SAN ANTONIO — The Dallas-based data center development arm of Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on a 135-acre hyperscale campus in San Antonio. The site is located near the junction of West Military Drive and Loop 1604 on the city’s west side and can support the development of up to five buildings totaling more than 1.5 million square feet. At full build-out, the facility will have a 200-megawatt capacity. Construction of the first 300,000-square-foot building is underway and is expected to be available for occupancy in the second quarter of next year. Multiple tenants that have requested anonymity have already committed to the project.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Wilks Development is underway on the redevelopment of the historic Fort Worth Public Market. Located just outside the downtown area, the property was originally built in 1930 and has been vacant since 2002. The redevelopment includes fire, water and asbestos remediation; removal of nonoriginal architectural elements such as gutters, lighting and roofing tiles; foundation, plumbing and masonry upgrades; and improvements or replacements of windows, elevators and utility systems. The development team, which includes architecture firm BOKA Powell and historical preservation consultant Nancy McCoy, expects to complete the project by next August, bringing more than 15,000 square feet of leasable space to market. The new marketplace will also connect via a courtyard to The Harden, a 199-unit, age-restricted seniors housing complex that is under construction behind the site. Wilks has partnered with The Woodmont Co. to lease the renovated space.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Vanguard Real Estate Advisors (VREA), a Dallas-based brokerage firm, has arranged the sale of CoHo Apartments, a 54-unit multifamily building in Fort Worth’s Near Southside neighborhood. CoHo Apartments exclusively offers studio apartments. Amenities include a rooftop deck, resident lounge, dog run and a gaming lounge. Jordan Cortez, Mason John, Haley Birmingham, and Will Droese of VREA represented the seller, Watermark Cos., in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
ADDISON, TEXAS — Abilene Christian University has signed a 25,426-square-foot office lease renewal in the northern Dallas metro of Addison, about 190 miles east of the private institution’s main campus. The 195,754-square-foot One Hanover Park building offers a conference room, tenant lounge, minimart and onsite banking and car wash services. Tyler Howarth of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. J.J. Leonard and Chase Lopez of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, New York Life Insurance Co.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of an 8,400-square-foot warehouse in La Porte, an eastern suburb of Houston. The building sits on a 0.8-acre site at 10819 Fairmont Parkway and was constructed in 1999. Mike Taetz, Todd Moore and Connor Duffy of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was also not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Transwestern Development Co. (TDC) has broken ground on The Ro, a 17-acre mixed-use project that will be located near the River Oaks district in West Houston. The Ro will be the future home of The Birdsall Hotel & Residences, which is part of the Auberge Resorts Collection family of brands. The development will also feature a retail village with local chef-driven restaurants, boutique concepts and service-oriented shops, as well as an apartment community and Class A office space. Completion is slated for 2027.
DALLAS — Santander Consumer USA has signed a 211,087-square-foot office lease renewal at 1601 Elm St. in downtown Dallas. Under the terms of the renewal, the financial services company will retain naming rights to the 50-story, 1.4 million-square-foot building and will continue to utilize the space as its headquarters office. Robbie Baty and Travis Boothe of Cushman & Wakefield represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Sara Terry and Reegan Busby represented the landlord, Pacific Elm Properties, on an internal basis.
HOUSTON — Newmark has brokered the sale of One & Two Westway, a 193,854-square-foot office campus in West Houston. Developed by Wolff Cos., the 15-acre complex is located within the 150-acre Westway master-planned development and was 95 percent leased at the time of sale to four tenants in the healthcare, education, energy and homebuilding sectors. Gary Carr, Robert Hill and Chris Murphy of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
DALLAS — Maryland-based investment firm Excelsa Properties has purchased Pear Ridge, a 168-unit apartment complex in North Dallas that was originally built in 1986. According to Apartments.com, the property exclusively offers one-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Excelsa plans to invest more than $4 million in capital improvements to unit interiors, building exteriors and amenity spaces. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has arranged the sale of an 84,651-square-foot industrial building located at 10610 Wyman Gordon Drive in Houston. According to Crexi, the building is part of Union Crossing Business Park, a six-building, 623,585-square-foot development on the city’s northwest side. Jeffery Arnaud and Matt Rogers of Oxford Partners represented the buyer, FJS Investments, in the transaction. Stephen Schneidau of Cushman & Wakefield represented the undisclosed seller.