AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between two limited liability companies, 1500 RHD LLC and GV&A 4 LLC, has acquired Las Colinas Apartments, a 177-unit multifamily community in Austin. The loan features a 9.75-year term and a 30-month amortization schedule. Dougherty Mortgage arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction.
WACO, TEXAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. (MCA) has arranged a $4.3 million construction loan for The Containery, a retail conversion project in Waco. Private developer Bill Wetterman plans to convert an existing warehouse situated on 24,750 square feet of land into a shopping destination with boutique retail and restaurant spaces. Brandon Wilhite of MCA arranged the loan through McGregor, Texas-based TFNB Bank.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 63,911-square-foot industrial lease at Park West Crossing, a 74-acre, eight-building business park located in the northern Dallas metro of Coppell. Jeremy Kelly and Ryan Boozer of Stream Realty represented the landlord, MLRP Park West Crossing F LLC. Bryan Graham of BLG Commercial RE represented the tenant, Black Horse Carriers Inc., an Illinois-based freight company.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — CCG Valwood, a Dallas-based investment firm, has acquired a 22,506-square-foot warehouse located at 1208 Tappan Circle in Carrollton. The property, which offers convenient access to Interstates 635 and 35 East and the George Bush Turnpike, was 60 percent leased at the time of sale. Richmond Collinsworth of Bradford Commercial represented the buyer in the transaction. Scott Gregory of Caddo Holdings represented the seller.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Valor Capital Partners (VCP) has acquired The Overlook at Rob Roy, a 100,000-square-foot, Class A office building in southwest Austin. Built in 2002, the property is located just off Bee Cave Road. This is the fifth acquisition in the Austin area for VCP, which will build an additional two-story parking structure at the property. Equitable Commercial Realty (ECR) represented the seller in the transaction. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
SHENANDOAH, TEXAS — Everson Developments has broken ground on a 58,000-square-foot medical office building at 121 Vision Park Blvd. in Shenandoah, a northern suburb of Houston. Designed by Ziegler Cooper, the three-story, Class A property is slated for completion by year’s end. The J. Beard Real Estate Co. is handling leasing of the property and recently secured its first tenant, Gill Plastic Surgery & Dermatology.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has secured a 55,376-square-foot industrial lease at 2115 Exchange Drive in Arlington. Mark Graybill and Colton Rhodes of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Global Logistic Properties, in the lease negotiations. Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Blue Ribbon Delivery Inc., a transportation and logistics firm.
HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated a 41,458-square-foot industrial lease at 7875 Northcourt Road in northwest Houston on behalf of Asia Cabinetry, a wholesale cabinet distributor. The space will continue to serve as the company’s headquarters, although it represents an expansion from its previous space. Jeff Venghaus and Geoff Perrott of JLL represented Asia Cabinetry in the lease negotiations. Darryl Noon of Transwestern represented the landlord, CPF Alamo Crossing LLC.
ADDISON, TEXAS — British tech firm Basis Technologies has relocated its North American headquarters from Vancouver to Dallas, signing a 4,200-square-foot lease at 16301 Quorum Drive in the Dallas suburb of Addison. Ryan Hoopes of Colliers represented the company in its lease negotiations. Basis Technologies plans to hire 100 additional employees in the U.S. over the next five years.
Compared to the four major MSAs in Texas, El Paso has often been overlooked by national and regional retailers. But times change, and interest in retail real estate in West Texas is at an all-time high. Major retailers that have taken space in El Paso are experiencing steady sales growth and expanding their footprints. Over the last couple years, we’ve seen new leases for major retailers, including At Home Furniture — which leased more than 100,000 square feet at its newest location — Ross Dress For Less, Tuesday Morning, Marshall’s and Sprouts Farmers Market, to name a few. Like the rest of Texas, El Paso’s economy is growing and strengthening. The city has posted a 3.7 percent unemployment rate to start the year, which is lower than the state (3.9 percent) and national (4.1 percent) averages. The city’s population continues to grow, driven by downtown office development, greater military spending (El Paso’s resident military base, Fort Bliss, houses tens of thousands of active duty and reservist military personnel, their families and civilian workers) and a reduction in crime in Ciudad Juarez, the sister city located just across the border. These forces have combined to imbue El Paso with a unique, …
