FRISCO, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has arranged the sale of Main Street Center, a 53,207-square-foot shopping center located in Frisco. The retail center is 98.8 percent leased to tenants including Subway, Pizza Hut, Kelly-Moore Paints, State Farm and Texas Family Fitness. PRA represented the seller, Bo Avery, Main FM 423 LLC. Bill Morris of Morris Capital Partners, along with Terry Syler of The Retail Connection, purchased the asset. The entire team at Pierson Retail Advisors in Dallas handled the sale.
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DALLAS — Carey Watermark Investors Inc. (CWI 1) has acquired Le Meridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh, a 176-room hotel in Uptown Dallas. Originally built in 1923, Le Meridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh is an Art Deco-style hotel that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The hotel underwent a $36 million renovation in 2008. Since then, $4.5 million has been spent to further upgrade the property, and in early 2016, an additional $4 million renovation is planned for guestroom and corridor updates, the addition of an outdoor courtyard event space, a pool and other enhancements. Le Meridien, a Starwood Hotels & Resorts brand, is a global hotel brand with a portfolio exceeding 100 hotels in more than 50 countries. The hotel will continue to be managed by Merritt Hospitality, an affiliate of HEI Hotels & Resorts, a hospitality owner and operator that owns and manages 48 hotels and resorts throughout the United States. Merritt Hospitality manages the Westin Pasadena, Westin Minneapolis, Sheraton Austin at the Capitol and the Boca Raton Marriott at Boca Center for CWI 1. Le Meridien Dallas, The Stoneleigh includes 8,900 square feet of meeting and event space, a three-meal restaurant, lobby bar, outdoor pool and event …
AMARILLO, TEXAS — HFF has secured $28.2 million in construction financing to develop a 225-room Embassy Suites hotel to anchor the Civic Center redevelopment in Amarillo. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, NewcrestImage, to secure the financing through Southwest Bank, the largest locally owned bank in Fort Worth. Located at the intersection of 6th Avenue and Buchanan Street, the 200,000-square-foot Embassy Suites hotel will be part of planned improvements in downtown Amarillo surrounding Amarillo’s Civic Center, a multi-purpose convention center that will also include retail, a parking garage and an entertainment venue/ballpark. Amarillo is the 14th-largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. The all-suite, Hilton-branded hotel will feature 30,000 square feet of meeting and function space, 300 parking spots in an adjacent garage, lounge and lobby bar, pool, fitness center and full-service restaurant for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The hotel is expected to be complete in 2017. Travis Anderson and Jim Curtin led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Rodeway Inn & Suites Downtown North Austin, a 49-room hospitality property located in Austin. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, Allan Miller of Marcus & Millichap’s San Antonio office and Jake Gaddy of the firm’s Austin office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Michael Yu, Rahul Bijlani and Agrama Mannapperuma of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office procured the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Rodeway Inn & Suites Downtown North Austin is located at 6201 E. Highway 290, less than one-half mile east of the I-35 intersection. Originally constructed in 1963, the recently renovated hotel is situated on 1.6 acres. Amenities include an outdoor pool, picnic area and breakfast bar.
FORNEY, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of I-20 Self Storage in Forney. The facility consists of 484 climate and non-climate controlled units with 52,600 net rentable square feet. The property was 82 percent occupied at the time of closing. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson and John Arnold of Bellomy & Co. marketed the property on behalf of the Dallas-based seller. Bellomy, Johnson and Arnold procured the Greenwood Village, Colo.-based buyer, National Storage Affiliates (NSA). NSA owns and operates 277 self-storage facilities in 16 states. Bellomy & Co. is an Austin, Houston and Atlanta-based commercial real estate firm with a team exclusively focused on the self-storage industry.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Reserve at McAlister, a community for adults 55 and over in south Fort Worth near Burleson, is now open. General contractor KWA Construction began the project last fall. The 107,000-square-foot, 124-unit project from Ohio-based developer Miller-Valentine Group was designed by Kelly Grossman Architects to meet the needs of independent adults that are at least 55 years of age. KWA Construction specializes in multifamily construction with multiple projects in senior living, including Hillside West in North Oak Cliff and Heritage Village in Hurst, Texas. Located at 432 McAlister Road between Hemphill Street and I-35 West, the one- and two-bedroom apartment community offers amenities including fully equipped kitchens. The community grounds feature a fitness center, media and business centers and a swimming pool, as well as a multi-purpose community room with a kitchen and dining area.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 122-room Holiday Inn San Antonio Northwest. Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of the firm’s Dallas office represented the seller. Marcus & Millichap’s National Retail Group procured the buyer. Both buyer and seller are Texas-based private investment groups. The hotel is located at 5535 University Heights near I-10 and Loop 1604, two miles from the University of Texas at San Antonio and three miles from Six Flags Fiesta Texas. Constructed in 2012, the Holiday Inn San Antonio Northwest is a four-story interior-corridor, full-service hotel.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Dan Spika of Henry S. Miller Brokerage’s industrial division represented Speed Boats of Texas in the lease of its new site in Carrollton. The 28,152-square-foot site is located at 3231 Commander Drive near Midway Road, the Dallas North Tollway and President George Bush Turnpike. Brett Owens of Transwestern represented the landlord, Colony Capital, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Colvill Office Properties has leased, on behalf of Hines, 19,457 square feet of office space to Champions Pipe & Supply at 4 Greenspoint Place. The property is a 403,384-square-foot, Class A office building located in the 36-acre Greenspoint Place office/retail development at 16925 Northchase Drive. Kevin Saxe, Jerrod McQuain and Nick Bockhorn of CBRE represented Champions Pipe & Supply. Damon Thames, Richard Barbles and Tripp Pruet of Colvill Office Properties represented the landlord in lease negotiations. Hines owns and manages Greenspoint Place.
PLANO, TEXAS — Southern Land Co. has sold the five-story urban development known as Junction 15 to a commingled fund managed by New-York based real estate investment firm Clarion Partners. Junction 15, which opened in 2014 in downtown Plano, is a public-private partnership between Southern Land Co. and the city of Plano. The mixed-use development includes 7,700 square feet of retail space anchored by a 7-Eleven and 279 apartments. The development is close to Plano’s Old Town Square and Haggard Park, as well as several restaurants. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling stations and fitness center. Junction 15 is also located across the street from a Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) station.