SAN ANTONIO — BMC Capital has closed the $4.4 million cash-out refinancing of a multifamily property located in San Antonio. The 10-year loan features a 5.17 percent fixed interest rate, 75 percent loan-to-cost ratio and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower will use the loan proceeds for a Class C multifamily property that it has owned for approximately one year.
HOUSTON — Columbia Property Trust has exited the Houston market with the $272 million sale of its three-property portfolio to Spear Street Capital. Totaling 1.2 million square feet, the assets include 5 Houston Center, a 581,000-square-foot office building at 1401 McKinney St.; Energy Center I, a 332,000-square-foot office building at 585 N. Dairy Ashford Road; and 515 Post Oak Boulevard, a 12-story, 274,000-square-foot office building located in Houston’s Galleria submarket. Atlanta-based Columbia Property Trust will use the proceeds to reinvest in its high-barrier target markets.
PLANO, TEXAS — A joint venture between High Street Residential and Principal Real Estate Investors is developing The Residences at Legacy, a 25-story, 372,734-square-foot residential tower within Legacy Tower Center in Plano. The property will feature 300 apartment units in one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts ranging in size from 661 square feet to more than 3,000 square feet. Additionally, the property will offer more than 14,500 square feet of indoor amenity space, including a 2,383-square-foot fitness center, conference rooms, business center, lounge, media room, an entertaining kitchen and bike storage. Outdoor amenities include two pools, courtyards, water features, fire pits, grilling areas and a dog park. Construction in slated to begin this month. Project members include Good Fulton & Farrell as architect, Waldrop + Nichols Studio as interior designer, The Office of James Burnett as landscape architect and Andres Construction as general contractor. Wells Fargo Bank provided construction financing.
SAN ANTONIO — The Bascom Group has purchased Redlands Apartments, a Class A apartment community located in San Antonio’s Stone Oak submarket, for an undisclosed price. The property comprises 15 residential buildings, totaling 280 units in a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, and a standalone leasing center. Community amenities include a fitness center, swimming pool, volleyball and basketball courts, barbecues, picnic areas, a children’s playground, pet park and clubhouse with a business center. De’On Collins, John Brownlee and Charles Halladay of HFF arranged debt financing for the transaction. James D’Argenio provided in-house representation for Bascom Group.
SAN ANTONIO — Innovative Multi-Family Investments LLC has purchased a two-property multifamily portfolio in San Antonio for $11 million. The portfolio includes the 153-unit Crestwood Apartments, located at 5009 Royalgate Drive, and the 130-unit Whitewood Oaks Apartments, located at 200 Whitewood St. Totaling 205,587 square feet, the properties were built in the 1960s and feature a swimming pool, clubhouse and picnic areas. Innovative Multi-Family Investments will manage the properties. Cody Courtney of Berkadia San Antonio brokered the transaction. The name of the seller was not released.
HOUSTON — Cypressbrook Co. has arranged two leases in Houston totaling 19,740 square feet. In the first lease, D&M Auto Leasing, a Dallas-Fort Worth-based auto leasing company, leased 14,420 square feet of office space at 4635 Southwest Freeway in Houston from EP Office Holding LP. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook Co. represented the landlord, while Kevin Saxe of CBRE represented the tenant in the deal. In the second lease, Houston Custom Metal Works, a prototyping and light production facility, renewed and expanded to 5,500 square feet of warehouse space at 1105-1111 Upland Drive in Houston. Greg Usher of Cypressbrook Co. represented the tenant, while Sandra Wolters of Whitestone REIT represented the landlord, Whitestone Industrial-Office LLC, in the transaction.
EL PASO, TEXAS — The Meyers Group has selected Kobi Karp Architecture and Interior Design for the $50 million renovation of the historic Hotel Paso del Norte, which is currently named Camino Real. Located at 101 S. El Paso St. in downtown El Paso, the 356-room hotel was originally built in 1912. Renovations are slated to begin in March and include upgrades to all rooms, as well as the second-floor grand ballroom and conference rooms. El Paso-based in’situ Architecture is also collaborating on the project. Renovations are scheduled for completion in 2018.
CONVERSE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Converse Business Park, an industrial property located at 9314-9318 Converse Business Lane in Converse. The park features 20,000 square feet of industrial space. The facility has performed at a near zero vacancy rate since its construction in 2006. Joshua Murphy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the deal. The name of the buyer and acquisition price were not released.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz has completed two leases for Snooze, an A.M Eatery, at Town & Country Village and Houston Heights Lowell Street Market in Houston. A 3,185-square-foot eatery is slated to open this summer at Town & Country Village, and a 3,785-square-foot second location is scheduled to open in late summer at Houston Heights Lowell Street Market. Since opening its first restaurant in 2006, the Denver-based eatery has grown to 17 locations across Arizona, California, Colorado and Texas. Snooze delivers a menu creative twists on breakfast dishes, as well as a selection of local craft beers and morning cocktails.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of a 1.8-acre land parcel located at the southwest corner of Sam Houston Parkway East and Spencer Highway in Pasadena. Frost Bank acquired the site for an undisclosed price and plans to develop a bank branch on the property. Marshall Clinkscales of Colliers represented the seller, Latour Partners, while Scott Gardner of UCR Houston Retail represented the buyer in the deal.