THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — The Woodlands Development Co., a subsidiary of The Howard Hughes Corp., has announced the sale of an 8.9-acre tract to Mercedes-Benz of The Woodlands for construction of a car dealership. The land is on the east side of the I-45 frontage road just north of State Highway 242. Construction of the 60,000-square-foot dealership is under way, with the opening planned for February of 2015.
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PLANO, TEXAS — The Woodmont Co. has completed the sale of a newly constructed 14,500-square-foot retail property occupied by Walgreens in Plano, a suburb of Dallas. Brad Cruickshank and Randy Bell of The Woodmont Co. represented the seller, Plano Spring Creek Partners, in the transaction. The buyer, a California-based private investor, was represented by Patrick McCaughey and Ted Gallagher of Cassidy Turley/Terranomics. The property traded at a 5.3 percent cap rate. It is situated on 1.4 acres of land at 6324 Custer Road. and is an outparcel to the Custer Creek Shopping Center.
MANOR, TEXAS — Hunington Properties Inc. has arranged he sale of the Shops at Shadow Glen, a 15,438-square-foot shopping center in Manor. The project sits on 2.5 acres at the northwest corner of the intersection of Shadow Glen Boulevard and Highway 290. Edward A. Benton and Hunington Properties sold the property on behalf of a Houston developer. The buyer was a local investor from Austin. Hunington Properties will continue to manage and lease the property.
HOUSTON — Hunt Mortgage Group has provided two Fannie Mae loans totaling $12.5 million for the refinancing of two apartment complexes in Houston. The borrower is a Texas limited partnership. The properties include Hammerly Villa Apartments and Eagle Hollow Apartments. Hammerly Villa is a 174-unit complex in west Houston with a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. It is comprised of 13 apartment buildings, plus a leasing office and two laundry rooms. After its acquisition in 2000, the owners made improvements to the units totaling $850,000. The property was built in 1972 and the loan amount was $4 million. Eagle Hollow contains 350 units and was refinanced with an $8.5 million loan. Hunt Mortgage is a subsidiary of Hunt Companies, formerly Centerline Capital Group.
HOUSTON — The Morgan Group Inc. has started construction on its latest Pearl luxury apartment project along with co-developer LCB Holdings Inc. The midrise property, which will be called Pearl Washington, is located on 3.1 acres at the corner of Washington Avenue and T.C. Jester Boulevard in Houston. Wells Fargo is providing financing, and the architect is Dwell Design Studio. The project, which is scheduled to open in spring 2016, will rise five stories and include 322 one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Units will range from 652 to 1,443 square feet. Amenities include a swimming pool, business center, gym, dog park and a bocce ball court.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 9,062-square-foot retail property in Garland. Terms of the sale were not released. Blake Burnett with Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, LNR Texas Partners LLC. The listing was sold in conjunction with Auction.com to the highest bidder, an out-of-state investment group. The property is located at 3315 N. George Bush Highway and sits on 2.4 acres. It is an outparcel to Kohl’s and Home Depot in north Garland.
AUSTIN — CBRE has arranged a lease for GateHouse Media, a newspaper publisher, at Northview Business Center in Austin. The 18,700-square-foot space will house the company’s new Center for News & Design. The center opened in a temporary facility in May 2014 and will move into a permanent facility in late 2014 in the same office park. The property is located at 9001 N. Interstate Highway 35. The company expects 150 employees to occupy the center by the end of the year. W. Gaines Bagby with CBRE’s Austin office represented Gatehouse. Luke Wheeler and Will Stewart with Transwestern represented the landlord.
DEER PARK, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Deer Park Storage, a 61,220-square-foot self-storage facility located in Deer Park. David Knobler of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a tenant-in-common entity. Knobler and LeClaire also represented the buyer, a limited liability company. Deer Park Storage is located at 4013 Center St. in Deer Park.
HOUSTON — HFF has closed the sale of Spring Cypress Village, a 101,371-square-foot, grocery-anchored retail center in northwest Houston. HFF marketed the property on behalf of the seller, Delaware Life Insurance Co., formerly kown as Sun Life Assurance Co. of Canada, through its adviser, Guggenheim Partners. Phillips Edison and Co. bought the asset for an undisclosed amount. Spring Cypress Village sits on 15.7 acres at the intersection of State Highway 249 and Spring Cypress Road. The grocery-anchored property was renovated in 2007 and is leased to tenants including Sprouts Farmers Market, Spec’s Liquor, YES Kids Fitness, Wolfies Restaurant & Sports Bar, State Farm Insurance and Earthwise Pet Supply. The HFF team representing the seller included Rusty Tamlyn, Ryan West and Matt Berry.
HOUSTON — Songy HighRoads and The Carlyle Group have closed on construction financing and the subdivision of land for a second hotel in the Galleria Place mixed-use project in Houston. Carlyle’s share of the equity comes from Carlyle Realty Partners VI, a $2.34 billion real estate investment fund. The new Hyatt Place will be a 157-room, select-service hotel at the intersection of Sage Road and West Alabama Street near Galleria Mall. It will join the 325-room Hyatt Regency full-service hotel, which broke ground last December. Both hotels are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015. Amegy Bank provided construction financing. Gensler performed Hyatt Place’s architectural design. McCarthy Construction is the general contractor. The site spans 7.6 acres.