GARLAND, TEXAS — Baceline Investments, a private equity real estate investment and management company, has acquired Northwest Crossing, a single-story shopping center in Garland. Baceline purchased the 33,336-square-foot property for $3.4 million. Located at 1250 Northwest Highway, the retail center was acquired in line with Baceline’s value-add acquisition strategy. The primary tenants at Northwest Crossing include Cricket Wireless, Metro PCS and Little Caesars Pizza. Baceline Investments is a Denver-based company specializing in the acquisition, management and sale of shopping centers in select secondary markets.
DEL RIO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Del Rio Corners, a 12,990-square-foot retail property located in Del Rio. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Vitorino also procured the buyer, a limited liability company. Del Rio Corners is located at 2409 Veterans Blvd., less than six miles from the Texas-Mexico border. Built in 2005, the asset is situated on 1.2 acres.
As the 16th largest city in the United States and one of the fastest growing metro markets, Fort Worth is consistently a hot market in Texas and hasn’t slowed down post-recession. The current retail market is showing a low vacancy rate of 6.5 percent along with increasing rental rates. Surprisingly, these rates have not slowed leasing activity. Instead, the combination of increasing rates and dwindling vacancies have spurred new development. In years past, Fort Worth has been seen as a secondary market to Dallas, but with its strong economy and high returns, the city is now able to stand on its own. Fort Worth is seeing a lot of capital being tossed around the market. With a strong economy and low operations costs, money is pouring in from all angles, including from out-of-state and international investors. California, New York and overseas investors are beginning to recognize the stability of the city and the potential for stronger returns, and are aggressively starting to pursue opportunities here. For example, Iowa-based Lockard Development is in the process of expanding its Walmart anchored Renaissance Square power center at Berry Street and Hwy 287 in East Fort Worth to include more national credit tenants. Lockard …
HOUSTON — Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp. (SQLC), a Texas-based nonprofit developer of seniors housing, has completed financing for the expansion and renovation of The Buckingham, a seniors housing complex in Houston. Financing was completed through the sale of $109 million in series 2015 bonds. The project will add space for 187 additional residents. Ziegler Capital Markets served as bond underwriter for the transaction. Construction has already begun. Currently, The Buckingham has 204 independent living apartments, 43 assisted living suites, 16 memory care residences and 60 private skilled nursing rooms. The Buckingham acquired six additional acres to accommodate the project and will add 106 independent living apartment homes, 33 assisted living suites, 18 memory care residences and 32 private skilled nursing rooms. The new independent living apartment homes will be offered in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of 8312 Burnet Road, a fully occupied, 12,500-square-foot retail center in Austin’s Burnet Road corridor. A local investor purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Michael Bullard of CBRE’s Austin office represented the buyer. Tim Jarvis and Bill Ott of BBD Commercial represented the unnamed seller. The asset’s 13 tenants include Austin Fashion Exchange, Metro PCS, Liberty Tax and ASC Sports Cards.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Rockridge Plaza, an 86,534-square-foot grocery-anchored shopping center in Lubbock. Michael Buckner and Richard Mireles of the firm’s Austin office represented the seller. Rockridge Plaza is located at 5217 82nd St. with visibility from the intersection of 82nd Street and Slide Road. Tenants include Caprock Cafe, Einstein Bros. Bagels, H&R Block, Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores, Scottrade, Sprint and Tuxedo Junction. The grocery anchor was not a part of the sale.
SWEETWATER, TEXAS — Taylor Consulting Inc. (TAYO) has signed a contract to sell a real estate parcel in West Texas. It’s the sixth sale in the region that the company has completed since May. Last year, TAYO’s real estate division, Third Avenue Development, added 47 residential and commercial lots to its portfolio in the town of Sweetwater, where development has been spurred by a new railroad logistics center and other projects. Third Avenue Development is working to build a portfolio of real estate assets for investment, rehabilitation and resale.
PLANO AND CONROE, TEXAS — The Global Healthcare Services division of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank (NGKF) has completed the $56 million sale of a two-property medical office building (MOB) portfolio comprising the 94,359-square-foot Legacy Medical Village in Plano and the 68,832-square-foot Conroe Medical Arts and Surgical Center in Conroe. Garth Hogan, Todd Perman and Chris Gordon of NGKF represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer, American Realty Capital, was self-represented. Legacy Medical Village was built in 2007 and is located at 5425 W. Spring Creek Parkway within the Legacy Business Park. The MOB is located between the Children’s Medical Center Plano and the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. Conroe Medical Arts and Surgical Center was built in 2003 and is located at 1501 River Pointe Drive adjacent to the Conroe Regional Medical Center hospital campus. The two medical office buildings are 93 percent leased to healthcare providers, including specialists and primary care physicians. The Conroe facility includes an ambulatory surgical center owned by Tenet Healthcare.
HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has arranged the sale of Bellagio at Beach Street, a 398-unit apartment complex in Haltom City. Will Balthrope and Drew Kile of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. The community is located at 4200 Northern Cross Blvd., seven miles from downtown Fort Worth and one mile from I-35. The community is located near the 1,300-acre Mercantile Center business park, which is home to nearly 70 companies and more than 10,000 employees. Amenities at Bellagio at Beach Street include a gated entrance, attached garages, covered parking, business center, swimming pool, barbecue grills, fitness center, playground and an outside fire pit. Apartments feature a private patio or balcony, dishwashers, garbage disposals and ceiling fans.
DALLAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Milano, a 16-unit multifamily building in Dallas. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel represented the seller, Cutch Inc., in the sale. Old East Milano LLC was the buyer. Milano includes one-bedroom, one-bath apartments with three floor plans. The property is close to major employment centers, retail and entertainment options.