MCKINNEY, TEXAS — LITEON Technology Corp., a provider of power management and AI (artificial intelligence) infrastructure solutions, will invest $919 million for a new manufacturing campus in McKinney, located north of Dallas, that is expected to add about 600 new jobs to the local supply. LITEON has purchased more than 650,000 square feet of existing industrial space within Core5 Logistics Center, a newly developed industrial park, and plans to undertake capital improvements prior to hiring and commencing operations. LITEON collaborated with both the City of McKinney and the McKinney Economic Development Corp. to facilitate the deal, and leaders from those organizations say that “the investment strengthens McKinney’s growing base of high-tech employers, expands opportunity for residents and adds meaningfully to the city’s long-term tax base.”
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — A joint venture between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and Houston-based The Dinerstein Cos. has acquired two adjacent student housing communities totaling 1,128 beds near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. The properties — formerly dubbed 2818 Apartments and Parkway Place — have been combined and rebranded as one asset, Sterling College Station. The new community offers 350 garden- and cottage-style units in one-, two- and four-bedroom configurations. Shared amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, with a cybercafé, private study rooms, basketball and beach volleyball courts, outdoor grilling stations and a clubhouse with a community kitchen, game lounge and pool tables.
KYLE, TEXAS — California-based investment firm Haven Housing has acquired Hays Park Apartments, a 309-unit apartment community located south of Austin in Kyle. The garden-style property sits on 14.9 acres and features a mix of one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 807 square feet. Amenities include a clubhouse, two pools, fitness center with yoga studios and a business center. Kevin Dufour, Matt Pohl, Spencer Roy and Forrest Bass of Walker and Dunlop brokered the sale of the property. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of the 199-unit Wood River Apartments in Corpus Christi. Built in 1983, Wood River Apartments offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units across 17 two-story buildings, as well as a pool and pet facilities. Cheryl Higley and Ryan Shoars led the Northmarq team that arranged the nonrecourse loan, which carried a five-year term and a fixed interest rate. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed.
By Jack Stone, managing director, Greysteel In the last week of June, two things happened in the American multifamily market that belong side by side: New York froze rents, and the Dallas Fed confirmed that Texas is drowning in apartments. One of those scenarios involves a market correcting itself. The other is a market being told to stop. In New York, the Rent Guidelines Board voted seven to one to freeze rents on roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, including zero percent on one- and two-year leases, the first two-year freeze in the board’s history. That action impacts about a quarter of all housing inventory in the city and roughly 40 percent of its rental units. In Texas, markets have kept doing what they’ve been doing for two years: bleeding. Both states are wrestling with the same underlying problem. Rents got too high for many people to afford. The difference is what each one decided to do about it, and that difference is the whole story. Texas is in pain, and the pain is honest. The Dallas Fed put numbers to it this spring. A pandemic-era construction boom, cheap money and aggressive bank lending dumped a historic wave of units onto …
HOUSTON — Dallas-based developer StreetLights Residential has completed The Langley, a 134-unit apartment building located near Rice University in Houston’s Museum District. The Langley is a 20-story building that houses two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 2,165 to 3,396 square feet. Residences are furnished with walk-in closets, wine coolers, various smart technology features and service kitchens with secondary refrigerators. Outdoor amenities include a pool, grilling and dining stations, outdoor yoga space and a dog run. Indoors, residents have access to a fitness center, lounge, library, coffee bar, conference room and a mailroom. Leasing began in February. Monthly rents start at $9,480.
HOUSTON — JLL has brokered the sale of Vintage Marketplace, a 72,184-square-foot shopping center in northwest Houston. Whole Foods Market anchors the center, which was roughly 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Torchy’s Tacos, Orangetheory Fitness, MOD Pizza, Jersey Mike’s and Nothing Bundt Cakes. Ryan West, Chris Gerard and Erin Lazarus of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Brixmor Property Group.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hawk Logistics has signed a 26,707-square-foot industrial lease in East Fort Worth. The space is located within Building 1 of the Riverbend East development. Tomas Wilson, Alex Wilson and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Steve Trese and Brian Gilchrist of CBRE, along with Wilson Brown of HPI Real Estate Services & Investments represented the landlord, Leon Capital.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 20,092-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. The space is located within Building 2 at McKinney Trade Center. Brett Lewis and Taylor Stell of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Blount Fine Foods Corp., in the lease negotiations. Ken Wesson and Adam Graham, also with Lee & Associates, represented the landlord, Chicago-based ML Realty Partners.
For much of the past several years, Texas commercial real estate markets have been characterized by a disconnect between buyer expectations and seller pricing. As interest rates increased and capital became more selective, transaction activity slowed while many property owners remained reluctant to adjust valuations. Today, that dynamic is changing. Across Texas, commercial real estate markets are undergoing a period of recalibration. While conditions vary by asset class and market, pricing expectations, capital availability and investor sentiment are gradually moving toward a new equilibrium. As that process unfolds, transaction activity is increasing and new opportunities are emerging for investors willing to take a long-term view. Transaction Activity is Beginning to Accelerate One of the clearest signs of improving market conditions is the return of transaction activity. As buyers and sellers become more aligned on pricing, more assets are trading and a broader range of investors are entering the market. Local investors remain active, while out-of-state capital continues to target Texas opportunities. In addition, many first-time buyers are pursuing acquisitions in markets and asset classes that may have seemed out of reach during previous market cycles. This increase in participation is helping restore liquidity and creating a healthier transaction environment. Rather …
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