LORENA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Lorena Mini Storage, a 122-unit self-storage facility located about 15 miles south of Waco. The facility spans 22,794 net rentable square feet. Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, in the transaction. The duo also procured a locally based investment group as the buyer. The sales price was not disclosed.
CONROE, TEXAS — Grace Management Inc., a subsidiary of CPF Living Communities, has opened The Lakes at Woodhaven Village, an active adult community in the Houston suburb of Conroe. This is Grace’s first active adult community, as the company traditionally focused on seniors housing. The 130,000-square-foot community is situated on approximately five acres and totals 115 units. Padua Realty Co. is developer on the project, and its affiliated construction company, Dorado Builders, was the general contractor. Other project partners include Investwell Architects, Lizabeth Jones Interior Design and Jordan & Skala Engineers. The community complements the existing 168-unit Woodhaven Village campus, consisting of 27 independent living cottages, 60 independent living units, 61 assisted living units and 20 memory care units.
ELGIN, TEXAS — General contractor Satterfield & Pontikes has broken ground on an 84,200-square-foot academic project for the Independent School District of Elgin, an eastern suburb of Austin. Designed by Pfluger Architects, Trinity Ranch Elementary will feature an above-average-sized gym, enhanced security measures, an interior courtyard and a media center. The school will be able to accommodate up to 850 students and is expected to be complete in time for the fall 2025 semester.
PEARLAND, TEXAS — Locally based developer Levey Group has broken ground on a 660,000-square-foot industrial project located in the southern Houston suburb of Pearland. Levey Logistics Park will be situated on a 38-acre site near the intersection of South Sam Houston Parkway and Almeda School Road. The development’s two buildings will be able to support rear-load tenants with requirements of 16,500 square feet or more, as well as single-tenant cross-dock users with requirements up to 500,000 square feet. Harvey Builders is the general contractor for the project, which is slated for a second-quarter 2025 completion. Levey Group has tapped Cushman & Wakefield as the leasing agent.
HOUSTON — Simon Property Group will renovate Houston’s Galleria Mall, a 2.4 million-square-foot shopping, dining and entertainment destination. The owner-operator will upgrade various interior and exterior entrances to feature sleek entryways, contemporary LED lighting and ceiling enhancements. The revitalization also includes 155,000 square feet of modern new flooring throughout the property. Renovations will begin this summer and are expected to be complete by early 2025. Simon has invested several hundred million dollars in the Galleria Mall over the course of its ownership, with the last redevelopment taking place in 2017.
ELGIN, TEXAS — General contractor Satterfield & Pontikes is underway on construction of an 84,200-square-foot academic project for the Independent School District of Elgin, an eastern suburb of Austin. Designed by Pfluger Architects, Harvest Ridge Elementary will feature an above-average-sized gym, enhanced security measures, an interior courtyard and a media center. The school will be able to accommodate up to 850 students and is expected to be complete in time for the fall 2024 semester.
CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS — National brokerage firm Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the sale of a 56,248-square-foot industrial outdoor storage facility in Channelview, an eastern suburb of Houston. Locally based investment firm Triten Real Estate Partners acquired the 4.8-acre property from Alpha Omega & Equipment via a sale-leaseback for an undisclosed price. Murphy Sloan and Andrew Wiesemann of Matthews brokered the deal.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 50,000-square-foot industrial lease in West Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 4039 Rock Quarry Road was built in 2000 and spans 239,134 square feet. Adam Graham and Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Prologis, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of a 1.2 million-square-foot industrial building at AllianceTexas in North Fort Worth. Alliance Westport 25 was originally launched as a 1 million-square-foot speculative building in August 2022 and was subsequently expanded to meet the needs of the tenant, Georgia-based wire and cable manufacturer Southwire. The developer, Hillwood, completed the property, which features 40-foot clear heights, 188 dock doors and four drive-in doors, in April. Trey Morsbach, D.J. Meagher, Ryan Pollack and Chad Lisbeth of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of Hillwood. The direct lender was an undisclosed life insurance company.
IRVING, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment firm Harrison Street and PowerHouse Data Centers, a division of Virginia-based American Real Estate Partners, will develop a 946,000-square-foot campus in Irving. PowerHouse Irving will span 50 acres within the Las Colinas district and will consist of three buildings with a total power capacity of 200 megawatts. The site at 111 Customer Way is also situated adjacent to an existing Oncor substation. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2025, with the first powered shell structure set to be delivered by late 2025.