Texas

Cencor Breaks Ground on Retail Development in Metro Houston

by Haisten Willis April 27, 2015

CLUTE, TEXAS — Cencor Realty Services has broken ground on Woodshore Marketplace, a 140,000-square-foot shopping center at the southeast corner of Oyster Creek Drive and Dixie Drive within the master-planned Woodshore community near Houston. A 123,000-square-foot Kroger Marketplace will anchor Woodshore Marketplace. The Kroger Marketplace is projected to open in December. In addition to the Kroger, Woodshore Marketplace will also include 16,450 square feet of in-line space, along with three pad sites for freestanding concepts. Steve Chandler of Cencor is directing development of the community center. Woodshore Marketplace is set for completion in later this year.

April 27, 2015

Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial Arrange Office Lease in Fort Worth

by Haisten Willis April 27, 2015

FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial have arranged three new office lease transactions at Fossil Creek Station office complex in Fort Worth. CelSana LLC leased 1,091 square feet for a three-year term beginning May 1; Scott Boyd, CPA leased 1,091 square feet for a three-year term that began April 1; and Blue Star Consulting leased 1,091 square feet for a three-year term that began March 1. Located at 6642 N. Riverside Drive, Fossil Creek Station is a four-building office complex situated just north of I-820 and east of I-35 off Western Center Blvd. The property was built in 2006. Clint Montgomery with Sperry Van Ness / Visions Commercial represented the property owner, Value Builders Inc., in all three transactions.

April 27, 2015

Multifamily Student Housing Texas

Balfour Beatty Begins Third Phase of Housing Development at Tarleton State

by Haisten Willis April 27, 2015

STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS — Balfour Beatty has reached financial close on a new, $76 million phase of development for a student housing project at Tarleton State University, a member of the Texas A&M University System. In this third phase of the partnership, the Balfour Beatty team will deliver more than 1,000 student housing beds at the University’s Stephenville campus, as well as academic space for the ROTC program and shell space for a university-operated health clinic. Balfour Beatty Campus Solutions, a developer and operator of infrastructure projects for the university market, will serve as the lead developer on the project, which is scheduled to break ground later this month and open in August 2016. Dallas-based Balfour Beatty Construction will continue as the construction partner on the project. Designed by BOKA Powell Architects, a new 616-bed housing facility will be located adjacent to the football stadium, and will include two four-story structures with both four- and two-bedroom units in a modified suite configuration that will include private bedrooms, semi-private baths, a living room and kitchenette. Balfour Beatty will also renovate and expand Traditions Hall, an existing 180-bed student housing facility that will grow to 446 beds configured in double and single semi-suite …

April 27, 2015

Loans Multifamily Texas

BMC Capital Provides $612,500 Loan for Apartment Complex in Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 27, 2015

ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Brian Gramlich of BMC Capital’s Dallas office has arranged a $612,500 purchase loan for a 20-unit apartment complex located in Arlington. The loan features a five-year term with a 4.3 percent interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The loan was arranged through one of BMC Capital’s correspondent bank relationships.

April 27, 2015

Office Texas

Austin’s Largest Single Foundation Poured at Site of Planned Office Tower

by Haisten Willis April 24, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Trammell Crow Co. and Principal Real Estate Investors have reached a significant construction milestone for their new office tower in Austin, and they’ve made history in the process. To lay the foundation for 500 W. 2nd Street, the 29-story, 500,000-square-foot office tower located at San Antonio and 2nd streets, construction manager The Beck Group coordinated downtown Austin’s largest-ever continuous concrete foundation pour, placing more than 10,680 cubic yards of concrete in just over 24 hours. The foundation slab is over nine feet deep and holds more than 1,200 tons of rebar support. The office tower will soon begin vertical construction, with two tower cranes to erect on-site within the next two weeks. Owners Trammell Crow Co. and Principal Real Estate Investors are co-developing the project. Gensler is the project architect and The Beck Group is the construction manager.

