LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — An Advalurem Group venture has completed the refinancing of Bella Madera at Lake Lewisville, a 612-unit, Class A apartment community in Lewisville. Advalurem Group initially completed a joint venture equity investment with its partner, BRES, for Bella Madera in 2013. At the time of acquisition, the partnership assumed an existing first mortgage loan and secured preferred equity financing from a financial institution. At the current market value of $65.6 million, the venture refinanced the property concurrently with a recapitalization of the partnership by buying out the preferred equity partner. Built in 2009, Bella Madera at Lake Lewisville is 96 percent occupied.
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BURLESON, TEXAS — Golden Chick has opened a new location at Burleson Commons. The property is located at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and FM 731 in Burleson. Golden Chick joins the new Kroger, which opened last month. Cullinan Properties, headquartered in Peoria, Ill., owns and manages Burleson Commons. SRS Real Estate’s Dallas/Fort Worth office represented Cullinan in the sales transaction. First opened in the late 1960’s in San Marcos, Golden Chick is a chain of franchise restaurants in the south and southwest United States with more than 150 locations. The chain’s flagship menu item has been its Golden Tenders, which are marinated, hand-battered chicken tenderloins.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Greg Usher of Cypressbrook Co. has represented Argen Polymer LLC in the purchase of two tracts of land totaling 10.8 acres and a warehouse building containing 15,000 square feet on Telge Road in Cypress. Steve Adkisson of Adkisson Group represented the seller, SF Telge Park LLC.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of North Davis Plaza, a 12,054-square-foot retail property located in Arlington. Bill G. Jordan of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Jordan also secured the buyer, a private investor. North Davis Plaza is located at 2430 N. Davis Drive. The shopping center was built in 1985 and is 52 percent occupied. Tenants include Animal Clinic of Arlington, Mr. Jim’s Pizza, Sportswear World and The Dog Grooming Shop.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Tom Smolik and Matthew Hickey of TIG have represented the unnamed landlord in a 25,568-square-foot, long-term lease renewal at Coppell Tech Center II, located at 1322 Crestside Drive in Coppell. Mark Miller of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant, MasTec International, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — KDC has started construction on a 60,000-square-foot office building for KPRC Channel 2, Houston’s NBC affiliate. Located at 8181 Southwest Freeway in Houston’s Sharpstown district, KPRC’s new headquarters will house all aspects of the broadcast business and more than 180 employees. The project is being built 15 feet away from KPRC’s existing broadcast station, allowing utilities to be relocated while the station remains active. Completion is slated for February 2017. The facility will have two new studios with supporting control rooms for broadcasting live news programs. A 9,000-square-foot newsroom will be built as an open concept with 14-foot ceilings and exterior windows, giving employees a view into a courtyard that includes seating areas and an outdoor kitchen. KPRC’s new facility will have a two-story atrium and staircase in the center of the building to provide natural light and a central meeting location. Additional space will be allocated for the sales department and creative services department. Corgan is the project architect, DPR Construction is the general contractor, Bury is the civil engineer, AG&E is the structural engineer, Telios is the MEP engineer and Office of James Burnett is the landscape architect.
PLANO, TEXAS — Yeager has broken ground on a 48,300-square-foot mixed-use development in Plano known as Yeager at Rasor Pointe. The Indiana-based developer expects to complete the project, which includes 39,750 square feet of office suites and 8,550 square feet of retail and restaurant space, by early August. The property will be located on a 3.8-acre lot at the northeast corner of Rasor Boulevard and Ohio Drive.
FRISCO AND SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — In two separate transactions, real estate capital advisory firm Quantum Capital has arranged $22.2 million in long-term, non-recourse debt to refinance regional shopping centers in Frisco and San Angelo. In the larger of the two deals, Quantum secured a $12.9 million non-recourse permanent loan on behalf of the borrower, a Los Angeles-based investor operating as TRT-QL Frisco. The loan will replace the maturing debt on Frisco Plaza, a 62,500-square-foot retail center located at Preston Road and Highway 21. The shopping center is located across the street from General Growth Properties’ 1.6 million-square-foot Stonebriar Centre, the primary retail destination in Frisco. Quantum also secured a $9.2 million permanent loan for another Los Angeles-based investor operating as Rancho Sunset Plaza LP to refinance Sunset Plaza in the west Texas city of San Angelo. The property is a 90,000-square-foot regional power center located on Sunset Drive at Highway 67 and Loop 306. Sunset Plaza is anchored by Target, Bed Bath and Beyond, Petco and Ross Dress for Less. Both fixed-rate loans were underwritten at a 75 percent loan-to-value ratio and priced at 250 basis points over the 10-year swap rate of 1.71 percent. The financings also included …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Ridglea Square Apartments in Fort Worth. Greysteel’s multifamily investment sales team, led by Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and Ryan Hill, represented Ridglea Square Apartments LLC in the sale to Bellfast Glen Investments LLC. The property is a 54-unit multifamily community located one block south of I-30 near Ridgmar Mall, which contains more than 100 stores.
HUMBLE, TEXAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 0.7-acre tract of vacant land for the development of a Waffle House restaurant. Construction is expected to start by the fourth quarter of 2016. The property is located at the northwest corner of Will Clayton Parkway and Vine Forest Drive in Humble. Tom Condon Jr. of Colliers International’s office in The Woodlands represented the seller, Patricia Al-Attas Barrett & Bamardouf, Babidan, Al-Attas Joint Venture. Russ Holland internally represented the buyer, Waffle House. David Pitschmann with Alamo Title Co. coordinated the closing.