SAN ANTONIO — Utah-based Triago Ventures has purchased Republic Woodlake, a 288-unit multifamily asset in San Antonio. The garden-style property was built in 2008 and is located less than 10 miles from the downtown area. Units average 787 square feet each, and amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park and a clubhouse. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — New York-based Lone Star Capital Group, led by Kent Piotrkowski and Rob Beardsley, has acquired Cranbrook Forest, a 261-unit multifamily community in northwest Houston. Built in 1983, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units, as well as a pool, fitness center and leasing office. The new ownership plans to add or upgrade the community playground, dog park, poolside picnic and barbecue area, leasing office and fitness center. Michael Muller and Marc Belsky of Eastern Union Funding arranged a $14 million acquisition loan on behalf of Lone Star Capital Group for the transaction.
PLANO, TEXAS — Public accounting firm Whitley Penn has signed a 13,451-square-foot office lease at Legacy West in Plano. Calvin Hull of JLL represented Whitley Penn in the lease negotiations. David Reed and Ben Davis of CBRE represented the landlord, Legacy West Investors LP. DLR Group | Staffelbach is overseeing the interior design of Whitley Penn’s newest office.
IRVING, TEXAS — American Hotel Income Properties REIT LP (AHIP) has completed the $5.2 million renovation of the Embassy Suites DFW South, a hotel located near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Irving. The project delivered a rebuilt atrium with a new bar and breakfast restaurant, as well as new elevators and a fresh paint job on the building’s exterior.
The Federal Reserve met during the second week of June, and as expected, the nation’s central bank opted to raise short-term interest rates for the second time this year. In short order, this means that borrowing costs for banks are going up, which means that increased borrowing costs for consumers will follow close behind. At least one more rate hike is anticipated to occur before year’s end as part of the Fed’s stated goal of increasing the federal funds rate from its current range of 1.75 percent to 2 percent to 2.5 percent by year’s end. In addition, the Fed has pledged to continue its rate hikes through 2019 and potentially into 2020 as it pursues a tighter monetary policy. The capital markets behind commercial real estate in Texas have long seen these rate hikes coming — necessary measures to choke off inflation brought on by tax cuts, a ballooning stock market, an 18-year low unemployment rate and near-3-percent annual growth in GDP (2.9 percent in the first quarter). Some borrowers have been able to refinance existing debt and lock in favorable rates in advance of the Fed’s hikes. Those who didn’t, perhaps because their loans were too far removed …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Stockyards Heritage Development Co., a partnership between California-based Majestic Realty Co. and Fort Worth-based The Hickman Cos., will develop Hotel Drover, a 200-room boutique hotel that will be located within the Fort Worth Stockyards redevelopment. Operating under Marriott International’s Autograph Collection, the hotel will include an event barn, 15,000 square feet of meeting space, swimming pool, lounge with a fireplace and library, courtyard and a restaurant called 97 West Kitchen and Bar. The $175 million Fort Worth Stockyards project has already delivered retail, restaurant and office space, with new tenants such as Shake Shack, Second Rodeo Brewing Co., MB Mercantile & Supply, RFD-TV’s headquarters and studios and American Paint Horse Association having been confirmed. Fort Worth Stockyards is a public-private partnership between Stockyards Heritage Development, the City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.
BRYAN, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of Z Islander, an 864-bed student housing community in Bryan that serves Texas A&M University and Blinn College. The community totals 380 units in one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor fire pits, spa and sauna, theater room, volleyball and basketball courts, game room and community car wash stations. Ryan Lang and Brandon Buell of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Virginia-based ILM Capital, in the transaction. Florida-based Waypoint Residential purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
HOUSTON — Chicago-based Brennan Investment Group LLC has acquired Hempstead Business Park, a 12-building industrial property located at 10612-10616 Hempstead Highway in northwest Houston. The buildings total 133,850 square feet and were 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. The seller was not disclosed.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE has negotiated a 153,130-square-foot industrial lease at 4200 SE 59th St. in Oklahoma City on behalf of Dex Heavy Duty Parts LLC, a North Carolina-based auto parts manufacturer. David Portman of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The property, which was built in 2002, is a distribution warehouse with 25-foot ceiling heights and 29 dock-high doors. The owner of the property is OKC 59th Street LLC.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has secured a 77,000-square-foot office lease for local advertising firm Simpli.fi in Fort Worth. The space is situated within the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, which is currently being renovated by Stockyards Heritage Development Co., a partnership between California-based Majestic Realty Co. and Fort Worth-based The Hickman Cos. Simpli.fi is planning to bring more than 450 employees to its new offices. Ryan Matthews and Matt Montague of JLL represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Seth Koschak and Tyler Maner of Stream Realty Partners represented Stockyards Heritage Development.
