail, and parking infrastructure in competitive urban markets. It serves as a benchmark for developers balancing site density with amenity-rich construction.
The Westgrove project encompasses 300,000 square feet, including a 2,000-square-foot café and a five-level concrete parking garage with 521 spaces.
The players
Cadence McShane Construction Company
A Plano-based construction firm specializing in large-scale commercial and multifamily projects.
McNair Interests
The private investment firm that served as the client for The Westgrove project.
The Preston Partnership
An architecture and design firm known for its portfolio of urban residential developments.
The details
The development utilizes five stories of wood-frame construction carefully integrated around a structural concrete parking podium. This design approach allows for increased residential unit count while maintaining parking capacity and ground-level retail access for the community near White Oak Bayou.
Timeline
The 2026 Texas REDnews Real Estate Awards took place in 2026.
Market Landscape
The Westgrove development sets a recent regional benchmark for the Texas REDnews Real Estate Awards, illustrating the evolution of mixed-use density. It reflects broader trends where developers prioritize multi-level parking integration to maximize limited urban land utility.
Developers and operators should monitor how this project balances high-density wood-frame units with concrete podium structures for their own cost-benefit models. Reviewing the site plan can provide actionable insights into efficient parking-to-unit ratios for upcoming projects.
The takeaway
The Westgrove project demonstrates the operational viability of combining wood-frame housing with structured parking for large-scale urban developments. Review the project floorplans and site layout to identify architectural efficiencies applicable to future multifamily bids.
Further reading
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Source note: This article includes information reported by MultifamilyBiz.
