DALLAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial (HLC) has negotiated a 98,489-square-foot industrial lease at 7601 Ambassador Row in Dallas. The distribution-oriented property was built in 1958 and totals 185,220 square feet. Canon Shoults and Josh Barnes of HLC represented the landlord, Frontier Equity, in the lease negotiations. Craig Jones of JLL represented the undisclosed tenant.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Irving-based multifamily developer JPI has broken ground on Jefferson at The Gate, a 425-unit apartment community in Frisco. The Class A property is located within The Gate, a master development by Dubai-based Invest Group Overseas that upon completion will include 650,000 square feet of office space, 130,000 square feet of retail space and a luxury hotel. Amenities at Jefferson at The Gate will include two pools, a fitness center and yoga studio, access to walking trails and concierge services. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy during the first quarter of 2020.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between two private equity firms, Pittsburgh-based JoCo Partners and Dallas-based The ValCap Group, has acquired two adjacent multifamily communities totaling 316 units in Austin. Westwood Apartments was built in 1983 and totals 152 units, and Audubon Square was built in 1986 and totals 164 units. The partnership plans to combine the properties into one community called The Lantern that features amenities such as a clubhouse, fitness center, pool areas, outdoor grilling stations and a dog park. The community opened recently and its first units are currently being renovated.
ORANGE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Bear Storage, a 321-unit self-storage facility located in Orange, about 30 miles east of Beaumont. The property features 35,830 net rentable square feet, as well as climate-controlled units, RV and boat storage spaces and a truck rental service. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap brokered the sale on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company, and the buyer, a partnership that operates six facilities in the Houston area. Other terms of sale were not released.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — NAI Partners Investment Fund II, the private equity arm of Houston-based NAI Partners, has purchased San Marcos Place, a 73,105-square-foot office and retail center in San Marcos, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. The four-building property was 84 percent leased at the time of purchase to retail tenants such as Pizza Hut and Nationwide Insurance. Andrew Pappas and Adam Hawkins of NAI Partners internally negotiated the sale for the fund. Cathy Nabours of HFF represented the undisclosed seller.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC) will develop a 67,200-square-foot medical facility in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. Designed by Houston-based PGAL, the project will deliver two 33,600-square-foot buildings within Creekside Park Village Center, a mixed-use property developed by Howard Hughes. Construction is scheduled to begin at the end of the year. Transwestern will handle leasing of the property.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Westover Village, a 111,374-square-foot retail center in Fort Worth. The property, which houses tenants such as AT&T, Firehouse Subs and SportClips, was close to full occupancy at the time of sale. The site includes additional land for development. Jennifer Pierson of STRIVE represented the seller, a St. Louis-based developer, in the transaction. A Texas-based investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — TH Real Estate, an affiliate of Chicago-based asset manager Nuveen, has purchased Tacara Steiner Ranch, a 246-unit apartment community in northwest Austin. The property, which was built in 2017 and was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale, offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 959 square feet per unit. Amenities include a pool, fitness and massage studios, media and game rooms and a dog park. Scott LaMontagne of JLL handled the sale on behalf of the seller and developer, San Antonio-based Casey Development Ltd.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 76,202-square-foot warehouse situated on 30 acres at 6750 Bender Road in Humble, a northern suburb of Houston. Mike Spears and Robert McGee of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, 6750 Bender Road Ltd., in the transaction. Houston-based RBIP Transportation LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Griffin-American, a partnership between American Healthcare Investors LLC and Griffin Capital Company LLC, has acquired Pinnacle Beaumont Assisted Living Facility in Beaumont for $19.5 million. Situated on 4.4 acres, the property features 79 units and consists of approximately 61,000 square feet of assisted living and memory care space. The acquisition was completed in a joint venture with an affiliate of Meridian Senior Living LLC, which will manage the property.