Brokerage Services
Director of Leasing / Senior Vice President
Kevin Sims serves as Senior Vice President and Director of Leasing at NewQuest Properties. With nearly 20 years of experience in commercial real estate, Kevin brings deep expertise in project leasing, tenant representation, land brokerage, and both development and redevelopment.
Throughout his career, Kevin has closed thousands of transactions, generating hundreds of millions of dollars in value for his clients. His deal experience spans a wide range of transaction types, including purchase and sale agreements, build-to-suits, reverse build-to-suits, ground leases, and both anchor and non-anchor leasing for new and redeveloped projects.
Kevin is a frequent recipient of the CoStar Power Broker Award and has been recognized at NewQuest with Top Producer and Highest Number of Transactions honors. His approach is grounded in persistence, transparency, and a commitment to creating win-win outcomes.
He holds a degree from the University of Houston’s Business School and is a licensed real estate agent in the state of Texas. Outside of work, Kevin enjoys tournament fishing, college football, cheering on the Houston Astros, and spending time with his wife Jamie and daughter Avery.
Brokerage Services
Nick Ramsey
Senior Vice President
Nick Ramsey brings a dynamic range of expertise to the commercial real estate landscape, with a focus on project leasing, tenant representation, land acquisitions, and investment sales.
Nick began his real estate career at CBRE in 2017, where he spent three years honing his skills in project leasing. Since then, his portfolio has grown to include retail, industrial, and multifamily clients across the Texas market—demonstrating his versatility and deep market insight.
Prior to entering commercial real estate, Nick worked with RPM Exploration Ltd., where he managed title examination and lease negotiations for oil and gas prospects. His responsibilities also included generating lease check reports and preparing bill of sale assignments during the dissolution of exploration partnerships.
During his tenure at NewQuest, Nick has advised a diverse range of clients—including local, national, and international restaurant and retail brands—on investment and lease evaluations, marketing strategies, financing, site selection, strategic planning, and general consulting.
Nick is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in Political Science and has also completed the Professional Land Management program at the University of Houston.
Tenant Rep
Shireen Owlia
Senior Vice President
Shireen Owlia has proudly been with NewQuest since 2014. She specializes in full-service retail tenant representation and consultation, with clientele including national and regional soft goods retailers, restaurants, medical professionals, fitness concepts, boutiques, and businesses rendering personal services. Shireen also conducts land and investment brokerage transactions.
As a native Houstonian, Shireen began working on real estate projects with her family at an early age. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Economics from The University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor degree from South Texas College of Law. Prior to joining NewQuest, she practiced as a commercial litigator and real estate attorney.
In her free time, Shireen enjoys traveling the world, keeping active, and spending time with family.
Brokerage Services
David Meyers
Managing Director of Leasing / Development Partner
With over 25 years of leasing and development experience in the commercial real estate industry, David Meyers has been an integral part of NewQuest since its inception in 2001. As Leasing Director, David manages a team of 30 brokers and oversees each of NewQuest’s project’s tenant mix. In addition, as Development Partner, David has been directly involved in the construction of over 60 projects totaling more than eight million square feet, including several major town centers: Stone Hill Town Center, New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside, Brazos Town Center, Grand Morton Town Center, and Shops at Katy Reserve.
Over the course of his career, David has completed numerous lease transactions ranging from 1,200 to 100,000 square feet.
A graduate of Texas Christian University with a degree in Economics, David is a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and finance advisory board of Monarch School. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and playing an occasional round of golf.
September 7, 2026
KYLE, Texas – NewQuest is edging closer to vertical construction on the $280 million Kyle Park, a 101-acre transformative mixed-use d...
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August 10, 2026
HOUSTON – With NewQuest at its side, New York-based Thursday Boot Co. has selected Houston for its only Texas store in a four-city ex...
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June 15, 2026
NewQuest has broken ground on infrastructure for the 544-acre Seguin Exchange, bringing to life a nearly 20-year vision for a game-chan...
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May 11, 2026
HOUSTON – NewQuest is stepping up the pace of construction in The Grand at 249 in northwest Houston, zeroing in on 163,456 sf of side...
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March 30, 2026
Houston-based NewQuest is under construction on a 100,000-sf expansion of New Braunfels Town Center at Creekside, where EoS Fitness wil...
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February 16, 2026
HOUSTON – In an All-Star triple play, NewQuest has finalized ground leases with Olive Garden, Whataburger and Chase Bank for prime si...
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December 8, 2025
KATY, Texas – Chicago-based RSK Real Estate Partners has acquired 17.2 acres to develop a second build-to-rent community in Harris Co...
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August 11, 2025
HOUSTON – In a continuation of their longstanding relationship, NewQuest and Kelsey-Seybold Clinic are joining forces to expand medic...
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August 4, 2025
HOUSTON – NewQuest has signed the first round of tenants to encircle nearly five acres of welcoming green space in Texas Heritage Mar...
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June 9, 2025
HOUSTON – NewQuest’s Shops at Stone Park will host a Spirit Halloween store for the first time in its 16-year history, signing ...
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April 28, 2025
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – NewQuest is under construction on the highly anticipated Sprouts Farmers Market in Creekside Town Center in a ...
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March 19, 2025
HOUSTON – NewQuest has selected Burlington Coat Factory to backfill one of the largest vacancies to occur in the 16-year history of S...
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November 25, 2024
HOUSTON – Construction will ramp up in the coming weeks on a prized restaurant site that’s now ground-leased to P. Terry’...
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September 24, 2024
HOUSTON – Quick Quack Car Wash is under construction on its 31st location in Greater Houston, immediately jumping into action after s...
