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.
Texas
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.
The Houston retail market has changed dramatically in recent years, but 2014 has seen historically strong real estate fundamentals to date. It is a sign of considerable economic strength that per capita personal income reached a new peak in 2013, even while Houston experienced the largest change in population across U.S. metro areas, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Houston’s population increase of nearly 137,700 over the year ending in July 2013 outpaced all other metro areas, with New York in second place (111,749) and Dallas/Fort Worth in third (108,112). Additionally, with Houston employment growth among the strongest in country, it should come as no surprise that household incomes are rising and retail sales are strong. A Retail Landlord’s Market Retail occupancy in Houston reached nearly 93 percent during the first quarter of 2014. While retail availability is extremely limited across the city, it is particularly tight inside the Loop as well as in the northwest areas inside of Beltway 8. Class A product is in high demand across all submarkets, so much so that the highest profile centers currently have no availability. However, despite this high demand, retail construction activity is less than a quarter …
AUSTIN — Transwestern has brokered the sale of 811 Barton Springs to a fund managed by Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers. The 143,183-square-foot, Class A office building is located on Barton Springs Road between Austin’s central business district and the Southwest submarket. The nine-story building was 99 percent leased at the time of sale. The property, which underwent more than $1 million in renovations during the past several years, earned an Energy Star rating in 2009 and LEED-Gold certification in 2013. Hale Umstattd and Leah Gallagher of Transwestern represented the seller.
HOUSTON — JLL Capital Markets has brokered the sale-leaseback of a 20,600-square-foot acute care rehabilitation center in Houston. Capital Square Acquisitions LLC bought the building for an undisclosed amount from Mentis Houston RE LLC, which will lease the property through April 2029. Rudy Hubbard, Kevin McConn and Rick Goings of JLL led the sales team. The acute rehabilitation center was built in 2008 and underwent an expansion in 2011 and 2012. The property is located near the Texas Medical Center
PLANO, TEXAS — Dougherty Mortgage has arranged a $1.9 million Fannie Mae loan on behalf of DP Group LLC for the refinancing of Collin Park Apartments, a 60-unit multifamily property in Plano. The 10-year loan includes a 30-year amortization schedule.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Villas Del Rey, a 141-unit apartment complex in Dallas. Bard Hoover and Nick Fluellen with Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Joshua Luchs and Joshua Ross with Marcus & Millichap’s Encino office represented the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Brian Adams with Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office arranged financing. Villas Del Rey is located at 8117 Barclay Street just off Buckner Boulevard and 10 miles east of downtown Dallas. The asset was built in 1970 and was renovated in 2003.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Mira Flores, a 304-unit apartment property in Dallas. Bard Hoover and Nick Fluellen with Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a limited liability company. Stephen Crittenden, William Jarnagin and Michael Ware, also of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office, represented the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Mira Flores is located at 9901 Bruton Road in the East Dallas submarket between Loop 12/Buckner Boulevard and Interstate 635. Eighty-four percent of its units are either two or three bedrooms. The average size is 854 square feet.