BOSQUE COUNTY, TEXAS — A joint venture between Energy Capital Partners (ECP), an investment firm with a focus on investing in electricity and sustainability infrastructure, and global private equity firm KKR will develop a 190-megawatt data center in Bosque County, located outside of Waco in Central Texas. The facility will be located adjacent to the Thad Hill Energy Center and will span more than 700,000 square feet. A construction timeline was not disclosed. Global data center owner-operator CyrusOne is also a partner on the project, which is being developed as part of ECP and KKR’s $50 billion strategic partnership to support AI infrastructure growth in the United States.
HOUSTON — Austin-based general contractor OHT Partners has broken ground on a 360-unit multifamily project in West Houston. The site spans 14.2 acres at 23615 Kingsland Blvd., and the development will feature 246 one-bedroom units and 114 two-bedroom residences that will range in size from 702 to 1,256 square feet. Amenities will include a pool with private cabanas and a pavilion, coworking lounge, clubroom with a kitchen, fitness center, pickleball court, artificial turf game lawn, dog park and package lockers. Meeks + Partners is the project architect. Completion is slated for mid-2027.
PASADENA, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged a $17.3 million construction loan for Constellation Red Bluff, a 240,041-square-foot industrial project in the eastern Houston suburb of Pasadena. The site is located at 2543 Genoa Red Bluff Road, and the development will offer 36-foot clear heights and parking for 158 cars and 20 trailers. Brian Linnihan, Mike Ryan, Richard Henry and Taylor Crowder of CBRE arranged the loan through Texas State Bank. The borrower is Constellation Real Estate Partners. Construction is expected to be complete in 2026.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Courtyard, a 123-unit apartment complex located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Garland that was built in 1983. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, tennis court, business center and outdoor grilling and dining stations. William Hubbard, Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, California-based Wedgewood, in the transaction. The buyer was National Asset Services.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — USA Beauty Superstore will open a 29,128-square-foot store in Fort Worth. The cosmetics retailer will backfill a former Big Lots store at Woodmont Plaza, a 65,241-square-foot shopping center located on the city’s south side. Bryan Dyer of local brokerage firm The Woodmont Co, represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. John Lee of Landmark Realty Group represented USA Beauty Superstore. The opening is scheduled for December.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between multifamily investment and development firm The Dermot Co. and Dutch pension funds service PGGM has recapitalized 20 Exchange Place, a 57-story apartment building in Manhattan’s Financial District, via a $30 million equity investment from UBS. The partnership acquired the property, which totals 757 units, last year in an off-market deal. Ownership is now planning a capital improvement program to deliver a more comprehensive suite of amenities, as well as to revitalize the surrounding streetscape. Accord Capital Partners LLC served as the capital advisor to The Dermot Co. on the recapitalization.
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. — JLL has arranged a $62.5 million loan for the refinancing of Carlow Wind Watch, a 150-unit apartment complex located in the Long Island community of Hauppauge. Completed late last year, Carlow Wind Watch consists of a five- and seven-story building that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, spa, fitness center, clubroom/lounge and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Aaron Niedermayer and Robert Tonnessen of JLL arranged the loan through affiliates of global private equity firm Apollo. The borrower was Nashville-based owner-operator Southern Land Co.
NEW YORK CITY — A partnership between two local development and investment firms, LargaVista Cos. and Baron Property Group (BPG), has received a $43.5 million bridge loan for the refinancing of The Park Overture, a 92-unit apartment building in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood. The Park Overture offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a fitness center and courtyard with grilling stations. MF1 Capital provided the loan to retire the original construction debt on the property, which is now leased up.
NEW YORK CITY — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the $6.7 million sale of a mixed-use property in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood. The site at 223 W. 29th St. offers a redevelopment opportunity and is zoned for 20,815 buildable square feet of residential development. Colton Traynham, Matt Fotis and Michael Weinstein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — Terrain Biosciences will open a new, 14,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Cambridge, located across the Charles River from Boston. The RNA therapeutics company will relocate from the nearby building at 400 Technology Way to Genesis 640 Memorial Drive, a 248,000-square-foot office and lab facility. CBRE represented the landlord, Phase 3 Real Estate Partners, in the lease negotiations. Colliers represented Terrain Bio. A timeline for occupancy was not announced.