SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Behringer Harvard has acquired Parkside Apartments, a 240-unit apartment community in Sugar Land, a growing city within Greater Houston. The property was purchased for the portfolio of Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II through a joint venture with affiliates of Houston’s Arcadian Real Estate Group. Built in 1998, Parkside comprises 19 buildings on 9.2 acres near the intersection of Highway 6 and U.S. Highway 90. The joint venture partners plan a renovation program for the complex that will upgrade common-area amenities as well as unit finishes.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Kubota Tractor Corp. has signed a lease for 44,000 square feet at Fort Worth’s CentrePort Business Park 3, bringing the 200,848-square-foot office/industrial complex to 100 percent occupancy. Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services’ Michael Spain and Joe Santaularia represented landlord Valwood 501 (c)(25) Inc. in the negotiations. CentrePort Business Park 3, located at 4300 Diplomacy Road in the Upper Great Southwest Industrial submarket, is only a quarter-mile from Kubota’s primary distribution center on FAA Boulevard.
HOUSTON — Deals are in place for three new Houston metro locations of Dunkin’ Donuts, which recently announced its commitment to open a minimum of 60 locations in the area within the next five years. Jonathan Hicks of Davis Commercial represented the tenant in build-to-suit agreements with Tweed Property Interests LLC in Deer Park, Calvert Lindsay Interests LP with Yes Partners LLC in Katy and Ayrshire Corp. with Daily Grind LLC in the Southeast Houston submarket.
LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — The industrial division of NAI Robert Lynn has arranged the lease of 266,640 square feet of industrial space in Lewisville to Nutritional Science Laboratories. The site, located on Lakepointe Drive, is part of a larger 391,000-square-foot facility. The remaining 125,000 square feet is available to another tenant or for a potential future expansion of Nutritional Science Laboratories. NAI’s Rick Medinis and Tyson Erwin represented landlord Exeter Property Group, while Alex Payne of Axis Realty Group represented the tenant.
DALLAS — CBRE’s Dallas Multi-Housing Group has brokered the sale of two north Dallas multifamily communities, St. Andrews Apartments and Montclair Apartments, to Miami-based private real estate lender and investment firm Pensam Capital. St. Andrews, a 312-unit, Class A property located at 9000 Vantage Point Drive, was sold by Strategic Capital Partners LLC of Chicago. Montclair, a 324-unit, Class A property located at 9001 Markville Drive, was sold by Crest Asset Management of Dallas. Ryan Reid and Dirk Goris, CBRE executive vice presidents, represented the sellers.
HOUSTON — NAI Houston has arranged the lease of a 45,500-square-foot freestanding warehouse facility at 550 Canino Road in north Houston to IFCO Systems North America. Chris Kugle and John Ferruzzo of NAI Houston represented the landlord, NATMI National FX Properties LLC, in the transaction. DTZ Americas Inc. represented tenant IFCO, a logistics service provider specializing in reusable plastic containers and wood pallets.
DALLAS — CBRE Capital Markets has secured acquisition financing on behalf of CBRE Global Investors for Signature Place, a Class A office property consisting of two buildings totaling 437,363 feet in the Far North Dallas submarket. The multi-tenant office complex is situated on a 10.12-acre site just south of Preston Road and Belt Line Road. CBRE Global Investors, which purchased the property from DRA Advisors, plans to include its complimentary amenity package as part of its improvement program for the buildings. Greg Greene, Matt Ballard and Patrick Benoist of CBRE Capital Markets represented the borrower.
Houston has long been characterized by its energy presence, earning titles such as “The Energy Capital of the World” and the “Petro Metro.” The American drilling renaissance has brought about significant changes on a national and international scale, and the boom is projected to be sustainable for decades. As a result, energy companies are shifting operations back to the U.S. Houston is at the heart of the American oil industry, and as companies grow and expand their footprint in the U.S., the Houston office market is positioned to experience significant growth. The economic impact of the shale boom has been felt throughout Texas. The Eagle Ford Shale, one of the most significant oil and gas plays in the country, spans 14 producing counties and had an economic impact of $46 billion in 2012. Surrounding cities, such as San Antonio and Corpus Christi, are experiencing growth in all product types to accommodate the population and employment gains in the region. Midland has become one of the most expensive places in Texas thanks to the Permian Basin, while the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area, with the Barnett Shale in its backyard, continuously tops various economic health indices. But Houston, home to 87,418 headquarters, …
DALLAS — Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has brokered the sales of four Dallas/Ft. Worth-area multifamily properties for a combined purchase price of $120 million. The properties include Park Gates at City Place in Dallas, Republic Park Vista in Ft. Worth and Silverado Apartments and The Albion at Frisco Bridges in Frisco, a northern suburb of Dallas. Jeff Price, JLL’s managing director, and Bill Simmons, senior vice president, led the brokerage team in all four transactions.
HOUSTON — AEW Capital Management, a Boston-based real estate investment firm, has purchased Eldridge Oaks, a 350,000-square foot office building and an adjacent seven-acre lot in Houston’s Energy Corridor. The 14-story, Class A facility was 100 percent leased at time of sale. A second building of similar size is under consideration for the currently empty parcel, but no construction plans have yet been released. The seller is a joint venture that includes Hartford, Conn.-based Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC acting on behalf of an institutional client.