SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has arranged a $40 million loan for the construction of Franklin Park at Alamo Heights, a 221-unit seniors housing property in San Antonio. The five-year, floating-rate loan includes an all-in rate of 2.35 percent and 48 months of interest-only payments. The Class A project, a joint venture of Franklin Development Co. and Harrison Street Real Estate Capital LLC, will be located at the corner of West Terra Alta Road and Everest Street. Franklin Apartment Management will operate the facility. Aron Will of CBRE arranged the financing on behalf of the joint venture through a regional bank.
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DALLAS — HFF has arranged a $34 million loan for the refinancing of the retail portion of West Village, a mixed-use development in the Uptown District of Dallas. Completed in 2002, West Village includes 123,938 square feet of retail space, which was 98 percent leased at the time of the loan closing by tenants including Ann Taylor Loft, Tommy Bahama, Q Custom Clothiers, Gap and Starbucks. Located in close proximity to U.S. Highway 75, the complex also includes 179 apartments. John Rose of HFF arranged the 10-year, fixed-rate loan on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture of Phoenix Property Co. and Urban Partners. Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers, acting on behalf of an institutional client, provided the refinancing.
EULESS, TEXAS — SkyWalker Property Partners has acquired a 70,111-square-foot flex property in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of Euless. Located on more than four acres at 1101 Pamela Drive, the single-story facility was 37 percent leased at the time of the sale to tenants including Curry Printing Inc. and Modern Tektronix Assembly Inc. SkyWalker, which purchased the asset on behalf of Hangover Opportunity Fund LLC, will invest in capital improvements including new air conditioning and power systems, as well as a 7,500-square-foot speculative suite. Theron Bryant of Coldwell Banker Commercial Alliance DFW represented the buyer in the transaction. Allen Gump of Colliers International represented the seller, Massachusetts-based Invensys Inc., which acquired the building in 2005.
GONZALES, TEXAS — Action Properties will redevelop a 60,000-square-foot facility in the Central Texas city of Gonzales into a shopping center named Gonzales Marketplace. The property, previously operated as a Walmart, is located at 1620 E. Sarah Dewitt Drive. Bealls will anchor the new center, and other tenants will include Dollar Tree, Hibbett Sports, AT&T and furniture store Aaron's. Completion of the redevelopment is scheduled for this August. Action Properties' portfolio now includes 27 properties in 10 states.
DALLAS — Steadfast Income REIT Inc. has acquired Mapleshade Park, a 148-unit multifamily property in Dallas. Located at 6606 Mapleshade Lane, the Class A, garden-style complex is in close proximity to the President George Bush Turnpike. The community includes two-bedroom apartments in three different townhouse layouts, as well as a fitness center, swimming pool, hot tub, dog park, clubhouse and barbecue area. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of the acquisition. Ryan Reid, Dirk Goris and Jeremy Faltys of CBRE represented both Steadfast Income REIT and the unnamed seller in the transaction. Steadfast Income REIT acquired the property, along with a 192-unit multifamily property in Chattanooga, Tenn., for approximately $42 million.
EULESS, TEXAS — Multifamily developer The NRP Group has purchased a 10-acre parcel in the Metroplex suburb of Euless for the construction of a new 300-unit apartment complex. The land, situated at the northwest corner of State Highway 183 and State Highway 360, is located within the Bear Creek Riverwalk mixed-use development. The seller, Stratford Land, originally acquired the parcel in 2011. The NRP Group will break ground on its multifamily project this summer. Andrew Prine of Stratford Group LLC brokered the transaction.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Marcel Crossing II, a 27,128-square-foot shopping center in The Woodlands. Located at 8000 McBeth Way, the property houses tenants including Vedas Med Spa, Boni’s Dance Studio, Kumon and The Breakfast Place. Derek Hargrove and Justin Miller of Marcus & Millichap marketed the asset on behalf of the seller, locally based developer Marcel Group. Hargrove and Miller also secured the buyer, an out-of-state limited liability company.
WYLIE, TEXAS — Bright Realty has brokered the sale of Harvest Plaza, a 20,050-square-foot retail property in the far northeast Dallas suburb of Wylie. The asset is situated on more than three acres at 2014 State Highway 78. Tim McNutt and Britton Lankford of Bright Realty represented the unnamed seller in the transaction, while the buyer, DuWest Realty, was internally represented by Will Walters.
HOUSTON — A joint venture between Presidium Group LLC and Nessel Development has acquired Live Oak Bend Apartments, a 252-unit multifamily property in north Houston. Located at 1351 Greens Parkway, the garden-style complex is in proximity to I-45, Beltway 8 and the George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The community offers one- and two-bedroom residences, as well as a swimming pool, basketball court, fitness center and business center. Presidium plans to rebrand the property and upgrade both unit interiors and building exteriors.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Student housing developer Aspen Heights will break ground this summer on its first conventional multifamily property, a 196-unit high-rise in Austin. The 22-story building, which will be named Aspen Heights after the developer itself, will feature a rooftop pool, fitness center and dog park. Located at the northeast corner of West 8th and Nueces streets, the project is slated for completion by the first quarter of 2016. Locally based Rhode Partners designed the property, and Kansas City, Mo.-based J.E. Dunn Construction Group Inc. will serve as general contractor.