PLANO, TEXAS — Lockton has signed a 52,961-square-foot office lease at Granite Park in Plano. The insurance brokerage giant is taking two full floors at the newly constructed Granite Park 6, a 19-story, 422,109-square-foot building, with occupancy slated for 2026. Mike Mayer and Josh Goldsmith of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Dan Harris and Randy Cooper of Stream Realty Partners, represented Lockton in the lease negotiations. Robert Jimenez, Burson Holman and Elizabeth Fortado of Granite Properties internally represented the landlord, which owns the asset in partnership with Highwoods Properties.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated multiple new leases at Emami Plaza, a 34,000-square-foot shopping center located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Laredo. Among the new tenants at the center are D1 Training (4,600 square feet), SaladWorks (2,000 square feet), Farmers Insurance (1,500 square feet) and Tribalance Chiropractic (1,500 square feet). The deals bring the newly constructed center to full occupancy. Enrique Volkmer of Lee & Associates negotiated the leases on behalf of the undisclosed landlord.
DENTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of a 22,300-square-foot industrial building in the North Texas city of Denton. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-story building at 9062 Teasley Lane was constructed on a 1.1-acre site in 1998. Hudson Springer and Jason Vitorino of STRIVE represented the seller in the transaction. Both parties were Texas-based entities that requested anonymity, as did the buyer’s representative.
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Franklin BSP Realty Trust Agrees to Acquire Multifamily Mortgage Originator NewPoint Holdings
NEW YORK CITY AND PLANO, TEXAS — Franklin BSP Realty Trust Inc. (NYSE: FBRT), a REIT based in New York City, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NewPoint Holdings JV LLC, a multifamily loan originator headquartered in Plano. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Terms of the transaction were not released. Launched in 2021, NewPoint has an existing servicing portfolio of $54.7 billion, including mortgages for market-rate multifamily, affordable housing, seniors housing, healthcare and manufactured housing properties nationwide. The company operates as both a direct lender and third-party placement provider. NewPoint, through its wholly owned subsidiary NewPoint Real Estate Capital LLC, is one of 19 multifamily originators and servicers approved to make loans on behalf of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The acquisition will now allow Franklin BSP Realty Trust to originate agency mortgage loans. “For years we have been looking to add agency capabilities to the platform,” says Michael Comparato, president of Franklin BSP Realty Trust. “We believe this transaction is the final piece to complete our ‘one stop shop’ puzzle.” The acquisition will …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Siemens has completed a $190 million manufacturing plant in Fort Worth. The 500,000-square-foot facility is located at 7200 Harris Legacy Drive on the city’s south side and will support the data center industry via production of electrical equipment such as low-voltage switchboards. Siemens has already hired about 480 people to staff the facility and expects to employ as many as 800 individuals at the site by 2026. According to Fort Worth Report, the project was executed as part of the German conglomerate’s pledge to invest $10 billion in the U.S. manufacturing sector.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Locally based owner-operator Aligned Data Centers will develop a 27-acre campus in Mansfield, a southeastern suburb of Fort Worth. Known as Aligned DFW-03, the data center campus will have an onsite substation and will be largely marketed toward users in the AI, cloud and enterprise applications. The facility will also feature proprietary liquid cooling technology and will be able to accommodate user density requirements upwards of 350 kilowatts per rack. Initial capacity is expected to be available in the fourth quarter.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm CanTex Capital has purchased a 230,292-square-foot industrial property in Fort Worth. The property at 7901 South Freeway is located on the city’s south side and functions as a manufacturing facility. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant facility sits on 20 acres and features roughly 26-foot clear heights, 19 dock-high loading doors and six grade-level drive-in doors. Todd Hubbard of NAI Robert Lynn represented CanTex, which plans to make capital improvements to the property, in the transaction. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Local brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 20,974-square-foot office sublease in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 11750 Katy Freeway is a 17-story, 430,000-square-foot structure that was completed in 2015. Ryan Hartsell of Oxford Partners represented the sublessee, law firm Oliva Gibbs LLP, in the negotiations. Albert Spiers and Chris Oliver of Cushman & Wakefield, along with Mark Reilly of JLL, represented the undisclosed sublessor. Steve Bryant of Mac Haik Enterprises represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Energy Tour IV Investments Ltd.
HOUSTON — Burlington will open a 20,350-square-foot store at The Shops at Stone Park, a 250,000-square-foot retail power center in East Houston. The discount clothing retailer will backfill a space formerly occupied by Staples, joining a tenant roster that includes J.C. Penney, Best Buy, Marshalls, Rack Room Shoes and Chick-fil-A. Greg Stackhouse of New Regional Planning represented Burlington in the lease negotiations. Nina Irwin of NewQuest represented the landlord on an internal basis.
SCHERTZ, TEXAS — Atlanta-based developer Core5 Industrial Partners has completed an approximately 1 million-square-foot project in Schertz, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio. Core5 Logistics Center at Interstate 10 is located at the convergence of Loop 1640 and I-10 and adjacent to the future site of an H-E-B grocery store. The property consists of two buildings totaling 536,824 and 468,280 square feet. Building A features a cross-dock configuration, 110 dock-high doors, four drive-in doors, 36-foot clear heights and 134 trailer storage spaces. Building B has a rear-load configuration and offers 72 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors, 36-foot clear heights and 84 trailer storage spaces. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the buildings, which represent Phase I of a larger development, for lease.