TYLER, TEXAS — Abby Development has acquired 16 acres on Grand Boulevard near the intersection of Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler for the development of Auberge of Tyler, a 234-unit, Class A multifamily community. Amenities will include a stocked fishing lake, saltwater pool, 24-hour fitness center, resident coffee bar and a yoga studio. Construction is scheduled to begin in late 2017, and completion is slated for the first quarter of 2019.
DALLAS — NAI Robert Lynn has secured a new industrial headquarters for food service distributor Taxco Produce at the North Texas Food Bank Building, a 108,000-square-foot property located at 4204 Dan Morton Drive in Dallas. Taxco, which previously operated out of 1718 S. Good Latimer Expressway, will move into its new space in early 2018. Matt Elliott of NAI Robert Lynn represented Taxco in the lease negotiations.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Equitable Commercial Realty (ECR) has negotiated a 16,444-square-foot lease on behalf of engineering firm Cobb, Fendley & Associates Inc. at Centennial Towers, an office property located at 505 E. Huntland Drive in Austin. Matt Levin and Jason Steinberg of ECR represented the landlord in the transaction. Jason Whittington of NAI Partners represented the tenant.
SAN ANTONIO — Cadence McShane Construction Co. has broken ground on 120 Ninth Street Apartments, a 220-unit multifamily property that will be located along the River Walk area of San Antonio. Situated on 2.2 acres, the five-story building will house four studio apartments, 165 one-bedroom units and 40 two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a fitness center, central courtyard with a bocce ball court, pool and grilling stations. SC Bodner Co., an Indianapolis-based firm, is the developer of the project, the first phase of which is slated for September 2018 completion.
HARLINGEN, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has arranged $15.4 million in first mortgage financing for Regency-Windsor Atrium View, a skilled nursing facility in the south Texas city of Harlingen. Located at 1814 Atrium Place Drive, the facility, which was built in 2012, offers 120 beds. John Randolph of KeyBank arranged the loan, which has a 35-year amortization schedule, to refinance existing debt on the property.
KATY, TEXAS — Faris Lee Investments, a California-based retail advisory and investment sales firm, has brokered the $4.6 million sale of a 8,500-square-foot, multi-tenant retail property within Grand Crossing, a mixed-use development in Katy. Located at 23641 Katy Freeway, the center was 100 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Sleep Number, Carus Dental and Lux Nail Salon. Jeff Conover of Faris Lee represented the buyer, Los Angeles-based Caswell Development LLC. Edifice GC Katy, TX, the developer of the property, was the seller.
HOUSTON — Allied Orion Group has begun leasing Eighteen25, a 242-unit midrise apartment community located at 1825 San Jacinto St. near Interstate 45 in downtown Houston. The property, which is slated for August move-ins, consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments. Amenities include a rooftop pool, fitness center, business center, parking garage and 24-hour dry cleaning service.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a sublease for 20,752 square feet of Class A office space at 777 Main St. in downtown Fort Worth. Erik Blais and Nick Talley of Bradford Commercial represented the sublandlord, Trinity River Energy LLC, in the transaction. The new subtenant, TEP Barnett, a division of French oil and gas company Total E&P, will occupy the 37th floor of the 40-story, 955,000-square-foot building.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — TriGate Capital, a Dallas-based real estate private equity firm, has purchased First Colony Commons, a 410,121-square-foot retail center in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Covington Realty Partners, a Chicago-based investment firm that specializes in Class A assets in primary markets, sold the property. HFF arranged the $38.2 million in acquisition financing for the property and represented both parties in the sales transaction. Nexbank SSB provided the floating-rate, non-recourse loan for the property, which features a 12-year term and a five-year extension option. Situated on 37.8 acres at 15201-15555 Southwest Freeway near Interstate 69 on Houston’s southwestern outskirts, the center was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. Tenants include The Home Depot, Tuesday Morning, Babies “R” Us and Office Depot. More than 85,000 residents earning an average annual household income of $134,000 or more live within three miles of First Colony Commons. Rusty Tamlyn and Ryan West of HFF headed the investment sales effort. Jim Curtin of HFF led the debt placement transaction. “This power center had a lot of moving parts, which presented challenges for buyers and lenders,” says Tamlyn. “TriGate was able to navigate through the issues and will have potential value-add opportunities …
HOUSTON — Colliers International Inc. has arranged the sale of a retail center located at 9335 Gulf Freeway in south Houston. Built in 2004, the strip center features 7,500 square feet of gross leasable space. Jason Tangen of Colliers represented the seller, a Hawaii-based private investor, in the transaction. At the time of sale, the property was 85 percent leased with a T-Mobile location on the end-cap.
