ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Cityspace Real Estate, Inc. has purchased a 28,862-square-foot flex building in Arlington from Praktek Associates Brookhollow Associates. Zane Marcell and Hahn Franklin-Mitchell of Younger Partners represented the seller.
BEAUMONT, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Jefferson House, a 42-unit apartment property located in Beaumont. Jeffrey Fript and Christian Mazzini of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Mazzini and Fript also represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Jefferson House is located at 2450 W. Lucas Drive.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — W2 Real Estate Partners is set to move forward with a 400,000-square- foot, Class A office campus called Frontera Ridge. The development will be located on the last major land parcel within the 328-acre La Frontera mixed-use development, directly fronting State Highway 45 in Round Rock. The $100 million office project, which can be expanded to 800,000 square feet, is expected to receive both city of Round Rock and Texas Commission on Environmental Quality site development permits within the fourth quarter of this year. Frontera Ridge will target LEED Silver certification and will include a structured parking garage with five spaces per 1,000 square feet. Developer W2 has partnered with STG Design and TBG Partners to handle the architecture and land planning, respectively. The two buildings, designed with 40,000-square-foot floor plates, will rise five stories.
HOUSTON — HPI Holdings will expand its real estate portfolio with the purchase of a 34-building business park that offers nearly 865,000 square feet of office, warehouse and industrial space. The business park is located in north Houston along West Hardy Road near the North Sam Houston Tollway and the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The park will also be renamed and renovated. Caldwell Brokerage Co. will handle leasing and property management for the park.
HOUSTON — HighStreet Net Lease Group, a Texas-based company specializing in the sale and acquisition of net leased investment properties, represented a Houston-based investor in the acquisition of a three-story office complex with retail on the ground floor. The 14,400-square-foot mixed-use building is located at 1305 Prairie St. in downtown Houston. Matt Moake of HighStreet represented the buyer. Fred Ghabriel of Bejjani & Associates represented the seller, a local partnership that owned the property for 30 years. The historic building was constructed in 1920 and was once the site of General Sam Houston’s home. The new owner plans to renovate the interior and exterior of the property. The property includes a surface parking lot.
DALLAS — NAI Robert Lynn represented JQ, a Texas-based structural and civil engineering firm, in the company’s move to the Dallas Design District. Last month, Commerce Street Partners and Commerce Street 2104 Partners, the real estate affiliates of JQ, sold their offices at 2105 Commerce St., a 13,500-square-foot building. JQ’s new offices at 100 Glass St. are being renovated and will provide more than double the space. The 31,000-square-foot building is located at the southeast corner of Levee and Glass streets. Merriman Associates/Architects Inc. is designing the interior of JQ’s new headquarters building. Nearly 100 employees will be moving to the new location before the end of the year. Sam Hocker and Jayson Montoya of the NAI Robert Lynn office division represented JQ in the sale of the firm’s downtown holdings and the purchase of 100 Glass St.
SAN ANTONIO — Hunington Properties has arranged the sale-leaseback of a 2,500-square-foot Burger King restaurant located at 7997 Bandera Road in San Antonio. The property is located on the hard corner of Bandera Road and Mainland Drive. The tenant, a franchisee and 30-year veteran of the Burger King system, leased the property back on a long-term, triple net basis. Edward Benton and Todd Carlson with Hunington Properties represented the seller.
DALLAS —Harwood International has announced it will develop a new office tower known as 2850. Designed by Dallas-based HDF, the Class A office tower features 22 floors totaling 228,000 square feet. It will be the ninth development in the master-planned district of Harwood. The ground level of the building will include over 12,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space with adjacent gardens and outdoor seating. The gardens are continued on the ninth level with 20,000 square feet of green roof terraces. The building is topped off with 11,000 square feet of office space and two roof gardens. The 18-block district of Harwood has building rights to over 12 million square feet of condominium, office, retail, and multifamily developments.
HOUSTON — Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co.’s Emily Zarcaro and Matt Franke have secured permanent financing for The Centre at Greatwood, a fully occupied, single-story retail center in Sugar Land. Q10 KDH arranged the loan through Symetra on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Harwood Oaks, a 7,843-square-foot retail property located in Bedford. Bill G. Jordan of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Jordan also secured the buyer, a partnership. Harwood Oaks is located at 3225 Harwood Road. The 7,843-square-foot strip center is located just off of Highway 121. Harwood Oaks was built in 1985 and all tenants hold triple-net leases. Tenants include Mid-Cities Florist, Kumon, Subway and World Finance.