AUSTIN, TEXAS — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Villas del Sol Apartments, a multifamily property located in Austin. Forrest Bass and George Deuillet of Berkadia’s Austin office completed the sale. Austin-based ACA Villa del Sol LLC was the buyer, and San Diego-based LLJ Quez Rutland Place LLC was the seller. Built in two phases during 1978 and 1982, Villas del Sol Apartments is located at 1647 and 1711 Rutland Drive. The 294-unit property consists of studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and is 96 percent occupied. Unit amenities include fully equipped kitchens, walk-in pantries, faux-wood vinyl flooring, built-in desks and bookshelves, ceiling fans, walk-in closets, linen closets and patios or balconies. Select units also include fireplaces and vaulted ceilings. Community amenities include a swimming pool, clubhouse, fitness center, business center, playground, picnic areas with barbeque grills, two laundry facilities and a dog park. Accessible from U.S. Highway 183 and I-35, Villas del Sol Apartments is less than three miles from The Arboretum shopping center and less than two miles from The Domain shopping center.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CIM Group has funded the acquisition for the purchase of 1.7 acres located at the northeast corner of West Third Street and West Avenue in downtown Austin. The transaction marks a milestone in the development of The Independent, a 58-story, 370-unit condominium tower. The property was acquired from the city of Austin under the terms of a master development agreement. Demolition and site work activity will commence this month. The Independent will be located in downtown Austin, surrounded by shopping, dining and entertainment destinations, offering retailers, casual and fine dining, daily needs services and grocers. CIM Group, Aspen Heights and Constructive Ventures are co-developers of The Independent.
GROVE, JENKS AND BIXBY, OKLA. — Sands Investment Group (SIG), a net lease firm, has arranged the sale of a portfolio of three grocery stores located in Oklahoma, including a Harps in Grove, a Reasor’s in Jenks and a Reasor’s in Bixby. Dan Hoogesteger and Andrew Chana of SIG’s Santa Monica, Calif., office represented the seller in all three transactions to the buyer, Ladder Capital Finance LLC. The triple net sales include the $5.03 million sale of a 31,500-square-foot Harps grocery store located at 1310 S. Main St. in the Harbor Point Shopping Center in Grove. Sold by WHLR-HPA-1 LLC, the Harps transaction was completed at a cap rate of 7.25 percent. The second transaction was the $12.16 million sale of an 81,000-square-foot Reasor’s grocery store located at 446 S. Elm St. in Jenks. Sold by WHLR JENKS LLC, the Reasor’s sale was completed at a cap rate of 7.5 percent. The final deal was the $10.97 million sale of a 74,889-square-foot Reasor’s grocery store located at 11116 S. Memorial Drive in Bixby. Sold by WHLR-BIXBY COMMONS LLC, the Reasor’s sale was completed at a cap rate of 7 percent. All three grocery stores were built in 2012 and have 17 …
HOUSTON — A group of 17 industrial specialists from The National Realty Group (TNRG) have joined Lee & Associates Houston. With this addition, the Houston office of Lee & Associates, the largest broker-owned commercial real estate firm in the nation, increases its brokerage team to 28 members. “I am incredibly excited about what this means to our office and our national outreach,” says Chris Lewis, managing partner of Lee & Associates Houston. “The transition to Lee & Associates Houston has been an amicable split by both the brokers and TNRG, and we anticipate our relationship with TNRG to remain strong and fruitful.” Jeffrey Rinkov, CEO of Lee & Associates, echoed Lewis’ comments. “This is one of the single-largest broker moves in our company’s history,” says Rinkov. “To have the opportunity to gain this much expertise and experience is incredibly satisfying. I am looking forward to the dynamics this team will bring to not only our Texas brokerage but our national network, as well.” Mike Spears, former president of TNRG Brokerage Services, will serve alongside Lewis as the co-managing principal of the Houston office. Spears was the catalyst in the decision and managed the transition, according to Lee & Associates. “TNRG, which …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Accesso Partners has acquired 7700 Parmer Lane, a 913,000-square-foot, 94 percent leased technology office campus in northwest Austin. The property is leased to Google, Oracle, eBay/Pay Pal, Electronic Arts, Polycom and Dun & Bradstreet. The 129-acre, four-building office complex is the second Austin acquisition in the last five months by the Hallandale Beach, Fla.-based real estate investment firm. There are two vacancies in the complex, a 31,436-square-foot space adjacent to Oracle in Guilding B, and 23,693-square-foot space in Building C adjacent next to Electronic Arts. Additionally, there is a value-add opportunity to develop a fifth office building within the campus footprint. Michael McDonald of Eastdil Secured’s Atlanta office represented the seller and procured Accesso Partners. The amenities at 7700 Parmer include an auditorium, full-service cafeteria, baseball field, basketball courts, soccer field, volleyball court and a day care service. Susan Hill of HFF’s Houston office arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Accesso Partners.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS — HFF has arranged the sale of The Place at Overlook, a 411-unit apartment community in San Antonio. HFF marketed the asset on behalf of MC Cos. My Residential, a private company based in Denver, purchased the property on a loan assumption basis for an undisclosed price. The Place at Overlook is situated on 16 acres at 4934 Woodstone Drive near the intersection of I-10 and Huebner Road in northwest San Antonio. The 31-building property includes 294,000 rentable square feet and offers a mix of one- and two-bedroom units. Community amenities include a swimming pool, full-size sport court, sand volleyball court, fitness center and a clubhouse. Matt Pohl and Sean Sorrell led the HFF investment sales team representing the seller.
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.