AUSTIN, TEXAS — Clarion Partners LLC has acquired a two-building, 171,872-square-foot office portfolio, as well as a 59,546-square-foot retail building, in Austin. The office portfolio, which includes the Mira Vista and The Overlook properties in southwest Austin, was 98.2 percent leased at the time of the sale to a variety of professional service providers. The retail property, located within The Domain mixed-use project, was fully leased by Whole Foods. HFF represented the seller in both transactions.
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HOUSTON — Development firm Midway has commenced site preparations for Avenue Grove, a 270-unit multifamily property at the Kirby Grove mixed-use development in Houston. The eight-story building will offer studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments, as well as a swimming pool and fitness center. Architecture firm munoz albin designed the property, and its affiliate HOUSE + partners is the architect of record. Institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management are providing equity, and Cadence Bank is providing construction financing. Avenue Grove is slated for completion in the fall of 2015. The Kirby Grove development is being built in conjunction with the Upper Kirby Redevelopment Authority’s revitalization of Levy Park.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Greenbriar North Center, an 84,465-square-foot shopping center in Houston. Constructed in 1981, the property is located at 17503 Imperial Valley Drive and houses tenants including Family Dollar, Citi Trends, Cricket, Cash America and Food World. Derek Hargrove and Justin Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, Marcel Group, a developer based in The Woodlands. Hargrove and Miller also secured the buyer, a San Antonio-based private partnership completing a 1031 tax-deferred exchange. The property was listed with a price of $7.5 million.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Venture Commercial Real Estate has brokered the sale of a 59,297-square-foot retail building in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. Located at 989 N. Walnut Creek Drive, the property is within the larger Walnut Creek Village shopping center. Previously owned and occupied by Albertsons, the facility is now fully leased to Big Lots and Urban Air Trampoline Park. John Zikos and Chris Booras of Venture Commercial represented the seller, Dallas Retail Associates, in this transaction, as well as the past sales of four other former Albertsons stores in North Texas. Dallas Retail Associates is a partnership between Centennial Real Estate Co. and The Praedium Group, Randall Stepp of Lincoln Property Co. and Nick Ibarra of Clear Fork Properties represented the buyer, Walnut Creek Plaza LLC, in the Walnut Creek transaction.
DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Community Cliff Apartments, a 46-unit multifamily property in Dallas. Constructed in 1986, the garden-style complex is located at 3810 Bonnie View Road, in proximity to I-45. The community includes one- and two-bedroom units with an average of 623 square feet, as well as a laundry facility and courtyard. Mark Allen and John Barker of Marcus & Millichap marketed the property on behalf of the seller, a private investor. Allen and Barker also secured the buyer, a limited liability company.
KATY, TEXAS — Hunington Properties Inc. has brokered the sale of the Shops at Fry, a 20,000-square-foot shopping center in the Houston suburb of Katy. Located at the intersection of Fry Road and West Little York Road, the property was 88 percent leased at the time of the sale. Sandy Aron and Todd Carlson of Hunington Properties marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, a local private developer. A Hawaii-based investor purchased the center as part of a 1031 tax-deferred exchange.
ALLEN, TEXAS — A partnership controlled by real estate development companies Gault Co. and RTG Capital LLC has sold Bethany Center, a 10,000-square-foot strip shopping center in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of Allen. Located on the northwest corner of Bethany Boulevard and Highway 5, the recently remodeled property houses tenants including Royal Chopstix and Lucky Paws Pet Lodge. Sean Byrne of The Byrne Company represented the seller. Jose Thankachan of Beam Real Estate represented the unnamed buyer.
FLOWER MOUND AND MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Disney Investment Group (DIG) has brokered the sale of two Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex shopping centers for approximately $35 million. The properties include Cross Timbers Village, located in Flower Mound at the intersection of FM 1171 and Brutan Orand Blvd.; and Mansfield Pointe, located in Mansfield on the corner of Highway 287 and Debbie Lane. The 19,333-square-foot Cross Timbers Village is shadow-anchored by a Tom Thumb grocery store and is in proximity to the Wellington Estates community. The 148,529-square-foot Mansfield Pointe was 97 percent occupied by tenants including Sports Authority, Bed Bath & Beyond, PetSmart and Party City. In the sale of Cross Timbers Village, David Disney and Adam Crockett of DIG represented the seller, an entity controlled by Direct Development and Thackeray Partners, and also procured the buyer, a private buyer. In the sale of Mansfield Pointe, David Disney brokered the deal between the seller, The Retail Connection, and the buyer, Inland Real Estate Acquisitions.
DALLAS — HFF has brokered the sale of the 300-room DoubleTree Dallas – Campbell Centre. Constructed in 1980 and renovated in 2008, the full-service hotel includes 15,000 square feet of meeting space, a full-service restaurant, lobby lounge, fitness center, business center, gift shop and complimentary shuttle. Located at 8250 N. Central Expressway, the property is in proximity to the Dallas central business district, NorthPark Center Mall, the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Southern Methodist University. Bill Stadler and John Bourret led the HFF team representing the seller, a joint venture between GTIS Partners and Aimbridge Hospitality. Black Forest Ventures was the buyer.
CEDAR HILL, TEXAS — Compass Self Storage has acquired a 63,000-square-foot self storage facility in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of Cedar Hill. Located at 1150 U.S. Highway 67, the recently constructed property will be operated by Compass Self Storage LLC as the brand’s first Texas location. Compass, a member of the Amsdell family of companies, now operates 45 self storage facilities nationwide.