DALLAS — MIINC Mechanical Contractors has signed a 36,800-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 1960 W. Northwest Highway in northwest Dallas. The single-tenant building was originally constructed in 1983. Scott Voelkel and Cullen Dickey of Dickey Property Co. represented the landlord, an unnamed Dallas-based family partnership, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
Following the financial markets crash 15 years ago, banks and other lenders began working with commercial real estate (CRE) borrowers who had run into trouble. Solutions included loan extensions, loan sales, recapitalizations and foreclosures. Today lenders are pulling out the playbook again. “We have seen a huge number of loan workout deals come across our desk,” says Jeff Salladin, a managing director with Dallas-based private debt fund Revere Capital. “Any lender that holds loans on their books is seeing the same thing.” Back in 2008, dodgy and highly leveraged residential and CRE loans — along with the emergence of exceedingly risky debt derivatives created by Wall Street — eventually crashed, causing the credit market to collapse. Today credit is still available, but the cost of it has spiked over the last 18 months. Consequently, many commercial properties owners have seen values plummet, making it difficult to find refinancing. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) imminent auction of Signature Bank’s $33 billion in commercial property loans and other assets is expected to attract bids as much as 40 percent below face value, according to The Wall Street Journal. That’s just the latest gloomy bellwether regarding CRE values and underscores the predicament …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners has provided $16.5 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the development of Cady Lofts, a 100-unit affordable housing project in Austin. Cady Lofts will house studio apartments for renters earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income and who are experiencing homelessness or physical/developmental disabilities. Units will feature modern appliances and eco-friendly utility systems, and residents will have access to a communal computer lab, health and wellness center, case management offices and central laundry facilities. The borrower is a partnership between developer SGI Ventures and the Housing Authority of the City of Austin. Three Bar Architects Inc. is designing the project, with Skybeck Construction serving as the primary contractor. Completion is slated for March 2025.
FULSHEAR, TEXAS —SurePoint Development, a self-storage owner-operator based in San Antonio, has agreed to purchase an 651-unit facility that is under construction in Fulshear, a western suburb of Houston. The site is located near the intersection of Texas Heritage Parkway and FM 1093, and the single-story facility will span 83,000 net rentable square feet of predominantly climate-controlled space. Completion is slated for next spring. The seller was not disclosed.
SAGINAW, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Journey Capital has broken ground on the third phase of development at Edition of Saginaw Senior Living, located just north of Fort Worth. The project will add 36 independent living cottages to the property. Journey Capital unveiled Phase I of the Edition of Saginaw Senior Living community in January 2022, featuring 22 independent living cottages. Phase II, which is currently under construction, will add a 71-bed assisted living and memory care facility by the end of this year.
DEER PARK, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 21,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in Deer Park, an eastern suburb of Houston. The building at 2751 Aaron St. sits on 10.3 acres and features 5,700 square feet of office space. Josh Carl and Trey Erwin led the transaction for Lee & Associates. The names of the tenant and landlord were not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Quicksilver Express Courier Inc. has signed a 6,732-square-foot industrial lease at Great Southwest Distribution Center in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Chris Kennedy of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Corby Hodgkiss of Mercer Co. represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Carrier SC Industrial LLC.
HOUSTON — A partnership between two locally based firms, PAGEWOOD and Wile Interests, has unveiled plans for East Blocks, a mixed-use redevelopment in Houston. The project will transform a 10-block stretch of mid-20th century warehouses in the East Downtown neighborhood into a district of walkable restaurants, shops, offices and green spaces. The project will be developed in phases over the next three years, with the first phase calling for 196,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 112,000 square feet of office space and 650 parking spaces. Gensler is the project architect. Construction of Phase I is scheduled to begin in the second quarter.
SANTA FE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a portfolio of four self-storage facilities totaling 682 units in Santa Fe, located southeast of Houston in Galveston County. The Santa Fe Storage Portfolio spans 4.3 acres and consists of 17 single-story buildings and one two-story building that house 654 non-climate-controlled units and 24 outdoor parking spaces. The portfolio also features two office spaces, a billboard and an efficiency apartment for a total of 682 rentable spaces. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the Texas-based seller and procured the Delaware-based buyer in the transaction. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Newmark has negotiated a 50,000-square-foot industrial lease at Riverbend Business Park in northeast Fort Worth. The development spans approximately 1.4 million square feet across 32 buildings. Frank Puskarich and Louis Pascuzzi of Newmark represented the tenant, foam products provider Neveon USA, in the lease negotiations. Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord.