LA PORTE, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a 511-unit self-storage facility located in the southeastern Houston suburb of La Porte. Spencer Mini Storage comprises 11 single-story buildings that were built in the late 1990s. About 190 (37 percent) of the units are climate-controlled, and the property also offers 79 boat or RV surface parking spaces. Adam Roossien, Matthew Wheeler, Steve Mellon and Brian Somoza of JLL represented the seller, ExchangeRight, in the transaction. The buyer was a partnership between MyPlace Self-Storage and Nuveen Real Estate.
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PRINCETON, TEXAS — Nuveen Green Capital and Lone Star PACE have provided $21.9 million in C-PACE (Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing for Ironwood at Princeton, a multifamily project that will be located northeast of Dallas. Ironwood at Princeton will total 306 units across 14 buildings. The financing is expected to translate into annual electricity and water reductions of 25 and 20 percent, respectively. The borrower was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of an 80,164-square-foot manufacturing building in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 1121 Buschong St. was built on 6.4 acres in 2001. The building includes 14,250 square feet of office space. Justin Tunnell and Richard Glass of Lee & Associates represented the seller, Schlumberger Technology Corp., in the deal. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Atlanta-based home improvement retailer Floor & Décor has signed a 56,208-square-foot retail lease in southwest Houston. The space at 4800 W. Belfort Road formerly housed a Randall’s grocery store. Joan Collum of Partners Real Estate represented Floor & Décor, which expects to open the store in the second quarter, in the lease negotiations. Rebecca Le of NewQuest represented the landlord.
HOUSTON — Fairstead, an affordable housing owner-operator based in New York City, has purchased Coolwood Oaks, a 168-unit affordable housing complex in East Houston, for $43.3 million. Built in 1984, the 10-building property houses units that are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of area median income. Fairstead plans to implement a $14 million renovation of the property and has tapped DNA Workshop as the architect and interior designer for the project. Financing for the acquisition and capital improvements included LIHTC equity and loans from a variety of sources, including PNC Bank, Houston Housing Finance Corp. (HHFC) and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA).
HOUSTON — Accesso, a Florida-based owner-operator, will renovate 3900 Essex, a 235,620-square-foot office building in West Houston. Plans for the capital improvement project include lobby renovations and construction of several spec suites throughout the 12-story building. These upgrades build on recently completed enhancements of the HVAC, fire and security systems and newly updated common areas and amenity spaces at 3900 Essex, including a fitness center and a conference facility. Accesso also secured a two-year loan extension in conjunction with the announcement of new capital improvements.
LUBBOCK AND BROWNWOOD, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of a portfolio of two retail properties totaling 220,938 square feet in Texas. Northpark Village is a 70,479-square-foot center in Lubbock that is anchored by United Supermarkets. Commerce Square is a 150,459-square-foot center in Brownwood, about 150 miles southwest of Fort Worth, that is home to tenants such as Aldi, T.J. Maxx, Boot Barn, Harbor Freight, Buffalo Wild Wings and Hibbett Sports. Both centers were fully leased at the time of sale. Chris Gerard and Adam Howells of JLL represented the seller, Cincinnati-based shopping center REIT Phillips Edison & Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Dallas-based Dunhill Partners.
HOUSTON — Zenith IOS, a New York City-based owner-operator of industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facilities, has acquired a portfolio of three properties totaling roughly 137,000 square feet in Houston. Zenith acquired the 20-acre portfolio in a 10-year sale-leaseback with the tenant, Houston-based C&D Scrap Metal. The addresses of the properties and the sales price of the transaction were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Muskin | Elam Group has arranged the sale of Runnymede Apartments, a 252-unit affordable housing complex in North Austin. Information on floor plans and income restrictions was not disclosed. Amenities include a pool, playground, basketball court, resident learning center and onsite laundry facilities. Muskin | Elam represented the seller, a Texas-based nonprofit organization, in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has provided $30 million in agency debt for the refinancing of two seniors housing communities in Texas. The unnamed facilities provide assisted living and memory care services, and the financing comprises two seven-year, floating-rate Freddie Mac loans. Garrett Sacco, Austin Sacco, Steve Muth and Alec Rosenfeld of Berkadia originated the loans on behalf of the borrower, Austin-based Journeyman Group.
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