AUSTIN, TEXAS — Zydeco Development Corp. has broken ground on Phase II of MetCenter, an office project in central Austin that will feature 410,000 square feet of office space. The property offers proximity to both the downtown area and Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Onsite amenities will include hiking and biking trails, as well as basketball and tennis courts. Completion of Phase II is slated for April 2019. JLL is leasing the project.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of Las Cimas II and III, a 313,716-square-foot office property in Austin. Completed in 2000 and 2001, the two buildings are located at the intersection of Loop 360 and Bee Cave Road on the city’s southwestern side. Amenities include a Whole Foods Market deli, fitness center and a conference room. HFF represented the seller, international investment firm GLL Real Estate Partners, and procured the buyer, Boston-based Rockpoint Group LLC.
SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has arranged a refinancing for Franklin Park Alamo Heights, a 221-unit independent living, assisted living and memory care community in San Antonio. The borrower is a joint venture between Harrison Street Real Estate Capital and Franklin Development Properties. The amount of the loan was not disclosed. Aron Will and Tim Root of CBRE secured a three-year, floating-rate loan with 24 months of interest-only payments through an undisclosed debt fund.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — CBL Properties (NYSE: CBL) has begun work on a 110,000-square-foot retail redevelopment project in Beaumont. The company will backfill a former Macy’s store located at Parkdale Mall with a Dick’s Sporting Goods, Five Below and a national home furnishing store. The openings are slated for spring 2019. Parkdale Mall’s tenant roster includes Dillard’s, JC Penney, Sears, H&M, 2nd & Charles and Tilt Studio.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — McLane Co. Inc., a supply chain firm owned by Berkshire Hathaway that specializes in groceries, will open a 650,000-square-foot distribution center within Carter Industrial Park in Fort Worth. According to The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc. operated at the site until 2017, when it left the park and laid off more than 2,000 workers. McLane will invest at least $18 million in construction and upgrades to the existing site by January 1, 2020. Under the terms of an incentives package recently approved by the Fort Worth City Council, McLane will employ about 550 people at the facility, 30 percent of which must be Fort Worth residents.
PLANO, TEXAS — Tampa-based multifamily owner-operator American Landmark has acquired Legends at Ridgeview Ranch, a 480-unit multifamily community in Plano. Built in 1999, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, grilling stations, a fitness center, basketball court, resident clubhouse, business center and a dog park. American Landmark will invest approximately $3.6 million in capital improvements to the unit interiors and certain amenity spaces. The seller of the property, which was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale, was not disclosed.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Caddis has broken ground on Frisco Medical Pavilion, a 34,650-square-foot healthcare facility that will be located in the northeastern Dallas metro of Frisco. The Class A, single-story building is expected to be complete by summer 2019. Texas Health Physicians Group will be the anchor tenant. Two Dallas-area firms, Corgan and Novel Builders, are serving as architect and general contractor, respectively, for the project.
NORMAN, OKLA. — Minneapolis-based investment firm Timberland Partners has purchased The Renaissance at Norman, a 228-unit multifamily asset in Norman. Situated about three miles south of the University of Oklahoma, the property was built in 1999 and features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center with a yoga studio, resort-style pool, an outdoor kitchen and a clubhouse. Allan Murow of N&M Brokerage Services and Ed Fleming of Colliers International represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, which marks Timberland Partner’s third acquisition in Oklahoma and seventh of the year.
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.
DALLAS — Phoenix-based RED Development LLC has completed Phase I of The Union, an 800,000-square-foot mixed-use project in Dallas. Designed by HKS Inc., the development is located at the intersection of Field Street and Cedar Springs Road in the Arts District near downtown. The first phase delivered a 22-story, 420,000-square-foot office tower with 839 parking spaces. The building is more than 60 percent preleased to firms such as global investment firm HBK Capital Management and multifamily development firm StreetLights Residential, which will move in at year’s end. Phase II will deliver The Christopher, a 309-unit apartment community and a 60,000-square-foot Tom Thumb grocery store. Phase III will deliver retail space that is preleased to five food and beverage concepts. The remaining phases are expected to be complete within the next six months.