PORTLAND AND EDINBURG, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage firm Baker Katz has arranged two leases in South Texas for Olive Garden. The first deal is for a 7,805-square-foot restaurant in Portland, located outside of Corpus Christi, and the second deal is for a 7,825-square-foot space in the Rio Grande Valley city of Edinburg. Lynann Pinkham of Cravey Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the Portland transaction, and Ron Reimer of First Hartford Realty represented the landlord in the Edinburg transaction. Jason Baker and Traci Holman of Baker Katz represented the parent company and operator, Orlando-based Darden Restaurants Inc. The openings are slated for the second quarter of 2025 and sometime in 2026, respectively.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. and San Antonio-based Kairoi Residential has completed Sixth & Guadalupe, a 66-story mixed-use tower in downtown Austin. Begun in 2018 and designed by Gensler, Sixth & Guadalupe features 349 apartments and 589,000 square feet of office space, a 33,900-square-foot rooftop park and ground-floor retail space for a total footprint of roughly 2.3 million square feet. Residences come in studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with rents starting at approximately $2,400 per month. Residential amenities include multiple pools, a fitness center, clubroom, conference facilities, media room, golf simulator, indoor theater, dog run and a rooftop lounge. Office users also have access to private terraces on each floor.
DENTON, TEXAS — Lotte Global Logistics has signed a 227,420-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at I-35 Convergence Park in the North Texas city of Denton. The speculative facility is located within Westpark Industrial Park. Joe Yoon of Realty Bank Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Chris Teesdale, Tom Pearson and Ben Wallace of Colliers represented the landlord, Dallas-based Hunt Southwest. The other building at I-35 Convergence Park totals 250,080 square feet and was leased in 2021.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Kansas-based developer Overland Property Group has completed Clifton Riverside, a four-story, 94-unit affordable housing project in the River East neighborhood of Fort Worth. The site spans 2.3 acres at 2406 E. Belknap St. According to Apartments.com, units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Residences are reserved for households earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income. Amenities include outdoor courtyards, a fitness center, media center and a clubroom.
MURPHY, TEXAS — Dallas-based EōS Fitness will open a 43,801-square-foot gym in Murphy, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. EōS Fitness is backfilling a space previously occupied by 24 Hour Fitness at 229 E. FM 544, which according to LoopNet Inc. was originally constructed on a 6.8-acre site in 2008. Segovia Partners, a brokerage firm with offices in Dallas, Chicago and Jupiter, Fla., negotiated the lease. The opening is slated for some time in 2026.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has arranged the sale of a 12,813-square-foot industrial building in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 15458 W. Hardy Road was constructed in 1981 and features three drive-in bays and 16-foot clear heights. Perry Mazzone and Matt Rogers of Oxford Partners represented the buyer in the transaction. Wyatt Huff of Partners Real Estate represented the seller. Both parties requested anonymity.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based owner-operator Paradigm Management has completed the $11 million renovation of Sol Cypress, a 131-room hotel in San Antonio’s River Walk district. Designed by San Antonio-based DTM Architects and Los Angeles-based KNA Design, the hotel is part of the Tribute Portfolio Hotel by Marriott family of brands and is named after the Texas Bald Cypress trees that have long lined the banks of the San Antonio River. The renovation lasted 24 months. Paradigm has rebranded the property as a Wyndham Garden Inn. Amenities include an onsite restaurant and bar, dog park and 4,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
MANVEL, TEXAS — Lowe’s Home Improvement will open a 107,135-square-foot store in Manvel, a southern suburb of Houston. The store, which will include a 34,442-square-foot garden and nursery, will be located within Manvel Town Center, a 273-acre mixed-use development by Weitzman. A 108,000-square-foot H-E-B grocery store anchors the initial phase of the development, and a slew of additional retail and food-and-beverage users have either recently or will soon open stores at Manvel Town Center. Lowe’s is slated to open in late 2026.
WACO, TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of a vacant, 106-unit seniors housing property in Waco. Built in 2015, the community offered assisted living and skilled nursing care before closing in 2018. Amenities at the facility include an outdoor courtyard, patio and a putting green. Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Transwestern has negotiated an 84,633-square-foot industrial lease in Georgetown, a northern suburb of Austin. The tenant is 84 Lumber, which already operates a lumberyard in Georgetown and is the process of expanding. The space is located within Blue Springs Business Park, a three-building, 604,064-square-foot development. Nash Frisbie of Transwestern and Carter Thurmond of Endeavor Real Estate Group represented the landlord, Chicago-based Molto Properties, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.