Texas

Tanglewood Acquires Office Building in Houston

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

HOUSTON — Tanglewood Property Group has acquired 2000 Bering Drive in Houston. The 192,000-square-foot office building is located in the Tanglewood area just west of the Galleria. The property is 97 percent leased. This is Tanglewood’s second office building acquisition in 2014, the company purchased 5300 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N., earlier this year. Henry Hagendorf and Cliff Rudolph represented Tanglewood in the acquisition. Houston-based Tanglewood Property Group owns and manages more than 1.4 million square feet of commercial office space, mostly in the uptown Galleria submarket of Houston.

December 12, 2014

Venture Arranges Lease for LA Fitness in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

FRISCO, TEXAS — Dallas-based Venture Commercial Real Estate represented Fitness International LLC in lease negotiations for a new LA Fitness club in Frisco. A new 38,000-square-foot LA Fitness gym will be built in the Frisco Market Center, which is located at the northwest corner of Main Street and the Dallas North Tollway. Other tenants in the mixed-use development include Main Event Entertainment, Elite Care, Pei Wei Asian Diner, Pie Five Pizza Co. and Mooyah Burgers, Fries and Shakes. John Zikos and Jonathan Cooper of Venture represented LA Fitness in negotiations. Walt Brown Jr. and Tim Dollander of Diversified Partners brokered the lease on behalf of LA Fitness. Darrell Hernandez of United Commercial Realty represented the landlord, Dallas-based Hermansen Land Development Inc.

December 12, 2014

Retail Texas

Velocis Sells Grocery-Anchored Retail Center in Austin

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

AUSTIN — Velocis has arranged the sale of Springdale Shopping Center in Austin. Tampa-based Forge Real Estate Partners III LP purchased the 163,677-square-foot retail center. Velocis purchased Springdale Shopping Center in 2012 and invested in a new roof, pylon signage updates and parking lot repairs. H-E-B anchors the center, which is located off of Highway 183. Other tenants include Fashion Outlet, Carousel Pediatrics, Family Dollar and O’Reilly Auto Parts. CBRE’s Chris Cozby, Chris Gerard and Kevin Holland brokered the sale on behalf of Velocis.

December 12, 2014

Hospitality Texas

HREC Arranges Sale of Holiday Inn in San Antonio

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

SAN ANTONIO — HREC Investment Advisors has arranged the sale of a 194-room Holiday Inn San Antonio NW SeaWorld located in San Antonio. Pacifica Cos., a San Diego-based investment firm, was the buyer. Mike Armstrong and Hank Wolpert of HREC represented the seller, a private equity fund, in the transaction. The hotel opened in 2009 as the first LEED-certified hotel in Texas. It is the preferred hotel of the 250-acre SeaWorld San Antonio, the world’s largest marine life theme park.

December 12, 2014

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Oklahoma City Multifamily Market Sales Reach $82.4 Million in Third Quarter

by Haisten Willis December 12, 2014

In the third quarter of 2014, the Oklahoma City multifamily market recorded 11 transactions totaling 1,537 units for a sales volume of $82.4 million. This is an average price per unit of $53,625. The third quarter experienced a significantly higher sales volume than the first quarter of 2014, increasing 305 percent. The total sales volume for 2014 overall has reached $182.7 million, which is 33 percent lower than the same time period in 2013, when the total sales volume was just over $272 million. However, the total units sold was down only 11 percent compared to last year, which indicates the quality of assets trading is lower than those properties trading in 2013. For example, in the first three quarters of 2013, just over $215 million in Class A properties were sold, compared to just over $37 million in 2014. This is an 83 percent decrease in total volume of Class A properties and caused the total multifamily average price per unit to drop by 24 percent. This is not an indication of values declining. In fact, the opposite is true. Properties that are being fully marketed and that are providing access to as many buyers as possible are fetching …

