TULSA, OKLA. — JLL has arranged a $48.6 million acquisition loan for a portfolio of nine office buildings totaling more than 1 million square feet in Tulsa’s southern submarkets. Adam Schwartz, Aaron Appel, Keith Kurland, Jonathan Schwartz, Matt Collins and Sean Bastian of JLL placed the loan through Citigroup Inc. on behalf of the borrower, Group RMC, a New York-based office investment firm.
DENISON, TEXAS — N3 Real Estate has acquired three pieces of land in the North Texas city of Denison for the development of a retail strip center that will offer between 5,000 and 8,000 square feet of space. The site is located near Gateway Village, a mixed-use destination owned by Covenant Development that features residences and multiple retail and restaurant uses, including a HeyDay entertainment center. N3 is also developing a 7,250-square-foot strip center in Lawton, Okla., that will be anchored by a Tropical Smoothie.
CHICKASHA, OKLA. — Arbor Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: ABR) has provided a $1.7 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Winding Creek Apartments, a 50-unit multifamily asset in Chickasha, a southwestern suburb of Oklahoma City. The property was built in 1974 on eight acres. Eric Regenbogen of Arbor Realty originated the loan through Freddie Mac’s Small Balance Loan program on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a 21,000-square-foot industrial property located at 2740 Global Parkway in Oklahoma City. The property is situated just off Interstate 40 on the southeast side of the city. Randy Lacey and Austin Lacey of CBRE represented the buyer, BGI Investments LLC, in the transaction. The representative of the seller was, Genprop Operators LLC, was not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has negotiated the sale of a Flamingo Apartments, a 32-unit multifamily complex in Oklahoma City. Formerly known as University Manor, the property was built in 1961 and renovated in 2017. CBRE represented the seller, an affiliate of Oklahoma City-based boutique real estate development and design company, Nostalgia Shoppe. The buyer, Flamingo Holdings LLC, acquired he asset through a Freddie Mac Small Balance Loan.
From a manufacturing perspective, Oklahoma City has historically been considered a “tertiary market” when stacked against South Central and Midwest power players such as Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Houston, Kansas City, San Antonio, Austin and Denver. As large manufacturing users consider multiple markets in the Central United States, Oklahoma City is often included in the initial list but typically fails to make the short list for various reasons. However, as labor costs rise, Oklahoma City may find itself being pushed to the front of the line. Past Misses Oklahoma City’s industrial market totals approximately 108 million square feet, making it a smaller market than DFW, Houston, Kansas City, San Antonio, Austin or Denver. Primarily driven by the oil & gas, aerospace and consumer goods industries, this market’s fundamentals tend to move in lockstep with oil & gas commodity prices. The city has tried to diversify the economy over the past decade and bring in non-oil & gas users. But there is still room for improvement. The metro has seen its share of growth; however, overall industrial construction still pales in comparison to larger markets. Growing Appeal The industrial booms seen in DFW, Houston, Kansas City, San Antonio, Austin and Denver over …
As expected and much anticipated, the global rise in oil prices has given the petroleum industry a significant boost and spurred Oklahoma City’s economic recovery. The resurgence, demonstrated in part by a three-year-high in hiring this year, is drawing out-of-state multifamily investors and bringing greater interest from companies looking to relocate or expand. In mid-October, FedEx more than doubled its warehouse space with the opening of a new 270,000-square-foot distribution facility in north Oklahoma City. The expansion came in response to the increase in outbound e-commerce volume, another indication that the local economy has turned a corner. Most of the new jobs created in Oklahoma City through September 2018 were professional and business positions. The sector grew by 4.4 percent year-over-year, easily the widest margin of any employment sector. Overall, the total number of jobs filled during that same period was 13,500, an increase of 2.1 percent. For the complete year, employers anticipate adding about 14,000 new positions. The rebound in hiring has led to the unemployment rate dropping to 3.2 percent, nearly its lowest level in a decade. Supply-Demand Balance The city’s economic recovery is particularly well-timed for multifamily investors, as it coincides with a reduction in the metro’s …
Retail real estate in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is nearing its cyclical peak, and users that want to continue expanding in the metroplex are being hamstrung by a lack of quality space and surging rents. According to CoStar Group, DFW’s retail vacancy rate currently stands at 4.4 percent, a record low that the research firm expects to hold steady or even improve in the coming years. Rents have grown by more than 3 percent annually over the last five years, and are now 15 percent higher than their pre-recession peaks. Put simply, DFW is a landlord’s market. As such, retailers that have had success in the metroplex over the last decade and want to keep opening new stores should be considering other markets. One of the ideal landing spots for these users lies a mere 200 miles up Interstate 35 in Oklahoma City. According to CoStar, Oklahoma City’s retail vacancy has grown by approximately 100 basis points over the last two years, currently clocking in at 6.1 percent. There is very little new product under construction — less than half a million square feet — but asking rents in Oklahoma City average $14.40 per square foot, compared to $18.89 per square …
TULSA, OKLA. — American Residential Group (ARG) plans to build The View, a six-story multifamily property that will be located in the Tulsa Arts District. The 198-unit project will feature high-end finishes, a rooftop amenity deck and an attached parking structure. Situated just outside Tulsa’s central business district, The View will be located directly across the street from the ONEOK Field, the home baseball park of the Tulsa Drillers. ARG will break ground early this year on The View with a projected completion date of late 2020. ARG purchased the entire square block on the southeast corner of Archer Street and Elgin Avenue from the Tulsa Stadium Trust in 2015. The lot falls within a Qualified Opportunity Zone.
OKLAHOMA CITY — Veritiv Operating Co., a provider of packaging, paper products and distribution services, has signed a 90,000-square-foot industrial lease at 5200 S.W. 36th St. in Oklahoma City. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1999 and features 12 dock-high doors. David Portman of CBRE represented the landlord, EIP OKC LLC, in the lease negotiations. Caitlin Mazaheri, Jason Hammock, John Herrmann and Travis Price, also of CBRE, represented Veritiv Operating Co.