SAN ANTONIO — Drake Commercial Group and Transwestern have arranged a new lease for the Vista Corporate Center, a 157,472-square-foot, Class A office property located at 13805 Interstate 10 Frontage Road in San Antonio. Dan Pollard of JLL represented the tenant, San Antonio-based financial advisor USAA, which will occupy the entire building. Deborah Bauer of Drake Commercial Group and Russell Noll of Transwestern represented the landlord, sn15000IH Ltd.
ALLEN, TEXAS — BMC Capital has secured an $18 million construction loan on behalf of an unspecified developer for a 125,000-square-foot, five-story office property in Allen, a city slightly north of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The three-year loan has a floating interest rate and a 70 percent loan-to-cost ratio. Delivery of the Class A building is slated for the first quarter of 2018.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — JLL has arranged the sale of Ranchland Apartments, a 204-unit, 16-building multifamily property situated on 6.8 acres at 1212 E. Wadley Ave. in Midland. Scott LaMontagne, Moses Siller and Zar Haro of JLL represented the seller, Midland Visions 2000, in the transaction. The representative of the buyer, KNAARS Ventures LLC, and other terms of the sale were not disclosed.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has closed the sale of a 2,506-square foot restaurant property leased to Taco Bell at 2453 Monarch Drive in the south Texas border town of Laredo. The net-leased property is an outparcel to a 400,000-square-foot retail center anchored by an H-E-B grocery store. James Bell of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an undisclosed developer. The name and representative of the buyer, a Chicago-based entity, were not released.
DALLAS — Stream Realty Partners and J.P. Morgan Asset Management have unveiled plans for the $135 million renovation and expansion of Trammell Crow Center in Dallas. This will be the first major renovation of the office tower in 32 years. The building, located at 2001 Ross Ave., will be transformed into a mixed-use property. The redevelopment of the 1.2 million-square-foot office tower will include enhancements to the building’s interior lobby, lower exterior and plaza. A ground-up, mixed-use development on an adjacent 2.66-acre site will be anchored by more than 26,000 square feet of restaurant-driven retail space and a parking facility. The transformation of the Dallas landmark will collectively total five acres. The redesign will also focus on expanding the building’s on-site amenities to include a new 3,000-square-foot tenant lounge, an expanded, 9,000-square-foot athletic club and a 9,000-square-foot conference center located on the second floor. The most notable change for the building will consist of a new 50-by-80-foot glass and metal façade below the third floor, which will extend out to Ross Avenue. A similar glass entry will be featured at the Flora Street entrance, and the ground floor of the Olive and Harwood Street corners will extend towards Ross Avenue …
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors Ltd. has arranged a $25.9 million in first mortgage financing for Phase III of Hebron 121 Station Apartments, a Class A, mixed-use property in Lewisville. Upon completion, the development will consist of 1,825 apartments and 125,000 square feet of office, retail, restaurant and medical space. Roger Wyche of Metropolitan Capital Advisors placed the three-year, floating-rate loan with a single one-year extension option and a 12-month lockout period.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has announced plans for a new, 152,00-square-foot development in Frisco Park 25, a 216-acre, master-planned business and industrial park located at Preston Road at Rockhill Parkway in Frisco. PowerSecure Lighting, a manufacturer of LED lighting products, will anchor the Class A development with a 76,000-square-foot lease. Cannon Green and Bob Hagewood of Stream will oversee leasing of the project, which is slated to launch in 2018.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — The Vitorino Group has closed the sale of Hebron Parkway Shopping Center, a 17,836-square-foot strip retail center in Carrollton, a northern suburb of Dallas. Bryce Gissler of Vitorino Group listed the property on behalf of the seller, an undisclosed private investor. The name and representative of the buyer, also a private investor, were not disclosed. The property was 100 percent leased at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — Colliers International Group Inc. has closed the sale of 5722 Fairdale, a 5,000-square-foot, freestanding flex building in the Woodlake/Briar Meadow neighborhood in west Houston. Jason Scholtz of Colliers represented the seller, Birmingham Rail & Locomotive Co. Inc. The name and representative of the buyer, a private investor, were not released.
PLANO, TEXAS — EDGE Realty Capital Markets has arranged the sale of 5212 Village Creek, a 7,979-square-foot office property located at the corner of Preston Road and President George Bush Turnpike in Plano. Brandon Crow of EDGE represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction, and Matt Fulgham represented the buyer, Wynmark Commercial, a brokerage firm specializing in healthcare and medical office properties.
