DALLAS — Agellan Commercial REIT has completed the sale of 5800 W. Kiest Blvd. in Dallas to a third-party purchaser. The property, Kiest Distribution Center, is a single-tenant building containing 343,617 square feet. It is 100 percent leased to RSI Home Products Manufacturing Inc. with 2.8 years left on the lease. The sales price was $11.6 million before closing costs, representing an in-place capitalization rate of 7.4 percent. The sales price is an increase of $1.6 million, or 16 percent, from the price paid by the REIT when it bought the property in January 2013.
Texas
HARLINGEN, TEXAS — Strategic Behavioral Health will begin construction on Palms Behavioral Health, a 72-bed acute behavioral health hospital, on Aug. 28 in Harlingen. The company already operates a behavioral health hospital in College Station and in other locations around the country. The hospital is expected to bring about 200 new jobs to the area, part of metro Brownsville in far south Texas. The hospital will employ psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists and nurses treating patients with depression, anxiety, grief and personal crisis situations. The 52,000-square-foot hospital will serve all ages. It is expected to open in late 2015 at a cost of $12 million.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Skillman Apartments, a 12-unit property in Dallas. Stephen Crittenden, William Jarnagin and Michael Ware marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. The three also procured the buyer, another private investor. Skillman Apartments is located at 811 Skillman St. in Dallas, just off Gaston Avenue. The property was built in 1961.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Behringer and PegasusAblon have formed a joint venture to develop The Ablon at Frisco Square. The 275-unit apartment complex will be located in Frisco Square, a mixed-use area north of Dallas. PegasusAblon, the venture’s general partner, will develop the property, which is expected to be finished in late 2015. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool, outdoor kitchen and gym. Frisco Square is located at the intersection of the Dallas north Tollway and FM 720 and is home to restaurants and entertainment options, apartments and a medical center. Toyota Stadium, home of the FC Dallas professional soccer team, is also located in Frisco Square.
OKLAHOMA CITY — TierPoint is set to begin construction of a new 69,000-square-foot data center in Oklahoma City. The new data center will be built on TierPoint’s 15-acre campus and is expected to open in summer 2015. The center will be the largest of three TierPoint facilities in Oklahoma, adding 30,000 square feet of raised floor space. TierPoint already operates a 22,000-square-foot facility in Oklahoma City and another data center in Tulsa. Security at the new data center will include 24-hour onsite personnel, BioMetrics, proximity sensors and cameras.
AUSTIN — Texas American Resources LLC has sold its south Texas properties to an undisclosed buyer for $135 million. The sale includes the company’s existing production, reserves and Eagle Ford and Austin Chalk oil development opportunities on its 55,000 acres of leasehold in Dimmit, Frio, La Salle and Zavala counties. The company plans to use the proceeds from the sale to repay debt, flow back equity to its partners and accelerate development on its Texas Panhandle assets.
EDMOND, OKLA. — Disney Investment Group (DIG) has arranged the sale of Bryant Square shopping center in Edmond, Okla., just north of Oklahoma City. Bryant Square spans more than 275,000 square feet and tenants include Bed Bath & Beyond, Ross Dress for Less, Old Navy, Stein Mart, Famous Footwear and Petco. The center is located at the southeast corner of Bryant Avenue and Second Street in Edmond. David Disney of DIG brokered the sale of Bryant Square to an undisclosed institutional buyer and worked with representatives of CBRE’s office in Conshohocken, Pa.
SEABROOK AND LA PORTE, TEXAS — JLL has announced the development of an industrial facility for third-party logistics firm Gulf Winds International and a lease expansion at a separate facility for a combined 543,000 square feet. Jeff Venghaus and Ryan Fusellier represented Gulf Winds in both leases. The deals include a new 10-year lease in a 243,000-square-foot build-to-suit on 12 acres in Seabrook, Texas. The facility is slated for delivery at the end of 2014. The other deal is a lease expansion of 300,000 square feet 10 miles away at 359 Old Underwood Road in La Porte, Texas. With the development of the new 243,000-square-foot facility, Gulf Winds will have 460,000 total square feet adjacent to the Bayport Terminal.
AUSTIN — Berkadia Commercial Mortgage LLC has arranged a $56.5 million loan through Fannie Mae for the acquisition of the Retreat at Barton Creek in Austin. Jackson Cloak worked with the principals of the borrowing entity to originate the 10-year, fixed-rate financing. Additional loan terms include three years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The complex is 97 percent occupied. A partnership of investors with Paydar Cos. and Lankford & Associates purchased The Retreat at Barton Creek. The property is located at 3816 S. Lamar Blvd. and sits on 30 acres along the Barton Springs Greenbelt. The 600 apartments comprise a total rentable space of 426,000 square feet. Amenities include a pool and spa, sundeck, clubhouse and gym.
DALLAS — Trammell Crow Co., along with partners Clarion Partners and Rosewood Property Co., have acquired a 97-acre site in the Southern Dallas industrial submarket. The project will feature two Class A speculative industrial developments comprising more than 700,000 square feet. The project is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2015. The site is located at the northwest corner of I-20 and I-45, with direct access to the I-20 frontage road. The first building will total 201,600 square feet, while the second building will span 500,000 square feet. Scott Krikorian, Robert Brandt, Jake Marks and Raymond Kieffer of Trammell Crow will lead the development team. Kacy Jones and John Hendricks of CBRE’s Dallas office will handle leasing.