HOUSTON — Davis Commercial Real Estate has negotiated the sale of three buildings on 21,303 square feet of land located at 4545, 4509 and 4503 Mount Vernon St. in Houston. The buyer, Light Hill Partners, plans to redevelop the properties. Light Hill Partners is a Houston-based company focused on acquiring and developing multifamily and single-family projects. A mid-rise multifamily development is planned for the site. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial Real Estate represented the buyer in the transaction.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Colliers International has arranged the sale of ALORE Center, which comprises medical office and office buildings and a surgery center. The property is located at 26710 I-45 in The Woodlands submarket of Houston. Beth Young of Colliers International represented the seller. The buyer was Woodlands Medical Properties, an out-of-state investor.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of All Star Self-Storage, a 90,600-sqaure-foot self-storage facility located in Plano. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Karr also secured the buyer, a limited liability company. All Star Self-Storage is located at 800 Fulgham Road. The 185-unit property comprises seven buildings constructed in 2002 on 4.8 acres and features garage-style doors, standing seam metal roofs, steel framing, brick facades, perimeter fencing and lighting, video surveillance, an on-site manager’s office and personalized key-pad entry/exit gates.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — CBRE Capital Markets’ debt and structured finance team has arranged financing for the DFW Corporate Drive portfolio in Grapevine. CBRE worked on behalf of JLL Income Property Trust to obtain a $17.7 million non-recourse loan. The 10-year, interest-only loan has a fixed interest rate of 3.23 percent and was secured through one of CBRE’s correspondent life companies. The DFW Corporate Drive Portfolio consists of two industrial warehouses totaling 643,429 square feet. The buildings are 100 percent leased to tenants including Kay Chemical, Fleetpride and Harland Clarke. The portfolio is located in the DFW Airport submarket. Greg Greene, Scott Lewis and Matt Ballard with CBRE’s Dallas office originated and secured the financing on behalf of the borrower.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Plaza 410, a 51,425-square-foot retail property located in South Padre Island. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Levy also represented the buyer, a private investor. Plaza 410 is located at 410 Padre Blvd. and is 74 percent leased to tenants including Tuesday Morning, Spec’s Family Partners, Tate’s Clothiers, Sisters Trading Co., Jong Mi Park, Subway, Coast to Coast Beachwear and SPI Fellowship Group. The building was constructed in 1985 and sits on a 2.7-acre lot.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — HFF has negotiated the sale of SoCo I and II, a 59-unit boutique apartment complex located in Austin. HFF marketed the asset on behalf of Artesia. EG Funds Management purchased the property for an undisclosed amount. SoCo I & II is located at 3504 and 3508 Alpine Circle between South Congress and South 1st streets in the South Austin submarket. Renovated in 2014, the community consists of a pair of two-story buildings situated on 1.4 acres. It was 98 percent occupied at closing. Matt Pohl, Sean Sorrell and Ryan McBride led the HFF investment sales team representing the seller.
DALLAS — Hillwood, a privately owned real estate developer, is set to form Hillwood Urban, a new real estate division. Hillwood Urban will focus on large corporate office developments and mixed-use projects on core urban land sites, as well as suburban land opportunities in North Texas. Hillwood Urban will be led by Mike Berry, president of Hillwood Properties, along with existing Hillwood leadership such as Ken Reese, executive vice president of Hillwood Investments; Walt Zartman, senior vice president for Hillwood Development; Jacob Walter, vice president for Hillwood Development; and Bill Burton and Russell Laughlin, executive vice presidents of Hillwood Properties.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Lee Jones and Tommy LeBlanc of Avison Young represented the Hunt Family in the sale of 44 acres near the Grand Parkway to Guy Pfitzner, who was represented by Brenda Wagner of Mary Dunn Real Estate. The property is located a half mile east of Highway 99 on FM 565 in Baytown.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Love Funding (LFC) has secured a $16.4 million loan for the construction and financing of a new seniors housing community in McKinney. This is the second loan LFC and its local Dallas associate, Warsaw Realty Group, have provided in this community to partners David Brooks and George Fuller. St. Paul’s Square Senior Living will open in Adriatica Village. Work began eight years ago on the initial stages of the development, which included structured parking, a chapel surrounded by water, single-family homes and condominiums, retail stores, restaurants, medical offices and a weekly farmer’s market under a 128-foot tall bell tower. The village was designed so that residents can leave their cars at home on evenings and weekends. The new apartment addition, which is being funded by FHA financing secured by Love Funding senior director Laura Saull-Smith, will be a four-story, mid-rise apartment community with 121 units, all restricted to those aged 62 and older.
HOUSTON — Christian Louboutin will open its first store in Houston at The Galleria in fall 2016. Louboutin is known for its red-soled shoes that have been a staple of women’s footwear for over 20 years. The Galleria location will be the designer’s 19th U.S. store and will carry women’s and men’s shoes, handbags and small leather goods. Louboutin will be located in Galleria I near Neiman Marcus. Simon Property Group recently announced a $30 million complete renovation of The Galleria’s luxury wing to complement the construction of a new flagship Saks Fifth Avenue store slated to open in spring 2016. The redevelopment project will include the addition of 110,000 square feet of new retail space and the creation of a 14,000-square-foot freestanding retail building.