Texas

Hillwood, BNSF Railway and Packwell to Build Industrial Facility at AllianceTexas

by Haisten Willis April 11, 2016

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hillwood, BNSF Railway and Packwell plan to build a plastics export packaging facility in the rail-connected Alliance Westport industrial sector, located within Hillwood’s AllianceTexas development in north Fort Worth. The facility will be part of a global supply chain route enabling Packwell, a Gulf Coast resin packager, to ship containerized plastic resins to end users utilizing ocean steamship lines that are affiliated partners with BNSF. The steamship lines operate between the BNSF Alliance Intermodal terminal and Asia via West Coast ports in Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland, Calif. BNSF trains will deliver bulk covered hopper cars from new and expanded Gulf Coast plastics production facilities to Packwell’s new facility at AllianceTexas. Packwell will package the bulk resin and dray loaded containers to the BNSF ramp. The loaded containers will be delivered utilizing a heavy-load corridor from the Packwell’s packaging facility to BNSF’s Alliance Intermodal Terminal, located less than a mile away.

April 11, 2016

Polyglass U.S.A. to Establish Manufacturing Operations in Waco

by Haisten Willis April 11, 2016

WACO, TEXAS — Polyglass U.S.A. plans to establish a manufacturing operation in Waco. The company will invest $19 million to build a 145,000-square-foot industrial facility at 1701 Exchange Parkway to produce modified bitumen roofing membranes. Employment is expected to reach 45 full-time associates within the first three years of operation. The Polyglass roofing facility in Waco will produce a waterproof membrane system used for commercial and industrial roofing systems. The membrane system is designed to increase roof life expectancy and is also environmentally friendly and energy efficient. The company will receive a grant from the Waco/McLennan County Economic Development Corp., as well as tax abatement participation by the city and county.

April 11, 2016

Loans Office Texas

NorthMarq Secures Loan for Office Property in San Antonio

by Haisten Willis April 11, 2016

SAN ANTONIO — Bryan Leonard of NorthMarq Capital’s San Antonio office has arranged acquisition financing for a 25,379-square-foot office property located at 7540 Louis Pasteur Drive in San Antonio. The 10-year loan includes a 25-year amortization schedule and 75 percent loan-to-value ratio. NorthMarq Capital arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a local bank. The property is located in the South Texas Medical Center and is 100 percent occupied.

April 11, 2016

Multifamily Texas

American Realty Advisors Sells Two Multifamily Properties in Austin

by Haisten Willis April 11, 2016

AUSTIN, TEXAS — American Realty Advisors has sold two Class A multifamily apartment communities in Austin. The two properties, known as ALARA Cantebrea Crossing and ALARA Canyon Creek, feature a total of 732 units and were packaged as a single portfolio. Both properties are low-density residential communities located along FM 620 North in Austin’s Northwest submarket. American acquired ALARA Cantebrea Crossing in 2006 and ALARA Canyon Creek in 2007. At the time of sale, both properties were the only multifamily luxury rental complexes within a two-mile radius. The portfolio was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. CBRE represented the seller in the transaction.

April 11, 2016

Loans Multifamily Texas

Dougherty Secures $1.5M Loan for Bristol Square Apartments in Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 8, 2016

DALLAS — Dougherty Mortgage has secured a $1.5 million Fannie Mae supplemental loan for Bristol Square Apartments, a 341-unit apartment property located in Dallas. Bristol Square’s unit interiors include ceiling fans, oversized walk-in closets, exterior lockable storage units and washer and dryer connections. Sunrooms, patios and balconies are available in select units. Dougherty’s Minneapolis office arranged the 8.5-year loan for the borrower, McGuire Family Taraval Property LLC.

April 8, 2016

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Retail Texas

Vitorino Group Arranges Sale of 26,375 SF Retail Property in Plano

by Haisten Willis April 8, 2016

PLANO — The Vitorino Group has arranged the sale of Service King/Enterprise Rent-a-Car, a 26,375-square-foot net-leased property located in the Dallas suburb of Plano. The Vitorino Group represented the buyer and seller, both local Texas investors, in the transaction.

April 8, 2016

Retail Texas

M&M Arranges Sale of 8,228 SF Retail Property in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 8, 2016

GARLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Broadway Plaza, an 8,228-square-foot retail property located in Garland. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Broadway Plaza is located at 6226 Broadway Blvd. The center is 83 percent leased, and all current leases are triple net. Tenants include T-Mobile, Dallas Gold & Silver, Sprint and AT&T. The building was constructed in 2011 and sits on 1.1 acres.

April 8, 2016

Multifamily Student Housing Texas

Historic Austin Home Will Be Moved to Make Room for Student Housing Development

by Haisten Willis April 8, 2016

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Austin City Council has voted in favor of removing a restrictive covenant on the historic Dabney-Horne home on the University of Texas West Campus. The property will be moved one-half mile from its current location at 507 W. 23rd St. to make room for a new student housing development. The proposed 175-foot tall project will provide 670 beds for students, of which 10 percent will be offered as affordable housing at 60 percent area median family income. Austin City Realty founder David Kanne owns the Dabney-Horne house, which was zoned historic in 1992, and uses it as his company’s headquarters. The home will be relocated to nearby 901 Shoal Cliff Court. Kanne plans to sell the site on 23rd Street to Johnson Trube & Associates, an Austin-based developer that plans to build the student housing property.

April 8, 2016

Multifamily Texas

Bell Partners Acquires Apartment Community in Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 8, 2016

DALLAS — Bell Partners Inc. has acquired Avenue H, a recently completed, 208-unit apartment community located in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas. The community has been renamed Bell Knox District and will be managed by Bell Partners. Completed in 2015, Bell Knox District is a Class A community and the first to be built in the last 10 years in the Knox/Highland Park neighborhood. The property is nearing the end of lease-up and is 82 percent occupied. The community is a six-story, podium-style building above two levels of structured parking. Floor plans consist of a mix of studios, one-bed/one-bath and two-bed/two-bath layouts. Property amenities include a clubhouse with a conference center and coffee bar, pool deck, fitness studio, outdoor barbeque area with grills, elevator access and covered parking.

April 8, 2016

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Hospitality Multifamily Texas

Simon to Build Luxury Hotel, Residential Tower at The Galleria in Houston

by Haisten Willis April 7, 2016

HOUSTON — Simon Property Group plans to add a luxury hotel and residential tower to The Galleria, a premier shopping destination in Houston. The hotel and residences, which will both be located in the same building, will be situated on the corner of Sage and West Alabama streets. The project is part of a multi-year transformation of The Galleria, which began with the creation of a 200,000-square-foot flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store adjacent to the current location. Once the new Saks store opens later this month, Simon will convert the existing Saks store into a multi-level mall extension featuring 110,000 square feet of space. The tower will be on the site of a former Macy’s store and will span between 25 and 30 stories. Groundbreaking is expected in late 2017.

April 7, 2016

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