EL PASO, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Forty649 North Hills, a 342-unit apartment community in El Paso. Built on 17.7 acres in 2009 on the city’s northeast side, the property comprises 42 two-story buildings that house one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average unit size of 897 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a dog park. Steven Hahn Jr., Art Barnes and William Jennings of JLL represented the seller, Hamilton Point Investments, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
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KYLE, TEXAS — SLDM Commercial Properties has completed construction of Phase II of Dacy Business Park, a 137,550-square-foot industrial project in the southern Austin suburb of Kyle. Phase II of Dacy Business Park featured three buildings totaling 31,500 square feet, and the entire development will eventually consist of 13 buildings that will be delivered across four phases. Units at Dacy Business Park will range in size from 1,200 to 12,000 square feet, and buildings will feature clear heights of 22 to 24 feet. LT Commercial Group is the leasing agent. Units are also offered for sale, with prices starting in the mid-$300,000s.
STANTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 50-room hotel in Stanton, located just outside of Midland in West Texas. Built in 2015, the hotel is operated under the Super 8 by Wyndham brand and offers fitness and business centers, as well as a breakfast area. Alexander Curry and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Dallas-based LIG Hotels, in the transaction. Rajan Patel, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, an undisclosed, Houston-based partnership.
HOUSTON — Yetter Coleman LLP has signed a 43,906-square-foot office lease in downtown Houston. The law firm will relocate from the nearby building at 811 Main St. to the 53rd and 54th floors of 600 Travis Street, a 75-story tower. Jon Lee and Claire Douthit of CBRE represented the tenant in lease negotiations. A partnership between Hines and Cerberus Capital Management owns the building.
HOUSTON — First Community Credit Union (FCCU) has purchased Noble Energy Center Two, a 470,623-square-foot office building in northwest Houston, for its new headquarters. Built on 4.7 acres in 2020, the building will “provide the space and infrastructure needed to enhance collaboration, develop talent and deliver an elevated experience for FCCU’s more than 180,000 members,” according to FCCU. Jeff Hollinden, Kevin McConn and Max Myers of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Larry Cedillo of Cross Capital Realty represented FCCU.
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of 1800 Bering, a 171,510-square-foot office building in Houston’s Galleria district. The 10-story building was roughly 83 percent leased at the time of sale and offers amenities such as a micro market, tenant lounge, conference center and an outdoor patio. Kevin McConn and Marty Hogan of JLL represented the seller, California-based investment firm KBS, in the transaction. Michael Johnson and Michael King, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, local private equity firm DML Capital. The new ownership has tapped Transwestern as the leasing agent.
PLANO, TEXAS — Yardi has signed a 70,106-square-foot office lease in Plano. The real estate technology firm is taking space at 7900 Windrose, a 19-story, 1 million-square-foot building. Matt Schendle, Travis Boothe, Carrie Halbrooks, Mary Frances Burnette, David Harris and Tom Wille of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Randy Cooper, Wills Bauer and Nate Hruby of Stream Realty Partners represented Yardi.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Pottery Barn Outlet will open a 25,027-square-foot store in Grapevine, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The store will be situated within one of the anchor spaces at Grapevine Towne Center. Jennifer Chandler, Lynn Van Amburgh, Ben Terry and Avery Frisbie of Weitzman represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Katie Rambie of SHOP Cos. represented the retailer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — By any objective, outside-looking-in metric, the Austin industrial market is currently overbuilt, but brokers who are on the inside looking out say that the narrative is more nuanced than the numbers suggest. According to CBRE’s fourth-quarter 2025 market report, the marketwide vacancy rate was 20.4 percent at the end of last year, which represented a 10.9 percent increase from the third quarter of 2025. Approximately 3.4 million square feet of new space was delivered in the fourth quarter as part of 9.5 million square feet of new construction that came online year-to-date, per CBRE, while fourth-quarter net absorption was less than 500,000 square feet. Qualitatively, the report concluded that the year-end vacancy rate was “an all-time high,” while 2025 was “one of the busiest years for development in market history.” The Austin industrial market has traditionally differed from those of its sprawling Texas counterparts — Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston — which have seen numerous massive projects built and absorbed over the past decade. Industrial deals and projects in the state capital have historically trended smaller, though that has changed somewhat in recent years as two tech giants — Tesla and Samsung — have planted massive manufacturing …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between Ascentris and Student Quarters has acquired Noble 2500, a 243-bed student housing community serving students at the University of Texas at Austin. Built in 2023, the property is located in Austin’s West Campus neighborhood and offers 118 fully furnished units in studio, one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity. Shared amenities include study lounges, a courtyard pool, fitness center, yoga studio and a rooftop sky lounge. The new ownership plans to enhance the property’s common areas and implement operational improvements to boost leasing performance. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
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