HOUSTON — NAI Partners has arranged the sale of a 15,000-square-foot office/warehouse space at 16130 Hollister Road in Houston. Donald C. Smith purchased the property. Darren O’Conor of NAI Partners represented Donald C. Smith, while Robert McGee, Thomas Leger and Chase Cribbs of TNRG represented the seller, Hightower Investments Ltd., in the transaction.
DALLAS — CBRE Capital Markets’ Debt & Structured Finance group in Dallas has arranged acquisition financing for a two-property multifamily portfolio in Dallas. CBRE, working on behalf of CAF Capital Partners, obtained a 10-year Freddie Mac loan coupled with a preferred equity investment by an affiliate of Highland Capital Management LP to finance the property. CBRE also introduced Button Capital as the joint venture equity partner. Originally built in 1996 and 1998, Emory at Horizon North and Ashmore at Horizon North includes 712 units, and fronts The President George Bush Turnpike, west of The Dallas North Tollway. CAF and Button plan to continue current renovations to further capitalize on the north Dallas apartment market. Brian Myers, Jay Wagley, Mike Bryant, Chris Wong and Harry Krieger led CBRE’s debt and structured finance team that originated and secured the financing on behalf of CAF Capital Partners.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen and Nick’s Fish Dive & Oyster Bar will open at 20 Waterway Ave. in The Woodlands. Cyclone Anaya’s Mexican Kitchen has leased 4,222 square feet for a Mexican food restaurant with an expected opening date set for the beginning of April. Nick’s Fish Dive & Oyster Bar has leased 3,568 square feet for its new restaurant. Nick’s is anticipated to open in April. The corporate offices of Cyclone Anaya represented the restaurant in the transaction, while AM Restaurant Inc. and Claudia Leonardo represented Nick’s Fish Dive & Oyster Bar. Rip Reynolds of The Howard Hughes Corp., represented The Woodlands Development Co. in both leases.
SAN ANTONIO — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Sun Park Apartments, a multifamily property located in San Antonio. Mike Miller, Chris Ross, Will Caruth and Cody Courtney of Berkadia’s San Antonio office negotiated the sale. Sun Park Apartments was built in 1985 and is located at 1830 Bandera Road. The fully occupied, 334-unit property features studio, one- and two-bedroom units, with amenities including kitchens, pantries, walk-in closets as well as balconies or patios. Select units include two-tone paint, vaulted ceilings and pool views. Community amenities include a swimming pool, spa, barbeque area, clubhouse, playground, fitness center, sports courts, gazebos, carports and controlled-access gates. A private investor from San Diego purchased the property. A private investor from Los Angeles was the seller.
DALLAS — HFF has arranged the sale of and secured acquisition financing for the Westin Dallas Park Central, a 536-key hotel in central Dallas. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a joint venture between FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. A partnership between Building and Land Technology and AWH Partners LLC purchased the offering. Additionally, working on behalf of the buyers, HFF secured floating-rate financing for the acquisition and renovation of the property. The 20-story hotel is situated on 3.6 acres at 12720 Merit Drive within the Park Central mixed-use development, which includes three LEED Gold-certified office towers and more than 845,000 square feet of Class A office space. The Westin-branded hotel features 42,000 square feet of flexible indoor function space that includes a 15,050-square-foot grand ballroom, 5,745-square-foot penthouse venue, Café on the Park restaurant, a gym, 24-hour business center, heated rooftop pool and sundeck. Brian Carlton led the HFF debt placement team representing the buyer.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Baceline Investments LLC, a private equity real estate investment and management company, has acquired Dakota Plaza, a retail center in Austin. Baceline purchased Dakota Plaza, a 21,700-square-foot retail center constructed in 2006, from Colorado-based Western Dakota LLC. Located at 8516 Anderson Mill Road, Dakota Plaza serves as the only neighborhood shopping center in the immediate area.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Paycor Inc. has signed a new, 11,878-square-foot lease at 3001 Dallas Pkwy in the Hall Office Park development in Frisco. Craig Wilson and Travis Boothe of DTZ, an international commercial real estate services firm, handled lease negotiations on behalf of Paycor.
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Hospitality Lodging Systems (HLS) has signed an agreement with RevMax Management of Carrollton, Texas to open Haven Hotel in the Dallas suburb of Duncanville. The two-floor property, which is set to open April 1, features 123 rooms, including six suites. Amenities at the property include an outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, onsite restaurant and a 6,000-square-foot ballroom with another 700 square feet of meeting room space. The Haven brand was introduced in December as a “soft” companion to HLS’s Budgetel brand. The hotel, formerly a Ramada Inn, is located along I-20. It is 12 miles from downtown Dallas and midway between DFW International Airport and Love Field. HLS, which currently manages a system of 22 Budgetel properties, expects to double its portfolio within six months.
EL PASO, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged sale of a four-building, 245,745-square-foot industrial portfolio in El Paso, on behalf of New York-based Sullivan Crosby Trust. Phoenix-based ViaWest Group purchased the portfolio in an off-market transaction for an undisclosed price. Christian Perez Giese, William Caparis, Anthony Mash and Arturo De la Mora of CBRE’s El Paso office represented the seller. The buildings are 50 percent occupied, with short-term tenants bringing it to 75 percent occupancy. According to CBRE Research, the central El Paso submarket is approximately 94.7 percent occupied as of the fourth quarter of 2014. This is the first El Paso-area acquisition for ViaWest Group. A host of rehabilitation projects are slated for the properties, including new roofs, landscaping, fencing and equipment replacement.
PLANO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Village at Los Rios, a 24,805-square-foot retail property located in Plano. Jason Vitorino of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a developer. Vitorino also procured the buyer, a local partnership. Built in 2003, the Kroger shadow-anchored retail property includes two buildings with a pad site for future development. Village at Los Rios is located at 1445 Los Rios Blvd. in Plano, just north of 14th Street. Tenants at the property include State Farm, Check ‘n Go, Cato and Great Clips. At the time of listing, Village at Los Rios was 81 percent occupied.