HOUSTON — FourPoint Multifamily Investments has brokered the sale of Villas de Palmas, a 659-unit apartment community located in Houston’s Sharpstown District. Sharpstown has seen significant revitalization and positive growth over the last 15 years. Kevin Dufour of FourPoint brokered the sale between seller, Thrive/ Jevan Capital/Comunidad Realty Partners, and buyer, Nimes Capital. Dufour procured both the buyer and seller. At the time of sale, the seller had already completed partial upgrades to the exterior/commons areas of the property and interior upgrades to approximately 20 percent of the units. The buyer plans to complete the remainder of the renovations throughout the property and continue to enhance the asset, which was built in the late 1970s.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of McKinney Square, a 15,535-square-foot retail property located in McKinney. Philip Levy and Chris Gainey of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Levy and Gainey also secured the buyer, a private investor. McKinney Square is a multi-tenant retail strip with tenants including Swanky Boutique, Patina Green Home, Lanio’s Candies, SIP Ventures, InterimLender.com and Release 2 Systems. The two-story building was originally constructed in 1900 and was renovated in 2005.
HOUSTON — Lee & Associates has negotiated a lease renewal for a 109,756-square-foot industrial space located at 3550 Brittmoore Road in Houston. Tom Walrich of Lee & Associates’ Dallas/Fort Worth office represented the tenant, Dealer Tire, in the transaction. Jude Filippone of Transwestern represented the landlord, Claymoore Northwest Inc.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Bell Partners Inc. has acquired a 357-unit apartment community in Austin for an undisclosed price. Cielo South Lamar, built in 2015, will be renamed Bell South Lamar. The community offers a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and townhomes within seven buildings. Located on South Lamar Boulevard, Bell South Lamar is currently 91 percent occupied. Unit amenities include 9-foot ceilings, modern lighting, granite countertops, walk-in closets, soaking tubs, walk-in showers and wood-style flooring. All units are also pre-wired for high-speed Internet. Community amenities include a swimming pool, grilling stations, a pet park, outdoor yoga area, vegetable garden, fitness center, resident lounge and a business center. Bell Partners will manage the community. The seller in the transaction was undisclosed.
DALLAS — Pillar has originated a $9.4 million acquisition loan for Villa Bonita Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily community in Dallas. Built in 1969, the property features both affordable and market-rate apartment units. The complex consists of 20 two-story buildings and features amenities such as a playground and laundry facility. The asset was fully occupied at the time of financing. Evan Hom of Pillar’s New York office arranged the fixed-rate, Fannie Mae loan with a 30-year amortization schedule on behalf of the borrower, California-based BRC Bellaire Holdings LLC.The sponsor and its affiliates own several properties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The seller was a New Jersey-based investor. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap listed the property on behalf of the seller and procured the buyer.
AUSTIN — MIG Real Estate, a Newport Beach, Calif.-based real estate investment firm, has purchased three buildings within Braker Center Business Park in Austin. The acquisitions include Buildings 6, 7 and 11 and total more than 218,000 square feet of flex office and light industrial space. All three buildings are single-story and served by dock and semi-dock overhead doors with ramps and feature 16-foot clear heights. The assets were 91 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants including The Carrier Corp., Landis+Gyr Technologies Inc. and DeWalt. Will Nichols, Sam Owen and Caitlyn Ryan of Stream Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. MIG Real Estate was self-represented.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of a 20-unit apartment building in Fort Worth for an undisclosed price. The Edmundton Apartments, located at 5601 Birchman Ave., is a two-story building that was constructed in 1968. The property, which is situated on less than a half acre, has recently undergone renovations including faux wood flooring, brushed nickel features, upgraded bathroom vanities and toilets, upgraded appliance packages, a new irrigation system and the replacement of 15 of the 20 HVAC units. Both the buyer and seller in the transaction were undisclosed. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller, Ryan Hill and Andrew Hanson of Greysteel brokered the transaction.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Houston-based brokerage Baker Katz has arranged the lease of a freestanding, 23,500-square-foot building to discount grocery chain Aldi in Lake Jackson, located approximately 55 miles south of Houston. The building is located at the corner of State Highway 288 and This Way Street. Streetwise Realty Partners represented the tenant. Situated near Lowe’s Home Improvement and Dow Chemical’s new campus, the new Aldi is slated to open this fall.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based NewcrestImage plans to develop a four-brand, 600-room lifestyle hotel campus at Frisco Station, a 242-acre, mixed-use development located in the northwest quadrant of the Dallas North Tollway and Warren Parkway in Frisco. Upon completion, Frisco Station will include more than 5 million square feet of office and corporate campuses and 2,400 urban living units. Frisco Station’s hotel campus will include a dual-brand AC Hotel and Residence Inn, both by Marriott, featuring about 300 rooms. The campus will also include a Canopy by Hilton and a Hyatt Place, each featuring about 150 rooms. The hotel campus will anchor The Hub at Frisco Station, which will feature about 200,000 square feet of food and beverage concepts, entertainment venues and retail space surrounded by Frisco Station’s parks and trails system. Construction on the hotels will take place in two phases, with the AC, Residence and Canopy scheduled to break ground in January 2017, with the first openings anticipated in June 2018. Construction of the Hyatt Place is expected to begin in 2017.
AUSTIN — Morgan has completed Pearl Lantana, a 444-unit luxury apartment complex in southwest Austin. The newly finished property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom options that range from 660 to 1576 square feet. Residents will have views of the Barton Creek Greenbelt and the downtown Austin skyline. Interior amenities include open floor plans, wood-style floors, quartz countertops with tile backsplash, gas appliances, full size washers and dryers, tankless hot water heaters, under-mount sinks, walk-in closets, USB outlets, and patios or balconies. Common areas are solar powered and include a resident e-lounge and cafe, athletic club, three pool areas with sundecks, an infinity-edge pool, lap pool, hammock spaces, covered kitchen, dog park and footpaths throughout the property. Morgan is a Houston-based developer and operator of Class A multifamily properties.