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    Drake finally confirmed as new owner of $15 million Dos Brisas ranch near Brenham

    Amber Heckler
    May 23, 2024 | 12:16 pm
    Drake finally confirmed as new owner of $15 million Dos Brisas ranch near Brenham

    Editor's note: Although it is confirmed that the Dos Brisas ranch has been sold, a realtor under a non-disclosure agreement clarified that she could not confirm that it was sold to Drake or any other specific party. Robb Report's article references records that connect the property to Drake. The story has been updated.

    Drake is reportedly the latest rap icon that can proudly say he's a Texan after purchasing Dos Brisas, a phenomenal 313-acre ranch in Washington located less than 85 miles outside Houston.

    As CultureMap reported before the property sold, the $15 million Dos Brisas ranch was originally built in 2002, featuring a grand 14,300-square-foot Mediterranean-style main building. The home is surrounded by gorgeous pecan trees, wildflowers, three stocked ponds, and Peach Creek, providing an abundance of opportunities to enjoy the lovely Texas outdoors.

    Several prestigious amenities can be found throughout the property. Drake will surely reap the rewards from the ranch's fully-functioning organic farm, and – if he can find the time – he can employ a new hobby by raising horses thanks to an expansive on-site equestrian facility. For any other outdoor activities, Dos Brisas contains a spacious resort-style pool, hot tub, and a tennis court.

    Multiple haciendas are also spread out throughout the ranch, suggesting the rapper could turn the property into an impressive resort business venture if he decided not to keep it all to himself.

    This hacienda gives you a perfect amount of privacy.This hacienda gives you a perfect amount of privacy.Photo by James Pharaon / Compass

    Before the buyer snatched up the ranch in October 2023, Dos Brisas had only been on the market for a few months. Its former owners shuttered the formerly famous resort in 2022 after it had been in operation for 17 years. It first appeared on the market in April 2022 with a $17.5 million price tag, which expired in September before it was re-listed at its $15 million price tag in May 2023.

    Robb Report was first to report on Drake acquiring the property. Compass agent Tonya Currie, who managed the listing, confirmed the high profile purchase in an email to CultureMap, although she did not use Drake's name. She writes the ranch sold within 90 days at the full list price.

    "Dos Brisas is a rare legacy ranch property that offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the right buyer, which we were able to find once we listed it bringing the price in line with the market conditions at the time," Currie told CultureMap.

    If Drake can really call himself a Texan, hopefully he'll enjoy living the country life just 45 minutes outside Houston. Rap legends love nothing more than to dote on the city, and Drake is no stranger to sharing his appreciation for Houston with the locals. During his September 2023 concert at the Toyota Center, the Canadian-born superstar claimed Houston was "where everything started" for him, even going so far as to call the show a "homecoming."

    "Listen, listen — I’m a be honest with y’all," Drake told the exhilarated crowd at the time. "I get the most nervous for Toronto of course, and the second most nervous for y’all."

    He just can't stay away: Drake's most recent return to H-Town was for a star-studded performance at RodeoHouston alongside Bun B, Nelly, Rick Ross, Eve, That Mexican OT, and many more hip hop legends.

    A grand bathroom with plenty of privacy.
      
    A grand bathroom with plenty of privacy.

    The big purchase wouldn't quite make Drake a Houstonian, but it surely would make him a Texan. Maybe a party at Trill Burgers to celebrate?

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    Luxurious downtown Houston hotel expands with more rooms and rooftop pool

    Jef Rouner
    Jun 16, 2025 | 1:30 pm
    A computer rendering of the new rooftop lounge and pool area at the JW Marriott Houston Downtown.
    Courtesy of the JW Marriott Houston Downtown
    A render of the future rooftop space at the JW Marriott Houston Downtown

    The JW Marriott Houston Downtown has revealed plans for a massive expansion that will add the adjacent Battelstein’s Building at 812 Main to the hotel's existing footprint.

    With an eye to impress guests coming to Houston for the June 2026 FIFA World Cup, the revitalized Battelstein's Building will include a new ground floor restaurant, additional meeting and events spaces, and a rooftop bar and lounge with a pool overlooking the downtown skyline. It will offer easy access to the planned Main Street Promenade, also set to open next June.

    “This initiative represents an exciting evolution for the JW Marriott Houston Downtown,” hotel general manager Jelle Vandenbroucke said in a statement. “We are not just adding rooms — we are redefining the guest experience by creating a hospitality destination that captures the energy, diversity and sophistication of Houston.”

    When the expansion is complete, the Marriott will have a total of 384 guest rooms (an increase of 56), including 89 suites, touted in press materials as the largest inventory of luxury lodging in the city's core. The expansion also adds 10,000 square feet of meeting space to the Marriott, bringing the total to over 23,000 square feet. Rottet Studio designed the new space, and Los Angeles-based Cole Martinez Curtis & Associates is handling the renovation. Guests should still see plenty of the original materials used in these historic constructions as they explore the Marriott's modern services.

    Built in 1924 to house the titular department store, and raised to 10 stories in 1950 by acclaimed architects Joseph Finger and George Rustay, the Battelstein’s Building is a beloved, if modest, part of the Houston skyline. Philip Battelstein opened his tailor and haberdashery in Houston in 1897 after arriving from Lithuania with almost no money. The store thrived through the post-war years, leading to its iconic expansion, but declined as the 1970s oil boom petered out and suburban shopping malls grew in popularity. The space was frequently vacant after 1980. Southwest Value Partners, the company that owns the hotel's current location, acquired the building in 2022.

    Currently, the JW Marriott occupies another historic Houston location, the adjacent, 22-story Samuel F. Carter Building at 806 Main. When Samuel Fain Carter built it in 1910, it was the tallest building in Houston. Many doubted such a towering structure could actually stand on Houston's famously swampy ground, earning it the nickname Carter's Folly. More than a century later, it remains Houston's first skyscraper. The Marriott welcomed its first guests in 2014.


    A computer rendering of the new rooftop lounge and pool area at the JW Marriott Houston Downtown.
      

    Courtesy of the JW Marriott Houston Downtown

    A render of the future rooftop space at the JW Marriott Houston Downtown.

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