HOUSTON — Ryan Watson of Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. has secured an $8.4 million acquisition loan for an apartment complex in Houston. The two-story property includes 356 units. Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. is a Texas-based commercial mortgage banking company that arranges financing for developers and owners of commercial real estate.
IRVING, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of Casa del Sol, a 104-unit apartment complex in the Dallas suburb of Irving. Ken Durham purchased the asset from Elmstone Group CDS LLC through a tax-deferred 1031 exchange. At closing, the community was 100 percent occupied. Chris Deuillet of CBRE’s Dallas office represented the seller. The asset, located at 730 N. Nursery Road, was built in 1962. The four-building complex is comprised entirely of 432-square-foot, one-bedroom units.
IRVING, TEXAS — Greysteel, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of Knollwood, a 188-unit multifamily community in Irving. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel’s multifamily investment sales team served as advisor and agent to BJS Knollwood LLC in the sale of Knollwood to TwinkleStar Asset LLC. Over the past 30 months, the property received more than $650,000 in improvements, including office renovations, laundry area improvements, landscaping, new paint and a renovated pool area.
HOUSTON — Ashford Crossing LLC, an affiliate of Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX, has purchased the Ashford Crossing II office building in Houston. The property is a 158,451-square-foot, six-story office building located at Dairy Ashford Road and Whittington Drive on the southern edge of the energy corridor and the northern border of the Westchase submarket. Ashford Crossing II was built in 1983 and has been institutionally owned and managed since 2002. The property is 87 percent leased to a mix of tenants, including Rignet, a provider of communications, networks and collaborative applications for the oil and gas industry. H. Dan Miller and Marty Hogan of HFF represented the seller in the transaction. Dave Wheeler, Julian Kwok and Russell Turman of Hartman represented the buyer, Hartman Ashford Crossing LLC.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based Roscoe Properties has added eight new communities, totaling 2,040 rentable units, to its multifamily portfolio. The communities are: Westgate, a 312-unit complex in Houston; Sierra Royal, a 108-unit complex in San Antonio; Mariposa, a 132-unit complex in San Antonio; Elevation on Post Road a 342-unit complex in San Antonio; The Rail a 390-unit complex in College Station; Bristol Square, a 336-unit complex in Austin; The Beverly, a 120-unit complex in Austin, and; The Current, a 300-unit complex in Austin. Founded in 2002 by Jason Berkowitz, Roscoe Properties is an operator of multifamily communities. In addition to its headquarters in Austin, Roscoe Properties operates regional offices in Houston and San Antonio and manages approximately 10,000 units.
SAN ANTONIO — Laurus Corp., a Los Angeles-based real estate investment and development firm, has completed a reposition project for the Hilton San Antonio Airport hotel. The full-service hotel, located two miles from the San Antonio International Airport, has undergone a $12 million update, including a new restaurant, the Asado Seafood & Grill, and lounge. The hotels 384 guest rooms were also remodeled. Laurus’ hospitality portfolio also includes The Hunt Valley Inn in Baltimore, The Hilton Garden Inn in Philadelphia, The Marriott San Antonio Hotel and the 16-story, 474-room Warner Center Marriott Hotel in Los Angeles.
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Transwestern has arranged the sale of Wimberly Park Apartments, a 440-unit property in Duncanville, to a local buyer. Taylor Snoddy Philip Wiegand and James Roberts of Transwestern represented the unnamed seller. The buyer was self-represented and plans significant renovations on the property. The Class B asset is located on 21 acres and has floor plans of 869 square feet with a washer and dryer connection in every unit. Property amenities include a clubhouse, fitness center, business center, three swimming pools and a playground. Wimberly Park was 93 percent occupied at the time of sale.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Three new tenants have signed leases at Caldwell Cos.’ Boardwalk at Towne Lake development, including Jaxton’s, Taisho and Copper Creek Orthodontics. The Boardwalk at Towne Lake is a 150,000-square-foot, waterfront development that is accessible by car and boat. The development will provide 40,000 square feet of waterfront office space and 60,000 square feet of retail space across four buildings. Jason Howard, the maître d’ at Tony’s Restaurant for the last eight years, is founding Jaxton’s, a new restaurant concept that will combine French and Italian cuisine. The team that has opened 11 Shogun Grill restaurants around Texas will open Taisho, a Japanese establishment that specializes in the hibachi and teppanykai style of cooking. Copper Creek Orthodontics will be relocating to a second-floor waterfront office in The Boardwalk at Towne Lake, set to open in spring 2015.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — AutoWash Services has purchased a 29,480-square-foot office/warehouse space in Dallas’ Great Southwest Industrial District to relocate its headquarters and operations center from downtown Arlington. Casey Tounget and Theron Bryant of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW represented the buyer, whose current location at 1305 E. Abrams Road is being impacted by a city project to widen the east-west thoroughfare. Upon completion of the transaction, AutoWash Services will immediately relocate to 2925 114th St. in Grand Prairie, ending nearly one year of searching for a new location in the greater Arlington area. AutoWash Services is a wholesale supplier of car wash equipment and supplies and provides construction/design services. Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the seller, Ralph McMillan, who owns RAMCO Laundry Machinery Inc. Situated on 1.6 acres, the light-industrial structure features a 3,504-square-foot office space, 24-foot clear heights, four dock doors, one drive-up ramp, a staging bay, 120-foot truck court and 37 parking spaces. The infrastructure includes heavy power and a sprinkler system.
WESTLAKE, TEXAS — Echo Locum Tenens Inc. has leased 34,188 square feet of office space in Solana at 7 Village Circle in Westlake. Josh White and Neal Puckett of CBRE represented Echo Locum Tenens Inc. Chris Taylor, Rodney Helm, Trey Smith and Layne Mayfield with DTZ represented the landlord, Equity Office Properties, an affiliate of The Blackstone Group.