FORT WORTH, TEXAS — T5 Data Centers, a data center owner and operator with facilities across the country, will co-develop a 324-acre data center campus in Fort Worth. Hillwood and IPI Data Centers Partners Management LLC, a San Francisco-based data center investment platform, will co-develop the campus, which will be situated within the 18,000-acre AllianceTexas community. At full build-out, the development will be capable of delivering 400-plus megawatts of power. A timetable for construction has not yet been established.
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DALLAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Hillcrest Tower, a 168,189-square-foot office property located at the intersection of the LBJ Freeway and Hillcrest Road in North Dallas. The property, which was more than 90 percent leased at the time of sale, offers amenities such as a full-service deli, conference room and tenant suites with private balconies. Eric Mackey, Gary Carr, John Alvarado, Evan Stone, Jared Chua and Robert Hill of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Accesso Partners LLC, a South Florida-based real estate investment manager, has acquired One Allen Center, a 150,506-square-foot, Class A office building located in the Dallas metro of Allen. Situated on 7.2 acres at 700 Central Expressway S., adjacent to the 700,000-square-foot Watters Creek mixed-use development, the property was 90 percent leased at the time of sale. The new ownership will upgrade all common areas and create move-in-ready suites on a speculative basis. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Carlyle Group, a Washington, D.C.-based asset management firm, will open Crockett Street Food Hall, a 16,000-square-foot venue that will be situated within Crockett Row at West 7th, a mixed-use property in Fort Worth. Located at the corner of Crockett and Norwood streets, the venue will offer 100- to 1,000-square-foot spaces to fast-casual food vendors. Fourteen eateries are currently slated to operate within the food hall, which will feature a full bar, patio seating and music in the evenings.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners has negotiated a 51,824-square-foot industrial lease at 16390 Park Row Drive in west Houston. Built in 1978, the single-tenant warehouse features 28-foot clear heights, three dock-high loading doors and a parking ratio of 0.57 spaces per 1,000 square feet. Darren O’Conor and Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the landlord, FMFV Warehousing Inc., in the lease negotiations. The tenant was not disclosed.
KATY, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Oakmont Industrial Group will develop a 673,785-square-foot warehouse within the master-planned West Ten Business Park in the Houston metro of Katy. Situated on a 42-acre parcel, the property is being developed on a speculative basis and will feature 36-foot clear heights, cross-dock loading, 56-foot wide column spacing, an ESFR sprinkler system and LED warehouse lighting. The property will also offer parking for 691 automobiles and 256 trailers, as well as quick access to the Grand Parkway/State Highway 99 interchange. Construction is scheduled for a July 2018 completion. John Simons and Holden Rushing of NAI Partners brokered the land sale and will represent Oakmont in leasing the property.
DALLAS AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sales of four multifamily properties totaling 573 units located throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) area. The combined sales price was approximately $36.7 million. The properties include the 156-unit Castlewinds Apartments in the North Richland Hills submarket of Fort Worth; the 69-unit El Ranchito Apartments in western Fort Worth; the 188-unit Knollwood Apartments in Irving; and the 160-unit Holly Park Apartments in east Dallas. Al Silva, Ford Braly and Mark McCoy of Marcus & Millichap represented the private sellers and procured the buyers for all four transactions.
HOUSTON — JLL has negotiated a 181,450-square-foot industrial lease on behalf of Starplast, an Israeli manufacturer of plastics products, at North Point 8111, a 250,660-square-foot industrial building within Point North Cargo Park in Houston. Located at the intersection of FM 1960 and U.S. Highway 59, the facility will serve as the company’s base of U.S. manufacturing operations. Property features include a cross-dock configuration, 28-foot clear heights and fully fenced outside storage. Ryan Fuselier and Travis Secor of JLL represented Starplast in the lease negotiations. David Hudson of Duke Realty represented the landlord internally.
HOUSTON — MetroNational, a Houston-based investment and development firm, will open The McCarthy, a 133-unit high-rise apartment complex located atop Houston’s Hotel Zaza Memorial City. A mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units will span seven levels of the 17-story structure. Amenities will include a pool and cabanas, fitness center with on-demand classes, catering kitchen and private dining room and a laptop bar. The opening of The McCarthy is scheduled for January 2018.
IRVING, TEXAS — RealtyShares, a San Francisco-based financial intermediary, has closed a $2.4 million equity investment for the Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel, a 302-room hotel located at 4440 W. John Carpenter Freeway in Irving. The company arranged the funds on behalf of The Buccini/Pollin Group, a Delaware-based investment and management firm. The property, which is located about eight miles from the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, features three restaurants, 23 banquet and meeting rooms and 25,000 square feet of meeting space.