ALLEN — Holiday Retirement has purchased the 196-unit Parkview in Allen, an independent living community located on Greenville Avenue in Allen. The seller, McKinney-based Zerga Development, was the general partner, developer and operator of the community. Mike Girard and Ed LaFrance of Allen-based TSG represented the seller in the transaction.
HITCHCOCK — Houston-based Rockspring Capital has provided a $7.8 million bridge loan for the 550-acre Harborwalk project, a master-planned community located in Hitchcock. The community includes developed and undeveloped lots, a marina, retail store, swim center and a yacht club with a restaurant.
LEWISVILLE — Cosmic Jump Trampoline Entertainment Center will open a 22,900-square-foot location at 1915 S. Stemmons Freeway in Lewisville for its second location in Texas. The facility is a vacant Bassett Furniture store near Valley Ridge Mall. Cosmic Jump will open its doors in mid June. The location will feature private birthday rooms, trampoline dodge ball courts, trampoline basketball courts, parallel-ramped trampolines, X-Box Kinect activity fun zones, fitness boot camps and a full-service snack bar. Eric Vickers of Kim Martin Co. represented the landlord, Lewisville Bassett, in the lease transaction.
BEAUMONT — McCarthy Building Cos. has been selected to build the Maritime Administration Beaumont Layberth Facility, a $34.6 million design/build marine project located on the Neches River in Beaumont. The project is McCarthy's first contract with the U.S. Department of Transportation. The project will provide long-term safe lay-berthing facilities for eight large vessels and will include fixed concrete berths, dredging, electrical service, shore side lighting, communication, parking lots, road construction, a perimeter fence and a controlled access gate. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and completion is slated for July 2013. HDR Engineering is the lead design engineer for the project.
SAN ANTONIO — BC LYND Hospitality, a joint venture between San Antonio-based LYND and BC Commercial Partners, has purchased the historic St. Anthony Hotel, a 103-year-old, 352-room hotel located at 300 E. Travis St. in downtown San Antonio. The hotel is listed as a National Historic Landmark. BC LYND is planning a $24 million renovation of the hotel that will include a new brand affiliation (Starwood Luxury Collection), new decor, updated meeting and function spaces, a new restaurant and a rooftop bar. IBC Bank provided debt financing for the acquisition and renovation of the hotel. Bill Stadler and John Bourret of HFF represented the seller, Berkadia , in the transaction.
RICHLAND HILLS — Centennial Real Estate Co. has purchased The Crossing, a 247,720-square-foot shopping center located at the northwest corner of Grapevine Highway and Precinct Line Road in Richland Hills. Kohl's anchors the center and Kroger Signature is a shadow anchor. Centennial will manage the center, and Greg Pierce and Rob Solls of UCR will handle the property's leasing.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 1,504-square-foot retail property, located at 17500 NW Freeway in Houston, which is ground leased to Pizza Hut. Vincent Knipp of Marcus & Millichap's Fort Worth office represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Glen Kunofsky and Judson Kauffman of Marcus & Millichap's Manhattan office represented the buyer, an individual trust. Pizza Hut has operated the location since 1991 and recently extended its lease on the property by 10 years.
DALLAS — NorthMarq Capital has secured $3 million in first mortgage refinancing for the 301,378-square-foot One Graystone Center, an office building located at 3010 LBJ Freeway in Dallas. Paul Brighton of NorthMarq's Dallas office arranged the loan through a bridge lender.
DALLAS — Germany-based Victory Park UST Joint Venture I is partnering with Trademark Property Co. to plan and execute the redevelopment of its retail holdings in the southern district of Victory Park, a 75-acre mixed-use development located in downtown Dallas. Trademark will develop and implement a merchandising and leasing strategy for the ground floor retail space and undeveloped land along Victory Park Lane, the ground floor retail space in The Cirque and the 436,000-square foot One Victory Park, a 20-story Class A office building. The property is managed by Orlando, Fla.-based Estein & Associates USA.
HOUSTON — Investcorp has acquired an interest in four adjacent multifamily properties, located in the Copperfield master-planned community in northwest Houston. The four properties total 1,076 units and are currently 95 percent occupied. The portfolio has also recently undergone a $6 million renovation. The seller, MHP Investments, will retain an interest in the portfolio. Investcorp financed the transaction with 10-year, fixed-rate loan.