Texas

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HOUSTON — EDGE Capital Markets has closed the sale of seven shopping centers totaling 137,742 square feet in the Houston area. The properties are: the 19,826-square-foot Coles Crossing III in Cypress; the 16,205-square-foot River Pointe Center in Richmond; the 21,830-square-foot River Gate Center in Richmond; the 20,085-square-foot Highway 290 & Mueschke in Cypress; the 21,975-square-foot Miramesa Retail Center in Cypress; the 18,151-square-foot Canyon Lakes Shopping Center in Humble; and the 19,670-square-foot Clay Road Crossings in Houston. Josh Jacobs and Burdette Huffman of EDGE represented the undisclosed sellers in the transactions.

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HOUSTON — Dallas-based private equity firm Velocis has sold Echo Lane, a two-building, 189,162-square-foot office complex located in the Hedwig Village area of west Houston. Velocis acquired the property in 2012 and raised the occupancy rate from 83 percent to 97 percent during its ownership period. Investment firm 800 Builders acquired the property for an undisclosed price.

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HOUSTON — The LeClaire Group, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Ammex Mini Storage, a 353-unit self-storage facility in Houston. The property totals 48,810 square feet and includes climate- and non-climate-controlled units. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of The LeClaire Group represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction and procured the buyer, an out-of-state investment firm.

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The industrial market of the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) is off to a blistering start in 2018, thanks to a combination of increased commercial activity around the U.S.-Mexico border and renewed political and military interest in the region. We use the tri-city area of McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, now the fifth-largest MSA in Texas, as a yardstick for our regional analysis. According to CBRE, industrial vacancy in this market registered an all-time low of 3 percent during the first quarter. In addition, the market posted positive net absorption of approximately 79,000 square feet during the first quarter, a year-over-year increase of 24,000 square feet. Average asking rents for industrial space are also up  40 cents from the first quarter of 2017. Demand for industrial space in the RGV has always been a factor of the region’s proximity to Mexico. The Mexican border city of Reynosa absorbed more than 2 million square feet of industrial space in 2017. More than 1 million square feet of industrial product is under construction in Reynosa, and the pipeline includes everything from heavy manufacturing plants to rail-served distribution centers. This aspect of the RGV’s location has always played a pivotal role in generating demand for warehousing — for …

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AUSTIN — A partnership between the development arm of San Antonio-based Kairoi Residential and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. have planned 600 Guadalupe, a 62-story mixed-use tower in downtown Austin. Designed by global architecture firm Gensler, the building would be Austin’s tallest tower and include 300 multifamily units. The Austin American-Statesman also reported that the tower will feature about half a million square feet of office space and could ultimately exceed 62 stories. Construction is scheduled to begin this year and wrap up by 2022.

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HOUSTON — Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages, a subsidiary of Mexico-based Coca-Cola bottling partner Arca Continental, will build a $250 million bottling plant in Houston. The facility, which will be the first new Coca-Cola bottling plant built in the United States in a decade, will total approximately 1 million square feet. Construction of the plant is slated to begin this year, with operations expected to commence in early 2020.

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GARLAND, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has provided two bridge loans totaling $81.8 million for the acquisition and repositioning of Landmark at Lake Village North and Landmark at Lake Village East, two apartment communities in the Dallas metro of Garland. The garden-style properties total 848 and 321 units, respectively, and include amenities such as multiple pools, basketball and volleyball courts, dog parks, fitness centers and outdoor grilling areas. Alex Inman of Walker & Dunlop structured the loans on behalf of the owner, Madera Residential.

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HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the sale of Tanglewood Court, a 125,500-square-foot shopping center located in Galleria/Uptown area of Houston. An H-E-B grocery store anchors the property, which was built in 2014 and fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Mattress Firm, La Madeleine, SH Salon and Memorial Hermann. Rusty Tamlyn, Ryan West, John Indelli and Charlie Strauss of HFF represented the seller, a partnership between Fidelis Realty Partners and BayNorth Capital LLC, in the transaction. Colby Mueck and Michael Johnson of HFF secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing through a national life insurance company on behalf of the new owner, American Realty Advisors.

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HOUSTON — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital LLC has sold Beverly Palms, a 362-unit multifamily community in the Galleria area of Houston. Westmount acquired the Class B property in late 2012 and undertook a $1 million renovation project to upgrade the community’s common areas and unit interiors. Floor plans include one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities include two pools, a new playground, business center, fitness center and an on-site convenience store. The buyer was not disclosed.

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DALLAS — Transcontinental Realty Investors Inc. (NYSE: TCI) and its subsidiary, Adobe Properties, have broken ground on Lakeside Lofts, a 498-unit apartment community in Dallas. The property will be located within Mercer Crossing, a 1,200-acre mixed-use development on the city’s northwest side. Amenities will include multiple pools, a clubhouse, fitness center, theater room, two parking garages, bocce court and hiking/biking trails. A construction timeline was not released.  

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