ALLEN, TEXAS — Casey Townsend of Cohen Financial, a national real estate capital services firm, has arranged a $6.8 million CMBS loan to acquire the Allen Tech Center. The 84,936-square-foot, one-story office/flex property is located in Allen. Townsend placed the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through Morgan Stanley.
DALLAS — Gerald L. Ray, an investment services firm, has renewed its lease for 11,516 square feet of office space in Fountain Place, located at 1445 Ross Ave. just north of downtown Dallas. Bruce Hecht of Swearingen represented Gerald L. Ray in the transaction. Johnny Johnson and Lauren Napper of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Goddard Investments.
DALLAS — Rob Foster has joined Paradigm Tax Group as executive vice president of sales and marketing. The company has added several key managers following the move of its headquarters to Dallas last year. Foster joins Paradigm from tax advisory firm Altus Group, where he was head of North American sales and marketing and U.S. operations. Foster has built his career in the state and local tax advisory business, gaining experience in leadership roles at Deloitte, Burr Wolf and Marvin Poer & Co.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Endeavor Real Estate Group has signed leases with more than 20 tenants for its retail project in Cedar Park called The Parke. The property will encompass over 370,000 square feet and include retailers 365 by Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, ULTA, DSW, Michael’s, Marshall’s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, Petco and Tuesday Morning. In total, Endeavor has leased over 270,000 square feet of leases at the project, located on 42 acres off the southwest corner of Highway 183A and New Hope Road. Endeavor broke ground on The Parke in March. The Parke’s grand opening will occur in the second quarter of 2017. More than 129,575 residents live within a five-mile radius of the site.
BENBROOK, TEXAS — The Silver Group has arranged the sale of a single-tenant Dairy Queen restaurant located at 8636 Benbrook Blvd. in the southwest Fort Worth suburb of Benbrook. The property consists of the newly constructed, 3,000-square-foot restaurant on a 1.1-acre parcel. The tenant, Vasari LLC, operates several Dairy Queen locations. The property is situated between Panda Express and Jack in the Box and is one block from CVS/pharmacy, Walgreens, Walmart and McDonald’s. The triple net lease had a new 20-year term commencing on the closing date. Greg Cunha of The Silver Group represented the family trust, which bought the property utilizing a tax-deferred exchange.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has negotiated the sale of a 1,935-square-foot, single-tenant Starbucks located in Wichita Falls. PRA represented the seller, Truity Capital LLC. An out-of-state buyer purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Starbucks recently expanded its footprint by 40 percent and renewed its lease for 10 years. Starbucks has been at the location on the southeast corner of Kemp and Kell boulevards since 2003. The entire team at PRA in Dallas handled the sale.
WACO, TEXAS — Central Tube and Bar will expand its operation into the greater Waco area by adding 20 employees at a 40,000-square-foot facility, making it the largest tube laser operating in Texas. The Conway, Ark.-based company will officially open April 25. Central Tube and Bar has locations in Conway and Tulsa, Okla. The company started in 1997 at the Arkansas location and added the Oklahoma facility in 2003. The Texas location will allow Central Tube and Bar to extend its reach further into the southwest region.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Multi-Shot LLC has renewed a 30,348-square-foot lease in Carter Business Center, a Class A warehouse in Fort Worth. Nick Talley of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, TA Realty Associates Fund X LP, in the deal. The two-building, 120,728-square-foot project at 7821 Will Rogers Blvd. is fully leased. Multi-Shot, a Houston-based oil and gas firm, was the first tenant in Carter Business Center, which was developed in 2005 within the 950-acre Carter Business Park. The development is near the intersection of Will Rogers and Everman parkways.
AUSTIN and DALLAS, TEXAS — Grandbridge Real Estate Capital has closed a $67.6 million refinancing loan secured by 947 units in three multifamily properties: Camden Amber Oaks I and II in Austin and Camden Design District in Dallas. The initial funding is part of a Fannie Mae master credit facility agreement for Camden Multifamily Value Add Fund LP, an affiliate of Camden Property Trust. The Fannie Mae master credit facility, arranged by Grandbridge’s Houston-based senior vice president Greg Young, could refinance up to $275 million of the value add fund’s outstanding debt. Funding for the $67.6 million non-recourse loan was arranged through Fannie Mae’s structured adjustable rate mortgage loan product and features interest-only payments during the 10-year term.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Sealy & Co. has acquired Carter Distribution Center, a 615,005-square-foot, Class A warehouse facility situated on more than 27 acres at 6601 Oak Grove Road in Fort Worth. The acquisition was made on behalf of Sealy Strategic Equity Partners (SSEP). Carter Distribution Center was built in 2008 and features 32-foot clear heights, 89 trailer parking spaces and an ESFR sprinkler system. The property is rail served on the north side by the Union Pacific Rail line via the Fort Worth Western Rail Road. The asset is also located near the intersection of I-35 and I-20.
