FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of two neighboring multifamily properties in Fort Worth. A Dallas-based limited liability company acquired the 104-unit Villas Del Sol and the 118-unit Wedgewood Apartments from a private investment group for an undisclosed price. Al Silva, Mark McCoy and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Metropolitan Capital Advisors has arranged $2.8 million in financing to 505 University Center LLC for the acquisition of 505 Center, a retail center located along University Drive in College Station. At the time of sale, the 33,766-square-foot property was fully occupied by a variety of national and regional tenants, including Fox & Hound, Edward D. Jones & Co., Aggieland Eye Care and Cavalier Cigar. Sunny Sajnani and Duke Dennis of Metropolitan Capital arranged the financing through Texas-based The Bank & Trust.
DALLAS AND PLANO, TEXAS — DuWest Realty has arranged two retail leases totaling 27,716 square feet in Dallas and Plano. In the first lease, The Knead Medmassage leased 11,141 square feet at Broadstone Galleria at 13465 Inwood Road in Dallas. Scott Rodgers and Taylor Cluff of DuWest represented the landlord, CH Realty, in the deal. In the second deal, Kawaii America Piano Co. leased 16,302 square feet at Village at Collin Creek Shopping Center in Plano. Rodgers and Joe Radice of DuWest represented the landlord, Madison Partners, in the transaction.
HOUSTON AND BRAZORIA COUNTY, TEXAS — LMI Capital has placed financing for the acquisition and refinance of three separate garden-style apartment complexes in the Greater Houston area. In the first loan, Brandon Brown of LMI Capital procured $1.4 million in financing for the acquisition of a 50-unit apartment complex located in Brazoria County. The 20-year loan features one year of interest-only payments and a flexible prepayment structure. With this acquisition, the undisclosed borrower now owns 10 properties. In the second loan, Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital placed a $13 million, seven-year, floating-rate loan for a 260-unit multifamily property in southeast Houston. The refinancing provides cash out proceeds to the undisclosed borrower and features two years of interest-only payments. The borrower plans to use excess proceeds to return capital and fund future acquisitions. In the final loan, Brown also arranged a $9.6 million, 10-year fixed-rate loan for a 210-unit property in Houston’s Spring Branch submarket. The loan features five years of interest-only payments and minimal closing costs. The name of the borrower was not released.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Capital One has provided a $21.2 million first mortgage to a joint venture between Harrison Street Real Estate Partners and Pisula Development Co. for the acquisition of Imperial Medical Center in Sugar Land, a suburb of Houston. The property features 128,000 square feet of medical office space.
DALLAS — HFF has brokered the sale of Magnolia Dallas Park Cities, a full-service independent hotel located at 6070 N. Central Expressway in central Dallas. Trigate Capital sold the 292-room hotel to 6070 NCX LLC for an undisclosed price. The new owner has retained Stout Street Hospitality to manage the hotel. Originally constructed in 1972 and last renovated in 2015, the hotel features 12,000 square feet of function space, a fitness center, indoor pool and restaurant and lounge. John Bourret and Austin Brooks of HFF represented the seller in the deal.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS. — Walker & Dunlop Inc. has arranged a $15.5 million loan for Crown Point Health Suites in Lubbock. The Class A skilled nursing facility was built in 2011, with additions made in 2013. The property has achieved an average occupancy of 89 percent occupancy from January 2015 to mid-year 2016, and features 108 private units. The loan represents 74.8 percent of value and provided the owners with cash for capital improvements and expansion. Walker & Dunlop’s Kevin Giusti and Michael Vaughn led the origination team.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided a $4.2 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Mesa Place Townhomes, an affordable housing property located at 5450 Suncrest Drive in El Paso. The borrower, LEDIC Realty Co.,will use proceeds of the loan to refinance existing debt, buy out the company’s existing limited partner and provide cash to fund future acquisitions. The seven-year loan features one year of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. Situated on 10.3 acres, Mesa Place features 128 multifamily units in a mix of 76 two-bedroom, 44 three-bedroom and eight four-bedroom units.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Aspen Heights Partners has partnered with Grand China Fund to develop Aspen West Campus, a 166-unit student housing high-rise development at 1909 Rio Grande St. in Austin. The team commenced construction on the 17-story, 464-bed property in September, with completion slated for fall 2018. The property will feature units ranging from efficiencies to five-bedroom floorplans and amenity space, including a fitness center, game lounge, study lounge and pool area with grills overlooking the University of Texas campus. The development is Grand China Fund’s first venture into student housing.
HOUSTON — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has closed $67.6 million in bond financing for Brazos Presbyterian Homes (BPH), the operator of Brazos Towers at Bayou Manor and the Hallmark, two continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs) in Houston. Combined, the two communities feature 310 independent living units, 37 assisted living units, 18 memory care units and 69 skilled nursing beds. BPH will use the tax-exempt, fixed-rate financing to pay off bonds from 2013 and fund a debt service reserve fund. The move will save the company approximately $3.3 million in debt payments.
