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Who We Are

John Wilson

John Wilson

Director of Development & Acquisitions

John oversees all aspects of the company’s development and acquisition activities.

He has developed or acquired over 15 million square feet of industrial space (valued at over $1 billion). John has experience with all facets of the commercial real estate business including capital market transactions, development, and acquisitions.

Before joining the Levey Group, John was a principal at W Holdings, LLC., a commercial real estate consulting firm that provided property finance and analytic services. John was also a Principal and Vice-President at Texas Lone Star Development, Vice President of Acquisitions and Finance at the Welcome Group, and Vice President of Acquisitions at TCP Holdings.

John is a licensed Texas real estate sales agent, a license he has held since 1989.

Outside the office, John enjoys boating, sailing, fishing, and he has participated in the Salt Grass Trail Ride promoting the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo for many years. He and his wife Diana have 3 children and live in Tiki Island.

He is a proud native Houstonian where he attended the University of Houston majoring in Economics (and was a drummer for the UH marching band!).

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Milestones

1982

Gustave (Gus) Levey incorporates GSL investments and begins developing single-tenants industrial warehouses. Gus developed over 100 facilities throughout the gulf-coast region between 1982-1998. 

1998

GSL sells a substantial part of its real estate portfolio, the development company, and begins offering commercial real estate bridge, acquisition, and construction building. 

2006

The company hires David Ebro, Gus's grandson. Together, they invest in value-add real estate opportunities and funding high-yielding opportunistic CRE loans. 

2008

The company expands its value-add program, increasing the clear height of over 500,000 square feet of warehouse space, and converting numerous functionally obsolete buildings into income producing assets. Notably the company purchased the former Reed Roller Bit plant consisting of 14 buildings totalling 550,000 sf on 34 acres in near east Houston. The company subdivided the land (selling 10-acres on the frontage road to Centerpoint Energy) then redeveloped, leased, and sold the remaining property.  

2009

The company introduces the Levey Group moniker (as a d/b/a for GSL) before before reentering the ground-up industrial development business. 

2010

The company begins working on several land assemblages, including Levey's first business park, Northwest Place I, a Levey portfolio holding. 

2012

The company celebrates its 30-year anniversary. 

2014

Levey acquires 43 acres along the South Sam Houston tollway. This project

2016

Levey completes development and leasing of Sam Houston Business Park, a 286,000 square foot development on the west Sam Houston Tollway.

2018

Levey sells Sam Houston Business Park to institutional buyer over $35,000,000, achieving the second highest per sf price in the greater metro area. 

2018

Levey expands its track-record of opportunistic acquesitions following the purchase of the 67 acres at the southeast corner of Beltway 8 and South Lake Houston Parkway. This project

2021

Levey launches The Business Center at 5 Corners, a five building, 550,000 sf development situated on 43 acres, with over 1/2 mile of frontage along the South Sam Houston Tollway. 

2022

The company celebrates its 40-year anniversary and completes construction of its 545,574 square foot, 5-building development, The Business Center at 5-Corners. 

2023

Levey acquires 38 acres along the South Sam Houston Tollway to develop Levey Logistics Park, a 650,000 Class-A industrial business park, bringing the company's currently planned and prior developments along Houston's Beltway 8 freeway to over 2 million square feet. 

2024

Levey begins construction of Levey Logistics Park, a 3 story building, 650,000 square foot development with direct access to the South Sam Houston Tollway via the newly dedicated and constructed city right of way "Levey Lane".