HURST, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Gables of Notting Hill, a 175-unit apartment property located in Hurst. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a Houston-based private investment firm. Silva and Braly also secured the buyer, a Dallas-based investment group. The property was built in 1968 and consists of 27 buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans.
PLANO, TEXAS — The NAI Robert Lynn industrial division has represented Autos of Dallas in the purchase of the 55,000-square-foot Ex-Ewing Buick GMC Dealership in Plano, which will allow the auto dealer to nearly double its inventory to 1,000 vehicles. The new dealership will make Autos of Dallas the largest independent auto dealer in metro Dallas. NAI Robert Lynn’s Chad Albert represented Autos of Dallas in the transaction. Autos of Dallas will move from its current location in Addison, previously known as the Addison Square Garden Ice Rink, to its new headquarters on eight acres at 4472 Plano Parkway.
JACINTO CITY, TEXAS — Flaming Grill & Supreme Buffet has leased the remaining space in the 217,004-square-foot Market at Hunting Bayou as its first location in metro Houston. The restaurant chain is planning to invest $2 million into the interior of a 21,164-square-foot space in the retail center, located at 11900 E. Freeway in Jacinto City. Construction on the junior anchor space is expected to take five months. The chain has restaurants in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. The daily menu features more than 250 items of American, Italian, Japanese and Mexican dishes alongside traditional Chinese cuisine. Flaming Grill’s lease will bring Market at Hunting Bayou to 100 percent occupancy. Brad Elmore of Houston-based NewQuest Properties represented the landlord, JBL Asset Management of Miami, in the transaction. Drew Huggins of Huggins Realty Group represented the restaurateur, which also has a location in Dallas.
HOUSTON — A year after first announcing long-term plans for the redevelopment of the former ExxonMobil Chemical headquarters campus in Houston, Third Palm Capital is repurposing existing buildings on the 35-acre energy corridor site. The planned mixed-use district is located at 13501 Katy Freeway and is being renamed Republic Square. Houston-based Boxer Property has been awarded the leasing and management assignment. Preparations are underway to open Republic Square’s grounds with a central lake. Existing amenities include The Event Center at Republic Square, a 20,000-square-foot event and conference facility, plus Republic Square I, a three-story, 320,000-square-foot office building. Improvements include increasing visibility and accessibility off I-10 and Memorial Drive, adding a surface parking lot along Memorial and landscaping.
OKLAHOMA CITY — CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare capital markets group has brokered the sale of a 62,857-square-foot medical facility in Oklahoma City fully leased to Lakeside Women’s Hospital. Tampa-based Carter Validus Properties II LLC purchased the asset from Physicians of Northwest Oklahoma Investment Group LLC for an undisclosed price. Jason Little of CBRE’s Oklahoma City office teamed with Chris Bodnar and Lee Asher of CBRE’s U.S. Healthcare capital markets group to market the asset on behalf of the seller. Situated on five acres, the inpatient medical facility is located at 11200 N. Portland Ave.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Commercial real estate investment banking firm George Smith Partners has arranged a $10.6 million loan for the acquisition of The Preserve at Mesa Hills, a 100 percent occupied, 248-unit apartment community in El Paso. David Rifkind and Ameet Chagan of George Smith Partners arranged the interest-only loan through a CMBS lender on behalf of the borrower, a private investor, . Located in El Paso’s northwest submarket, The Preserve at Mesa Hills comprises nine two-story and five three-story buildings offering one- and two-bedroom apartments. Units feature mountain and valley views, private patios or balconies and GE appliances, while select units also feature vaulted ceilings and wood-burning fireplaces. Common area amenities in the gated community include landscaped courtyards, a pool with spa and sundeck, fitness center, basketball and volleyball courts, as well as barbecue grills and picnic areas for residents.
KATY, TEXAS — Vigavi West Ten has broken ground on a 22,500-square-foot speculative industrial building at West Ten Industrial Park in Katy, a suburb of Houston. The industrial park offers land sites for sale or build-to-suit opportunities, as well as industrial buildings for sale or lease. At completion, West Ten Industrial Park can accommodate 350,000 square feet on 35 acres. In 2015, Parkside Capital partnered with Vigavi Realty to purchase the land within West Ten Business Park for the new facility. Located at 633 Choctaw Lane, the first building underway at West Ten Industrial Park is scheduled to deliver in November 2016. John Simons and Holden Rushing of NAI Partners are marketing the park.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged the sale of a 56,132-square-foot industrial building located at 1540 Champion Drive in Carrollton. Nathan Denton of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the seller, StoneDome Real Estate LLC. Ryan Boozer of Stream Realty Partners represented the buyer, Terrastone LLC.
HOUSTON — Carroll Organization has secured the sale of an apartment community known as ARIUM Fall Creek in Houston. Carroll’s investment vehicle Carroll Co-Invest Fund I previously owned the property. Carroll originally purchased the 264-unit property in February 2012. ARIUM Fall Creek is located 14 miles north of downtown Houston and is situated along the Sam Houston Tollway. The buyer was unnamed.
CORSICANA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Motel 6 Corsicana, a 110-room hotel located in Corsicana. Skyler Cooper, Chris Gomes and Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an individual/personal trust. Cooper, Gomes and Miller also procured the buyer, a local private investor. Motel 6 Corsicana is located at 2018 S. Highway 287 off of I-45. The two-story hotel was built in 1986 as a Days Inn and converted to a Motel 6 in 2006. Amenities at the property include an updated lobby and an indoor swimming pool.