HOUSTON — Hoar Construction has completed the $31.2 million, 78,000-square-foot University of Houston Science Teaching Lab building and is planning to add 12,000 square feet of research space to the facility. Hoar will complete the unfinished shell space on the fourth floor of the property. Each teaching lab of the facility includes six workstations, fume hoods, instrumentation benches, locked drawers for personal lab supplies, multi-media capabilities and a lounge on each floor. The construction is part of the Board of Regents' pursuit of Tier One status, which The Carnegie Foundation granted in January 2011. The pursuit included $240 million of construction projects to the university.
CORPUS CHRISTI — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has awarded a contract to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) to construct a $10.5 million, 139,000-square-foot Sam's Club store, located on South Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi. Construction is under way and the project is slated for a spring 2013 completion. The construction includes the demolition of an existing Walmart store, asphalt paving and storm water requirements with erosion controls. Raymond Harris & Associates designed the facility. S&P has constructed more than 6 million square feet totaling more than $250 million on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
CORPUS CHRISTI — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has awarded a contract to Satterfield & Pontikes Construction (S&P) to construct a $10.5 million, 139,000-square-foot Sam's Club store, located on South Padre Island Drive in Corpus Christi. Construction is under way and the project is slated for a spring 2013 completion. The construction includes the demolition of an existing Walmart store, asphalt paving and storm water requirements with erosion controls. Raymond Harris & Associates designed the facility. S&P has constructed more than 6 million square feet totaling more than $250 million on behalf of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
SAN ANTONIO — Transwestern has arranged the sale of the 360-unit Grove Park Apartments, located at 2566 Goliad Road in San Antonio's South Central submarket. The apartment community features two swimming pools, laundry facilities and open barbeque grilling areas. Jeff Rogers, Alan Grilliette and Chris Stutzman of Transwestern's San Antonio office represented the seller, Tritex Real Estate Advisors II, in the transaction. The buyer was Houston-based T-4 Housing Interests Management.
IRVING — Beech Street Capital has arranged a $26 million Fannie Mae Structured ARM loan to refinance the 504-unit Shadows of Cottonwood, a multifamily community located in Irving. The apartment community features three pools, a spa, outdoor grills, picnic area, business center, a clubroom and covered parking. Kristen Croxton and Greg Reed of Beech Street's Newport Beach, Calif., office arranged the loan on behalf of the borrower, Buchanan Street Partners. Croxton and Reed also secured a third party interest rate cap from Greystar Real Estate Partners.
GARLAND — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital has purchased the 1.13 million-square-foot Garland Business Park, a dry storage and freezer/cooler distribution center located at 2600 McCree Road in Garland. Westmount plans to rebrand the center as Garland Logistics Park and will budget as much as $12 million during the next three years for renovations and upgrades. The distribution center is currently 70 percent leased.
THE WOODLANDS — Stream Data Centers has started construction on a 73,320-square-foot data center, located in The Woodlands. The data center is being designed to meet LEED Gold standards, and is slated for an April 2013 completion.
OKLAHOMA CITY — A $5.5 million renovation of the 236-room Embassy Suites Oklahoma City — Will Rogers World Airport, located at 1815 S. Meridian Ave. in Oklahoma City, is now complete. The hotel features 12,000 square feet of renovated meeting space including a 5,940-square-foot ballroom, the Atrium Restaurant, The Landing Bar and Grill, a fitness center, an indoor swimming pool and a 24-hour business center.
MARBLE FALLS — The Weitzman Group has arranged the sale of the 7,852-square-foot Highland Quarry Shopping Center, located at 1304 N. Highway 281 in Marble Falls. The center features tenants such as Anytime Fitness, a tanning salon and a nail salon. Brad Bailey and Logan Reichle of The Weitzman Group represented the seller, an Austin-based investment group, in the transaction. The buyer was an Austin-based partnership.
AUSTIN AND HOUSTON — Johnson Capital has secured two loans totaling $11.5 million for a pair of Texas apartment communities. Jason Pumpelly of Johnson Capital's Dallas office arranged a $6.5 million acquisition/renovation loan for the 248-unit Research Pointe complex in Austin through a regional bank. The owner, a private investor, has rebranded the community as The Park at Crestview. Pumpelly also arranged a $5 million acquisition/renovation loan for the 200-unit Northwoods Apartments in Houston through a regional bank. The community will be rebranded as Cypress Parc.