AUSTIN, TEXAS — Ridge, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., has completed construction of a 351,171-square-foot industrial building within Southpark Commerce Center in southeast Austin. The property, located just off Interstate 35 within 10 miles of downtown Austin and Austin International Airport, was developed on a speculative basis. Southpark Commerce Center will span more than 2.3 million square feet at full build-out.
DALLAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of a 472,284-square-foot distribution center located at 2020 Singleton Road in west Dallas. The rail-served property offers convenient access to Interstates 30 and 35 and the Dallas North Tollway. Chris Teesdale and Tom Pearson of Colliers International represented the seller, an Ohio-based freight and logistics firm, in the transaction. Teesdale and Pearons also procured the buyer, 2020 Singleton Blvd. LLC.
IRVING, TEXAS — Eleven new food-and-drink-based concepts will open this month at Toyota Music Factory, an entertainment destination located within the Las Colinas district in Irving. New restaurants include Highway 61 South, a barbecue restaurant; Kabuki, a Japanese restaurant; and Texas Jam House, an eatery specializing in Southern cuisine. Night club Martini Ranch and frozen fruit bar Pop Factory by Maxfrut, among others, will also open stores within the destination, which will ultimately consist of 500,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space. An eight-screen Alamo Drafthouse Cinema will also open at Toyota Music Factory in April.
COPPELL, TEXAS — PickUp USA Fitness, a fitness chain dedicated to basketball, has opened a 16,936-square-foot gym at Sandy Lake Business Center in Coppell, a northwestern suburb of Dallas. The location was formerly leased to a Taekwondo studio. The gym will feature weights and cardio machines in addition to numerous courts for pick-up games. Private lessons and classes are also available. Allyson Yost and Cole Hooper of Colliers International represented Mosely Basketball, the franchise operator of the Coppell gym, in the lease negotiations. Erik Blaise of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord. PickUp USA Fitness also operates franchises in Arizona, Florida and Nevada.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 49,000-square-foot industrial lease at 4514 Brittmoore Road in northwest Houston. Preston Yaggi and Stephen Kuper of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Chapman & Cole, in the lease negotiations. Travis Land and Nick Peterson of NAI Partners represented the tenant, BiSN Oil Tools LLC, a provider of sealing solutions for the oil and gas business.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based StreetLights Residential will develop a 373-unit multifamily community within the 129-acre Austin Presidio development situated on Austin’s northwest side. The property, which has roughly $50 million in project costs, will be situated on 8.5 acres at the corner of Lakeline Mall Boulevard and Lyndhurst Street. The new community will be StreetLights’ second at Austin Presidio following The Michael, a 415-unit community that was completed in September 2016 and is approaching full occupancy. Steve Williamson of Transwestern represented StreetLights Residential in the land sale. Williamson also represented the seller, Austin 129 LLC, in that transaction.
DALLAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Churchill on the Park, a 448-unit multifamily community located near the Interstate 635/U.S. Highway 75 interchange in north Dallas. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a resort-style pool, fitness center with classes, access to jogging and biking trails, outdoor cabanas with fireplace and grills and a billiards room. Will Balthrope, Drew Kile and Joey Tumminello of IPA represented the seller, a New York-based pension fund advisor, in the transaction. The IPA team also procured the buyer, TH Real Estate, a global investment firm.
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Legacy Flats, a 311-unit apartment community located in western San Antonio. Developed and built by White-Conlee Builders in 2016, the Class A property consists of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities include a 4,800-square-foot clubhouse, internet café, fitness center and an outdoor pool and kitchen area. Ryan Epstein, Will Caruth, Mike Miller, Cody Courtney, Wes Breeding and Scott Bray of Berkadia represented the seller, Legacy Flats Ltd., in the sale. Berkadia also represented the buyer, PEM Real Estate Group, an Arizona-based investment and management firm.
MCKINNEY, ALLEN AND LITTLE ELM, TEXAS — SHOP Cos. has brokered the sale of three retail properties totaling 68,771 square feet in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area. The properties are Craig Ranch North Plaza, a 38,265-square-foot retail center in McKinney; McDermott Commons North & BB&T Bank, a 24,389-square-foot center and freestanding pad site in Allen; and Cook Children’s & Frisco Elm Dental, a 6,035-square-foot center in Little Elm. The sellers were not disclosed, but all were based in Texas. An Arkansas-based limited liability company purchased Craig Ranch North Plaza, and a Texas-based limited liability company and a Texas-based limited partnership purchased the Allen and Little Elm properties, respectively. The sales prices were not released.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AQUILA Commercial has negotiated a 107,780-square-foot industrial lease for Goodwill Industries of Central Texas at Heritage Crossing in north Austin. Goodwill will be the sole tenant of Building 5, which is under construction and slated to be delivered in late summer. The location will house a distribution center and retail outlet for Goodwill, which currently occupies 95,270 square feet at Heritage Crossing. Leigh Ellis and Jay Lamy of AQUILA represented Goodwill in the lease negotiations. Sam Owen of Stream Realty Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.
