FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Teague Nall & Perkins (TNP), a professional civil engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture firm, will move into the Mercantile Center located at 5237 N. Riverside Drive in Fort Worth. TNP has signed a 42,071-square-foot lease at the office building that will bear its name and will serve as its new corporate headquarters. The company’s corporate office is currently located on Macon Street in downtown Fort Worth. Andrew Ward of Mercantile Partners represented the landlord internally in the transaction, while David Walters of CBRE’s Fort Worth office represented TNP in the site search and lease negotiations.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Tradewinds, a 308-unit multifamily asset in Mesquite. Nick Fluellen and Bard Hoover of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, along with Marc Sommer of the firm’s Chicago Downtown office, represented the seller. Fluellen, Hoover and Sean Scott, an associate in the Dallas office, procured the buyer. The property is located at 2136 Tradewind Drive with frontage along North Town East Boulevard. Built in 1967 on 13.1 acres, Tradewinds features five floor plans. The average unit size is 836 square feet and the majority are two- and three-bedroom apartments. Recent improvements include roof replacements on four buildings, the installation of a new chiller, cooling tower and hot water boiler and parking lot repairs. Approximately 120 units have undergone interior upgrades including vinyl flooring, updated appliances, new carpet and faux granite countertops.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — ARA Newmark has arranged the sale of Brushy Creek Village, a 112-unit apartment community located in Round Rock, a suburb of Austin. The property was 100 percent occupied at the time of the sale. Andrew Shih and James Young of ARA Newmark represented the seller, Steinmetz Family Trust, in the transaction. NGKF Capital Markets and ARA Newmark’s Patrick Short arranged financing through Freddie Mac on behalf of the buyer, a private investor out of San Diego. Brushy Creek Village is a garden-style community that was constructed in 1984 with brick and wood siding. Community amenities include a pool, laundry facilities, eight-foot ceilings and a washer and dryer connection in select units.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Courtyard Dallas-LBJ at Josey, a 146-room hotel with a long-term franchise agreement. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, along with Allan Miller of the firm’s San Antonio office, represented the seller and procured the buyer, both Dallas-based private investment groups. The three-story concrete structure was built in 1986 and went through renovations and upgrades in 2014 and 2015, including the addition of modern amenities and finishes throughout. Common areas include an on-site restaurant with bar, sundry shop, fitness center and two event rooms with a total of 1,248 square feet of event space.
PLANO, TEXAS — Advanced Flooring & Design, headquartered in Montgomeryville, Pa., has opened its first distribution center west of the Mississippi River, signing a long-term lease for 20,682 square feet in Plano. Advanced Flooring & Design has set up shop in Jupiter Center Building B, a 72,388-square-foot warehouse located at 2901 Technology Drive. Clint Manning and Brian Pafford of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant. Advanced Flooring & Design has distribution centers in nine states and design studios in four. Jupiter Center will be used for distribution of floor coverings, countertops, window coverings and sheet vinyl. Paul Tichacek of JSC Realty & Investments represented the landlord, Property Reserve Inc.
HOUSTON — NAI Partners represented Foxmark Corp. in the acquisition of a 45,000-square-foot industrial building located on 6.5 acres at Mason Creek Business Park in Houston. The building will be used for manufacturing as well as a gallery showroom. Foxmark Corp. manufactures and delivers image and visual solutions. Lane Morgan with NAI Partners represented Foxmark Corp. during the negotiations, while Darryl Noon of Transwestern represented the seller, Transwestern Development.
HOUSTON — CBRE and Unilev Management Corp. are now in the final phase of a multimillion-dollar renovation project at One Riverway in Houston. The 481,000-square-foot, 25-floor, Class A office building is located on the north side of the Galleria/Uptown area, directly adjacent to the Omni Hotel at Woodway Drive and South Post Oak Lane. Renovations include a new backup power generator, cooling towers, restaurant/deli, conferencing center, fitness facility, interior elevator cab upgrades and corridor upgrades. A lobby renovation will include a coffee/smoothie bar. Tenants at One Riverway include Northwestern Mutual, Texas Capital Bank, Regus Group, Thompson Coe Cousins, Wright & Close, EMC and PLS. Steve Rocher, Kristen Rabel and Parker Duffie with CBRE’s Houston office are the leasing representatives for One and Three Riverway. Unilev Management Corp. owns One and Three Riverway, provides on-site management and is also a tenant in the building.
PLANO, TEXAS — Aligned Data Centers, a division of Aligned Energy, has opened a new data center in Plano. The Aligned Plano data center, situated on a 19-acre campus at 2800 Summit Ave., offers 108,000 square feet and 12.5 megawatts of power. When complete, the site will provide 300,000 square feet and 30 megawatts.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — NAI Partners represented Tool-Flo Manufacturing in the acquisition of 15 acres to build an 80,000-square-foot metal machining facility and office located in the Spectrum Business Park in Pearland. Tool-Flo Manufacturing began operation in Houston in January 1978. The company serves the carbide threading and grooving market globally. Tool-Flo employs manufacturer’s representatives to cover the United States and to service the U.S. distributor network. The markets Tool-Flo serves include automotive, aerospace and medical and oil industry products and basic domestic manufacturers. Dan Boyles Jr. and Lane Morgan of NAI Partners represented the buyer, Tool-Flo Manufacturing, during the negations, while Justin Patchen of Urban Meridian Group represented the seller, Spectrum 86 Partners.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has completed a lease transaction for a 197,600-square-foot space located at 5400 Alliance Gateway Freeway in Fort Worth. Trey Fricke and Reid Bassinger of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Liberty Property Trust, and Gary Lindsey of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the tenant.