About

We’re a family owned and operated construction & development company located in Houston, TX. We are currently building new apartments and spec homes in Houston.

New Construction:

Podium-Style Apartments

We’ve developed and built three podium-style apartment projects in the neighborhoods surrounding Rice University, all geared towards serving the off-campus student housing needs of Rice students. These developments are unique because they combine two very different types of construction into one building. The lower level — called the podium — is built from reinforced concrete and serves as a parking garage for residents, while the upper levels feature wood-framed residential units. This hybrid design makes for a building that’s both foundationally strong and spatially efficient. However, it also presents unique challenges, such as the careful coordination of utilities through the post-tensioned slab. As some of our most complex projects to date, these podium-style buildings highlight our team’s expertise in managing technical detail, interdisciplinary coordination, and high-quality execution. The result of this is the construction of durable, architecturally refined communities that enhance our urban landscape.

Single Family & Duplex

In addition to our podium style apartments, we’ve developed and built several duplexes from the ground up. We’re also building single family spec homes in Spring Branch. For more info on our spec homes, click here.

Remodels:

Single Family – Duplex – Multifamily

Big or small, every project deserves our best work — that’s why we don’t shy away from smaller scale remodels. Whether it involves the total reconstruction of an interior or a simple modernization of key finishes, we’re proud to give every project our all.

Team

Ben Bahorich, President

As President, Ben manages a vertically-integrated real estate company (development, construction, and property management).  This vertically-integrated approach enables Morningstar to be the most cost-effective developer of student housing in the Rice area. Through organic growth, Morningstar is the largest provider of off-campus housing for Rice undergraduates and will own and operate about 600 off-campus bedrooms by August 2025. Ben has a BS in mechanical engineering from Rice University.

Mike Bahorich, Advisor

As Advisor and Primary Capital Partner, Mike uses his extensive professional experience and network of industry friends to identify new capital projects, provide strategic direction, and quantify investment risk.  In 2015 he retired as the number 4 named officer of an S&P 500 firm.  Mike has a BS degree from the University of Missouri and an MS degree from Virginia Tech.

Contact

Mailing Address

PO Box 430266
Houston, TX 77243
USA

Phone

P: (832) 800-3485

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