CARROLLTON, TEXAS — AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group has completed negotiations for a 300,000-square-foot office lease in Carrollton. The corporate campus will be the largest build-to-suit office campus at the Offices of Austin Ranch and will serve as AmerisourceBergen’s regional headquarters. JLL’s Jeff Staubach, Greg Biggs, Torrey Littlejohn and Chase Monroe negotiated the lease on behalf of AmerisourceBergen, an American drug wholesale company. Billingsley’s Marijke Lantz represented the landlord. AmerisourceBergen joins Freddie Mac, Quest, Sanyo, Orthofix and Edward Don at the 1,700-acre master-planned development.
HOUSTON — CBRE Group Inc. has brokered the sale of West Road Collection, a neighborhood shopping center in Houston, to Hass Holdings LLC for $15 million. CBRE’s Richard Rizika represented the seller, JW Rich Investment Co., and JLL represented the buyer. The shopping center spans 65,798 square feet with a mix of restaurant and service tenants. West Road Collection is 98 percent leased, with an average occupancy rate of 95 percent over the last five years.
DENTON, TEXAS — Old Capital has provided a $9.3 million loan for the purchase of The Loop Apartments in Denton. The loan includes $500,000 for renovations to the 160-unit property. The eight-year loan includes a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and a 30-year amortization schedule. The buyer was unnamed.
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Wexford Townhomes, a multifamily property located in Duncanville, a suburb of Dallas. Greysteel represented the seller, Virtue Wexford Owner LLC, in the transaction. PC Wexford LLC was the buyer. Greysteel’s Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller, Ryan Hill and Andrew Hanson represented the seller and procured the buyer. Built in 1984, Wexford Townhomes includes 17 two-story buildings totaling 122 units on nearly seven acres. Property amenities include attached garages, 24-hour maintenance and a swimming pool. The property is located at 600 Wembley Circle.
ARLINGTON and WESTWORTH VILLAGE, TEXAS — Florida-based Atlantic | Pacific Cos. (A|P) has acquired two Class A multifamily communities in metro Dallas through its Blue Atlantic Partners Fund I. A|P Management, the property leasing and management platform under A|P, will handle property management responsibilities for both properties. The acquisitions include: Franciscan of Arlington, located near the AT&T Stadium and Globe Life Park. The property includes 418 units with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Interiors features include stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets and direct access garages in select units. Community features include two pools and a Jacuzzi, coffee bar and fitness center; Village of Hawks Creek, located in Westworth Village. The property consists of 312 units in 12 floor plans, with one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts. The units feature stainless steel appliances and walk-in closets.
FRISCO, TEXAS — PlainsCapital Bank has leased a 5,083-square-foot office facility and a 4,000-square-foot retail space at The Star in Frisco. JLL’s Paul Whitman negotiated both leases on behalf of the tenant. Worthey Wiles of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord in the office transaction, and Robert Dozier, also of Lincoln, represented the landlord in the retail transaction. Founded in 1988, PlainsCapital Bank provides commercial banking, commercial lending, commercial real estate lending, treasury management, private banking, residential mortgages and trust and asset management services. The Dallas-based institution operates nine locations in the Dallas area.
BRYAN, TEXAS — The Stella, a 176-key hotel slated to open in March 2017, will anchor Lake Walk Town Center in Bryan. Lake Walk is a 180,000 square-foot development under construction near Texas A&M University. The property will feature a restaurant, cocktail bar and coffee shop, as well as an outdoor pool and over 10,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Designed by Dallas-based FAB Studios and Design DMU, The Stella will be operated by Trust Hospitality. Lake Walk includes a five-acre lake, waterfront park, pavilion and observation tower, along with more than two miles of hiking trails.
DALLAS — HFF has secured $43 million in financing for Alexan Fairmount, a 368-unit, Class A apartment community in Dallas’ Oak Lawn neighborhood. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Pure Multi-Family REIT LP, to place the 12-year, fixed-rate loan with Cigna Investments. Loan proceeds were used to acquire the property. Alexan Fairmount is situated one block east of the Dallas North Tollway adjacent to the Maple Avenue restaurant district. Completed in 2015, the five-story property wraps around a pool plaza, with additional amenities including an outdoor kitchen and grilling station, gym, tanning studio, dog park, cyber café, electronic vehicle charging stations and an access-controlled parking garage. Alexan Fairmount’s one- and two-bedroom units include keyless entry, 10-foot ceilings, granite countertops, wine racks and stainless steel appliances. John Brownlee and Michael Cosby led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
HOUSTON — Carolyn Maxey, Trustee has sold a 17.4-acre undeveloped land tract at 700 Almeda Genoa Road in Houston to McKee Tessa LLC. The site is located 1.5 miles west of Highway 288 in south Houston. Michael Keegan and Clay Pritchett of NAI Partners represented the seller, Carolyn Maxey, Trustee, and Chase Spence of Colliers International represented the buyer, McKee Tessa LLC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Mesa West Capital has provided KBS Realty Advisors with a $90.5 million first mortgage loan to recapitalize its all-cash acquisition of Stonebridge Plaza I & II, a 386,000-square-foot office campus in Austin. The five-year, floating-rate loan is secured by two nine-story office buildings and a seven-story parking garage at 9600 and 9606 N. MoPac Expressway. The property is situated at the intersection of Highways 183 and 360. Completed in 1999 and 2001, the two office buildings are 96.5 percent leased. Mesa West Capital originated the loan from its Mesa West Core Lending Fund, which provides first mortgage loans up to $300 million.