DALLAS — New York-based Rockwood Real Estate Advisors has arranged the sale of The Park on Whitehurst, a 232-unit apartment community located in Dallas. Jordan Cortez of Rockwood's Dallas office led the Rockwood team in representing the seller. The Commons at Cliff Creek Ltd. purchased the property.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged a 91,000-square-foot industrial lease at 2425 Carter Drive in Carrollton. Nathan Denton and Adam Graham of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Cobalt Capital Partners, in the transaction. Jim Svidron of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant, Store Resource.
BRYAN, TEXAS — Dallas-based Weis Builders has completed the $28 million redevelopment project for Crestview, a 242,000-square-foot seniors housing property in Bryan. Crestview was originally an independent living community but is now considered a continuing care retirement community, which provides independent living, assisted living, memory care and skilled nursing services. The community includes several dining options, libraries, sitting rooms, beauty salons/spas, activity rooms, community kitchens, a chapel, outdoor pool and fitness center.
HOUSTON — Atlanta-based Carroll Organization has acquired two luxury residential communities in Houston's Energy Corridor: the 330-unit Waterford on Westheimer and the 330-unit Villas at Westheimer. Waterford on Westheimer features a swimming pool, outdoor grill, billiard room, coffee bar and sundeck. Villas at Westheimer features a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor gas and charcoal grills, computer lounge, fitness center, auto detailing services and lush landscaping. Carroll Organization now owns seven multifamily communities in Houston totaling 2,476 units. The company has completed more than $400 million of multifamily acquisitions during the past 18 months.
HOUSTON — New York City-based Cohen Real Estate has arranged the sale of Willowchase Shopping Center, a 273,274-square-foot center located at 12792 Willow Chase Drive in Houston. A 92,818-square-foot Fiesta Mart anchors the shopping center, which is 85 percent leased to tenants such as Jo-Ann Fabrics, Family Dollar and Dots. Helen Putterman and Vera Thomas of Cohen Real Estate procured the buyer, Houston-based Fidelis Capital Partners, in the transaction. Putterman and Thomas also represented the seller, Virginia Beach, Va.-based Wheeler Interests.
LAREDO, TEXAS — GBT Realty, a real estate developer based in Brentwood, Tenn., has completed the construction of the 10,000-square-foot McPherson Place, a retail development located on the corner of Bob Bullock Loop and McPherson Road in Laredo. The new property is fully leased to four retailers: James Avery, Orange Leaf, Starbucks Coffee Co. and AT&T. Including McPherson Place, GBT Realty's total number of developments in Texas is 77.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — The Mansour Group of Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Concentra Health Services, an 8,462-square-foot urgent care medical center located along Interstate 20 in Arlington. The property is located adjacent to Arlington Highlands, an 825,000-square-foot retail center. Alvin Mansour of The Mansour Group represented the seller, a developer, in the transaction. Mansour is an investment specialist in Marcus & Millichap's San Diego office. The buyer was an out-of-state private investor.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — TPG/CalSTRS Austin LLC, an affiliate of Los Angeles-based Thomas Properties Group Inc., has sold three office properties in northwest Austin for $76 million. The office properties, which total 517,974 square feet, include Westech 360, Park Centre and Great Hills Plaza. The transaction is in line with Thomas Properties Group's strategy to dispose of its suburban office assets and concentrate on the ownership and operation of office properties in highly sought-after submarkets.
HOUSTON — Behringer Harvard has begun construction on The Muse Museum District, a 270-unit luxury multifamily community located on a 2.9-acre site in Houston's Montrose/Museum District submarket. Dallas-based Trammell Crow Residential partnered with Behringer Harvard on acquiring the site for the community. Trammell Crow will be the project's developer, and an affiliate of Trammell Crow will serve as the general contractor. The Muse Museum District will span four stories and sit atop a two-level parking garage. The community will feature a cyber cafe, business center, fitness center, luxury swimming pool and dog station. Construction is scheduled to wrap up in the fourth quarter of 2014.
GARLAND, TEXAS AND EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. — New York City-based Gramercy Capital Corp. has closed on two industrial acquisitions in Garland and East Brunswick totaling $22.4 million. The Garland property spans 342,000 square feet and is fully leased to a single tenant through 2032. The property sold for approximately $10.7 million. The East Brunswick property is a 101-dock door truck terminal on a 16.25-acre site. The terminal is fully leased to a single tenant through 2019 and sold for approximately $11.7 million.