MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF. — Google will invest approximately $40 billion in Texas data centers through 2027 as the Silicon Valley-based tech giant looks to expand its cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure capabilities. Google CEO Sundar Pichai made the announcement on Nov. 14 via a LinkedIn post, stating that the investment would also include the development of three new data center campuses in Armstrong and Haskell counties. Google said that one of its new campuses in Haskell County, which is located roughly midway between Fort Worth and Lubbock, will be built alongside a new solar and battery storage plant. Google also said in the post that it plans to “train existing electrical workers and more than 1,700 apprentices in Texas by 2030, more than doubling the projected pipeline of new electricians in the state.” As part of the investment, Google has also committed to an initiative to “strengthen energy resilience and abundance, as well as [to] support community energy efficiency initiatives through a new $30 million Energy Impact Fund.” According to Data Center Dynamics, Google is also planning an expansion of its existing data center facilities in Ellis County, which is located south of Dallas and encompasses the city of …
DENTON, TEXAS — Hillwood, a Perot company and the owner of the 27,000-acre AllianceTexas master-planned community in North Fort Worth, has provided updates on Landmark, the company’s $10 billion mixed-use development in the North Texas city of Denton. Announced last summer, Landmark is a 3,200-acre development at the corner of I-35 and Robson Ranch Road — land that the Perot family has owned since 1987. At full build-out, Landmark will feature 6,000 single-family homes and 3,000 apartments. The development will also include 900 acres of commercial space that will be anchored by Denton’s first H-E-B grocery store. The first 120 acres are actively being leased for retail, dining and entertainment uses. The first phase of development will feature 747 single-family lots that will house a variety of home styles and will be constructed by an array of builders. The grocery store and 600 apartments will also be built as part of the initial phase, and the grocery-anchored retail component of the development is expected to open in 2027. In addition, roughly 1,100 acres of the development will be preserved as parkland, making it one of the largest natural preserves in Texas, according to Hillwood.
DALLAS — Creation, a developer with offices in Dallas and Phoenix, and PGIM Real Estate have begun construction on 635 Exchange, a three-building, 600,000-square-foot industrial project in North Dallas. The 36-acre site at the intersection of interstates 35E and 635 formerly housed a City of Dallas landfill, and the new buildings will feature 32- to 36-foot clear heights. LGE Design Build is handling the architectural and general contracting aspects of the project. Stream Realty Partners has been tapped as the leasing agent. Completion is slated for late 2026.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HPI Real Estate Services & Investments has broken ground on a 396-unit multifamily project in northwest Fort Worth. The project represents Phase I of a larger development that will ultimately consist of 829 units on a 55-acre site at the southeast corner of Bonds Ranch and Blue Mound roads. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Arch-Con Corp. is designing the project, and Blackland Partners is serving as the general contractor. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in early 2027.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Deason Financial Group has arranged a $16.1 million permanent loan for the acquisition of Blackhorse Storage & Postal, a 552-unit self-storage facility located in the northwestern Houston metro of Cypress. The 14.2-acre facility spans 261,206 net rentable square feet across a variety of unit types. The loan was structured with a five-year term, fixed interest rate and a 25-year amortization schedule. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale. The names of the direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.
NEW YORK CITY — French investment bank Natixis has provided a $260 million loan for the refinancing of AIRE, a 43-story apartment tower located at 200 W. 67th St. on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Completed in 2010, AIRE offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a fitness center, private elevated park, event deck with a catering pavilion, children’s playroom and coworking space. AIRE also features nearly 37,000 square feet of commercial space that is predominantly leased to medical users. Lawrence Britvan and Michael Straw of CBRE arranged the floating-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint between an undisclosed global investment firm and Gotham Organization.
NEW YORK CITY — Eastern Union has arranged a $33.4 million acquisition loan for a 144,263-square-foot medical office building in Brooklyn. The four-story building at 6201 15th Ave. is located in the Borough Park neighborhood and was most recently renovated in 2010. Alex Jaffa and Ben Halpern of Eastern Union arranged the loan, which was structured with an 80 percent loan-to-value ratio, an interest rate of 5.55 percent over a five-year term based on a 25-year amortization schedule. The direct lender was Webster Bank. The borrower was not disclosed.
ROCKVILLE CENTRE, N.Y. — Florida-based development and investment firm Basis Industrial has received a $27 million construction loan for a self-storage project that will be located in the Long Island community of Rockville Centre. Public Storage will operate the facility, which will comprise 121,500 gross square feet of space across 957 units. NexBank is the senior lender on the project, and NexPoint is the mezzanine lender. Construction is underway and is expected to be complete in early 2027.
PHOENIX — EMBREY has closed on the land and financing for 12th & Greenway, a Class A apartment property located near North 12th Street and Greenway Parkway in Phoenix. Construction will begin immediately, with first occupancy slated for third-quarter 2027. Situated on 7 acres, the four-story, wrap-style community will feature 340 apartments, including townhomes. Units will feature open-concept layouts with 9- to 10-foot ceilings, wood-style plank flooring, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances. Additional features will include built-in desks, keyless entry and double vanities in select units. Onsite amenities will include a heated pool and hot tub with private cabanas, an outdoor kitchen and fireplace, fitness and yoga studios, a game room, conference and micro-office spaces and a secured 24-hour package room. Outdoor features will include several courtyards, a walking trail, dog park and shaded community spaces. Frost Bank, with support from private investors, provided financing for 12th & Greenway. EMBREY’s Garrett Karam and Jimmy McCloskey led the execution of the transaction.
TUCSON, ARIZ. — Lincoln Property Co. has completed I-10 International Phase I, the company’s first-ever ground-up industrial development in Tucson. Valued at $80 million, I-10 International Phase I sits on 79 acres at the southeast corner of Alvernon Way and Los Reales Road, two miles from an interchange at I-10 and Valencia Road, within the Tucson International Airport submarket. Totaling 373,811 square feet, the property includes the 158,944-square-foot Building B and the 214,867-square-foot Building C. A fully designed, 188,434-square-foot Building A and a 476,000-square-foot Building D will be developed in line with market demand, bringing the asset to more than 1 million square feet of Class A industrial space. Buildings at I-10 International Phase I are state-of-the-art cold capable with 32-foot clear heights, 14-foot glass entrances, full concrete truck courts, generous clerestory windows and an R-38 insulated roof deck system. The project team includes Brinkmann Constructors as general contractor and Butler Design Group and Ware Malcomb as the collaborative design team. Jesse Blum of Cushman & Wakefield | PICOR is handling leasing for the project.