TOMBALL, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged sale of a 17.4-acre tract of land at the southwest corner of Hufsmith-Kohrville and Spell roads in Tomball for the relocation and consolidation of Packers Plus Energy Services Inc.’s Houston-based operations to a single campus. The $21 million project, the first for the Tomball Business and Technology Park, will be constructed in phases and consist of a 50,000-square-foot research and development center, a 237,000-square-foot manufacturing building and a multi-story, 40,000-square-foot corporate office building. The seller was Tomball Economic Development Corp. Tom Condon Jr. of The Woodlands office of Colliers International represented the seller. Brandi McDonald of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank represented the buyer. Jane Matthews with Stewart Title Tomball coordinated the closing. Packers Plus is an international oil and gas service company. The new facility in Tomball is expected to create 353 new full-time jobs in Tomball, with 172 of the jobs being created in the first five years of operation.
DALLAS, TEXAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $924,000 purchase loan for a 16-unit apartment property located in Dallas. The five-year loan includes a 3.9 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent bank relationships.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of the 260-guestroom Embassy Suites Austin Central. SBCO-BREI Austin Operating Co. LLC is the buyer. Bill Murney of HREC Investment Advisors’ Phoenix office, along with Scott Stephens of the firm’s Tampa office, represented FelCor Lodging Trust during the transaction. The property is located at the intersection of I-35 and U.S. 290, approximately 4.5 miles from downtown Austin.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Comfort Suites Plano/Dallas, a 76-room hospitality property located in Plano. Pravin Boteju, Andrew Frosch, Rahul Bijlani and Michael Yu of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Yu, Bijlani and Frosch also sourced the buyer, a private investor. Comfort Suites Plano/Dallas is located at 2301 E. President George Bush Highway.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has brokered a new lease for 10,297 square feet at Interwest Business Park located in Northwest San Antonio. Jason Schnittger and Kevin Cosgrove of Stream represented the landlord, G&I VII Interwest Business LP, in the transaction. Green Star Inc. of San Antonio signed the new lease. Interwest Business Park is located at 6800 Alamo Downs Parkway offering access to Loop 410. The four-building, multi-tenant office/flex property spans approximately 219,244 square feet. Hank Pruitt of Pruitt Realty represented the tenant in the deal.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has secured a $7.7 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Merritt Legacy Apartments, a 208-unit multifamily affordable housing property located in Leander. The 15-year loan includes a 35-year amortization schedule and was arranged by Dougherty’s Dallas office. Amenities include Energy Star appliances, washer and dryer connections, large closets and private patios or balconies with extra storage. Property features include a pet-friendly environment with pet stations, a pet park, library, fitness center, covered parking, swimming pool, barbecue grills and picnic tables.
CROSS ROADS, TEXAS — HFF has arranged the sale of two multi-tenant buildings totaling 24,000 square feet that are part of Village at Cross Roads shopping center in the Dallas suburb of Cross Roads. HFF arranged the sale of the property on behalf of the seller, Lovett Commercial. The assets consist of two outparcels located at the corner of U.S. Highway 380 and FM 424. The 100 percent-leased outparcels are home to Mattress Firm, Starbucks, UPS, Supercuts, Sally Beauty Supply, Fuzzy’s Taco Shop and T-Mobile. The asset is shadow-anchored by an 185,900-square-foot Walmart Supercenter. Ryan West, Matt Berry and Robbie Kilcrease led the HFF investment sales team representing the seller.
The Dallas/Fort Worth industrial market is one of the biggest and most strategically important in North America. With an inventory of more than 500 million square feet of warehouse and distribution space, the DFW industrial market serves a metro area of 6.8 million people and a larger region that stretches to Mexico. More than 70 percent of goods exported to Mexico roll through the metro area, and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has been a huge driver of those exports. These days, the industrial market is buoyed by a local economy that is outpacing most of the nation’s major metros. In March, Dallas/Fort Worth registered an unemployment rate of 4 percent, compared to 5.9 percent in Atlanta, 6 percent in New York, 6.4 percent in Chicago and 6.6 percent in Los Angeles, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The GDP also grew by a healthy 2.2 percent in 2014. Dallas/Fort Worth’s economic momentum has heightened demand for industrial space. The first quarter of 2015 marked the 18th consecutive quarter of positive absorption, according to CBRE. The DFW industrial market has been among the top five markets in absorption over the past several years, and this impressive …
MANVEL, TEXAS — Allied Orion Group has broken ground on Southfork Lake, a 328-unit apartment complex located in Manvel. Scheduled to open in summer 2016, Southfork Lake is the first multifamily property Allied Orion Group has built in the Manvel/Pearland area. Steinberg Design Collaborative Architects designed the complex. Southfork Lake will be located at 3333 Southfork Parkway, near local retail, dining and entertainment destinations. Floor plans range from one to three bedrooms and will feature granite countertops with under-mount sinks, stainless steel appliances and nine-foot ceilings. Amenities will include a swimming pool with cabanas, courtyard with grilling stations and a fitness center. The community will also offer a pond and walking track, an air-conditioned pet care center, a dog park with 6,000 square feet of space with separate areas for large and small dogs and both attached and detached garages.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Kurt Dennis and Ken Lawrence of LMI Capital has arranged $7 million in debt for the refinancing of a student housing complex in Bryan. The Class B property is located a few blocks from the Texas A&M campus. On behalf of the borrower, Dennis obtained a 10-year, fixed-rate nonrecourse loan that provided cash out proceeds to the client and features a three-year interest-only period.