SAN ANTONIO — Ridgeline Capital Partners, a Dallas-based investment firm specializing in the healthcare sector, has acquired Connally Oaks Medical Center, a 42,000-square-foot, Class A medical facility located at 2130 N.E. Loop 410 in San Antonio. Built in 2008, the property is situated directly south of the 371-bed Northeast Baptist Hospital. Connally Oaks is currently 95 percent leased to eight medical practices, including oncology, neurology and dentistry, on triple net leases. Ridgeline Capital has now made seven healthcare acquisitions since its inception in early 2014.
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HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Woods Retail Plaza, a 27,750-square-foot retail property located at 4658 FM 1960 W. in Houston, across from the 285,727-square-foot North Oaks Power Center Built in 1975, the property was 87 percent leased at the time of sale and had a list price of roughly $2.4 million. Jerry Goldstein of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — San Francisco-based investment and management firm Stockbridge Capital Group has sold a portfolio of four industrial properties totaling 936,608 square feet in Houston. The portfolio consists of the 206,483-square-foot Astro Business Park in south Houston; the 225,475-square-foot asset located at 5990-6018 Griggs Road; the 298,081-square-foot McCarty Business Park; and the 206,569-square-foot property located at 8710-8798 Westpark Drive on the city’s southwest side. The portfolio was 95 percent leased at the time of sale. Trent Agnew and Rusty Hamlyn of HFF represented the Stockbridge Capital in the sale. ATCAP Fund I LP, the investment vehicle of Dallas-based ATCAP Partners, purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price. HFF’s Brian Carlton and Cameron Cureton also secured an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the transaction through Global Atlantic Financial Group.
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Avistar at Chase Hill, a 232-unit multifamily community located at 15800 Chase Hill Blvd. in San Antonio near the University of Texas at San Antonio’s (UTSA) campus. Built in 1978, the garden-style property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, on-site laundry facilities and a tennis court. Denver-based MBP Capital Inc. acquired the asset from American Opportunity for Housing, a San Antonio-based nonprofit organization. Will Caruth, Michael Miller, Christopher Ross and Cody Courtney of Berkadia brokered the deal.
HOUSTON — E.E. Reed Construction LP has broken ground on a 1,753-unit self-storage facility in west Houston for Proguard Storage. Upon completion, the six-story, climate-controlled facility will total 268,593 square feet. Houston-based Edgecomb & Associates is designing the project, which is scheduled to be complete in November 2018. The project will be the fourth self-storage facility for E.E. Reed since 2011.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has closed the sale of Mays Crossing, a 64,084-square-foot retail center located at 1201 S. Interstate 35 in the northern Austin metro of Round Rock. The property is located across the street from an Academy Sports + Outdoors. Other nearby retailers include O’Reilly Auto Parts, Pluckers Wing Bar and Cricket Wireless. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a financial institution, and procured the buyer, a developer. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a three-building, 48,300-square-foot industrial portfolio located at 18155 Chisholm Trail in north Houston. The three buildings, which total 21,000, 14,500 and 12,800 square feet, are located on the former campus of oil and gas firm Weatherford International. John Ferruzzo and Nick Peterson of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Marston Acquisition Co. LLC, in the transaction.
Regional investors have always described San Antonio as a steady market with desirable economic indicators. But with the impending delivery of a Class AA office tower and a growing tech presence, the city is on the brink of emerging as a national contender for commercial real estate investment. Historically, San Antonio has posted strong employment figures that have kept it firing on all cylinders and ready for business. The San Antonio-New Braunfels MSA has experienced seven straight years of job growth. The metro’s unemployment rate has dropped 10 basis points quarter-over-quarter to its current level of 3.7 percent, a figure that strongly outperforms the national average of 4.5 percent. By comparison, the MSA’s 10-year average unemployment rate was 5.5 percent and the nation’s 7 percent. As new investors analyze the San Antonio office market’s history, they should consider the similarities and differences between San Antonio and other major Texas metros. Assessing the last peak-and-valley metrics from 2007 through 2010 provides insight into how the market reacts to a changing economy. Vacancy Rate Stabilizes The vacancy rate for Class A office properties in San Antonio peaked in 2009 at 16.7 percent, while vacancy rates in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) and Houston …
PLANO, TEXAS — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. will build a 90,000-square-foot fine arts center for the Plano Independent School District. The facility, which will be located along Alma Road between 15th Street and West Park Boulevard, will feature a 1,500-seat performance hall, 350-seat studio theater, rehearsal studio and a visual arts gallery. The project will also deliver surface parking for roughly 700 vehicles. Construction of the project, which is valued at roughly $50 million, is expected to begin during the summer of 2018.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Dallas-based general contractor Duke Inc. is nearing completion of Bartz Ranch, a 296-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. Designed by Meeks + Partners, the three-story property will feature one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 736 to 1,446 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, music recording studio and an outdoor patio with grill areas.