SAGINAW and MESQUITE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Longhorn Road Self Storage and Samuell Boulevard Self Storage located in Saginaw and Mesquite, respectively. Nicholas Ling, Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin and Fort Worth offices marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Ling, Karr and Cunningham also secured the buyer, another limited liability company. Longhorn Road Self Storage is located at 131 Longhorn Road in Saginaw. Built in 1984, the property includes 330 units and features an on-site manager’s residence, garage-style roll-up doors, perimeter fencing and lighting, personalized keypad gated entry and climate-controlled units. Samuell Boulevard Self Storage is located at 3940 Samuell Blvd. in Mesquite. Built in 1984, the property comprises 551 units and features an on-site manager’s residence, garage-style roll-up doors, perimeter fencing and lighting, personalized keypad gated entry and 24-hour video surveillance.
HOUSTON — BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $1.2 million loan for Fountain Springs, a multifamily property located in Houston. The non-recourse loan features a 4.5 percent fixed rate for 15 years along with a 15-year amortization schedule. The loan was secured through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent banking relationships.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Hall Group is set to begin construction on a Class A office building at 3201 Dallas Parkway in Hall Park. The 12-story, 300,000-square-foot project will be the 17th building in Hall Park, a 162-acre, 2.2 million-square-foot development in Frisco. The groundbreaking ceremony is planned for late September. The new building will contain 25,000-square-foot floor plates and is designed to achieve LEED Silver certification. The two-story lobby will include works of art and sculpture from the Hall Collection, and all floors will feature 10-foot ceilings. Outdoor spaces will incorporate landscaping, a water feature and an adjacent event lawn. The building will be the tallest to date at Hall Park and will overlook Dallas North Tollway. Hall Group opened the first speculative building at Hall Park in 1998. The park is 96 percent leased with 16 completed buildings and a roster of 184 tenant companies and 8,000 employees.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — On behalf of Cottonwood Residential, JLL’s capital markets team has completed the sale of San Marin Apartments in Corpus Christi. Castle Lanterra Properties purchased the 220-unit, Class A multifamily property. Scott LaMontagne, Moses Siller and Zar Haro led the JLL team in the deal. The buyer intends to add interior upgrades to make the asset more competitive with newly constructed apartment communities. San Marin is a 192,004-square-foot, garden-style apartment community consisting of 10 three-story residential buildings across 9.5 acres with garages and carports. The complex features an on-site fitness center, sand volleyball court, dog park and a swimming pool.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Kingwood Storage, a self-storage facility located in the Kingwood area of Houston. The 254-unit asset was built in 1985. Dave Knobler and Justin Miller of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Knobler and Miller also secured the buyer, a limited liability company from California. Kingwood Storage is located at 1964 Northpark Drive.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has brokered the sale of a 58,989-square-foot industrial building located at 1501 Luna Road in Carrollton. Nathan Denton and Corbin Blount Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the seller, Nu Vista Series 1D LLC. Ryan Boozer of Stream Realty Partners LP represented the buyer, H&A Brothers LP.
EL PASO, TEXAS — The Vitorino Group has arranged the sale of a net leased Walgreens store located in northeast El Paso. The single-tenant asset is located on Dyer Street just north of Fort Bliss military base. Adam Gottschalk of the Vitorino Group represented the seller, a Minnesota-based limited liability company. The Vitorino Group cooperated with an outside broker from Tucson, Ariz., that represented the buyer, a private investor utilizing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
IRVING, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield represented Verizon Communications in a sale-leaseback transaction valued at $344 million for the 1.2 million-square-foot Verizon Hidden Ridge campus in Irving. The sale was made possible through a transfer of the property to Mesirow Financial, along with a lease agreement for a new 20-year term, which provided Verizon with $20 million worth of tenant improvement costs. Verizon subdivided the land with a portion being retained by the company for possible future development. Cushman & Wakefield acted as financial advisor and agent for Verizon in the transaction. Mesirow Realty Sale-Leaseback Inc., a division of Mesirow Financial, acquired the campus, which houses 2,800 full-time employees and contractors and is expected to increase to 3,500 by the end of the year. Verizon will continue to occupy the regional headquarters facility. The campus serves as the south-central market headquarters for Verizon. The Cushman & Wakefield investment banking team included Jim Jordan, David Wenk, Robert Elms, Mark Todrys, Maureen Kelly, Anthony Pasqual and Ben Lushing.
HOUSTON — KDC and Harbert Real Estate Fund III LLC have sold Ellington Trade Center, a three-building industrial project totaling 513,800 square feet and 18.2 acres of developable land in southeast Houston. HFF represented the sellers in the transaction. Lincoln Property Co., through its investment advisory affiliate, Lincoln Advisory Group, purchased the property on behalf of an institutional client. Situated on more than 36 acres at 12552, 12554 and 12556 Highway 3, Ellington Trade Center is located across the street from Ellington Airport. The 98.6 percent leased center is home to tenants including FedEx, Lennox Industrial, Goodman Distribution, SCP Distributors, E&G, Patrician Window Coverings and Houston Chronicle Publishing. Ellington Trade Center features 24- and 28-foot minimum clear heights, dock high configuration and 200 shared truck courts. HFF’s Rusty Tamlyn and Trent Agnew led the investment sales team.
HOUSTON — Boxer Property has extended a lease with movie theater operator Multi-Events Arena Ltd. at Arena Theatre in Houston. Multi-Events has extended its lease for an additional nine years. As part of the renewal, Arena Theatre will receive updated seating and improved audio and visual equipment. Boxer Property’s Trey Miller, Brian Hines and Melissa Kennedy worked with Multi-Events both on the lease extension and the plans for the upcoming renovations, which will exceed $500,000. Located at 7322-7326 Southwest Freeway, Arena Theatre is located within Arena Place, which features two 20-story office buildings adjoining the movie theater on either side.