ALLEN, TEXAS — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has broken ground on Collin College Technical Campus, a 360,000-square-foot development in Allen, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The project will deliver a 177,646-square-foot building for trade studies that includes lab space, auto shops and carpentry shops, as well as a 151,000-square-foot academic building with classrooms, administrative offices and common spaces. Additional features will include a 23,700-square-foot conference building, a 42,000-square-foot classroom to be shared with the Allen Independent School District and a 600-space underground parking garage. Completion is slated for summer 2020. The campus is expected to eventually serve more than 4,000 students.
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SPRING, TEXAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Alexan Auburn Lakes, a 346-unit multifamily community in Spring, a northern suburb of Houston. Built in 2015, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a dog park, lake and running trails. Ryan Epstein, Jennifer Ray, Wes Breeding and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller, a partnership between Trammell Crow Residential and Prime Property Investors, in the transaction. Tucker Knight and Nick Murphy of Berkadia secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of the buyer, Fort Worth-based Olympus Property.
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — Austin-based FourPoint Student Housing Investments has brokered the sale of Angelo Place, a 480-bed student housing community located adjacent to Angelo State University in San Angelo, roughly midway between Lubbock and San Antonio. Built in 2007, the 120-unit property features amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a full-sized basketball court. Chris Epp, Chris Bancroft, Meredith Wolff and Craig Miller of FourPoint led the sales effort on behalf of the seller, Atlas Real Estate Partners. The buyer was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Houston-based LMI Capital, a Real Estate Capital Alliance (RECA) member, has arranged four acquisition loans totaling $21 million for a quartet of multifamily assets located across three coastal counties in southeast Texas. The properties include two assets totaling 320 units in Brazoria County, a 100-unit property in Jefferson County and a 20-unit asset in Galveston County. Brandon Brown, Kurt Dennis and Jamie Safier of LMI Capital arranged the loans on behalf of undisclosed borrowers.
IRVING, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has secured a 117,072-square-foot industrial lease at 8701 Sterling St. in Irving. Reid Bassinger and Trey Fricke of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Builders First Source Inc., a Dallas-based provider of construction materials and supplies, in the lease negotiations. Brett Owens of Transwestern represented the landlord, Colony NorthStar.
DALLAS — A partnership between Dallas-based TriGate Capital LLC and developer/operator M-M Properties has refinanced Comerica Bank Tower, a 60-story, 1.5 million-square-foot office building in downtown Dallas. The Dallas Morning News reports that the amount of the loan is $163 million. Completed in 1987, the property includes ground-floor restaurant space and amenities such as a conference center, tenant lounge and a patio bar. The loan proceeds will be used to repay an existing CMBS loan and provide additional funds for leasing, as well to finance other capital expenditures. John Brownlee and Jim Curtin of HFF placed the loan with Annaly Commercial Real Estate Group Inc. on behalf of the borrower.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of two Class A office properties totaling nearly 600,000 square feet in the West Texas city of Midland. Fasken Center is a 421,546-square-foot property that was built in phases in 1974 and 1982, according to Wikipedia. Frost Bank Tower is a 12-story, 177,952-square-foot building. David Carter and Patrick Duffy of Colliers International brokered the deal. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated the sale of a 125,000-square-foot industrial property located at 8203 Market St. in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1985 and is zoned for manufacturing. John Ferruzzo and Clay Pritchett of NAI Partners represented the seller, 8203 Market Street Road LLC, in the transaction. Matthew Goldsby of Belvoir Real Estate Group represented the buyer, 8203 MSR Properties LLC.
HOUSTON — Triple Crown Investments has begun work on Southside Commons, an 80,000-square-foot redevelopment project in Houston. The developer will convert the former site of Palace Bowling Lanes, located at 4191 Bellaire Blvd., into a mixed-use development. Individual components will include 10,000 square feet of retail space, 30,000 square feet of entertainment/restaurant space and 40,000 square feet of office and medical office space. Arch-Con Construction is serving as general contractor on the project, which is expected to open in late summer 2019.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Franklin Park of Desoto, a 240-unit, age-restricted multifamily community for residents 55 and older in Desoto, a southern suburb of Dallas. Built in 2009, the property consists of 31 buildings across 22 acres. Amenities include walking trails, a media room, resort-style pool and an outdoor fireplace. Rod Llanos and Doug O’Toole of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller in the transaction. Will Balthrope and Jennifer Campbell of Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, procured the buyer. Both buyer and seller are based in Texas but requested anonymity.