CASTROVILLE, TEXAS — Microsoft plans to open a $400 million data center in Castroville, about 25 miles west of San Antonio, according to reports from multiple news outlets including Data Center Dynamics and My San Antonio. According to the latter publication, which cited a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation, the facility will be known as SAT 82 and will span approximately 195,000 square feet. My San Antonio also reported that construction is scheduled to begin in August and to last about two years. In addition, Data Center Dynamics reports that Microsoft has other data center projects in the works in Castroville.
WACO, TEXAS — A partnership between Inland Real Estate Acquisitions LLC and The Scion Group has acquired View on 10th, a 718-bed student housing property located near Baylor University in Waco. View on 10th features 257 units and amenities such as a pool and hot tub, fitness center, business center with private study rooms, clubhouse and lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. The partnership acquired the property as part of a larger student housing portfolio deal that included a 622-bed complex in Charlottesville, Va., and a 489-bed property in West Lafayette, Ind. TSB Capital Advisors consulted for the buyers, and TSB Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the portfolio transaction. Walker & Dunlop originated fixed-rate loans for the portfolio through Freddie Mac.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Forman Capital, a direct lender based in Florida, has provided a $37 million construction loan for The Oaks of District West, an 87,244-square-foot retail project in the southwestern Houston suburb of Richmond. Developed by Ferguson Family Partners, The Oaks of District West will consist of 10 buildings that are 70 percent preleased, as well as central green space. Tenants that have committed to the project include pickleball concept The PICKLR, Grazia Italian Kitchen, Luckie’s Burger, Pacific Coast Tacos, Virtual Golf Bar and Pecan Jack’s Ice Cream. Daniel Eidson of Concord Summit Capital arranged the debt. Construction is set to begin in the coming weeks and is expected to be complete by mid- to late 2027.
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Local developer NewQuest has broken ground on an 87,502-square-foot retail project in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The project is an expansion of The Grand at Aliana, a 650,000-square-foot retail power center, and the new space is preleased to Dick’s Sporting Goods (60,249 square feet) and Havertys Furniture (27,253 square feet). Both stores are expected to open before the end of the year. Matt Reed and Greg Bracchi of SHOP Cos. represented Dick’s Sporting Goods in the lease negotiations. Mark Reeder, Ed Heap, Jonathan Probst and Ryan Johnson of SRS Real Estate Partners represented Havertys. Josh Friedlander internally represented NewQuest in both sets of lease negotiations and partnered with the firm’s David Meyers on the Havertys deal.
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of a portfolio of three industrial properties in Houston: Central Green Corporate Center (516,134 square feet), North Houston Logistics Center Building G (351,400 square feet) and West Little York (153,188 square feet). Known as the NxNW Houston Class A Logistics Portfolio by virtue of the properties’ locations on the city’s north and northwest sides, the approximately 1 million-square-foot portfolio comprises six buildings with an average vintage of 2016 and clear heights that range from 26 to 36 feet. Trent Agnew, Charlie Strauss, Lance Young, Brooke Petzold and Dawson Hastings of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was a fund backed by Ares Management Corp. The portfolio was 95 percent leased to 10 tenants at the time of sale.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture led by local investment firm Seamless Capital has received a bridge loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a newly built, mixed-use property in the South Lamar submarket of Austin. The property consists of The Bouldin, a 309-unit multifamily community, and a 138,612-square-foot commercial building. The Bouldin offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, courtyards, indoor and outdoor lounges, a fitness center and club area with a bar. Doug Opalka, Kyle Spencer and Patrick McCord of JLL arranged the loan through Canyon Partners Real Estate on behalf of the borrower.
CELINA, TEXAS — Aquarian Real Estate Partners (AREP), the real estate investment arm of Aquarian Holdings, and PACE Equity LLC have provided financing for Jefferson Ownsby, a 436-unit multifamily project in the North Texas city of Celina. The financing consists of a senior construction facility from advisory clients of AREP and $23.5 million in C-PACE financing from PACE Equity. Jefferson Ownsby will be a four-story, garden-style property that will offer amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park and a clubhouse. The borrower is JPI. The groundbreaking of the project took place in early December, and completion is slated for late 2027.
DENTON, TEXAS — Mexico-based investment firm Vazma Capital has purchased a 73,104-square-foot industrial building in the North Texas city of Denton. The building at 2801 N. I-35 was built in 1979 and was formerly occupied by the seller, food and beverage distributor Ben E. Keith Co. Andrew Clark of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the buyer, which plans to use the building to expand its auto parts distribution network, in the transaction. David Walters and Brice Wells of CBRE represented the seller.
BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Kansas City-based investment firm NorthPoint Development has purchased three industrial buildings totaling approximately 1 million square feet in Brookshire, a western suburb of Houston. The structures are Buildings 1,3 and 8 within Empire West, a 10-building, 3.9-million-square-foot development by Stream Realty Partners that is fully leased to tenants such as Pro Pac, Tesla, H-E-B and Ferguson Enterprises. All three buildings were completed between 2021 and 2025. Seth Koschak, Matteson Hamilton, Mustafa Ali, Adam Jackson and Justin Robinson of Stream, in coordination with Eastdil Secured, brokered the deal.
CORINTH, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $31 million, HUD-insured construction loan for a 172-unit multifamily project that will be located in the North Texas city of Corinth. The project represents Phase II of a larger development known as Oxford at the Boulevard and will consist of five garden-style residential buildings, four parking garages, a dog park and onsite storage units. Phase I of Oxford at the Boulevard delivered 193 units. Brandon Baksh and Brian Yee of Dwight originated the nonrecourse loan through HUD’s 241(a) program for the borrower, Oxford Enterprises.
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