FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Generation Housing Partners will develop Heights at Crowley, a 96-unit affordable housing project in Fort Worth. The garden-style complex will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, playground, dog park, daycare facility and a nature trail. Ten units will be designated for renters earning 30 percent or less of the area median income (AMI); 18 will be set aside for residents at 50 percent or less of AMI; and 52 will be earmarked for residents earning 60 percent or less of AMI. The remaining 16 units will be rented at market rates. Financing for the project includes a $9.3 million Freddie Mac 9 Percent Forward Commitment, which was secured by BWE, and Low-Income Housing Tax Credits issued by the Texas Department of Housing & Community Affairs.
BROOKSHIRE, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged a 47,736-square-foot industrial lease in Brookshire, a western suburb of Houston. According to Crexi, the single-tenant building sits on 4.6 acres at 3012 Venergy Drive and includes 2,736 square feet of office space. Travis Land and Braedon Emde of Partners represented the landlord, an entity doing business as VEnergy Industrial Park I LLC, in the lease negotiations. Jon Farris of CBRE represented the tenant.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Holt Lunsford Commercial has negotiated a 13,500-square-foot industrial lease in South Fort Worth. The tenant, United Interiors Inc., is taking space at Suffolk Business Park, a four-building, 116,000-square-foot development. Alex Bryant with Street Realty represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Thomas Grafton and Trey Goodspeed with Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Birtcher Anderson & Davis.
IRVING, TEXAS — Airport Lighting Systems Inc. has signed a 12,887-square-foot industrial lease near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Irving. The company is relocating from nearby Southlake to Las Colinas Distribution Center 5, an 80,900-square-foot building that was originally constructed in 1981. Trey Goodspeed of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brian Pafford of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord.
PLANO, TEXAS — A partnership between two investment firms, Los Angeles-based TruAmerica Multifamily and Ohio-based Spoke Real Estate Capital, has purchased Sheridan Park at Spring Creek Apartments, a 300-unit property in Plano. The sales price was $50.3 million. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that feature private patios/backyards and washer and dryer connections. Amenities include a fitness center, two pool areas and a resident lounge. Greg Toro and Rob Key of JLL represented the partnership and the undisclosed seller in the deal. Brandon Smith and Annie Rice, also with JLL, arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for the deal.
MANOR, TEXAS — Tampa-based investment firm American Landmark Apartments has acquired Alta Blue Goose, a 300-unit multifamily community in Manor, a northeastern suburb of Austin. Built in 2023, the community offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as private work offices and conference rooms, a pool, fitness center and a clubroom. American Landmark plans to rebrand the property as EightyOne 10 Blue Goose. The seller was not disclosed, but Alta is the brand of Atlanta-based multifamily developer Wood Partners.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between Thrive Senior Living and Orison Holdings has broken ground on Encore at Heritage-Glen, a 75-unit seniors housing project that will be located in the Alliance submarket of North Fort Worth. Arrive Architecture Group designed the property, which will feature 50 assisted living units and 25 memory care units. The groundbreaking of Encore at Heritage-Glen follows closely behind the announcement of the International at Aventura, Thrive Senior Living’s latest development in Florida.
IRVING, TEXAS — Southwest Networks Inc. has signed a 12,888-square-foot industrial lease near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Irving. The provider of cable communication services is relocating from nearby Grand Prairie to Las Colinas Distribution Center 5, an 80,900-square-foot building that was originally built in 1981. Maddy Coffman and Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord.
KATY, TEXAS — Poag Development Group has welcomed four new tenants to LaCenterra at Cinco Ranch, an open-air shopping center located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Houston TX Hot Chicken leased 4,065 square feet and is now open for business. Fidelity Investments (8,000 square feet), The Salty Donut (1,329 square feet) and Chewy Vet Care (3,002 square feet) are all scheduled to open before the end of the year. JLL represented ownership in all four sets of lease negotiations.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Southwire, a Georgia-based manufacturer of wire and cable used in the transmission and distribution of electricity, has opened its 1.2 million-square-foot distribution and customer service center at AllianceTexas in North Fort Worth. The facility is housed within Alliance Westport 25, which was originally launched as a 1 million-square-foot speculative building in August 2022 and subsequently expanded to meet Southwire’s requirements. At peak operational capacity, about 250 people are expected to be employed at the facility, which will also feature modernized storage solutions and automated material handling. Southwire first committed to Alliance Westport 25 in summer 2023.