Texas

The Weitz Co. Selected as Design-Builder for $245M Student Housing Complex at Texas A&M

by Haisten Willis August 14, 2015

COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — The Weitz Co. has been selected as the design-builder for a new student housing project at Texas A&M University in College Station. The project, known as the Park West, will accommodate 3,402 students in more than 1,300 units ranging from studios to four-bedroom units. The nearly 1.8 million square feet of building space will include amenities such as swimming pools, hot tubs, fire pits, grills, fitness centers, study and gathering spaces, and game rooms. The complex will also include retail and office space, as well as an eight-story parking garage. The development will be built on 48 acres of pasture located near the south side of campus off of George Bush Parkway. The apartments are expected to open before the 2017-18 school year. The project owner is nonprofit NCCD-College Station. Irving, Texas-based Servitas LLC is the developer and manager for Park West, and PGAL of Boca Raton, Fla., is Weitz’ design partner.

August 14, 2015

Loans Multifamily Seniors Housing Texas

Ziegler Arranges $109.4M Bond Financing to Expand The Buckingham CCRC in Houston

by Haisten Willis August 14, 2015

HOUSTON — Ziegler, a specialty investment bank, has arranged $109.4 million in fixed-rate bonds for The Buckingham, a 323-unit seniors housing complex. Nonprofit operator Senior Quality Lifestyles Corp. (SQLC) manages The Buckingham, which is located on a 23-acre plot in the Memorial/Tanglewood neighborhoods of Houston. The community includes 204 independent living apartments, 43 assisted living units, 16 memory support units and a health center with 60 nursing beds. The bonds will be used to expand The Buckingham to include a new tower featuring 106 additional independent living units, 27 additional assisted living units, 18 additional memory care units, 32 additional skilled nursing beds, an underground parking garage with 111 total spaces and an additional 292 surface level spaces. SQLC operates five communities in Texas totaling 1,586 units.

August 14, 2015

Industrial Texas

NAI Partners Arranges Sale of 18,037 SF Industrial Facility in Houston

by Haisten Willis August 14, 2015

HOUSTON — Travis Land of NAI Partners represented Hoffman Glass Family Ltd. in the acquisition of an 18,037-square-foot industrial manufacturing facility located on two acres at 11615 N. Houston Rosslyn Road in Houston. Mark Nicholas and Richard Quarles of JLL represented the seller, Halliburton Energy Services.

August 14, 2015

Industrial Retail Texas

First American Freight Furniture and Mattress to Open in San Antonio

by Haisten Willis August 14, 2015

SAN ANTONIO — American Freight Furniture and Mattress has opened its first location in Texas. The 45,000-square-foot store is located at 639 Lanark Drive in San Antonio, an industrial area commonly known as the Alamo Industrial Center. American Freight Furniture and Mattress is a discount furniture warehouse open to the public. Home furnishings and furniture are received from manufacturers due to factory closeouts, liquidations, dealer cancellations and retail chain buyouts. American Freight orders directly from the product manufacturer and utilizes warehouses rather than showrooms. Furniture brands sold at American Freight include Simmons, Serta and NordicRest.

August 14, 2015

Retail Texas

Trader Joe’s to Open New Location in North Dallas

by Haisten Willis August 13, 2015

DALLAS — Trader Joe’s has leased 12,500 square feet in the Preston Alexis addition to Pepper Square Shopping Center at Preston Road and Alexis Drive in north Dallas. Trader Joe’s is a privately held chain that entered the Dallas/Fort Worth market in 2013 and has six stores in the region. Vaughn Miller of VCM Development Group secured the lease and worked in cooperation with Henry Miller IV and Daniel Harris of HSM Brokerage on behalf of the landlord. Kevin Deighan of Timberline Real Estate represented the tenant. The store is slated to open later this year. Vaughn Miller and his father, Vance C. Miller, developed the Preston Alexis addition in 2001 after redeveloping the nearby Pepper Square Shopping Center at Preston Road and Beltline Road.

August 13, 2015

Multifamily Seniors Housing Texas

Caddis Acquires Seniors Housing Development in Longview

by Haisten Willis August 13, 2015

LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Caddis, a national healthcare real estate firm headquartered in Dallas, has acquired a 74-unit assisted living and memory care community known as Fountainview Estates in the east Texas market of Longview, about a two-hour drive east of Dallas. Located at 1408 Lago Trail on the city’s northwest side, the community will become part of Caddis’ Heartis brand and will be renamed Heartis Longview. Frontier Management, a seniors housing operator headquartered in Portland, Ore., assumed management duties upon closing. Amenities at Fountainview Estates include a waterfront outdoor terrace, community dining room, game room, theater, beauty salon and barber shop, 24-hour nursing services, an emergency call system, housekeeping and laundry services. Mike Pardoll of Marcus & Millichap’s Charlotte office brokered the deal.

August 13, 2015

Multifamily Texas

H.I.G. Realty Partners Sells Multifamily Property in Metro Houston

by Haisten Willis August 13, 2015

SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — H.I.G. Realty Partners, an investment firm, has sold a 288-unit apartment community in the Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The asset was purchased in December 2012 and H.I.G. implemented a capital improvement program during its ownership. During the past three years, H.I.G. Realty has acquired and/or developed 7,000 multifamily and student housing units in 13 investments across the U.S. H.I.G. Realty is the real estate platform of H.I.G. Capital, which manages $1.3 billion in investments in small-to-mid cap real estate assets. H.I.G. Realty targets the acquisition of value-add investments and seeks to generate cash flow and appreciation through redevelopment.

August 13, 2015

Multifamily Texas

Q10 KDH Provides $8.4M Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Houston

by Haisten Willis August 13, 2015

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.

August 13, 2015

Multifamily Texas

CBRE Arranges Sale of Apartment Complex in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis August 13, 2015

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.

August 13, 2015

Multifamily Texas

Greysteel Arranges Sale of Apartment Complex in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis August 12, 2015

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.

August 12, 2015

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