April 24, 2015

Retail Texas

Shop Cos. Arranges Sale of Two Retail Properties in Dallas/Fort Worth Area

by Haisten Willis April 24, 2015

ROWLETT AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — SHOP Cos. Investment Sales has arranged the sale of two retail properties in the Dallas/Fort Worth area totaling 78,075 square feet. Tommy Tucker and Tim Axilrod of SHOP Cos. represented the two different sellers in each transaction. Lakeview Crossing is a 49,693-square-foot retail center located in Rowlett. The property was 72 percent occupied at the time of closing with tenants including Big Lots and Royal Buffet. Lakeview Crossing is located at the northeast quadrant of Lakeview Parkway and Rowlett Road in a retail corridor 20 to 25 minutes northeast of downtown Dallas. Area retailers include Walmart Supercenter, Target, The Home Depot, LA Fitness, CVS, Aldi, Ross, PetSmart and Dollar Tree. SHOP Cos. Investment Sales represented the seller, a Dallas-based limited liability company. A Houston-based limited liability company was the buyer. Shops at Hulen is a 28,382-square-foot shopping center located in Fort Worth. The property is shadow anchored by Walmart Supercenter and at the time of closing was 59 percent occupied to tenants including DaVita Dialysis, Sally Beauty Supply and Eyecrafters. The property is located 10 minutes southwest of downtown Fort Worth just off the corner of Hulen Street and Ledgestone Drive. SHOP Cos. Investment Sales …

April 24, 2015

Industrial Texas

Stan Johnson Co. Brokers Sale of C&J Energy Services Headquarters in Houston

by Haisten Willis April 24, 2015

HOUSTON — Andrew Peeples, Brett Butler and Jeff Jackson of Stan Johnson Co. (SJC) have brokered the sale of C&J Energy Services corporate headquarters in Houston. The campus consists of a 125,000-square-foot, three-story office building and a 96,149-square-foot industrial/lab building. Westchase Green LLC, a partnership entity formed by InSite Realty Partners LP, developed the build-to-suit headquarters on behalf of C&J Energy. The buyer was a private REIT out of New York. The properties were put under contract in July 2014 with the industrial/lab facility closing in October and the office headquarters closing in March 2015.

April 24, 2015

Restaurant Retail Texas

Red House Cajun Restaurant Coming to Metro Dallas

by Haisten Willis April 24, 2015

COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS — Red House Cajun Seafood Restaurant is coming to Colleyville and will be located in a 7,609-square-foot restaurant building at 5120 Highway 121. Nearby restaurants include Rio Mambo and LaHacienda Ranch. Red House will offer crab, lobster, shrimp and crawfish, as well as fish and traditional gumbo. Mark Boone of Irving-based Realty Capital Management LLC, along with Allison Cornwell, represented the landlord. Greg Blandford with Position Property Group represented the tenant.

April 24, 2015

Loans Multifamily Texas

NorthMarq Arranges $10.5M Construction Loan for Apartment Complex in South Texas

by Haisten Willis April 24, 2015

INGLESIDE, TEXAS — Elliot Auerbacher of NorthMarq Capital’s New York regional office has arranged a $10.5 million construction loan for Seaside Landing Apartments, a 120-unit multifamily property located at Highway 361 and Main Street in Ingleside. The transaction was structured with a five-year term and 30-year amortization schedule. NorthMarq arranged financing for the borrower through its relationship with a national bank.

April 24, 2015

Market Reports Retail Texas Texas Market Reports

Tourism, Medical Center Drive El Paso Economy

by Haisten Willis April 24, 2015

In 2014, El Paso, along with the rest of the country, enjoyed a vibrant, active and growing economy, and we anticipate El Paso will continue its solid growth in 2015 and beyond. Similar to the rest of the country, El Paso continued to add jobs across all sectors, resulting in reduced unemployment and increased household income. In addition, a number of factors unique to the region have made El Paso a wonderful place to do business. Fort Bliss, always vital to the El Paso economy, continues its growth. A new 1 million-square-foot medical center, which will employ approximately 4,000 people, will open in 2016. El Paso has experienced substantial additions to its medical sector. Tenet Healthcare Corp. has added a new wing to its Eastside Hospital and recently announced a new hospital to be constructed on the northwest side in conjunction with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso. In addition, both Tenet and Hospital Corp. of America (HCA) continue their rapid placement of urgent care, emergency care and other satellite facilities around the city. As many people know, El Paso benefits from economic growth outside its city limits as well. Union Pacific is making huge investments in Santa …

April 24, 2015

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