TERRELL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 19,000-square-foot industrial lease at 9752 County Road 310 in Terrell. Brett Lewis of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the tenant, Axus Paints, in the transaction.
DALLAS — Snappy Salads, a Dallas-based salad restaurant concept, has signed a lease at 717 Harwood St. in downtown Dallas. The restaurant will open at the corner of Harwood and San Jacinto streets, where it will open its first downtown location on the ground floor of the newly renovated 717 Harwood tower.
BARTLESVILLE, OKLA. — GBT Realty Corp. has acquired 15 acres for a $20 million, two-phase retail development in Bartlesville, roughly 45 miles north of Tulsa. The property, which will be known as Silver Lake Village, is under construction with the first stores expected to open in fall 2017. The site was acquired on Sept. 6 for $2.1 million. The 85,000-square-foot Phase I of Silver Lake Village will feature retailers including Ulta Beauty, Rack Room Shoes, Petco, Ross Dress for Less, TJ Maxx and Maurices. Only 6,000 square feet of shop space and three outparcels remain available for lease. GBT is negotiating with potential tenants to anchor the 10-acre Phase II immediately east of Phase I. Located less than one mile from Oklahoma State Route 75, the center provides visibility to U.S. Highway 60, which is the city’s major east-west commercial corridor.
HOUSTON — CBRE Hotels has arranged the sale of the Holiday Inn Houston Southwest-Sugar Land Area, a 207-room, full-service hotel in Houston. The property is located at 11160 Southwest Freeway and went through a major renovation in 2015. The property features more than 6,800 square feet of flexible meeting/banquet facilities. Michael Yu, Rahul Bijlani, Eric Guerrero and Agrama Mannapperuma of CBRE Hotels’ in Houston represented the seller, K&K Hotel Group, and the buyer, Prime Real Estate Group. Marc Sallette and Olga Lepow of CBRE Hotels’ debt and structured finance team arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Round Rock Evergreen SPE LLC has purchased Chisholm Valley and Westwind Duplexes, a townhome rental community in Round Rock, about 18 miles north of Austin. Ellen Muskin and Daniel Elam of Muskin Commercial LLC represented the sellers in the transaction. Chisholm Valley and Westwind Duplexes offers 152 one- and two-story townhome-style units. The community is located on 76 separate parcels. The average unit size is 1,065 square feet. Exteriors are a combination of stone, siding and wood. Each duplex features private fenced backyards, single-car garages, plank faux flooring, built-in microwaves, wood-burning fireplaces, full-size washer/dryer connections, individual HVAC systems and water heaters. The duplexes are situated just north of Toll Road 45.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has negotiated the sale of Lewisville Village, a 24,290-square-foot retail strip center located in Lewisville. PRA represented the seller, Prescott Interests Ltd. A local buyer purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Constructed in 1986, Lewisville Village was 90.4 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including State Farm, Pizza Hut, Fitzgerald’s Jewelry, American Masters Martial Arts and Charlton Motors. The entire team at Pierson Retail Advisors in Dallas handled the sale.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Farmers Branch city manager Charles Cox has promoted Allison Cook to director of economic development and tourism for the city of Farmers Branch. Cook has been an employee of Farmers Branch since 2011, when she started the first city program focused on business retention. She was later promoted to economic development manager. The previous director of economic development and tourism John Land, has been promoted to deputy city manager. Cook previously worked for Catalyst Commercial, a real estate analytics company, and was also the leasing manager for another commercial real estate company focused on retail development in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.
Growth. It is occurring all across the Rio Grande Valley. From the residential sector to the retail development industry, regional statistics indicate there is an overwhelming boom in the Valley. The rise in the region’s population and the increasing number of yearly visits from Mexican nationals, among other factors, are contributing to the boom. The Rio Grande Valley commercial real estate industry has seen steady, consistent growth over the last two years. National retailers looking to incorporate themselves into the local economy or expand their existing business include Main Event Entertainment, Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, Dave & Busters, Dick’s Sporting Goods, HomeGoods, Chick-fil-A and Walmart. Local and international retailers including Super Cream Restaurant & Bakery, Kurai Sushi Buffet, and Dona Tota are also expanding in the region. Other entities helping to spur growth in the commercial real estate industry are the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) campuses in Edinburg, Harlingen and Brownsville, and a number of large investment retail projects in the upper and mid-valley including the development of the 8,500-seat Bert Ogden Arena in Hidalgo County. Impact of UTRGV The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is less than two years old and boasts …
SAN ANTONIO — On behalf of Calton Investments Inc., JLL has brokered the sale of the Cordoba Apartments in San Antonio. Brugge Properties purchased the 260-unit property. Scott LaMontagne, Moses Siller and Zar Haro led the JLL team in the deal. Cordoba Apartments offers access to I-10 and Loop 410 and features a swimming pool, on-site clothing care facilities and a tennis court. The 149,264 -square-foot, garden-style community consists of 24 two- and three-story residential buildings across nearly eight acres.
CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Guitar Center has leased 13,349 square feet of junior anchor space at Cedar Hill Pointe, a retail center located at the northwest corner of Pleasant Run Road and U.S. Highway 67 in Cedar Hill. Steve Gray and Phillip Hooks of The Weitzman Group handled negotiations as leasing agents for the shopping center’s owner, along with Cole Burdette and Rob Franks of JLL. The new Guitar Center location is scheduled to open this fall. Other tenants in the shopping center include Jason’s Deli, Sherwin Williams, Sleep Number, FedEx Kinko’s, SAS Shoes and Fantastic Sams.