HOUSTON — A second Houston location of the Yucatan Taco Stand and Tequila Bar has been confirmed for 1001 Studewood Street No. 1 in Houston. The company has signed a retail restaurant property lease for a total of 4,900 square feet, of which Yucatan will occupy 3,200 square feet. The operator will use the remaining space for a concept yet to be named. Christopher Dray of Moody Rambin represented the landlord, The Omaha & South Texas Land Company LLC. Mark Raines of CBRE represented the tenant.
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DALLAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 208-unit Hidden Oaks multifamily community in Dallas after fielding 15 offers in the three weeks that the property was marketed. Al Silva of M&M’s Fort Worth office both represented the seller, DCP Hidden Oaks LLC, and secured the buyer, a Texas investment group. The property, located at 9236 Church Road in the Lake Highlands submarket, was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale. The buyer plans renovations in addition to the $1.5 million in capital improvements recently made under previous ownership.
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Colliers International has brokered the sale of the Shops at Waterview Park, a four-building, 62,279-square-foot portfolio in Duncanville that currently houses service-oriented tenants including medical offices, financial services firms and restaurants. Colliers will also retain the leasing assignment for the property, which is located at the west intersection of Main Street and Highway 67, approximately 13 miles southwest of Dallas. Kevin Brookmole and Wade Smith of Colliers’ North Texas office, along with Tom Lagos and El Warner of the firm’s Los Angeles office, represented the seller, Duncanville Villages Retail Ltd. Buyer Interra Management Co. did not have a representative.
HOUSTON — Developer Moody Rambin plans to break ground this September on Town Centre One, a 270,000-square-foot office building in Houston’s Town & Country Village development. Designed by Kirksey Architecture, the complex will also include a second office building of 100,000 square feet known as Town Centre Two, an eight-level parking garage and a 20,000-square-foot community theater. The location just east of Houston’s Energy Corridor will provide both views of downtown and pedestrian access from the adjacent CityCentre mixed-use development. The projected construction completion date is December 2014.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — NorthMarq has arranged acquisition financing of $52.3 million for Monterone at Round Rock Apartments, a 583-unit Class A multifamily community in the Austin suburb of Round Rock. Alison Williams of NorthMarq’s Tampa office and Stephen Whitehead of the firm’s Dallas office represented the Toronto-based borrower, which will pay a sub-4 percent fixed rate for 10 years with two years interest-only. The loan amortizes over 30 years. Patton Jones of ARA Austin represented the seller in the acquisition.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has signed Friedrich Air Conditioning Co. to a lease of 17,600 square feet in building two of the Isom Business Center, an industrial property in the Northeast submarket of San Antonio. Friedrich, a manufacturer of residential and commercial air conditioning and refrigeration products, will use the space as a research and development facility. In total, Isom Business Center comprises 175,200 square feet in three buildings. Stream’s Jason Schnittger represented landlord DRA Advisors in the deal, while Chuck King of Travis Commercial Real Estate Services Ltd. represented the tenant.
DALLAS — Commercial real estate services provider Henry S. Miller Cos. will move its corporate headquarters to the Stanford Corporate Centre at 14001 Dallas N. Tollway, where the firm will occupy 25,000 square feet on the 11th and 12th floors. The site is less than two miles from the firm’s previous home of 20 years, Providence Towers on Spring Valley Road. Stanford Corporate Centre, built in 1985, will undergo interior improvements before Henry S. Miller Cos. relocates this fall.
PLANO, TEXAS — HFF has arranged the sale of The Brentdale, a 412-unit multifamily community located at 1515 Rio Grande Drive in Plano. Resource Real Estate is the new owner of the complex, which is situated on 20.96 acres and is currently 93.2 percent leased. Rob Key and Blair Lang led the HFF team representing the seller, a joint venture between Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. and the Pinnacle Family of Cos.
DALLAS AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Steadfast Income REIT has purchased two Texas apartment properties in separate deals for an aggregate price of $92 million. Meritage at Steiner Ranch (currently known as Monterone at Steiner Ranch), which sold for $80 million, is a 502-unit complex within the Steiner Ranch master planned community in Austin. The Belmont, which sold for $12.1 million, is a 260-unit complex in the Dallas/Fort Worth suburb of Grand Prairie. With these acquisitions, Steadfast now holds more than 10,000 multifamily housing units in 10 states.
DALLAS — The Hillside West Seniors Community, a 130-unit, age-restricted multifamily complex, has opened ahead of schedule at The Canyon in Oak Cliff, a 200-acre mixed-used development located five miles west of downtown Dallas. Development owner Stratford Land partnered with developer GroundFloor Development on both Hillside West and The Canyon’s original multifamily complex, Taylors Farm Apartments. GroundFloor utilized HUD financing and Low Income Housing Tax Credit financing assistance in the construction of the new complex, which offers one- and two-bedroom configurations plus amenities.