December 12, 2014

Office Texas

Rosemont Realty Acquires Office Tower in Houston

by Haisten Willis December 11, 2014

HOUSTON — Rosemont Realty LLC has acquired Kirkwood Tower in Houston. The 15-story tower located at 11757 Katy Freeway includes 285,682 rentable square feet of Class A office space. The acquisition brings Rosemont’s total square footage in metro Houston to nearly 2.5 million square feet. The company also owns the adjacent Kirkwood Atrium II property. Rosemont purchased the office building in a joint venture with new Rosemont investor Central Properties. A joint venture between Denver-based Amstar and Dallas-based Frontier Equity was the seller. The building was constructed in 1984, with major capital improvements made between 2008 and 2013. Tenants include Texon LP, Skyline Executive Suites Ltd., KCA Deutag LLC, First Solar Inc., Greene’s Energy Group LLC and Mac Haik Holding Co.

December 11, 2014

Office Texas

Boxer Property Arranges Office Lease in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis December 11, 2014

FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Boxer Property has arranged a 23,893-square-foot office lease for Nurtur Health Inc. at 4001 McEwen Road in Farmers Branch. Gil Engelhardt, Jillian Brody and Mark Dowdle of Boxer represented the landlord. Cassidy Turley represented the tenant. 4001 McEwen Road is part of a three-building office complex. Amenities at the property include a walking trail, a gym, cafeteria and on-site security. The property is located 15 miles from DFW.

December 11, 2014

Multifamily Texas

HFF Negotiates Sale, Financing of Four Apartment Communities in Houston

by Haisten Willis December 11, 2014

HOUSTON — HFF has negotiated the sale and financing of a four-property, Class A apartment portfolio totaling more than 900 units in Houston. Southwest Multifamily Partners purchased the portfolio in a joint venture with an institutional co-investment partner. Todd Marix, Todd Stewart and Chris Curry of HFF marketed the property on behalf of the unnamed seller. Andy Scott, Jody Thornton and Michael Cosby of HFF’s debt placement team worked on behalf of the buyer to secure acquisition financing in four separate transactions through Freddie Mac’s CME program. The loans will be serviced by HFF through its Freddie Mac Program Plus Seller/Servicer program. The portfolio is 95 percent leased and located in the Texas Medical Center and Galleria submarkets. Lincoln Property Co. will manage the properties, which include Mirage Apartments at 2100 Bering Drive, Parque Del Oro Apartments at 8380 El Mundo St., San Melia Apartments at 6383 El Mundo St. and Versailles Park Apartments at 7200 Almeda.

December 11, 2014

Multifamily Texas

Berkadia Originates $40.3M in Financing for Apartment Complexes in Metro Dallas, Houston

by Haisten Willis December 10, 2014

FORT WORTH and HOUSTON — Berkadia has originated $40.3 million in financing for two multifamily properties located in Fort Worth and Houston. The first transaction was a $29 million loan for Thornbury Apartments, which is located at 7055 Hollister Road in Houston. The seven-year, floating-rate loan includes three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The property consists of 408 one-, two- and three-bedroom units and was 96 percent occupied at the time of closing. The borrower was AHC Thornbury Owner LLC. The second transaction was an $11.3 million loan for The Retreat at River Ranch Apartments. The seven-year, floating-rate loan includes two years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The property consists of 248 one- and two-bedroom units. The property is located at 4850 River Ranch Boulevard near Chisholm Trail Parkway and I-20 and was 94 percent occupied at the time of closing. Andy Hill of Berkadia’s Austin office secured both loans.

December 10, 2014

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Multifamily Texas

Olympus Acquires Apartment Complex in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis December 10, 2014

CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Olympus Property has acquired Union at Carrollton Square, a 311-unit Class A apartment complex in Carrollton. The asset was purchased from High Street Residential, a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co. High Street Residential built the five-acre complex in two phases during 2013 and 2014. Union at Carrollton Square includes a five-story parking garage, 4,700 square feet of ground-level retail space, two pools, an outdoor fireplace, clubhouse and fitness center.

December 10, 2014

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