IRVING, TEXAS — Valencia Group, a Houston-based hospitality firm, has broken ground on the Valencia Texican Court Hotel, a 136-room hotel located at the corner of West Las Colinas Boulevard and West Northwest Highway in Irving. The property will feature approximately 5,000 square feet of meeting space. Dallas-based BOKA Powell LLC is the architect for the project and Arch-Con Corp. is the general contractor, according to the Dallas Business Journal.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Independent Bank Group Inc. will build a corporate campus on 10.4 acres within the Craig Ranch development, located at the intersection of State Highway 121 and Grand Ranch Parkway in McKinney. The project is expected to cost approximately $52 million, according to the Dallas Business Journal, and could create as many as 400 new jobs. Independent Bank is an $8.6 billion regional lender. Since going public in 2013, the company has increased its employee base from approximately 340 to more than 1,000 and its number of locations in Texas and Colorado from 30 to 82.
NASSAU BAY, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $29 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of Voyager at the Space Center, a 313-unit multifamily property located at 18101 Point Lookout Drive in the Houston metro of Nassau Bay. The Class A property was built in 2010. Chris Black of KeyBank arranged the 10-year loan, which features a 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments.
SAN ANTONIO — Hilton Worldwide and development partners Crockett Urban Ventures and Merritt Development Group are building Canopy by Hilton San Antonio River Walk, a 22-story, 195-room hotel in San Antonio. The property will be located at the corner of North St. Mary’s and Commerce streets in the city’s River Walk neighborhood. Amenities will include a restaurant with an outdoor terrace and 3,000 square feet of meeting space. White Lodging Services will manage the hotel, which is slated for a fall 2018 completion
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged a 31,512-square-foot industrial lease at 5114 Railroad St. in Houston. John Ferruzzo and Chris Kugle of NAI represented the landlord, 5114 Railroad LLC, in the lease negotiations. Travis Secor and Ryan Fuselier of JLL represented the tenant, Vac-One Services LLC, a vacuum and hydro-excavation services company.
HOUSTON, TEXAS — LMI Capital has arranged $28.7 million in acquisition and refinancing loans for two multifamily properties in Houston. Jamie Mullin of LMI arranged a 10-year, $12 million acquisition loan at 4.11 percent interest for a 330-unit asset. Brandon Brown of LMI arranged a 10-year, $16.7 million refinancing loan at 4.44 percent interest for a 270-unit property.
CONROE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Rivershire Plaza, a 39,735-square-foot office building located at 333 N. Rivershire Drive in Conroe. James Bell and Keith Lloyd of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, and Nate Newman of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
PLANO, TEXAS — HFF has secured $17.7 million in post-acquisition financing for Creekwalk Village, a 174,484-square-foot retail power center situated on 14.7 acres at 801 W. 15th St. in Plano. The center currently houses tenants such as Michaels, Bed Bath & Beyond, Barnes & Noble and Designer Shoe Warehouse. Chris Drew, Nat Scarmazzi and De’On Collins of HFF secured the financing on behalf of an affiliate of Sterling Organization, a Florida-based private equity firm. Southside Bank originated the loan.
SAN ANTONIO — NAI Partners has brokered the sale of a 31,926-square-foot manufacturing facility located at 1930 Hormel Drive in San Antonio. Brett Lum and Clare Flesher, both of NAI, and Tak O’Haru of White Cube represented the buyer, Takumi Stamping Inc., an Ohio-based producer of automotive parts. Ty Bragg of Cavender Hill Properties represented the seller, Forumex LLC.
DALLAS — Chicago-based private equity firm AHC Funds has received an $11.4 million construction loan for East Dallas Townhomes, a Class A multifamily property in Dallas. Once completed, the property will feature 125 rentable units averaging 1,450 square feet per unit. Justin Laub of Metropolitan Capital Advisors sourced the loan from a regional bank on a limited recourse basis. A timetable for delivery of the property has not yet been established.
