GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Cypress Equities has acquired an 11.2-acre site in Georgetown, Texas, for the development of a grocery-anchored shopping center to be named Oak Meadows Marketplace. A 57,655-square-foot Randalls Food & Drugs will anchor the 77,050-square-foot project. Construction is expected to begin in January with a completion date scheduled for November 2017. SRS Real Estate Partners will be in charge of leasing up the center.
DALLAS — Balfour Beatty has been selected by Highland Park Independent School District (HPISD) to serve as the district’s construction partner for a $110 million elementary construction and renovation program. A result of HPISD’s 2015 bond election, the program includes the construction of four elementary schools and renovation of a fifth elementary school. The project’s first phase is underway as Balfour Beatty manages construction of a 100,000-square-foot campus, which is the district’s first new elementary school since 1948. Situated on 4.6 acres, the new elementary school will provide flexible learning spaces, outdoor classrooms and a one-story underground garage with 90 parking spaces. This facility will serve as the “swing” school to accommodate the faculty and students who are subsequently displaced while their new schools are constructed over the following three years. Upon completion of the first school in summer 2017, Balfour Beatty will commence with the demolition and construction of replacement campuses for the three remaining schools. As each new school is completed in 13-month windows, the project team will move to the next campus. Each of the 100,000-square-foot replacement campuses will also include underground parking garages. In addition to the four new elementary schools, the district’s fifth elementary school …
KATY, TEXAS — The first round of retailers will open Oct. 28 in the 89-acre Grand Morton Town Center, including a 125,531-square-foot Kroger Marketplace. The NewQuest Properties project, being developed in phases, ultimately will bring 600,459 square feet of retail, restaurants and medical offices to the neighborhood. Opening in tandem with Kroger Marketplace will be Ideal Dental, Supercuts, T-Mobile and Today’s Vision, totaling 7,700 square feet. Rebecca Le and Josh Friedlander of Houston-based NewQuest will handle leasing. Grand Morton Town Center includes more than three-quarters of a mile of frontage along Grand Parkway. About 60 percent of the project is pre-leased, leased or under negotiation for a lease. The project also includes 16 pad sites, four of which will be occupied by McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A and Whataburger.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Hangover Opportunity Fund LLC has sold a 138,000-square-foot, two-building project in Fort Worth’s Carter Industrial Park. The 11.5-acre property at 1200 Forum Way S. is net-leased to May Group International, a custom sign manufacturer. Shortly before the property hit the market, the advertising company signed a seven-year renewal for the 60,000-square-foot and 78,000-square-foot office/warehouses, which are used as its headquarters and production facility, respectively. Texas-based SkyWalker Property Partners is liquidating Hangover’s 21-property portfolio. The 1200 Forum Way campus, bought by Hangover in mid-November 2013, is the ninth asset in Hangover’s portfolio to sell. Two more properties are under contract. Theron Bryant and Joe Hamilton of Coldwell Banker Commercial Advisors represented the seller. Chance Olin of Holt Lunsford Commercial negotiated for the local buyer, Forum Way Investments LLC. Bryant also negotiated the lease renewal with May Group.
DALLAS — Invesco will rebrand the 1920 McKinney office tower in Dallas as Parkview at 1920 McKinney, emphasizing the property’s location overlooking Klyde Warren Park. The 12-story, Class A office and retail property is located in the Uptown submarket. The building spans more than 141,000 square feet of rentable office space, with balconies on every office level and views of both the downtown Dallas skyline and the park. Over 50 percent of the property has been leased with 66,000 square feet of contiguous office space available. JLL’s Daryl Mullin, James Esquivel and Ashley Curry are leading the leasing and marketing efforts. The location also offers on-site dining at Water Grill, which is scheduled to open in December, a full-service fitness center, access to the Katy Trail and Klyde Warren Park, 100 percent covered parking and on-site management.
CANTON, TEXAS — Pioneer Realty Capital LLC, a Texas-based commercial real estate lender, has closed a $1 million refinancing loan for a 40-room Motel 6 located along North Trade Days Boulevard in Canton. The Pioneer Realty Capital team provided the owners of Sandy MJ LLC with an expedited closing that enabled the client to avoid pre-payment expenses.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — 29th Street Capital (29SC), a privately held real estate investment and advisory firm, has acquired Clear Lake Condominiums, a 284-unit multifamily community in Webster. The transaction is 29SC’s seventh acquisition in metro Houston. The firm plans to invest $2 million into renovations to upgrade unit interiors, enhance the property exterior and add or update resident amenities. The firm will rebrand the community as Barringer Square Apartments. The property is located on Galveston Road between NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Ellington Airport. Interior unit upgrades will include new stainless steel kitchen appliances, cabinets, countertops, backsplashes, flooring and fixtures. Exterior improvements will include new roofing, siding and paint, as well as façade repairs. The firm also plans to overhaul the leasing center and clubhouse, adding a playground, covered outdoor grilling areas and a dog park.
HOUSTON — NorthMarq Capital’s Denver office has secured a $17.6 million acquisition loan for Maxey Village Apartments, a multifamily community located at 666 Maxey Road in Houston. Constructed in 1974, the property consists of 409 units across 10 two-story buildings. The one- and two-bedroom floor plans range from 580 to 986 square feet. Mark Jeffries of NorthMarq Capital arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Angelus Capital, a private equity firm headquartered in Austin.
IRVING, TEXAS — CMG Mortgage Inc. is increasing the size of its north Texas regional office, finalizing a 10,951-square-foot lease in an expansion and long-term extension for Class A office space in Irving. The California-based company has secured 3,350 square feet adjacent to its 7,601-square-foot office on the first floor of Freeport Corporate Center, a two-story suburban office building located at 8650 Freeport Parkway S. The extra space will be ready to occupy this week. Kevin Brookmole of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represents the landlord, Slate Freeport Holdings LLC. Steve Herman of Herman Commercial Real Estate in Walnut Creek, Calif., represented CMG, which has a nationwide network of mortgage offices. Both leases are co-terminus.
HOUSTON — Colvill Office Properties has arranged two office lease transactions at Citycentre Five, a 15-story, 227,000-square-foot office building in Houston. The transactions include a 13,226-square-foot lease to Five Point Capital Partners and a 4,357-square-foot lease to Credera. The two deals bring the Class A asset to 77 percent occupancy. Michael Anderson and Connor Saxe of Colvill Office Properties represented the landlord, Midway, in the lease transactions. Michelle Wogan of Transwestern represented Five Point Capital Partners, and Nick Terry of Caldwell Cos. represented Credera.