ORANGE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Bear Storage, a 321-unit self-storage facility located in Orange, about 30 miles east of Beaumont. The property features 35,830 net rentable square feet, as well as climate-controlled units, RV and boat storage spaces and a truck rental service. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a partnership that operates six facilities in the Houston area. Other terms of sale were not released.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — NAI Partners Investment Fund II, the private equity arm of Houston-based NAI Partners, has purchased San Marcos Place, a 73,105-square-foot office and retail center in San Marcos, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. The four-building property was 84 percent leased at the time of purchase to retail tenants such as Pizza Hut and Nationwide Insurance. Andrew Pappas and Adam Hawkins of NAI Partners internally negotiated the sale for the fund. Cathy Nabours of HFF represented the undisclosed seller.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) will develop a 67,200-square-foot medical facility in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. Designed by Houston-based PGAL, the project will deliver two 33,600-square-foot buildings within Creekside Park Village Center, a mixed-use property developed by Howard Hughes. Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of the year. Transwestern will handle leasing of the property.
NEW YORK — The Walt Disney Co. (NYSE: DIS) has acquired development rights in downtown Manhattan’s Hudson Square neighborhood for $650 million. The 4 Hudson Square site covers a full city block bordered by Hudson, Varick, Vandam and Spring streets. The global media firm plans to move its New York operations to the new site, including 1.2 million square feet of office and production space for WABC-TV, ABC News, Live with Kelly and Ryan and The View. According to ABC-7, Good Morning America will continue to broadcast from Times Square and Disney Streaming Services will relocate from Chelsea Market to the Hudson Square site. “We’re announcing plans to build an incredible new state-of-the-art facility at 4 Hudson Square in downtown Manhattan that will ensure our employees have everything they need to do their best work and lead the way forward,” said Robert Iger, chairman and CEO of Disney. “This move represents a historic step forward toward our long-term vision for our New York operations. The Hudson Square district is rapidly becoming a dynamic, innovative hub for media, technology and other creative businesses. We are pleased and proud to be joining this exciting community.” According to Iger, the new facility will …
The Inland Empire continues to be one of the most dynamic industrial real estate markets in the country from both a user and investor perspective. Rent growth remains exceptionally strong, boasting a growth rate of more than 50 percent in the past five years, with a 10.1 percent increase in 2017. Although current average asking rents are at record highs, they remain at a 40 percent discount when compared to the neighboring infill markets of Los Angeles and Orange County, indicating ample room for further growth. Vacancy remains unchanged at 3.7 percent, despite 20 million square feet of deliveries last year, a testament to the market’s unrivaled user demand. Leasing momentum continues to outpace supply, particularly for recently constructed distribution space. This is demonstrated by the 46 percent pre-lease rate for deliveries greater than 1 million square feet last year. The Inland Empire’s proximity to world-class transportation infrastructure, combined with a relatively large supply of recently delivered distribution facilities, creates a highly optimistic future outlook when considering the projected exponential growth of e-commerce. The Inland Empire’s e-commerce primacy of location as it relates to underlying market fundamentals are attracting best-in-class domestic and global capital. This is creating a hyper-competitive buyer …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Westover Village, a 111,374-square-foot retail center in Fort Worth. The property, which houses tenants such as AT&T, Firehouse Subs and SportClips, was close to full occupancy at the time of sale. The site includes additional land for development. Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE represented the seller, a St. Louis-based developer, in the transaction. A Texas-based investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Chicago-based asset manager Nuveen, has purchased Tacara Steiner Ranch, a 246-unit apartment community in northwest Austin. The property, which was built in 2017 and was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 959 square feet per unit. Amenities include a pool, fitness and massage studios, media and game rooms and a dog park. Scott LaMontagne of JLL handled the sale on behalf of the seller and developer, San Antonio-based Casey Development Ltd.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 76,202-square-foot warehouse situated on 30 acres at 6750 Bender Road in Humble, a northern suburb of Houston. Mike Spears and Robert McGee of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, 6750 Bender Road Ltd., in the transaction. Houston-based RBIP Transportation LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Griffin-American, a partnership between American Healthcare Investors LLC and Griffin Capital Company LLC, has acquired Pinnacle Beaumont Assisted Living Facility in Beaumont for $19.5 million. Situated on 4.4 acres, the property features 79 units and consists of approximately 61,000 square feet of assisted living and memory care space. The acquisition was completed in a joint venture with an affiliate of Meridian Senior Living LLC, which will manage the property.
UVALDE, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners has closed $9.7 million in low-income housing tax credit (LIHTC) equity financing for the development of Monarch Estates, an affordable seniors housing community in Uvalde, about 100 miles west of San Antonio. Roundstone Development is planning the 80-unit community, which will be the first affordable seniors housing community in the area. The groundbreaking is scheduled for later this month with a July 2019 target completion.