Texas

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Fashion Forms, a producer of specialty bras and accessories in the U.S., Canada and Europe, is relocating to northwest Austin from Ventura, Calif., in August. Founded by Ann Deal in 1993, Fashion Forms produces products that aim to help women wear any look with comfort, confidence and style. The company holds 14 patents and 18 trademarks for designs and Fashion Forms products are sold in more than 9,000 stores worldwide. The firm will move into a mix of office and warehouse space totaling 90,000 square feet at McNeil 1, located at 12317 Technology Blvd. Mark Emerick, John Barksdale and Darryl Dadon of CBRE’s Austin office represented the landlord, PS Business Parks. Fashion Forms represented itself in lease negotiations. McNeil 1 is now 79 percent leased.

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DALLAS — Pierson Retail Advisors (PRA) has completed its first transaction after opening in March. The company has arranged the sale of a retail property known as The Empire Room, a 10,125-square-foot, single-tenant building in the Dallas Design District. The Empire Room is located at the southwest corner of North Riverfront Boulevard and Leslie Street. PRA represented the seller, Prescott Interests 1225 Riverfront Ltd., in the transaction. A Dallas buyer purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. The Empire Room is an event venue offering 7,500 square feet of interior space, along with outdoor space to accommodate as many as 1,000 guests.

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TAYLOR, TEXAS – The Taylor Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new 50,000 square-foot industrial/manufacturing facility in Mustang Creek Industrial Park on July 9. Houston-based KDW is the designer and contractor of the property. The building will be available for occupancy before the end of 2015. The TEDC has started marketing the space both locally and nationally with the hopes of finding a tenant as soon as possible. TEDC plans to build a total of three buildings of this size and fill them within the next 60 months.

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IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Terrace on Finley Apartments, a 142-unit apartment property located in Irving. John Barker and Mark Allen of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Barker and Allen also secured the buyer, a limited liability company. The Terrace on Finley Apartments is located at 2504 Finley Road in Irving, near SH-183 and the President George Bush 161 Toll Road. The property includes eight floor plans, pitched roofs and recently resurfaced parking lots. The two-story brick construction buildings have a slab foundation.

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LANCASTER, TEXAS — Ridge Development, the industrial development arm of Transwestern Development Co., has entered a joint venture with Prudential Financial Inc. called Ridge South Dallas I LLC. The joint venture has sold a 164-acre site in the Ridge Logistics Center South Dallas to Van Trust Real Estate LLC. Located at the northeast corner of Dallas Avenue and Telephone Road in Lancaster, the tract was sold for an undisclosed amount. Van Trust Real Estate, which was represented internally in the transaction, plans to develop big-box, speculative bulk industrial buildings on the site. CBRE’s Jack Fraker represented Ridge South Dallas.

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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Bellomy & Co. has arranged the sale of Mansfield Webb Road Self Storage in Arlington. The property consists of 161 climate-controlled, non-climate-controlled and parking units in 21,760 net rentable square feet. The facility occupies three acres with room for expansion and was 70 percent occupied at closing. Bill Bellomy, Michael Johnson, John Owens and John Arnold of Bellomy & Co. marketed the property on behalf of the Omaha, Neb.-based seller. Bellomy & Co. is headquartered in Austin and has offices in Houston, Lubbock and Atlanta.

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HALTOM CITY, TEXAS — Planet Fitness has leased 19,488 square feet of space in Haltom Commons Shopping Center, located at 3316 Denton Highway, for a new location. Greg McDonald, CCIM, of The Weitzman Group handled negotiations for the landlord. Ryan Jordan and Tyler Grisham of Edge Realty Partners represented the tenant. Kroger anchors Haltom Commons.

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HOUSTON — Central Wire Inc. has purchased a 30,000-square-foot, crane-ready industrial building on nine acres located at Kieth Harrow Boulevard and Barker Cypress in Houston. The property is known as Bear Creek Industrial Park. The general contractor, Finial Development & Construction, is building the development on spec. Keith Bilski, Neil Martin and Mike Sperandio, with Finial’s in-house brokerage company, represented the seller, FDC Bear Creek LP, in the transaction. Janae Evans and Joe Evans of Evtex Cos. represented the buyer. Central Wire is a producer of specialty wire products.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of two apartment communities in Fort Worth: The Ridge, a 208-unit apartment complex, and Shadowood Apartments, a 52-unit apartment property. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed both properties on behalf of the Texas-based sellers and secured both buyers. The Ridge is located at 8925 Randol Mill Road, 10 miles east of downtown Fort Worth and north of I-30. The property was built in 1985 and consists of 14 buildings. The new owner plans to make substantial renovations to the property. Shadowood Apartments is located at 6701 Calmont Ave. The property is located near I-30 and is five miles west of downtown Fort Worth. The property was built in 1964 and consists of one large building that comprises a brick veneer exterior with a new mansard roof and wood frame on a concrete slab foundation. The Texas-based buyer plans to make substantial improvements to the complex.

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