SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — United Development Co. has acquired Park Forest office complex, a three-building, 90,000-square-foot campus located in the Fort Worth metro of Southlake. The company will invest $10 million in the redevelopment of the property, which will involve razing two single-story, 10,000-square-foot buildings and repurposing them into a climate-controlled self-storage facility. Demolitions are expected to begin in January 2018.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — KWA Construction has broken ground on Phase II of Mustang Station Apartments, a 186-unit multifamily complex located at 2501 Bill Moses Parkway in the Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. The 177,106-square-foot property will consist of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 588 to 1,400 square feet, as well as a fitness center and a pet grooming station. Phase II, which is slated for a late 2018 completion, will also include the construction of a 263-space parking garage.
HILLSBORO, TEXAS — Dallas-based retail investment advisory firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Hillsboro Shopping Center, a 43,528-square-foot retail center located off Interstate 35 and Corsicana Highway in Hillsboro, roughly midway between Waco and Fort Worth. The center houses tenants such as Dirt Cheap, Dollar Tree and Hibbett Sports. Will Merritt of STRIVE represented the seller, a Texas-based investment firm, in the transaction. The buyer and other terms of sale were not released.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 32,154-square-foot office building located at 9319 Lyndon B. Johnson Freeway in Dallas. Built in 1982, the building consists of 36 office suites and recently received upgrades to its interior, landscaping and signage. Cody Payne and Wayne Bares of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has sold Castle Hills Commons, a 7,727-square-foot, Class A retail property located along State Highway 121 in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. Built in 2016 and situated near the 1.8 million-square-foot Nebraska Furniture Mart, the property is anchored by Starbucks and houses tenants such as Planet Sub, Great Expressions Dental Care and F45 Training. An undisclosed private investor purchased the asset, which was 100 percent leased at the time of sale.
DALLAS — Hospitality development firm NewcrestImage has completed the 128-room AC Hotel by Marriott and the 121-room Residence Inn by Marriott, the first dual-branded hotel in downtown Dallas. Located at 1712 Commerce St., the property features the AC Hotel lobby and lounge on the first floor with guestrooms on floors three through 10, and the Residence Inn lobby on the second floor and guestrooms on floors 11 through 21. The hotels also have separate lounges, business centers and dining areas, but share a bar and fitness center. A 10-story parking garage is scheduled to open in 2018 behind the building.
SAN ANTONIO — El Paso-based investment firm Mimco Inc. has acquired City Base Landing, a 200,000-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of Interstate 37 and SE Military Drive in San Antonio. Built in 2005 and shadow-anchored by Walmart and Sam’s Club, the center houses more than 40 tenants, including Best Buy, Office Depot, Chick-fil-A, AT&T and Chili’s. With this transaction, Mimco’s portfolio of shopping centers in San Antonio now totals more than 1.5 million square feet.
DALLAS — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has brokered the sale of Parkway Corners, a 67,486-square-foot retail property located at the corner of Dallas North Tollway and Dallas Parkway in Dallas. Brandon Beeson and Brandon Crow of EDGE represented the seller, Greenway-Parkway Corners LP, in the transaction. EMD Group LLC purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 33,000-square-foot, net-leased retail property located at 4037 W. Expressway 83 in McAllen. The property is leased to Tru Fit Athletic Clubs and is positioned in-line with a multi-tenant shopping center. Philip Levy and Blake Davis of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. An unidentified REIT purchased the asset in an all-cash deal for an undisclosed price.
DESOTO, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $6.6 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Thorn Manor Apartments, a 113-unit multifamily property located at 300 W. Wintergreen Road in the Dallas metro of DeSoto. Dougherty secured the 12-year loan, which has a 30-year amortization schedule, through Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, TM-DeSoto101 LLC.
