CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates arranged the sale of a 73,986-square-foot industrial building located at 1207 Crosby Road in Carrollton. Nathan Denton of the Dallas/Fort Worth office of Lee & Associates represented the buyer, 1207 Crosby Partners I LLC. Scott Moore with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the seller, Thackery Partners.
DALLAS — Colvill Office Properties has arranged a 35,053-square-foot office lease renewal on behalf of Hines REIT to Greenberg Traurig at Chase Tower, a 1.3 million-square-foot, Class A tower in downtown Dallas. Blaine Hale and Cameron Colvill of Colvill Office Properties represented Hines in the lease negotiations. Phil Puckett, Jeff Ellerman and Harlan Davis of CBRE represented the tenant. Located at 2200 Ross Ave., Chase Tower is undergoing a capital improvement campaign, which will include the addition of a new fitness center, new executive lounge and boardroom, new main entry and sky lobby and updates to the parking garage.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — The Net Leased Investment Group for Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of Pflugerville West Shopping Center in Pflugerville. The 67,149-square-foot shopping center was 89 percent leased at the time of the sale. Parker Carroll of Coldwell Banker Commercial represented the seller, Retail Pflugerville Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was not named.
EULESS, TEXAS — The Greysteel Co., a Washington, D.C.-based real estate investment services firm, has arranged the sale of Royal Terrace, a 120-unit apartment community located at 306 Martha St. in Euless. Boyan Radic, Doug Banerjee, Andrew Mueller and John Marshall Doss of Greysteel represented the Copperstream Investments LLC in the sale of Royal Terrace to the buyer, Amar Patel. Royal Terrace offers access to both Dallas and Fort Worth via Highway 183 (Airport Freeway) and Highway 360. The property has undergone recent improvements including new electrical room panels and wiring, new shingle mansards and exterior paint.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Construction has begun on EECU Credit Union’s 14th location in metro Dallas, which will be known as the Heritage Trace branch. Plans call for the 2,800-square-foot building, which will be smaller than other EECU branches, to use new technologies to make the most of the space. The facility will include video conferencing stations for members to chat with specialists as well as a self-service bar where members can complete simple transactions on tablets. The Hillwood development will be located in Alliance Town Center. The credit union expects to complete construction on the branch in August, and will follow with a grand opening. The branch will feature drive-thru banking, an ATM and night depository.
DALLAS — Stitch Fix, an online personal styling service for women, is set to open its third distribution center, which will be located in Dallas. The new distribution center, on Cockrell Hill Road, will open in June 2015 and will help the company serve clients in Texas and the southern United States. Stitch Fix, which is headquartered in San Francisco and also has an office in Austin, employs more than 200 stylists in the Dallas region. The company plans to hire 400 to 500 employees for the 316,000-square-foot facility, with plans to continue to grow the team in 2016. Hugh Scott and Kurt Griffin of JLL represented Stitch Fix in its search for a Dallas distribution hub.
AUSTIN, TEXAS —Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Star Center, a 20,000-square-foot retail property located in Austin. Michael Buckner and Richard Mireles, investment specialists in Marcus & Millichap’s Austin office, marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a partnership. Buckner and Mireles also secured the buyer, The Blood & Tissue Center of Central Texas. Star Center is located at 3110 W. Slaughter Lane.
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS — Kite Realty Group Trust has acquired Colleyville Downs, a 201,000-square-foot shopping center located in Colleyville. The center is 92 percent leased and anchored by three national anchor tenants including Petco, Ace Hardware and Whole Foods Market. Colleyville Downs is located at the southeast corner of Highway 26 and Glade Road. The shopping center is situated in a densely populated market with an estimated population of 80,000 and an average household income of $127,000 within a three-mile radius.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — GBT Realty Corp., a retail development company, has acquired a retail site in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park. Lakeline Commons is a 1.4-acre site shadow-anchored by Target. The property is adjacent to The Home Depot. GBT acquired the outparcel for $1.6 million from Regions Bank. The $4.5 million retail development is fully leased and is expected to open this fall. AT&T, Blaze Pizza and Potbelly Sandwich Shop will occupy the almost 10,000-square foot building adding restaurant and service amenities along the corridor in the north Austin community.
HOUSTON — CenterPoint Properties has acquired a 27-building portfolio in Houston. The properties are located within nine business parks and total 3.6 million square feet. Jud Clements, Rusty Tamlyn, Trent Agnew and Robby Rieke of HFF facilitated the transaction between CenterPoint and the unnamed seller. The majority of the facilities acquired are situated east of the Houston Central Business District. The buildings offer access to shipping channels including the Union Pacific (UP) Settegast, UP Englewood and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Mykawa yards, the Port of Houston, and a petrochemical refining complex.
