COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Hilton Worldwide has opened Embassy Suites by Hilton College Station, a 162-room hotel located at 201 University Drive E in College Station, less than a mile from Texas A&M University’s campus. Managed by Aimbridge Hospitality, the hotel offers 4,500 square feet of meeting and banquet space, as well as a pool, fitness center and on-site bar and grill.
HOUSTON — Baker Katz has secured a 6,300-square-foot retail lease at Stonegate Shopping Center in Houston on behalf of American Family Care, a primary and urgent care provider. Ben Brown of Baker Katz and Jennifer Watson of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Jim Bayne of Investar Real Estate Services represented the undisclosed landlord. The clinic is expected to open during the fourth quarter.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — Daymark Living, a developer of supportive housing communities, has begun work on a 144,853-square-foot project in the Dallas metro of Waxahachie for adults with learning differences and intellectual delays. Scheduled to be complete in August 2018, the property will feature 28 cottages capable of housing 200 residents and amenities such as resort-style pools, sport courts, computer labs and community grills. Dallas-based Merriman Anderson/Architects is designing the community.
PLANO, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 55,000-square-foot office lease expansion for Alkami Technology, a provider of online and mobile banking solutions, at 5601 Granite Parkway in Plano. The company will now occupy approximately 90,000 square feet and two additional floors within the 14-story, 362,000-square-foot building. Jeff Ellerman, Clay Vaughn and Preston Lynn of CBRE represented the tenant, which employs about 275 people in its Dallas office, in the lease negotiations.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners and McCombs Properties have broken ground on a 179,655-square-foot warehouse that will be located along Interstate 10 in Gateway10 Business Park on San Antonio’s northeast side. Completion is currently slated for June 2018. Building features will include 32-foot clear heights, 230-foot building depth, 38 dock-high, rear-load doors and ESFR fire suppression.
SAN ANTONIO — Weitzman has secured an 18,383-square-foot retail lease at Ingram Festival, a power retail center located at 6003-6005 NW Loop 410 in San Antonio. David Nicolson and Bryan Parman of Weitzman represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. SFP Brokerage LLC represented the tenant, Spec’s Wines, Spirits & Finer Foods. With this new lease, the center is now 100 percent occupied.
MIDWEST CITY, OKLA. — Hilton Worldwide has opened Home2 Suites by Hilton OKC Midwest City Tinker AFB, a 99-room hotel located in Midwest City, an eastern suburb of Oklahoma City. Amenities include a combined fitness and laundry area, 1,000 square feet of meeting space and an indoor pool. The property is located at 1820 Center Drive near Tinker Air Force Base, Rose State College and Will Rogers World Airport.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Orlando-based multifamily developer ZOM Living has broken ground on The KINSTEAD, a $45 million, garden-style apartment community in McKinney. The 376-unit property will comprise six three-story buildings, the first units of which are scheduled for a first-quarter 2018 delivery. Amenities will include a coffee bar, yoga or spin room and sports simulator. Stanford Construction will serve as general contractor for the project, which is ZOM Living’s fifth in the Dallas area and 10th overall in Texas.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Huntington Industrial Partners will develop Shiloh Distribution Center, a two-building, 248,825-square-foot industrial property that will be located along Shiloh Road in the Dallas metro of Garland. The cross-dock property will feature 32-foot clear heights and an ESFR sprinkler system, as well as a total of 183 parking spaces and 64 dock-high doors. A timetable for construction has not yet been established.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Normandale Place Apartments, a 130-unit multifamily complex located at 8713 S. Normandale St. in Fort Worth. The property offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units. Mark Allen of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, an undisclosed partnership and limited partnership, respectively.
