HOUSTON — HFF has brokered the sale of 5757 Woodway, a 162,188-square-foot office property situated on four acres in Houston’s Galleria neighborhood. Dan Miller and Marty Hogan of HFF represented the seller, a joint venture sponsored by Fuller Realty Partners and Harbert Management Corp., and procured the buyer, Houston-based Braun Enterprises. The property was 70 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants spanning the finance, healthcare, communication, technology and education sectors.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Equitable Commercial Realty (ECR) has arranged an office lease at Regency Office Center in Austin. Mood Media, a provider of interactive mobile marketing solutions, will occupy 55,000 square feet at the property, which will serve as its new headquarters. ECR represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Sam Pruitt and Jeff Sheehan of Site Selection Group represented Mood Media.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — JPI has begun construction on Jefferson Silverlake, a 371-unit apartment community located at State Highway 26 and Bass Pro Drive in Grapevine. Units will feature 10-foot ceilings, modern cabinetry and full-sized washers and dryers in all units. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool, Wi-Fi in common areas, concierge services and a fitness center with a yoga studio. Jefferson Silverlake will be situated near the future U.S. headquarters for Kubota Tractor and future TEX Rail Grapevine Main Street station.
DALLAS — Trammell Crow Co. and joint venture partner MetLife have signed international law firm Winston & Strawn LLP to a 56,000-square-foot lease at Park District in Uptown Dallas. Situated adjacent to Klyde Warren Park, Park District is a 916,000-square-foot mixed-use project that features a 20-story office tower and 34-story residential tower, both of which include ground-floor retail space. PwC is the anchor tenant of the office tower, dubbed PwC Tower at Park District. Upon completion the building will feature four levels of below-grade parking, an executive lounge, fitness facility, collaborative workspaces, on-site restaurants, outdoor amenity spaces and on-site banking and valet. HKS is the project architect and the development team is seeking LEED Gold-certification for the office tower. Dennis Barnes, Clay Gilbert and Shannon Brown with CBRE’s Dallas office represented Trammell Crow and MetLife in the lease transaction. Phil Puckett, Harlan Davis and Neal Puckett, also with CBRE’s Dallas office, and Nancy Pacher of CBRE’s Chicago office, represented Winston & Strawn, which will occupy floors eight and nine of the 500,000-square-foot tower in the second quarter.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Archway Properties plans to develop Park Air 59, a 111-acre mixed-use project located along U.S. Highway 59 in Humble, roughly 20 miles northeast of Houston near George Bush International Airport. The project’s first build-to-suit is currently under construction on a 4.2-acre tract at the junction of U.S. Highway 59 and Will Clayton Parkway. Archway is developing a 65,000-square-foot, three-story medical office building for Vital Heart & Vein, a cardiology practice based in Houston. The clinic is set to open this summer. Austin Alvis of Houston-based NewQuest Properties and Preston Cunningham of Cunningham Ventures are marketing Park Air 59 and co-brokered the land sale to the cardiology group. Jeries Ganim of Commercial Regional Properties of Texas LLC represented the cardiology group in its site acquisition. Houston-based Archway has assembled the acreage over the last several years for Park Air 59, which upon completion will include medical, retail, restaurants, industrial and additional service-based tenants.
WILMER, TEXAS — Bob Moore Construction has completed Interpoint Distribution Center, a 350,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 3800 N. Interstate 45 in Wilmer, roughly 15 miles southwest of Dallas. The developer, Houston-based Skyhawk Partners, purchased the site along with J.A. Billip Co. Other members of the project team include leasing agent Colliers International and architect Alliance Architects. The facility is situated near the Union Pacific Intermodal and near facilities leased to FedEx, Procter & Gamble, Amazon and Shippers Warehouse.
CROWLEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Deer Creek Plaza, a 26,500-square-foot retail center located at 740 S. Crowley Road in Crowley, about 15 miles south of Fort Worth. Built in 2007, the shopping center was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as iFit Elite, Nails Plus, Diet Solutions, Bethel Management, iFit Elite Tanning, eRepair and Inspire Salon. Philip Levy and Matthew Bean of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Douglas Cole of Marcus & Millichap’s West Los Angeles office secured the buyer, also a limited liability company.
HOUSTON — McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. has been awarded the contract to build the Southwest Airlines Tech Ops MX Hangar project at William P. Hobby Airport in Houston. The two-bay hangar maintenance facility will be able to house up to six 737 aircraft and will include paved aircraft parking areas, aircraft wash facilities, taxiway connections, parking and loading docks. The construction includes demolition of existing facilities and utility relocation. Totaling 240,000 square feet, the hangar will also feature offices, parts storage and other support areas. McCarthy Building’s previous projects for Southwest Airlines include its new office building and Leadership Education and Aircrew Development center in Dallas. The contractor’s other aviation work includes projects at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
HOUSTON — HFF has arranged the capitalization of Hanover River Oaks, a 39-story luxury high-rise apartment tower under construction in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood. Cortney Cole, Scott Galloway and Dustin Selzer of HFF represented Hanover Co. and institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management to capitalize the project’s equity and construction financing. Located at 2930 Kirby Drive in Houston’s Upper Kirby District, the property will feature 370 residential units and nearly 10,000 square feet of ground-level retail space. Units will average 1,172 square feet and feature stainless steel appliances, stone countertops, kitchen islands and pantries, garden tubs, walk-in closets, computer niches and/or dry bars, floor-to-ceiling windows and faux wood and tile flooring throughout. Community amenities will include a rooftop pool with sunbeds and poolside cabanas, outdoor grilling and dining stations, 24-hour fitness club, clubhouse with lounge seating, catering kitchen with private dining room, theater, landscaped garden courtyard, water wall garden, pet washing station, 24-hour concierge, controlled-access parking garage and panoramic city views. The project broke ground in December, with the first units expected to open in the first quarter of 2020.
Lee & Associates Negotiates 445,695 SF Industrial Lease Extension, Expansion Near Dallas
by John Nelson
COPPELL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates Dallas/Fort Worth has completed a lease extension and expansion totaling 445,695 square feet located at 777 Freeport Parkway in Coppell, about 22 miles northwest of Dallas. Bob Gibson of CBRE represented the tenant, C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc., a wholesale grocery supplier and leading supply chain company for the food industry. Ken Wesson and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, GLP, a developer of logistics facilities based in Baltimore.