ODESSA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Jack in the Box, a 3,189-square-foot, net-leased restaurant property located in Odessa. Jason Vitorino, Jared Aubrey and Adam Gottschalk of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. The team also procured the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company. The agents negotiated a new lease between the buyer, seller and new franchisee. Jack in the Box is located at 2672 N. County Road, just south of Kermit Highway. The property was built in 2009 and sits on half an acre.
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DEER PARK, TEXAS — NAI Houston represented 1101 Howard LLC in the lease of a 15,300-square-foot industrial spec building on one acre in Deer Park. Standard Alloys Inc. is the tenant for the space, which is located at 1101 Howard Drive. John Ferruzzo of NAI Houston represented the landlord in the negotiations. Thomas Leger and Chase Cribbs of The National Realty Group represented the tenant.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of K2 Plaza, a 9,600-square-foot retail property located in Round Rock. Michael Buckner and Richard Mireles of Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Gus Lagos and Nik Kapetanakis of the firm’s Houston office represented the buyer, also a partnership. K2 Plaza is located at 399 W. Louis Henna Blvd. in Round Rock, a quarter-mile west of I-35. The property was built in 2001 on one acre.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has secured a $55 million loan for the construction of Discovery at the Realm, an apartment complex that will be located in Lewisville. Joseph Hevey of Berkadia worked with the borrower, Bright Realty, to secure the three-year, interest-only loan through Mutual of Omaha Bank. The bank provided $43 million in senior debt financing. Great Southern Bank of Springfield, Mo., also participated in the construction loan, and Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC provided $12 million in mezzanine debt financing. Construction will begin on Discovery at the Realm in December. The property will be located at the southeast corner of Windhaven Parkway and Castle Hills Drive, 25 miles north of Dallas. The complex will consist of 423 units located across three buildings on more than 20 acres of land. The total cost for the project will be more than $75 million. BB&M Architecture is providing architectural services, while Andres Construction of Dallas will serve as the general contractor.
PEARLAND, MCKINNEY AND KATY, TEXAS — Greg Duvall of NorthMarq Capital’s Kansas City office has negotiated the $103.7 million refinancing of three apartment complexes in Texas. The properties, containing a total of 872 units, are located in Pearland, McKinney and Katy, Texas. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its seller/servicer relationship with Freddie Mac. Two of the assets were financed with 10-year fixed loans and five years of interest-only payments. The third was financed with a seven-year variable loan and three years of interest-only payments.
HOUSTON — TerraFirma Earth Technologies, a Houston-based dewatering firm, is moving its headquarters to a larger office and yard space in Houston to accommodate more heavy equipment and office space requirements. The new corporate headquarters is located at 11215 Old Fairbanks N. Houston Road. The firm is moving its headquarters Dec. 1 and also has opened a satellite office in Denver. TerraFirma assists owners and contractors throughout the U.S. maintain acceptable groundwater levels for both temporary and permanent projects.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of two BlueWave Express Wash properties located in Houston. Farhan Kabani of the firm’s Dallas office arranged the loan. Bank financing was structured with a seven-year fixed term with an interest rate of 4.5 percent. The loan-to-value was 65 percent. The properties are located at 1665 Eldridge Pkwy. and 9801 Jones Road. Both properties were built in 2007 and had more than 20 years remaining on their original net leases. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Vitorino also procured the buyer, another limited liability company.
HOUSTON — KDC and Sarofim Realty Advisors have begun construction on a two-story, 68,950-square-foot office building that will be home to Lennar Homes of Texas Land and Construction Ltd. The property is located at 681 Greens Pkwy. across from the current Lennar headquarters. The new building will house 225 associates from Lennar, Village Builders, Friendswood Development Co., Universal American Mortgage Co. and North American Tile Co. The property will include a 5,000-square-foot design center to showcase product offerings from Village Builders. Another feature is a two-story lobby that will extend through the core of the building. The building is scheduled for completion in October 2015. Powers Brown Architecture provided architectural services for the project. Rosenberger Construction is the general contractor and Halff Associates is the civil engineer. Jerry Frey, Ron McWherter and Darren Gowell with CBRE represented Lennar in the transaction. JP Hutcheson of Cassidy Turley represented KDC and Sarofim Realty Advisors.
IRVING, TEXAS — NorthStar Real Estate Income II Inc. has originated an $84 million senior loan secured by a Class A office complex in Irving. NorthStar initially funded $63 million of the senior loan and intends to fund the remaining $21 million over the 36-month loan term. The property was built in 2001 and spans 526,000 rentable square feet of office space across two adjoining buildings.
DALLAS — Boxer Property has arranged the lease of a 5,403-square-foot office space for First American Payment Systems in Dallas. The company, which provides payment solutions for small and mid-sized businesses, will occupy space in Executive Center II, located at 8330 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway in Dallas. The new space is an increase of more than 4,461 square feet from the company’s former suite. Gloria Medlock and Gil Engelhardt of Boxer negotiated the lease. Executive Center II is a Class A office space with amenities including an auditorium, two conference rooms, newly renovated lobbies, a loading dock, gym and full-service café. The property is located near North Park Mall, Park Lane and the Galleria.