FRISCO, TEXAS — New York-based Innovatus Capital Partners LLC has acquired Frisco Bridges Place, a 163,923-square-foot office building located along the $5 Billion Mile in Frisco. The Class A property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale to 23 tenants and features structured parking and direct access to the Dallas North Tollway. Innovatus will implement capital improvements to certain amenities, including the fitness center and café. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Charlotte, N.C.-based Romans Properties LLC has arranged the sale of a 75,119-square-foot data center located at 1001 E. Campbell Road in Richardson, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The sales price was approximately $36.6 million. The property is fully leased to Sungard AS, a Pennsylvania-based provider of recovery software for cloud computing and data systems. Chris Orr of Romans Properties represented the buyer, an institutional investor, in the transaction.
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based Colony Industrial has purchased Enterprise Industrial Park Building III, a 359,251-square-foot warehouse/distribution property located one mile from Interstate 35 in San Antonio. Developed by Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners, the cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, 73 trailer spaces, office space and an ESFR sprinkler system. Colony Industrial acquired Buildings I and II in Enterprise Industrial Park in March.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Transwestern has brokered the sale of Edentree, a 360-unit multifamily property in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. Edentree offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, outdoor picnic area, on-site laundry facilities, business center and a children’s play area. Connecticut-based Beachwold Residential LLC sold the property to an undisclosed buyer that utilized a 1031 exchange to complete the transaction.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A private equity fund affiliated with Miami-based investment firm Atlantic | Pacific Cos. has acquired Avana Point, a 324-unit multifamily community in Fort Worth. The property, which has since been rebranded as The Atlantic Station, features one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park, outdoor grilling areas, business center and a clubhouse. The transaction marks the company’s third acquisition of a multifamily property in Texas in the last 90 days. The seller was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Common Desk, a Dallas-based coworking and office amenities provider, has acquired The Gym of Social Mechanics, a fitness concept that revolves around body weight movements, yoga and cardio. The east Dallas-based gym was founded in 2013. Common Desk will offer similar fitness services to occupants at the buildings it serves, giving landlords an alternative to developing full-service gyms.
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.