AUSTIN, TEXAS — ATCO Properties & Management has acquired 1300 Guadalupe St. in downtown Austin, and has sold the Crossroads Center for an undisclosed amount. The property at 1300 Guadalupe is a fully occupied, 45,000-square-foot commercial office building located two blocks west of the Texas State Capitol. The property includes tenants such as projekt 202, Snow Software, Noack Little Architecture and Honeywell International Inc. ATCO has also closed on the sale of the 100,000-square-foot Crossroads Center. Steve Durhman of Durhman and Bassett represented the buyer, Jay Kaplan. The property is 96 percent occupied by tenants including Chili’s, West Marine, Pluckers Wing Bar, Make It Sweet, Subway and Cycle Gear.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Cassidy Turley has arranged a lease renewal for State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.’s 62,791-square-foot office space at Allen Station in Allen. Randy Cooper and Craig Wilson of Cassidy Turley represented State Farm in the transaction. John Hendricks and Wilson Brown of CBRE represented the landlord, LIT Finance LP. Allen Station is located at 381 E. Exchange Parkway and spans 220,326 square feet. State Farm has occupied the building since 2004. Allen Station was built in 2001 and is located just east of U.S. Highway 75 on the north side of Exchange Parkway.
Greater Waco’s economy is on a roll. Positioned halfway between Dallas and Austin, Waco is a prime destination for companies and individuals that want access to large metro areas without the hassles of traffic, expensive real estate and labor shortages. With newly completed facilities, such as Baylor University’s McLane Stadium and major downtown redevelopment projects, Waco is hitting the radar for new development opportunities. September 2014 marked 26 months of positive economic growth for the area, with 6.2 percent growth in the third quarter of 2014 alone. Major players, including Baylor, have played a tremendous role in elevating the status of Waco as a dominant player in the Central Texas region. Just as Texas has seen significant growth since 2008, so too has Waco. One major contributor to Waco’s economic success has been employment growth. Employers are creating new jobs in the area, with 1,500 more positions now in place, 108,200 compared to 106,700 in September 2013. Construction, manufacturing, healthcare, hospitality and logistics remain strong drivers for the economy. The result is a community with a 5 percent unemployment rate and residents with more disposable income. Retail Developers Step Up Spending was up 5.1 percent through the first nine months …
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — TGS Cedar Port Partners LP has acquired the assets of Cedar Crossing Industrial Park in Baytown. The acquisition includes 10,897 acres, a 312,000-square-foot warehouse and an industrial complex including a shortline railroad with 57 miles of track. The industrial park is served by both Union Pacific Railroad and BNSF and has access to the Chambers County Improvement District barge dock on Cedar Bayou. TGS Cedar Port is the largest industrial park in the greater Houston market. The TGS Cedar Port Railroad has the capacity to store more than 2,000 rail cars and the partnership intends to expand capacity to 3,000 cars by 2018. Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller in the transaction.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Cliff Maus Village Apartments, a 110-unit apartment complex in Corpus Christi. Mike Moffitt Jr. and Zar Haro of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin and San Antonio offices marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Moffitt and Haro also secured the buyer, a private investor. Cliff Maus Village Apartments was built in 1968 and is located at 1458 W. Point Road. The 110-unit complex consists of 24 two-bedroom and 86 three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a basketball court, playground, community center, laundry facilities and courtyard.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — HFF has secured joint venture equity for the development of Waterside, a $75 million mixed-use development in Fort Worth. HFF worked on behalf of the developer, Trademark Property Co., in sourcing the capital from Sarofim Realty Advisors. Equity proceeds will be used to develop the first phase of the project. Waterside will be anchored by a Whole Foods and will be located on 52 acres at the intersection of Bryant Irvin Road and Arborlawn Drive on the former Lockheed Martin Recreation Association site. The development will include 1.5 miles of Trinity River waterfront and 190,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
HOUSTON — Q10 Kinghorn, Driver, Hough & Co. has secured a fixed-rate loan for the 356-unit Oaks on Bissonnet Apartments located in southwest Houston. The buyer plans to renovate both the interior and exterior of the property.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Cheesecake Factory will open a new location in downtown Fort Worth’s Sundance Square on Dec. 9. The new restaurant, located at 455 Commerce St., will include an 8,700-square-foot dining room with seating for up to 230 people. The restaurant is expected to bring a total of 245 new jobs and $10 million in annual revenue.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Hunt Metro 31 LLC will develop a 31-acre mixed-use project at the former Northpark Mall site in Northeast El Paso. The project, known as Metro 31, will consist of 325 apartments, 80 units of senior living and 48 live/work units. The project will be located at the corner of Dyer Street and Diana Drive. and will include Sun Metro’s BRIO bus rapid transit station along with 135,000 square feet of retail space. A grocery store will anchor the project, which will also include up to 100,000 square feet of office space.
HOUSTON, CORPUS CHRISTI, CYPRESS, HUNTSVILLE & SPRING, TEXAS — Baker Katz has arranged the lease of five Chipotle locations in Texas. The restaurants range in size from 2,000 to 3,000 square feet. The Chipotle restaurants are located in Corpus Christi, Houston, Cypress, Huntsville and Spring.