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August 19, 2024
HOUSTON – NewQuest has gained another national brand, Harbor Freight, for the line-up at Pasadena Town Center, filling its only retai...
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August 14, 2024
HOUSTON – In a true Texas Two-Step, NewQuest has finalized leases in south and northwest Houston for EoS Fitness as part of the brand...
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February 5, 2024
HOUSTON – NewQuest has shored up Willowbrook Pavilion as a family fun destination in North Houston, signing a 10-year lease with Fl...
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January 22, 2024
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas –NewQuest is adding Texas Roadhouse to the lineup in the 99%-leased Creekside Town Center, signing a 2.2-acre gr...
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December 4, 2023
KATY, Texas – A local joint venture has sold 9.37 acres of prime land in the heart of Katy to Heights Colonial LP, an entity of City ...
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December 1, 2023
HOUSTON – EoS Fitness and CoCo Bella Beauty Supply are joining the line-up in NewQuest Properties’ Fort Bend Town Center, where...
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November 6, 2023
PLANO, Texas – In an off-market transaction, Arizona-based Quick N Clean Car Wash has purchased a competitor’s site in Far Nort...
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August 28, 2023
HOUSTON – Spurred by the success of its first location, Fuhgedaboudit Bagel Company has selected NewQuest Properties’ Spring To...
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August 8, 2023
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties has selected one of Greater Houston’s top-ranked Indian restaurants, Tandoori Hut, to backfill a ...
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June 26, 2023
HOUSTON – A local developer has sold the 326-unit Virtuo Med Center Apartments in an off-market transaction with a private investor f...
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June 21, 2023
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties has sold the one-year-old Shops at Rock Creek in northwest Houston to a private local investor followin...
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May 15, 2023
CENTRAL TEXAS LEASES Academy Sports + Outdoors has ground-leased a 1.16-acre (50,886 sf) retail pad site in Townwest Commons, located a...
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April 20, 2023
HOUSTON – EoS Fitness has selected NewQuest Properties to spearhead the site search and negotiate leases for its brand rollout in Gre...
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April 11, 2023
HOUSTON – New Jersey-based Lightbridge Academy has selected NewQuest Properties’ Shops at Katy Reserve in Fort Bend County as a...
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April 6, 2023
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties is under construction on a build-to-suit for Starbucks on a newly created pad site in Northchase Plaza ...
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March 27, 2023
HOUSTON – The Little Gym has signed a 10-year lease for a prime spot in NewQuest Properties’ Cypress Village Station in northwe...
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March 8, 2023
HOUSTON – A Southern California-based hospitality company has sold a nearly vacant 60,000-sf office building along Beltway 8 in Houst...
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January 27, 2023
RICHMOND, Texas – NewQuest Properties has arranged the purchase of Commons at Harvest Green Phase II for a new investor in the Aliana...
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January 10, 2023
KATY, Texas – NewQuest Properties’ Shops at Katy Reserve has won Memorial Hermann Health System’s nod to be the newest pr...
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December 22, 2022
HOUSTON – In a fast-paced out-of-state trade, NewQuest Properties Investment Sales has brokered the sale of a net-leased property occ...
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December 13, 2022
HOUSTON – With value-add retail centers in particularly high demand, NewQuest Properties Investment Sales Division has sold the 130,0...
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November 15, 2022
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties has leased a vacant bank building in the Shoppes at San Felipe to Wild Fork Foods, winning a purveyor o...
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October 27, 2022
WACO, Texas – NewQuest Properties is entering into a new development phase at the 143-acre Cottonwood Creek Market in McLennan County...
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September 13, 2022
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties and Dutch Bros have finalized a 25,147-sf ground lease for a prominent pad site that’s been held ...
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September 7, 2022
HOUSTON – In an off-market transaction, a group of Texas-based limited liability companies has snagged Friendswood Center in Galvesto...
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August 30, 2022
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties and Arkansas-based 7 Brew have finalized a ground lease for one of the few remaining pad sites in Sprin...
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August 25, 2022
HOUSTON – The Texas Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church Inc. has sold a 48,000-sf former church in the Texas Medical Cen...
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August 9, 2022
HOUSTON – In a rare acquisition opportunity, Farha International Inc. has closed on Monroe Medical Plaza, snapping up a high-profile,...
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June 13, 2022
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties’ brokerage team has completed four trades in Greater Houston, including the acquisition of a highly s...
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May 16, 2022
HOUSTON – Arizona-based Quick N Clean Express Car Wash is pushing full-throttle on a Texas expansion, locking in four locations in Gr...
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April 25, 2022
RICHMOND, Texas – In a major win for Fort Bend County, NewQuest Properties has landed Skechers USA Inc. for the line-up in the Grand ...
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March 22, 2022
HOUSTON – P.F. Chang’s Bistro and Lupe Tortilla Mexican Restaurants are under construction in NewQuest Properties’ Creeks...
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February 18, 2022
HOUSTON – NewQuest Properties has sold its last pad site in Fort Bend Town Center I to Oregon-based Dutch Bros as it strategically pu...
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November 22, 2021
HOUSTON – Oregon-based Dutch Bros Coffee is under construction on the last pad site in NewQuest Properties’ transit-orie...
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October 13, 2021
SPRING, Texas – NewQuest Properties has selected Planet Fitness to backfill a rare large vacancy in Spring Town Center, a historicall...
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September 17, 2021
SOUTH TEXAS LEASES Party City has leased 8,563 sf of retail space in Baytown Plaza II, 8612 Garth Rd., Baytown, from AREP Baytown Pla...
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August 24, 2021
SOUTH TEXAS SALES Sueba Land 123 LP has acquired 11.43 acres of raw land at the intersection of TX 6 and Fort Bend Tollway, Missouri Ci...
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