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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Chicago-based First Industrial Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FR) will develop First Park 121, a 345,280-square-foot warehouse/distribution project that will be situated on an 84-acre site in Lewisville, located northwest of Dallas. The groundbreaking of Phase I, which will deliver two rear-load facilities, is scheduled to occur this month. Both buildings will feature 32-foot clear heights, more than 160 auto stalls and ESFR sprinkler systems. Alliance Architects is providing architectural services for the project and Arch-Con Construction is serving as general contractor. Lee & Associates will handle leasing of the property. Completion of Phase I is slated for the second quarter of 2019.  

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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — A subsidiary of Q Real Estate Holdings LP, an affiliate of Fort Worth-based Q Investments LP, has refinanced 2400 Glenville, a 391,091-square-foot office complex located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The property, which is situated on 35 acres, underwent several renovations over the past few years to upgrade its common areas and add a new fitness center. Brian Carlton of HFF arranged the three-year, floating-rate refinancing for the transaction through CapitalSource, a division of Pacific Western Bank. The loan amount was not disclosed.

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MONTGOMERY, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of AA Climate Controlled Storage, a self-storage facility located in Montgomery, about 50 miles northwest of Houston. Built in 2003, the property consists of 483 units across 58,685 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Bill Bellomy and Michael Johnson of Bellomy & Co. represented the Houston-based seller in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Katy-based Pinnacle Storage Properties. The sales price was not disclosed.

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SAN ANTONIO — Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital LLC has provided a $23 million Fannie Mae loan for St. Johns Apartments, a 228-unit affordable housing community in San Antonio. The proceeds will be used to fund new construction and adaptive reuse of a historic 1920s-era Catholic seminary building and two smaller existing structures. The project will deliver 176 units that will be leased at restricted rents and 52 units that will command market-rate rents. Hadley Bressman of Bellwether secured the loan, which carries a fixed interest rate and a 35-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.

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ALLEN, TEXAS — New York-based REIT Global Net Lease (NYSE: GNL) has acquired a 145,000-square-foot office building located in the northern Dallas metro of Allen for $54 million. The Class A property is currently net leased for 12 years to a subsidiary of NetScout Systems Inc., a Massachusetts-based tech firm. GNL acquired the building in conjunction with a 669,000-square-foot industrial facility in Akron, Ohio, which carried a price tag of $21.4 million.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Local general contractor DDG Construction will soon begin construction of a 157-room Element Hotel. The 12-story property will be part of the Marriott International’s family of hotels and will be located within the 12,000-acre Las Colinas business district. Amenities will include a 2,300-square-foot ballroom and an enlarged fitness area. Houston-based Lodgic Hospitality will own and operate the new hotel. Dallas-based Mayse & Associates Inc. provided design services.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — KeyBank has secured $38.4 million for the construction of Del Valle Apartments, an affordable housing community in Austin. The project will be developed in a public-private partnership between NRP Group and Strategic Housing Finance Corp. of Austin County. Key’s Commercial Mortgage Group secured a $29.4 million Freddie Mac Tax Exempt Loan (TEL) that follows a three-year forward commitment with one, six-month extension. Upon conversion to a permanent loan, the TEL will carry a fixed interest rate and a 35-year amortization schedule. KeyBank Community Development Lending and Investment also provided a $9 million equity bridge loan for the development, which will consist of 302 units, 286 of which will be reserved for residents earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The developers are also reserving seven units for households earning 40 percent of the AMI and nine units for households earning 30 percent. Kyle Kolesar and Jeff Rodman of KeyBank arranged the project’s financing. Navistone Partners and U.S. Bank also provided additional sources of financing for the development.  

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SAN ANTONIO — The PPA Group LLC, an Austin-based investment firm, has acquired 5Fifty Apartment Homes, a 204-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. Floor plans feature one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse with java bar, fitness center, basketball court and a business center. Mark Brandenburg and Clint Coe of JLL secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction through Bridge Investment Group. The seller was Frontline Holdings.

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HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 76,026-square-foot industrial facility located at 8130 McHard Road in Houston. The Class B, single-tenant property was built in 2013. Mike Spears and Thomas Leger of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, LHI LCC, in the transaction. Amy Silvey, also with Lee & Associates, represented the seller, Clay-McHard Road Partners LP.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between two California-based firms, Dekel Strategic Investors and Arrowroot Real Estate, has purchased Mueller Place, an 86-unit multifamily property in Austin. The new ownership will treat the investment as a value-add opportunity and renovate the unit interiors and property exteriors. The seller was not disclosed.

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