GARLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Kent Apartments, a 59-unit apartment complex located in Garland. Robert Denninger of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Denninger also procured the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Kent Apartments is located at 3810 W. Walnut St., less than three miles north of I-635. The complex features 18 one-bedroom units and 31 two-bedroom units. Floor plans range in size from 625 to 825 square feet. The complex is pet friendly and includes a gated playground for children.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Midway, a Houston-based real estate and development firm, has begun construction on a mixed-use development known as Century Square. The project is being built in partnership with Texas A&M University. The development will feature more than 290,000 square feet of shopping, dining, office and entertainment space, along with two hotels. Century Square will occupy a 60-acre tract along University Drive between Texas Avenue and College Avenue. The project is scheduled for completion in fall 2016.
DALLAS — CBRE Capital Markets has brokered the sale of two uptown Dallas office buildings on behalf of Caddo Holdings LLC. The portfolio consists of 3500 Oak Lawn Ave. and 4245 N. Central Expressway. Westdale Real Estate Investment & Management purchased the assets for an undisclosed price. Eric Mackey and Gary Carr of CBRE’s Capital Markets Institutional Properties Group in Dallas represented the unnamed seller. 3500 Oak Lawn Ave. is a 101,541-square-foot office building constructed in 1980 at the intersection of Lemmon Avenue and Oak Lawn Avenue. 4245 N. Central Expressway is an 87,292-square-foot office building constructed in 1986 between the Knox/Henderson area and Fitzhugh Avenue.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of The Carlton Apartment Homes, a 108-unit apartment complex located in Fort Worth. Mason Green of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office represented both the buyer and seller in the off-market transaction. J. Stark Capital purchased the property in a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. A Fort Worth-based partnership was the seller. The Carlton Apartment Homes is located at 6301 Woodway Drive in Fort Worth. The property was built in 1969 on six acres. Units range from 500-square-foot studios to 1,240-square-foot, three-bedroom units. The average unit size is 1,024 square feet. Amenities include on-site laundry facilities, security cameras and gated entry access. The buyer plans to spend $500,000 in capital expenditures to improve curb appeal and continue a unit upgrade program already in place.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio-based Embrey Partners has begun construction on a mixed-use development located at 1819 E. Sonterra Blvd. Dwell at Legacy is located near 326,455 square feet of retail space including Lifetime Fitness, Best Buy, Staples, Main Event Entertainment, Buffalo Wild Wings, Starbucks, Men’s Warehouse and a local farmer’s market. The development is scheduled to open in June 2015 with four buildings. When completed, it will include 289 apartments ranging in size from 550 square feet to 1,200 square feet with one- and two-bedroom layouts. Embrey will also manage the property once the project is complete. Dallas-based Good Fulton & Farrell is the architect. Texas Capital Bank is the lender.
STAFFORD, TEXAS — NAI Houston has represented SBP-Development III Ltd. in the sale of a 15,000-square-foot, single-tenant industrial building located at 13340 Pike Road in Stafford, a suburb of Houston. John Ferruzzo, Darren O’Conor and Joshua Lass-Sughrue of NAI Houston represented the seller, SBP-Development III. Mike McMahon of REOC General Partners LLC represented the buyer, Blank Universal LLC.
PLANO, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the lease of office space for RamQuest, a provider of title and settlement software solutions, in Plano. RamQuest is consolidating its facilities and relocating its headquarters to International Business Park at 6111 W. Plano Parkway. The company will occupy 28,205 square feet at the new location. Daniel Rudd and Billy Vahrenkamp of Colliers International represented RamQuest in the transaction. Sean Dalton of Younger Partners represented the landlord, Billingsley Co.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Boxer Property has completed property renovations at 1322 Space Park, a two-story office building spanning 123,089 square feet. The space was built in 1966 and is part of a three-building complex located in the heart of the Clear Lake submarket. The property has undergone interior and exterior renovations and the new space is also dog friendly. Amenities include a dog park, outdoor courtyards and sun-shaded seating.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage LLC has arranged a $1.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the acquisition of 12 Oaks Apartments, a 32-unit apartment complex in Round Rock. The 10-year loan was arranged by Dougherty’s Dallas office and includes a 30-year amortization schedule for the borrower, 105 Gattis LLC. Amenities include a courtyard, laundry facilities, on-site maintenance and a pool.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — Construction has begun on Adam Smith’s Texas Harley-Davidson in Bedford, a suburb of Dallas. The six-acre site will be home to a 70,000-square-foot Texas flagship store for Harley-Davidson. The new building will consolidate the current three-building setup, adding more than 20,000 square feet, and will move the sales floor, service area and administrative offices into one location. Adam Smith’s Texas Harley-Davidson is already one of the top 10 Harley dealerships in the United States in terms of service, finance and sales volume. The flagship store is set to open in the fall of 2015.