COPPELL, TEXAS — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired Lakeside at Coppell, a 315-unit apartment community located in Coppell. Constructed in 1999 on 35 acres, Lakeside at Coppell includes 45 two-story apartment buildings boasting one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom configurations. Layouts average 1,221 square feet and amenities include attached garages, washer-dryer connections, granite countertops and stainless steel appliances. Lakeside at Coppell was 96.2 percent occupied as of Oct. 6, and has average in-place rents of $1,698. On-site amenities include a clubhouse, swimming pool, basketball court, sand volleyball court, tennis court, jogging trail, health club, billiards room, business center, playground and community garden.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Baker Katz has completed a 3,469-square-foot lease on behalf of Crossroads Trading, which will open its first Texas location in central Houston’s Montrose neighborhood in the Westmont building. Crossroads Trading offers used clothing and accessories. Customers can buy, sell or trade their in-season clothing and accessories at the store. Lunden McGill and Jason Baker of Baker Katz represented Crossroads Trading in the transaction. Brian Kaplan of WPW Realty Advisors represented Westmont Partners LLC. Founded in 1991, Crossroads Trading operates 35 locations.
IRVING, TEXAS — Grandbridge’s Blake Willeford has arranged $18.8 million in financing for Newport Apartments, a 308-unit apartment complex in Irving. The loan, arranged through a debt fund REIT, included financing for the acquisition as well as capital for improvements to enhance the property. The transaction was structured with a two-year, interest-only term. The asset, built in 1981, includes 200 renovated units with faux wood flooring, black appliances, and brush nickel plumbing and lighting fixtures. The borrower, PPA Group, plans to renovate the remaining 108 units and make exterior improvements including masonry dumpster enclosures, replacing wood with wrought iron on select balconies/patios, adding an outdoor kitchen, and adding a dog park.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Transwestern’s Houston headquarters has brokered the sale of Fairmont Parkway Shopping Center. An undisclosed South American buyer acquired the 172,002-square-foot power center located at the intersection of Beltway 8 and Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena for an undisclosed price. Micha van Marcke, Paul Barile, Janice Sellis and Chace Henke of Transwestern represented the seller, A-S 82 Fairmont Parkway — Beltway 8 LP. Jan Sparks, Michael Snodgrass and Tim Bennett of Transwestern secured the debt for the buyer. Fairmont Parkway Shopping Center is located in a regional retail hub for Pasadena and communities such as Deer Park and La Porte. The area consists of 1 million square feet of retail. Fairmont Parkway Shopping Center’s tenants include 24-Hour Fitness, iT’Z Family, Comerica Bank, Goodwill, Pei Wei and Food & Fun. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Randalls Food Markets and Cypress Equities will host a ground breaking ceremony for Crystal Falls Town Center, a 94,000-square-foot shopping center, on Thursday, Oct. 15. The center will be anchored by a new Randalls grocery store in the master-planned community of Crystal Falls in Leander, and is projected to open in fall 2016. Randalls president Sidney Hopper, Cypress Equities senior vice president Stephen Schmidt, Leander Mayor Chris Fielder and Leander Chamber of Commerce president and CEO Bridget Brandt will be on hand at the ceremony. The center will be located at 3501 N. Lakeline Blvd.
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.