PEARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Fritsche Anderson Realty Partners has arranged the sale of a 68,000-square-foot industrial park in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. The property comprises five buildings on a 7.6-acre site. Brandon Wuntch and Drew Altmann of Fritsche Anderson represented the seller, an entity doing business as Halik 35 LLC, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Houston-based Baywater Capital.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has negotiated the sale of an eight-unit apartment building located at 4218 J St. in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 1963 and renovated in 2022. Ryan DeGennaro represented the seller, Mell Investment Group, in the transaction. Elaine Lan Nguyen of HomeSmart represented the buyer.
PLANO, TEXAS — Ryan Cos. has topped out a 23-story, 409,000-square-foot office building within the Legacy West mixed-use development in Plano. Global tax firm Ryan LLC plans to occupy about half of the building as its new headquarters, and JLL is marketing the remaining space for lease. ACORE Capital provided construction financing for the project, which Ryan Cos. is developing in a joint venture with the real estate investment arm of Kansas-based conglomerate Koch Industries. Amenities will include a fitness center, multiple conference rooms, tenant lounge, pickleball courts and a café. Gensler is the project architect. Construction began last summer and is slated for a late 2024 completion.
DALLAS — Locally based developer StreetLights Residential has broken ground on The Galatyn, a 20-story apartment building that will be located in the Upper McKinney District of Dallas. The Galatyn will house 56 units in two- and three-bedroom formats with an average size of 2,700 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, concierge services, a coffee bar, catering kitchen, dog wash and a landscaped courtyard. StreetLights Creative Studio is the architect for the project, and SLR Construction LLC is the general contractor. Both entities are affiliates of the developer. Delivery is slated for 2025.
PORTLAND, TEXAS — Atlanta-based brokerage firm Bull Realty Inc. has arranged the sale of a 95-room hotel in Portland, located near Corpus Christi in South Texas. The hotel operates under the Avid flag, which is part of the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) family of brands. Jonathan Hayne and Tom French of Bull Realty represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was an entity doing business as Nova Portland Hotels LLC. Brian Bockman of Bang Realty assisted in closing the deal as the Texas broker of record.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — A joint venture between two Dallas-based investment firms, Pillar Commercial and OliveMill Holdings, has purchased Pinnacle Point, an 81,259-square-foot flex property in Southlake, located in the northern-central region of the metroplex. Built in 2020, Pinnacle Point consists of three single-story buildings on a seven-acre site. Parker McCormack of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Security National Bank provided acquisition financing to the joint venture.
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS — Houston-based NewQuest Properties has secured a 27,941-square-foot retail lease at Rufe Snow Village in North Richland Hills, a northeastern suburb of Fort Worth. Austen Baldridge and Bob Conwell of NewQuest represented the tenant, an entity doing business as TX Thrift LLC, in the lease negotiations. Stone Beyer and Taylor Marks of Woodcrest Capital represented the undisclosed landlord.
ROSENBERG, TEXAS — The Signorelli Co. has announced plans for Phase I of Austin Point, a 4,700-acre master-planned community located roughly 30 miles southwest of Houston in Rosenberg. Upon completion, the development will feature 14,000 homes and 15 million square feet of multifamily, office, medical, retail and hospitality space. The project will also include the extension of Fort Bend Parkway and Grand Parkway at the development site for more convenient access to downtown Houston. Phase I of Austin Point is set to break ground in 2024 and will include the construction of 400 homes. These residences will be built on smaller lots in an alley-loaded format, in sizes ranging from 1,300 to 4,500 square feet. The project team for Phase I includes Ashton Woods, Beazer Homes, Drees Homes, Castlerock, David Weekley Homes, Newmark Homes, Perry Homes, William David Homes and Westin Homes. Sales of homes in Phase I are expected to begin in spring 2025. Plans for Austin Point also include a community event space dubbed The 1824 — a nod to the year that the original landowner received the title to the development site. The space will include a café and wine bar with an open front porch, outdoor …
DALLAS — A partnership between two locally based developers, KDC and Pacific Elm Properties, will develop Parkside, a 500,000-square-foot office building that will be located at the corner of North Harwood Street and Woodall Rodgers Freeway in Uptown Dallas. Bank of America has committed to be the building’s anchor tenant with a 238,000-square-foot lease, and upon move-in, the building will become known as Bank of America Tower at Parkside. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the year, with delivery slated for the first half of 2027. Corgan is the project architect. Andy Leatherman of JLL represented Bank of America in the lease negotiations. Aarica Mims of KDC and Sara Terry of Pacific Elm Properties represented ownership on an internal basis.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Arizona-based developer Empire Group of Cos. has broken ground on Village at Hutto Station, a 276-unit build-to-rent residential project that will be located on the northern outskirts of Austin. Village at Hutto Station will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom homes with private backyards. Residential amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling areas, a fitness center, walking paths, community clubhouse and a dog park. Construction is expected to last about two years and is being financed by a $62.4 million loan from Arbor Realty Trust. Tower Capital, an Arizona-based boutique advisory firm, arranged the construction debt. Empire Group of Cos. acquired the 30.6-acre site last fall for $11 million.