OKLAHOMA CITY — Robert Hervey and Mark Dodson of NorthMarq Capital’s Los Angeles office have arranged the $16.5 million refinancing of Landmark Towers, a 274,656-square-foot office property located at 3335-3555 NW. 58th St. in Oklahoma City. The transaction was structured with a 10-year term, five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a CMBS lender.
San Antonio, despite being the second largest city in Texas by population, sometimes takes a back seat to the Lone Star State’s other booming metro areas. The city might not have the energy of Houston, the weirdness of Austin or the Cowboys of Dallas, but more than 1.4 million people call the Alamo City home, and businesses are starting to take notice. San Antonio has added more than 300,000 residents since 2000, and a reasonable cost of living makes it an attractive city for workers young and old. The city continues to experience strong corporate growth and increased tourism activity, which is bringing more jobs to the city. San Antonio’s unemployment rate of 3.8 percent sits well below the national rate of 5.5 percent, and is also below Texas’ unemployment rate of 4.2 percent. Texas is the home of oil, and recent price uncertainty has made some investors worry about the state’s big cities. But there’s no worry in San Antonio: While new oil and gas production from the Eagle Ford Shale south of the city is expanding and having a positive impact on the region, the presence of energy-related businesses in San Antonio represents only one sector of the …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has completed a 57,000-square-foot Class A office building, named WestBend 2, at its WestBend mixed-use development in Fort Worth. Located at 1701 River Run Road, the three-story building is situated on top of The Fresh Market grocery store and other retailers and restaurants opening at WestBend. The adjacent Trinity Trails provides access to walking or biking and allows for Trinity River views from all floors. Additional amenities include outdoor seating and meeting space, bicycle storage, onsite locker rooms with showers and garage parking separate from retail parking. Regus, a provider of flexible workspace, will outfit 15,000 square feet at WestBend. The new office building is part of the redevelopment efforts underway at WestBend, which upon completion in fall 2015 will include 278,000 square feet of retail, dining and office space. Current WestBend tenants include Zoë’s Kitchen, East Hampton Sandwich Co. and Silver Fox.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — InvenTrust Properties Corp. has acquired The Highlands of Flower Mound a 169,447-square-foot shopping center located in Flower Mound, for $45.8 million. Highlands of Flower Mound is 96 percent occupied, with 60 percent of its roster comprising original tenants. The center is shadow anchored by a Super Target and is leased to Bed Bath and Beyond, Cost Plus World Market, Stein Mart, Pier 1, Famous Footwear and Party City. InvenTrust became a self-managed REIT in 2014. The company owns 108 multi-tenant retail properties, comprising 15.5 million square feet of retail space in 24 states.
HOUSTON — The Richland Cos. has acquired 550 Post Oak, an office property located in Houston’s West Loop submarket. The building will become Richland’s new corporate headquarters, replacing its previous location in Memorial Post Oak. The 53,872-square-foot, six-story building sits on one acre at the northeast corner of Post Oak Boulevard and Post Oak Park. The multi-tenant property offers tenants card-key access, on-site management and podium-style parking. Additional amenities will include a gym, car washing services, laundry and dry cleaning pickup, food trucks twice a week and multiple high-end services. Richland plans on taking occupancy in September, with the exterior transformation beginning shortly thereafter. 550 Post Oak becomes Richland’s 14th property in Houston, marking 1.7 million square feet of properties owned and managed by the company.
HOUSTON — Boxer Property is expanding Boxer Workstyle to Houston’s Galleria area as property renovations begin at Cotter Voss Tower at 2323 S. Voss Road, a six-story office building spanning 78,522 square feet. Interior and exterior renovations will be done to the Galleria-area office property to establish streamlined finishes and new amenities to the property. The first floor will be renovated to include Boxer Workstyle collaborative suites, which provide small businesses access to a variety of shared amenities including guest Wi-Fi access, a coffee bar, open lounge space and conference rooms. Boxer Workstyle is configured to meet the needs of small businesses that enjoy meeting in a collaborative environment with the privacy of their own small office. The new Workstyle space is approximately 11,000 square feet and brings Boxer Workstyle to 15 Houston area locations and more than 500,000 total square feet of Workstyle-designed space.
HOUSTON — Davis Commercial has arranged the sale of leasehold interest for the historic Sweeney, Coombs & Fredericks building at 301 Main St. in Houston for an undisclosed price. Designed and built by George E. Dickey in 1889, 301 Main St. is one of the last remaining Victorian-style structures in the city. The building is owned by Harris County and a ground lease on the property was assigned to a third party in the early 1990s. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial Real Estate represented the unnamed seller of the ground lease in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Blini Hoxha with the Salt N Pepper Group plans to open a new restaurant on the first floor. The Salt N Pepper Group is responsible for many Houston concepts, such as Beer Market Co., The Moonshiners, Crisp, Pub Fiction, Celtic Gardens, Shot Bar and Third Floor. The top two floors of the three-story building are being leased to attorneys.
WEATHERFORD, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based design-build general contractor Speed Fab-Crete has broken ground on a 60,000-square-foot auto dealership for Roger Williams, the only new car dealer in Weatherford. Slated for completion in April 2016, the new Roger Williams Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram dealership will be located at 1102 Washington Drive along I-20 and will replace the existing Roger Williams Auto Mall. The dealership’s exterior will be built using precast concrete walls, cast stone, metal accents and floor-to-ceiling panoramic glass. Interior amenities will include a customer lounge, open office spaces, display areas, 25 service bays, car wash facility and parts sector. The new dealership is the largest project included in the company-wide upgrade of Roger Williams’ auto facilities in Weatherford, all of which are being built by Speed Fab-Crete and designed by Callahan & Freeman Architects. Business operations will remain open during the construction process. In addition to Speed Fab-Crete and Callahan & Freeman Architects, the Roger Williams expansion project team includes Fort Worth-based Callahan Structural Engineering Inc. as the structural engineer and Lillian, Texas-based Hulsey Engineering as the mechanical, plumbing and electrical (MEP) engineer.
SEGUIN, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has secured a $4 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Early Bird Townhomes, a 104-unit multifamily affordable housing property located in Seguin. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule. Dougherty’s Austin office arranged the financing on behalf of the borrower, Seguin Housing Partners Limited. Early Bird Townhomes offers two-, three- and four-bedroom units with full-size washer and dryer connections and energy-efficient design throughout the units. The property includes a clubroom and playground.
DALLAS — IH Capital LLC has opened its North Texas office at the Republic Center in downtown Dallas. The IH Capital Dallas office is led by Chance Johnson, who heads the company’s Southwest region CMBS lending platform. “I’m excited to open the Dallas office for IH Capital and expand its market presence throughout the Southwest region,” says Johnson. “I’m confident IH Capital’s local presence will result in a healthy deal flow and winning our fair share of business. Furthermore, boots on the ground locally will provide responsiveness with firsthand local market knowledge to serve our client needs throughout the South.”
