OKLAHOMA — Evans Senior Investments (ESI) has arranged the sale of an undisclosed, 95-bed skilled nursing community located about 85 miles south of Oklahoma City. ESI represented the seller, a private owner-operator, which sold the property to a West Coast-based investor with experience in skilled nursing operations. Both parties requested anonymity.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Hillwood has completed The Casey at Frisco Station, a 300-unit multifamily project located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. Designed by JHP Architecture, the five-story building is Hillwood’s third multifamily project within the 242-acre Frisco Station mixed-use development and follows The Cadence at Frisco Station, which opened in September 2021. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans, range in size from 513 to 1,375 square feet and feature built-in desks, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and private patios/balconies. Amenities include a coworking lounge with private offices and conference facilities, pool, fitness center and a library. Rents start at roughly $1,600 per month for a studio apartment.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Texas-based investment firm Momentum Multifamily has acquired The Henry at Lake Houston, a 296-unit apartment community in the northeastern suburb of Humble. The property, formerly known as The Cobalt at Lake Houston, consists of 14 three-story buildings that house a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residences feature granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, business center, game room, clubhouse, fitness center, putting green and storage lockers. Timbercreek Capital provided the senior acquisition loan for the deal that was arranged by Taylor Coy of JLL, with Chicago-based Pearlmark supplying mezzanine financing. The loan amounts and the name of the seller were not disclosed.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 10-year office lease renewal and expansion in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. The tenant, Visitech Americas, a Norwegian provider of 3D printing and digital imaging solutions, will now occupy 19,431 square feet across the entire first floor of Building 2 of The Office Campus at Allen. Jared Laake of Bradford represented the landlord, an entity doing business as 1301 SCE LLC, in the lease negotiations. Dene Allred of CMI Brokerage represented the tenant, which plans to invest $1 million in the build-out of the expanded space.
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged the sale of Garden Oaks Shopping Center, a 13,877-square-foot retail strip center in northwest Houston. The center was built in 1950 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Upside Pub, Pinks Pizza, Village Liquor, Community Vet and Molly’s Mutt House. Ryan West, John Indelli and Clay Andersen of JLL represented the seller, Fifth Corner, in the transaction. Meredith Cullen and David Cook with Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed buyer.
NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS — Family Care Center has signed a 6,052-square-foot office lease in New Braunfels, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 640 N. Walnut Ave. was built in 2021 and totals 19,623 square feet. Chad Wallace of Partners Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Ken Brown and Carl Salvato with Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant.
By Ryan Johnson and Tyler Grisham, managing partners and market leaders, SRS Real Estate Partners Those who live and work in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) should be grateful for the metroplex’s strong fundamentals. There are a lot of macro-level factors that are out of whack and hurting the commercial real estate business, but there are also a lot of macro factors working in favor of DFW that not many major markets in the United States can claim. Thinking glass half-full, DFW has enjoyed exceptional growth in employment, housing and population over the last decade. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, DFW now boasts nearly 8 million residents, which makes it the nation’s fourth-largest metropolitan area. According to the Dallas Regional Chamber, 14 major companies relocated to North Texas in 2023 — Kelly Moore Paint Co., Inbenta, McAfee Corp., Frontier Communications and West Shore Homes, among others. Thinking glass half-empty, DFW has sky-high construction costs, the highest interest rates in recent memory, highest exit cap rates/lowest valuations in recent memory and just a general market mentality that causes developers, banks and investors to exercise great caution. Active Segments, Trends Given these challenges, it may be surprising that there are retailers that are …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Canadian developer Northland Living has unveiled plans for Luminary, a 35-story multifamily tower that will be located at the northwest corner of 14th and Guadalupe streets in downtown Austin. Designed by Page Southerland Page, Luminary will feature 286 condos in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, 4,800 square feet of retail space, one floor of office space and a six-story parking garage. The Luminary will also offer a pool, fitness center and other indoor and outdoor amenities. A construction timeline was not disclosed.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Cravey Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of Buccaneer Apartments, a 342-unit multifamily community in Corpus Christi. The property spans 28.7 acres and offers one- and two-bedroom units. Lynann Pinkham of Cravey Real Estate represented the seller, Fuso Investment Inc., in the transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as Buccaneer Redevelopment LLC. The sales price was not disclosed.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of The Jones, a 224-unit apartment complex in Arlington. The Jones, which was built in 1977 and offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units, is currently undergoing a capital improvement program. Kris Lowe and Kristi Leonard of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan through New York City-based Benefit Street Partners on behalf of the borrower, locally based investment firm WindMass Capital.