HOUSTON — NAI Partners represented Nuera Transport in the lease of 14,000 square feet of industrial space located at 4555 Brittmoore Road in Houston. Jake Wilkinson of NAI Partners represented the tenant, Nuera Transport, while the landlord, Brittmoore Investments, handled negotiations themselves. Nuera Transport has an inventory of over 10,000 towing and trailer parts, accessories and components.
HOUSTON — HFF has secured refinancing for One City Centre, a 608,660-square-foot office tower in downtown Houston. The Class A, 32-story property includes two parking garages. HFF worked on behalf of the borrower, Accesso Partners, to secure the 10-year, fixed-rate loan through J.P Morgan Chase Bank. Loan proceeds were used to retire existing debt that was used to purchase the property in 2012. One City Centre is located at 1021 Main St. The property has direct access to the Metro Light Rail line and tunnel system in downtown Houston. Originally built in 1961, the property was most recently renovated in 2010 and is LEED EB Gold certified. Tenants at the tower, which is 86 percent leased, include Waste Management and Energy XXI. One City Centre also includes the 758-space One City Centre Garage and the 611-space Fannin Garage. Susan Hill and Michael Johnson led the HFF debt placement team representing the borrower. Accesso Partners is a commercial real estate investment manager, owner and operator.
IRVING, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Woodwind Condominiums, a 52-unit apartment property located in Irving. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap’s Fort Worth office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, an out-of-state partnership. Silva also secured the buyer, a local private investor. The sale also included an adjacent parcel of land totaling 3.7 acres, which is already zoned for new multifamily development. The new owner plans to make improvements to the existing units to make the property more competitive with others in the area. Woodwind Condominiums is located at 3947 Pleasant Run Road and was constructed in 1983. The property is located near George Bush Parkway and Walnut Hill Lane just 10 minutes from D/FW International Airport.
SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Commercial Advisors (SACA), a member of the Cushman & Wakefield Alliance, has arranged three new tenant leases at Quarry Village II, a 40,000-square-foot office and retail building located at 250 East Basse Road. Paul Fagan of SACA represented Quarry Village II in each transaction. The leases were arranged for: Northeast OB/GYN Associates, which will occupy 4,500 square feet; Central Texas Pain Center, which will occupy 3,500 square feet; and Eating Recovery Center, which will occupy 9,700 square feet.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Moviehouse & Eatery has purchased 6.8 acres at Craig Ranch in McKinney. The land is located at Custer Road and U.S. Highway 121. Moviehouse will build a 40,000-square-foot, 10-screen movie theater at the property. The new theater is set to open in May 2016. This will be Moviehouse Eatery’s third location in metro Dallas. Tey Tiner and W. Thurston Witt Jr. of CBRE | UCR represented Craig Ranch in the land sale. Jason Middlebrook of Trulan Property Advisors represented Moviehouse & Eatery.
DALLAS — Texas Digestive Disease Consultants has expanded its headquarters office in the Dallas Medical District. The Elmbrook Medical Plaza tenant has expanded to 16,576 square feet, of which 7,760 square feet is new space, and extended its term seven-plus years. Paul Richter and Leigh Richter of Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord, LoaLoa Partners LP. The tenant operates 23 offices throughout North Texas. The headquarters office, located at 8267 Elmbrook Drive, is a centralized location for the medical group, which hosts on-site monthly conferences for its physicians. The existing office and new space are located on the top floor of the two-story building.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A planned 58-story condo tower will become the tallest building in Austin upon completion. The planned 685-foot tall structure will be called The Independent. The property is also set to become the tallest residential building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River. The Independent will feature 370 condo residences, ranging from 675 to 3,485 square feet, with floorplans featuring one to three bedrooms. Units will range in price from the mid-$300,000s to over $3 million. The 950,000-square-foot project is located at the northeast corner of West 3rd Street and West Avenue.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Shadowbriar Shopping Center, a 16,400-square-foot retail property located in Houston. James Bell of Marcus & Millichap’s Houston office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Marc Irvin of Marcus & Millichap’s Atlanta office secured and represented the buyer, a private investor. Shadowbriar Shopping Center is located at 12303 Westheimer Road.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Hunt Cos. has secured financing, project development and construction for 1,590 units across 13 properties in the city of El Paso. The project is Phase I of a rental assistance demonstration project. In December 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development approved The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso’s (HACEP) application to convert 6,100 units through the rental assistance demonstration initiative (RAD). RAD allows public housing agencies to leverage public and private debt and equity in order to rehabilitate public housing. HACEP selected Hunt Cos. as its development partner for Phase I of the project in 2014. The partnership will revitalize the properties over the next two years. Hunt Development Group will act as the development manager; Moss Construction will be the project’s master subcontractor; Hunt Mortgage Group provided the debt through a Freddie Mac tax-exempt loan direct purchase program; and Hunt Capital Partners secured the tax credit equity from Aetna, MetLife and USAA. The project represents a $250 million initial public/private investment, which could grow to a total of $1 billion over the next five years.
STAFFORD, TEXAS — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 58,000-square-foot industrial building in Stafford. The property is located on six acres at 10905 Cash Road. Chris Caudill of NAI Partners represented the buyer, OHK LLC. Marc Drumwright of Southwest Realty Advisors represented the seller, Satake USA Inc.