INGRAM, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Lone Star Mini Storage, a 351-unit facility located in Ingram, about 70 miles northwest of San Antonio. The property totals 45,680 net rentable square feet. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Better Home Products, a provider of bathroom accessories and hardware items, has signed a 179,875-square-foot industrial lease at Great Southwest Distribution Center in Arlington. The lease represents a renewal as well as an expansion from the company’s previous space. John Brewer of Transwestern represented Better Home Products in the lease negotiations.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas-based mortgage intermediary Pioneer Realty Capital LLC has arranged a $3.2 million loan for the refinancing of Summit Point, an office building in Austin. The property, which is located a few miles south of the downtown area, was 100 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. An international investment banking firm provided the loan on behalf of undisclosed sponsors.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hunt Southwest has begun construction on a 300,000-square-foot cold storage facility that will be located within Carter Industrial Park in Fort Worth. The facility is being developed on a speculative basis and is expected to be complete by March 2019. The property will feature 45-foot clear heights and has the capacity to be served by rail and to add more trailer storage. CBRE is marketing the facility to prospective tenants.
SPRING, TEXAS — The LeClaire Group, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of AAA Spring Storage, a 673-unit self-storage facility located in the northern Houston metro of Spring. Built in 2005, the property totals 79,778 net rentable square feet and includes 77 rentable outdoor parking spaces and 14 climate lockers. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of The LeClaire Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not released.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Chicago-based Waterton has acquired Plantation at The Woodlands, a 432-unit apartment community in The Woodlands, located about 30 miles north of Houston. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as two pools, a fitness center, a business center, game room, a playground and package delivery service. The property was acquired from a partnership controlled by CBRE Global Investors as part of a multifamily portfolio sale totaling 3,685 units.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Tuscany Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily property in Fort Worth. Built in 1980, the pet-friendly property features one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse and on-site laundry facilities. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Lubbock-based Madera Residential, in the transaction. Silva also procured the buyer, a Dallas-based investment firm.
HOUSTON — Tulsa-based publishing firm PennWell Corp. has signed a 19,363-square-foot office lease renewal at 1455 West Loop S. in Houston. Bob Cromwell and Kevin Nolan of Moody Rambin represented the landlord, Koswood Investments NV, in the lease negotiations. Grayson Wallace and Rich Claussen of Cushman & Wakefield represented PennWell.
DALLAS AND PLANO, TEXAS — Chicago-based Waterton has acquired four multifamily assets totaling 1,634 units in Dallas and Plano. The properties include the 535-unit Gramercy on the Park in Dallas; the 417-unit Mockingbird Flats in Dallas; the 380-unit Creekside at Legacy in Plano; and the 302-unit Lakeshore at Preston in Plano. The properties, which were built between 1992 and 2012, were acquired in a portfolio sale from a partnership controlled by CBRE Global Investors for undisclosed prices. The portfolio also included multifamily assets in North Carolina, Arizona and Virginia.
DALLAS — CBRE has arranged a $61 million construction loan for the Marriott Uptown, a 255-room hotel being developed at the intersection of Carlisle and Fairmount streets in Dallas. The hotel is slated to open in May 2020 and will feature a pool, fitness center and 12,980 square feet of meeting space. Jay Wagley, John Fenoglio, Matthew Miller, Marc Sallette and Olga Lepow of CBRE arranged the financing through IBC Bank on behalf of the developer, Dallas-based Alamo Manhattan.
