OKLAHOMA CITY — Birmingham, Ala.-based The Sanders Trust has commenced construction on the $19 million, 50-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital located in Oklahoma City. Upon completion, the property will be fully leased to Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital, a joint venture between Centerre Healthcare Corp. and Mercy Health System of Oklahoma. Nashville, Tenn.-based Earl Swensson Associates designed the property, Birmingham, Ala.-based Iberia Bank provided the financing and Kansas City, Mo.-based J.E. Dunn is the general contractor. The new hospital is slated for a late 2012 completion.
SAN ANTONIO — Austin-based EZCORP, Inc. has acquired fifteen pawn shops in the greater San Antonio area that were part of the Money Mart brand. The portfolio acquisition brings the total number of EZCORP stores in San Antonio to 37.
MISSOURI CITY — PCCP has provided $17.5 million in refinancing and construction financing for the approximately 500,000-square-foot Beltway Crossing, a warehouse/distribution complex located at 13323-13423 S. Gessner Rd. in Missouri City. Phase II of the complex is currently under construction and is slated for a third quarter 2012 completion. The loan was provided on behalf of the property's owner, a joint venture between Dallas-based Thackeray Partners Dallas/Fort Worth-based and Stream Realty Partners.
ADDISON — San Antonio-based Embrey Partners has closed on a 353-unit multifamily community currently under development, located at the southeast corner of Keller Springs and Addison roads in Addison. The units will feature granite countertops, custom cabinetry, garden tubs and stainless steel appliances. Amenities for the complex will include a clubhouse, cafe, health club and swimming pool. Construction is slated to begin immediately and occupancy is slated for first quarter 2013. Wells Fargo provided construction financing and Holliday Fenoglio Fowler arranged equity financing.
AUSTIN — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of the 70-unit Westheimer Oaks, an apartment complex located at 2606 Wheless Ln. in Austin. Kent Myers and Joe James of Marcus & Millichap's Austin office represented the seller, a partnership, in the transaction and procured the buyer, a limited liability company.
HOUSTON — Phoenix-based Alliance Residential Co. has begun construction on the 246-unit Broadstone West Dallas, an apartment community located at the intersection of West Dallas and Gillette streets in Houston. The finished apartments will feature granite countertops, a washer and dryer package, stained-wood cabinets, track lighting and Berber-style carpeting. The complex will have a 5,000-square-foot clubhouse with a demonstration kitchen, massage room and iCafe. Other amenities will include a large swimming pool, outdoor cooking facilities, fitness center, central courtyard and separate park area. Final completion is slated for second quarter 2013.
SAN BENITO — Dallas-based RightQuest has broken ground on Phase II of the 110-unit Villages at Paso Real, a luxury multifamily community in San Benito. Phase II includes the addition of 70 apartment units, a playground, poolside cabana, laundry facility and detached garages. RightQuest is working on behalf of Brownsville-based Villages at Paso Real, LP. Austin-based Journeyman Construction is the general contractor of the project, Capstone Real Estate Services' San Antonio office is providing management services and IBC Bank is providing the financing for the development. The project is slated for a April 2012 occupancy.
DALLAS, CARROLLTON AND MESQUITE — Dallas-based Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged lease transactions at Forest Audelia Shopping Center, located at 9759 Forest Ln. in Dallas; Josey Rosemeade Shopping Center, located at 3720 N. Josey Ln. in Carrollton; and Galloway Crossing, located at 2110 N. Galloway Ave. in Mesquite. In Forest Audelia, Jump Off Spot signed a leased relocation/expansion of 2,123 square feet and Shark's Chicken & Fish signed a 1,850-square-foot lease renewal. Leigh Richter and Michael Tran of Bradford represented the landlord, Mwest Holdings LLC, in the Jump Off Spot lease, and Paul Richter of Bradford represented the landlord in the Shark's lease transaction. The lease transactions in Josey Rosemeade include Physiotherapy Associates renewing a 4,690-square-foot lease, a 1,404-square-foot lease for Sell Your Gold Shop and Edward D. Jones & Co. renewing a 1,120-square-foot lease. Leigh Richter represented the landlord, Mwest Holdings, in the Physiotherapy Associates transaction. Paul Richter and Tran represented the landlord in the Sell Your Gold transaction, and Leigh Richter and Tran represented the landlord in the Edward D. Jones & Co. transaction. The transactions in Galloway Crossing include Debonair Cleaners renewing a 2,697-square-foot lease, Super Smile Dental renewing a 1,244-square-foot lease and Metro PCS …
FORT WORTH — Three new office buildings, totaling approximately 275,000 square feet, are scheduled to break ground in spring 2012 at Sundance Square, a 35-block entertainment, office and retail district in Fort Worth. The buildings will be located at 420 Commerce St.; 425 Houston St.; and 407 Throckmorton St. The Throckmorton Street building will be approximately 99,000 square feet, including 12,196 square feet of residential space. The Houston Street building will be approximately 93,000 square feet, including 12,393 square feet of retail space. The Commerce Street building will be approximately 83,000 square feet, including 17,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Washington, D.C.-based David M. Schwarz Architects designed the project to meet LEED certification. Fort Worth-based The Projects Group is the project manager, Fort Worth-based Bennett Benner Pettit, Planners + Architects is the architect of record and The Beck Group is the construction manager for all three buildings.
DALLAS — Drew Davis Realty Partners has purchased a 38,500-square-foot office building, located at 4027-4031 Bronze Way in Dallas, from Fujikoki America. Craig Jones and Matt Elliott of NAI Robert Lynn's Dallas office represented the buyer in the transaction. Craig Gutow of Dallas-based The Gutow Co. represented the seller.