DALLAS — Jeff Frankel of NorthMarq Capital’s Chicago office has secured acquisition financing of $34.6 million for Aura Wycliff Apartments, a 334-unit class A multifamily property located at 4338 and 4343 Congress Ave. in Dallas. The transaction was structured with a full-term, interest-only loan. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower, an Illinois-based multifamily owner/manager, through its correspondent relationship with a life insurance company.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team has arranged financing for the Pioneer 360 portfolio in Arlington. CBRE worked on behalf of LaSalle Investment Management to arrange the $38 million non-recourse loan. The nine-year, interest-only loan has a fixed rate of 3.8 percent and was secured through one of CBRE’s life company relationships. The Pioneer 360 portfolio consists of three warehouse and distribution facilities totaling 1.2 million square feet of rentable space. The buildings are 100 percent leased to 13 tenants. The Class A assets are LEED Gold-certified and have clear heights ranging from 24 to 35 feet. Pioneer 360 was completed in 2009 using tilt-up construction on a site formerly occupied by Forum 303 Mall. The portfolio is located in the Great Southwest submarket, providing access to I-30, I-20, State Highway 360, State Highway 161 and DFW International Airport. Scott Lewis, Greg Greene and Matt Ballard of CBRE’s Dallas office originated and secured the financing on behalf of the borrower.
ALLEN, TEXAS — JaRyCo Development plans to begin construction on the first of three office/flex buildings known as Tech Center One at the company’s Tech Center on Greenville project in Allen. Construction will begin in September on the 94,000-square-foot project. JaRyCo Development is based in Allen, and the 38,000-square-foot Tech Center One is the 10th development project for the company in the city. Plans call for the project to be developed in phases unless tenant demand requires otherwise. Tech Center One will be built on the south end of the master-planned campus. A landscaped setback along Greenville Avenue with screened loading areas and a parking ratio in excess of code requirements will provide a new home for a variety of companies. An interior clear height of 18 feet, loading doors and a dock-high loading area will allow for product storage. The Tech Center on Greenville is located just north of the intersection of Bethany Drive and Greenville Avenues.
CLEAR LAKE CITY, TEXAS — Jamie Mullin of LMI Capital has arranged $5 million in debt for the cash-out refinance of a garden-style apartment complex in the Clear Lake submarket of Houston. Mullin worked on behalf of the borrower to obtain a seven-year, fixed-rate loan. The entire term consists of interest-only payments.
TYLER, TEXAS — Dallas-based Metropolitan Capital Advisors (MCA), a financial intermediary, has raised a $5 million joint venture equity investment to fund the acquisition of a vacant 536,000-square-foot industrial complex in Tyler. The complex was formerly owned and occupied by Carrier Corp., who sold the property after relocating the plant to Monterrey, Mexico. The property was acquired by a Tyler-based partnership sponsored by Buster Fitzgerald and Jerry Tate. After closing on the purchase in May, the new ownership completed a lease with Trane, a provider of HVAC and building management systems. Trane will initially occupy 100,000 square feet of the property with a takedown schedule to eventually occupy the majority of the complex. Scott Lynn and Brandon Wilhite of MCA arranged the $5 million equity investment with Dallas-based Provident Realty Advisors.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Mark One Capital has arranged financing for a 52-unit apartment property in Fort Worth. The loan amount was not released. Chris Parker of the firm’s Dallas office arranged the loan. The property, Shadowood Apartments, is located on Calmont Avenue along I-30. The non-recourse loan was structured with a 20-year term and amortizes over 30 years with an interest rate of 3.81 percent. The loan-to-value ratio was 75 percent.
IRVING, TEXAS — Greysteel, a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of Hacienda Serena, a 38-unit garden-style apartment community in Irving. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller, and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel served as advisor and agent to Hacienda Serena LLC in the disposition of the multifamily community to I & J – DSI LLC. The recently renovated apartment complex is immediately accessible to public transportation and major commuter thoroughfares such as the Downtown Irving/Heritage Crossing Station of TRE and Highway 183.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Alliance Architects Inc. has completed a two-building speculative industrial project totaling 584,000 square feet in Flower Mound. Designed for Exeter Property Group, Building 1 comprises 231,754 square feet and Building 2 totals 351,832 square feet. F.A. Peinado provided construction services. The project is located within Lakeside Ranch, a 230-acre business consisting of more than 3 million square feet of primarily industrial space. Alliance Architects has designed multiple buildings in the park totaling nearly 2 million square feet. The master-planned development is located two miles from DFW Airport and features enhanced landscaping and a 30-acre natural area with walking trails. Alliance Architects’ team members include Chad Michel and Scott Franckowiak.
KATY, TEXAS — Ascension Group Architects recently completed Oceans Behavioral Hospital Katy at 455 Park Grove Drive in Katy. The hospital opened to patients in the spring. The 48-bed, 34,274-square-foot behavioral health hospital provides care to adults 55 and older who require inpatient hospitalizations for psychiatric illnesses. The property is located just south of I-10 and Mason Road and is a joint venture between Dallas-based real estate investment and development company SRP Medical and Plano, Texas-based Oceans Healthcare. The property is Oceans’ seventh hospital in Texas and fourth in partnership with SRP. Dallas-based Rogers-O’Brien Construction was the general contractor.
ATASCOCITA, TEXAS — Houston-based Baker Katz has acquired a 4.5-acre property located near the cross streets of Farm to Market Road 1960 and West Lake Houston Parkway in Atascocita. The firm plans to renovate two existing buildings at the site totaling 33,000 square feet to update the architecture and attract new tenants. The buildings were originally constructed in 1984. Construction is slated to begin early next year. Jim Bayne with Investar Real Estate Services represented the seller in the transaction.
