DALLAS — Merit Energy has signed a 104,034-square-foot office lease in North Dallas. The oil and gas operator will relocate its headquarters to floors 10 through 12 at Two Lincoln Centre, a 19-story, 602,000-square-foot building located at 5420 LBJ Freeway. Matt Schendle, Zach Bean and Mary Frances Burnette of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Jeff Ellerman and John Ellerman of CBRE (now with Stream Realty Partners) represented Merit Energy.
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SAN ANTONIO —EoS Fitness will open a 40,000-square-foot gym in northeast San Antonio. The space is located within Windsor Park Center, a 196,458-square-foot shopping center that was developed in 2012. Houston-based Whitestone REIT owns the center, which is also home to tenants such as Ross Dress for Less, Cavender’s and PetSmart. Daren Nix and Miller Snyder with RISE Commercial Partners represented EoS Fitness, which expects to open in early 2026, in the lease negotiations.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A newly formed joint venture between two international real estate firms, Canyon Partners Real Estate and Gilbane Development Co., will develop Aer, a 375-unit multifamily project in Austin. Gilbane is the lead developer of Aer, and Canyon Partners is a preferred equity investor. The development will be located approximately three miles south of downtown Austin along South Lamar Boulevard. Residences will come in studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with the leasing campaign expected to commence in early 2027.
SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based investment firm Evergen Equity has acquired a 309,347-square-foot distribution center in San Antonio. The property at 2 Winnco Drive is located on a 22-acre site at the junction of interstates 410 and 35 on the city’s northeast side and was fully leased at the time of sale to two tenants. Elliott Dow, Jonathan Bryan, Randy Baird, Ryan Thornton, Nathan Wynne and Eliza Bachhuber of CBRE represented the seller, GSK Industrial, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged a 122,963-square-foot industrial lease in Baytown, an eastern suburb of Houston. The site is located within the 258,248-square-foot Building 2 of Portside Logistics Center. Grant Hortenstine and Susan Haysom of CBRE represented the tenant, Borusan Pipe, in the lease negotiations. Tyler Maner and Jeremy Lumbreras of Stream Realty Partners, which owns Portside Logistics Center via a joint venture with Principal Asset Management, internally represented the landlord.
SAN ANTONIO — Texas-based investment firm 35 South Capital has purchased The Collection, a 52,000-square-foot shopping center in San Antonio’s Alamo Heights neighborhood. The center is home to tenants such as SoLuna Mexican restaurant, Revolución café and juice bar, Braza Brava Pizzeria, The Union Yoga + Strength, K. Charles & Co. salon, St. John luxury women’s clothing store and several medical providers. The seller was an affiliate of Lindenmuth Realty LP.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Four Hands has signed a 20,000-square-foot office lease in East Austin. The locally based furniture designer and wholesaler is taking space within Eastbound, a complex with two four-story buildings totaling 233,550 square feet at 3232 E. Cesar Chavez St. Chad Marsh of Endeavor Real Estate Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. A partnership between Lincoln Property Co., The KOR Group and Fenway Capital Advisors owns Eastbound.
IRVING, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Valley View Business Center, a 414,871-square-foot distribution center in Irving. The property, which is located just south of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, was completed in 2009 and was fully leased to two tenants at the time of sale. Building features include 30-foot clear heights and four points of ingress/egress. Jim Carpenter, Jud Clements, Robby Rieke and Trevor Berry of Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a fund backed by Brookfield Asset Management, in the transaction. The buyer was Boston-based Longpoint Partners.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer StreetLights Residential has delivered The Maris, a 276-unit multifamily project in Austin’s Lakeline neighborhood that represents Phase IV of the Presidio development. Phase I (The Michael) and Phase II (The Elizabeth) were completed in 2016 and 2019, respectively. Phase III, The Asher, opened in 2023. The Maris features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 517 to 1,684 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking spaces and a game room. SLR Construction served as general contractor for The Maris, construction of which began in October 2022. Monthly rental rates at the property range from $1,241 to $3,815, according to Apartments.com.
VENUS, TEXAS — MAG Capital Partners has completed a 48,000-square-foot industrial expansion project in Venus, located south of Fort Worth, for Hughes Tank Co., which manufactures fuel tanks for above-ground and underground storage facilities. The facility now totals 140,110 square feet, allowing Hughes Tank to increase its output and offer new product lines. MAG Capital Partners purchased Hughes Tank along with its existing 92,110-square-foot, 39-acre facility in June 2023.