ADDISON, TEXAS — The Connor Group has sold The Villages of Addison, a 264-unit property in Addison, a northern suburb of Dallas. Adveni Inc, a South Florida-based multifamily investment firm, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. HFF’s Roberto Cassas, Bill Miller, Greg Toro and Rob Key marketed the property, located at 17671 Addison Road, on behalf of The Connor Group, a real estate firm specializing in luxury apartments. Josh Simon, Eric Tupler and Andy Scott of HFF arranged financing on behalf of Advenir.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Northstar Crossing Shopping Center, a 67,509-square-foot retail center in Garland. Located at 1120-1332 Belt Line Road near North Garland Avenue, the property was 82 percent leased at the time of sale. Lisa Estrada of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed limited liability company, in the transaction. The buyer’s name and brokerage representation were not disclosed.
KATY, TEXAS — Thor Equities has signed leases with three new retailers totaling 7,150 square feet at The Shoppes at Cinco Ranch, a 183,700-square-foot retail center under construction within Cinco Cranch, a 8,100-acre master-planned development in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Yao Chen of World Wide Realty represented Super Yummy Mongolian Stir-Fry and Sushi, which has leased 2,610 square feet, while Lasater Miller of The Retail Connection represented salad bar restaurant Salata, which has leased 3,000 square feet. Kristen Barker of Wulfe & Co. represented beverage producer Bambu, which has leased 1,540 square feet. George Stanchfield of Thor Equities represented the landlord internally in all three transactions.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has announced the addition of Bartaco to WestBend, its mixed-use development in Fort Worth’s university district. Of WestBend’s 670,000 square feet of retail, multifamily and office space, the Latin-themed eatery, operated by Barteca Restaurant Group, will occupy 4,853 square feet overlooking the Trinity River. The deal is part of WestBend’s Phase II expansion of WestBend onto a 3.5-acre tract south of the property.
DALLAS — Stoneleigh Cos. has opened One Uptown, a 20-story, 196-unit high-rise apartment building on McKinney Avenue in Uptown Dallas. With more than 18,835 square feet of retail space, the complex currently houses Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao and will lease space to Circo, a five-star European restaurant, this summer. OneUptown’s amenities include a rooftop pool, private fitness studio, entertainment room, lounge, and a demonstration kitchen. Move-ins began on February 18.
HOUSTON — HFF has closed the sale of Renaissance Center, a 97,279-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail property in downtown Houston. Located at 6102 Scott St. near the intersection of Old Spanish Trail, the center lies inside Houston’s Interstate 610 loop and is within two miles of the Texas Medical Center. Current tenants include H-E-B, Taco Bell, BB&T Bank, Watermill Express and U.S. Renal Care. Ryan West and Rusty Tamlyn of HFF represented the seller, Lionstone Investments, an analytics-driven real estate firm. The buyer, Williamsburg Enterprises Limited, obtained the property with zero outstanding debt.
COPPERAS COVE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Copperas Cove Retail, a 16,400-square-foot retail property located at 301 Constitution Drive in Copperas Cove, a city roughly 65 miles north of Austin. The property was 100 percent occupied at the time of sale to tenants such as Payless Shoe Source, Sally Beauty Co., Bank of America, GameStop and Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a developer, and secured the buyer, a private investor. Both parties requested confidentiality.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged a 30,863-square-foot industrial lease located at 1624 W. Crosby Road in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. Adam Graham, Ken Wesson and Christine Vasily of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, EastGroup Properties in the lease deal. Larry Eubanks of Eubanks Real Estate LLC represented the tenant, Complete Supply Inc., a janitorial supply company based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
HOUSTON — Commercial lender Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. (Q10 KDH) has arranged acquisition and rehab financing for five multifamily properties in Montrose, a neighborhood on Houston’s south side. Among the properties financed are a 16-unit, 15,454-square-footcommunity at 400 Westmoreland St. and a 16-unit, 11,450-square-foot building at 1717 Norfolk St.. Emily Zarcaro of Q10 KDH sourced the loans from local banks and bridge lenders that chose to remain anonymous. The borrower and loan amounts were undisclosed.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — HFF has closed the sale of the DOW Administration Building, a 230,000-square-foot, Class A office building in Lake Jackson. Situated on a 13.4-acre site on Texas Highway 322 near Abner Jackson Parkway, the four-story building, which is fully leased to The Dow Chemical Company, is roughly 42 miles south of downtown Houston. Danny Miller, Mark West and Martin Hogan of HFF represented the seller, CORE Real Estate LLC, in the transaction. The firm also procured the buyer, Cole Corporate Income Trust II Inc.