KINGSVILLE, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of Barcelona Apartments, a 64-unit multifamily community located along the Interstate 69 corridor in Kingsville, about 40 miles southwest of Corpus Christi. Scott LaMontagne and Zar Haro of JLL represented the seller, Coastal Barcelona LLC. Canopy Apartments LLC purchased the property for an undisclosed price. The new ownership will implement major renovations and improvements in the near future.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — NewQuest Properties has sold two adjacent land tracts at its Stone Hill Town Center development in Pflugerville to two different hospitality franchisees. The undisclosed buyers plan to develop an 86-room Holiday Inn Express and a Tru by Hilton hotel. Construction is slated to begin in early 2018. Josh Friedlander and Rebecca Le of NewQuest represented the seller internally. Situated on 196 acres roughly 12 miles north of Austin at 500 Limestone Commercial Drive, Stone Hill Town Center features 1 million square feet of retail space, including a Super Target, as well as the 400-unit Mansions at Stone Hill apartment community. In addition to the hotels in the pipeline, NewQuest Properties is currently courting restaurant concepts to join Stone Hill Town Center.
HOUSTON — It’s much too soon to know the extent of the damage Hurricane Irma has inflicted on Florida and the Southeast, but a clearer view is starting to emerge with regard to the total impact that Hurricane Harvey has had on the Houston commercial real estate market. Hurricane Harvey, a Category 4 storm that made landfall on Aug. 25 near Rockport, Texas, was the strongest storm to hit the Texas Gulf region since 1961, according to CBRE Research. The hurricane dumped more than 50 inches of rain across the region in a matter of days and caused extensive property damage due to flooding. Moody’s Analytics estimates that the hurricane caused anywhere from $81 billion to $108 billion in property damage and economic loss, including the closing of Port Houston and many oil and gas refineries. If these estimates are correct, this would make it the second costliest natural disaster in the history of the United States, only trailing Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Just a few weeks later, Hurricane Irma became the first Category 4 storm to make landfall in Florida since 2004. In its wake, the hurricane has caused severe damage in Miami, the Florida Keys and Naples, as …
DALLAS — Nevada-based development firm Dermody Properties has completed Phase I of Logisticenter at Dallas, a two-building industrial park situated on 61.7 acres at the intersection of Bonnie View Road and Logistics Drive in South Dallas. Phase I delivered a 626,439-square-foot distribution center featuring 36-foot clear heights, 111 loading docks, 262 car parking stalls and 136 trailer stalls. The center is also expandable to 1.1 million square feet. MYCON General Contractors handled construction of the project.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin resident Michael Ayer will develop Davenport 360, a 33,911-square-foot, Class A office property that will be located at 6001 Bold Ruler Way along Capital of Texas Highway in Austin. The property will be situated near local retail and restaurant options and offer employees a three-level parking garage. The developer plans to break ground as soon as the property is 50 percent pre-leased, according to the Austin Business Journal. Cushman & Wakefield is handling pre-leasing of the property.
DALLAS — Michaelson Real Estate Group LLC and a private equity investor have acquired Chesapeake Apartments, a 126-unit multifamily community located at 11620 Audelia Road in Dallas. Built in 1982, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and recently underwent renovations to its roof and exterior. Amenities include two pools, a business center, picnic area and covered parking. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has brokered the sale of The Grove at Lakeline, a 16,253-square-foot retail property in Austin. Located at the northwest corner of State Highway 183 and Ranch Road 620, the center houses tenants such as Mattress Firm, T-Mobile and Orangetheory Fitness. Brandon Beeson and Garrett Wood of EDGE represented the seller, 183-620 LP in the transaction. A limited liability firm purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Newcor Commercial Real Estate has negotiated an office lease renewal on behalf of law firm Cooper Hart Leggerio & Whitehead PLLC. The firm will continue to occupy 15,836 square feet at 2202 Timberloch Place in The Woodlands. Rob Banzhaf and Ryan Dierker of Newcor represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Lisa Hughes of The J. Beard Real Estate Co. represented the landlord, Timberloch Inc.
HOUSTON — The Harris County criminal justice center in Houston has sustained severe flood-related damage from Hurricane Harvey. Each of the building’s 20 stories received some degree of damage, and the property will be closed indefinitely. According to the Houston Business Journal, several million dollars worth of repairs will be needed. As a result of the damage, the county has decided that all criminal district courts hearing felony cases, as well as all county courts-at-law hearing Class A and B misdemeanor cases, will be moved to different locations.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Southside Bank has provided a $36.8 million loan to Stratus Properties Inc. for the construction of Jones Crossing, a 258,000-square-foot mixed-use property in College Station. The project will be anchored by a 106,000-square-foot H-E-B store and will include 47,250 square feet of village-style retail space, eight pad sites, up to 600 multifamily units and a 120-room hotel. Stratus began construction on Jones Crossing’s first two phases this week. Loan terms were not disclosed.
