MCKINNEY, TEXAS — The Jenkins Organization (TJO) has opened Storage Center at Craig Ranch, a 621-unit self-storage facility located within the Craig Ranch master-planned community in McKinney, a northern suburb of Dallas. The property officially opened on Aug. 7 and features 95,462 square feet of climate- and non-climate-controlled space. The facility is the company’s second development in the greater Dallas area.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Kids Empire, an entertainment concept that provides indoor playgrounds for children, will open a 15,000-square-foot venue within Towne Crossing Shopping Center in Mesquite, an eastern suburb of Dallas. The location will be the first in Texas for the company, which started in California. Robin Barrow and Eddie Liebman of Weitzman represented Kids Empire in the lease negotiations. Chris Young of Phillips Edison represented the landlord on an internal basis. The Mesquite venue is scheduled to open during the fourth quarter.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Realty Advisors (ARA) has acquired Northshore, a 38-story mixed-use tower in Austin. The property consists of 439 residential units and 52,083 square feet of office and retail space. At the time of sale, Northshore’s residential portion was 97 percent occupied and its commercial portion was fully leased. Amenities include a 17,000-square-foot pool deck overlooking Lady Bird Lake, multiple outdoor kitchens and a 24-hour fitness center. Charles Cirar, Michael Wardlaw and Colin Cannata of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Under the auspices of a limited partnership, Henry S. Miller Cos. (HSM) has developed a 743-unit self-storage facility in the northeastern Dallas metro of Garland that will open on Saturday, Sept. 8. The property encompasses 77,000 net rentable square feet across four buildings. About 87 percent of the units are climate-controlled. Pennsylvania-based self-storage REIT CubeSmart will manage the facility.
HOUSTON — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $54.9 million in loans for the acquisition and refinancing of four commercial properties and one apartment community located throughout the Houston area. The properties include Deer Park Marketplace, a 35,000-square-foot retail asset in Deer Park; Havenwood Office Park, a 240,000-square-foot office property in The Woodlands; Hidden Lakes Phase III, a 9,000-square-foot retail property in League City; 2700 Research Forest, a 75,000-square-foot office building in The Woodlands; and Jacinto Palms Apartments in Jacinto City. Warren Hitchcock of NorthMarq Capital’s Houston office arranged the loans on behalf of the undisclosed borrowers.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — Dallas-based hospitality developer NewcrestImage has opened a 94-room Tru by Hilton hotel in Amarillo, the first property of a three-hotel campus at the intersection of Interstate 40 and South Soucy Road on the city’s west side. The lobby includes bar tables and mini-hammocks, as well as a pool table and dining stations. The other two hotels in the development, a 90-room Hyatt Place and a 90-room Aloft, are slated to open in 2019.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — WorkSuites, a provider of coworking, virtual and executive office space throughout Houston, has leased 19,692 square feet at 77 Sugar Creek, a Class A office building located in the southwestern metro of Sugar Land. Dan Boyles and Michael Mannella of NAI Partners, along with John Pelletier and Greg Burns of ESRP Advisory, represented WorkSuites in the lease negotiations. Mat Volz and Craig McKenna of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Velocis.
LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK — CBRE Global Investors (NYSE: CBRE) has formed a joint venture with Brookfield Property Partners (NASDAQ: BPY) to purchase three super-regional malls totaling 3.7 million square feet from General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP). As part of the transaction, CBRE is purchasing a 49 percent stake in the three malls from BPY. The sales price for the portfolio was not disclosed, but The Wall Street Journal reports the deal is valued at more than $1 billion. The assets include Cumberland Mall, a 1 million-square-foot mall in northwest Atlanta; Ridgedale Center, a 1.2 million-square-foot mall in the western Minneapolis suburb of Minnetonka; and The Parks Mall at Arlington, a 1.5 million-square-foot mall in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. The three malls were 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including Amazon Pop-Up, AMC Theatres, Apple Store, Barnes & Noble, The Cheesecake Factory, Chick-fil-A, Costco, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Dillard’s, Disney Store, DSW, H&M, JC Penney, Macy’s, Nordstrom, Nordstrom Rack, Old Navy, Pottery Barn, Sears, Starbucks Coffee, Williams-Sonoma and Victoria’s Secret. “We believe that Class A, super-regional malls remain one of the most attractive investments available today,” says David Morrison, chief investment officer of the Americas at CBRE Global …
DALLAS, HOUSTON AND CHARLOTTE — HFF has arranged the $148 million sale of an industrial portfolio totaling 1.25 million square feet in Texas and North Carolina. The 20-building portfolio includes Cardinal Park in Dallas, as well as Bammel Business Park, Business Center at Park 10 and Legacy Park in Houston. Adam Herrin, Stephen Bailey, Rusty Tamlyn, Chris Norvell, Trent Agnew and Patrick Nally of HFF represented the seller, Adler Real Estate Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was Pennsylvania-based Exeter Property Group.
SPRING, TEXAS — Discovery Senior Living, an operator of 50-plus seniors housing communities across the country, has completed the renovation of Conservatory at Champion Forest, a seniors housing property located in Houston suburb of Spring. The Florida-based company overhauled the apartments, clubhouse amenities and dining areas. Although development costs were not officially released, Discovery described the project as a “multimillion-dollar remodel.”
