HOUSTON — Walton Street Capital has put Houston's Galleria Office Towers on the market for sale. The three Class A buildings contain approximately 1.1 million square feet of space and are currently 90 percent occupied. The buildings are connected to the Galleria mixed-use development, which also contains 2.3 million square feet of retail space and two Westin hotels. Robert Williamson of the Houston office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler will lead the brokerage team on behalf of Walton Street. The properties are being offered without an asking price free and clear of debt.
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FRISCO — Dallas-based Integral Real Estate Services will break ground today on the 245,000-square-foot Hickory Center at Preston in Frisco. Located at Preston Road and Gary Burns Drive, the regional shopping center is anchored by a 185,000-square-foot Walmart. Scheduled to open in summer 2011, this will be the second Walmart in Frisco
ARLINGTON — The 37,124-square-foot Regions Bank that is within walking distance of Dallas Cowboys Stadium sold. Vincent Knapp of Marcus & Millichap facilitated the sale between the seller, a limited partnership, and an all-cash 1031 exchange buyer.
HOUSTON — Energy Crossing, a 239,166-square-foot, Class A Houston office building has sold to Lincoln Property Co., on behalf of a public pension fund client for an undisclosed amount. M&I Bank sold the property and was represented by Holliday Fenoglio Fowler's Dan Miller, real estate analyst Trent Agnew, and Adam Jackson and Stewart Lyman of Stream Realty Partners. Located in Houston's Energy Corridor submarket, Energy Crossing was completed in 2009 and has six floors of office space plus a four-story, 900-space parking garage.
RICHARDSON — Eclipse Electronic Systems has leased 24,403 square feet of office/flex space at Richardson Technology Center at 1551 N. Glenville Dr. in Richardson from Richardson Technology Properties. Sharon Friedberg of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services and Nick Rossini of UGL Equis represented the tenant, while Mark Aston of Maverick Commercial Real Estate represented the landlord.
THE WOODLANDS — A 1,400-square-foot Subway restaurant has opened at Windvale Shopping Center at College Park Drive and FM 1488 Road in The Woodlands. Centro Properties Group owns the shopping center and was represented by its own Crystal Childs in the lease transaction.
SUGAR LAND — The Sugar Land City Council has approved a tax abatement with Accredo Packaging and API Realty on new real property improvements and personal property for a 171,000-square-foot expansion to Accredo Packaging's manufacturing facility in the Sugar Land Business Park. Designed for LEED Silver certification, the expansion will add more than $9 million in real property, $22 million in personal property, $1 million in new inventory value and 100 jobs to the community. Accredo Packaging manufactures and supplies sustainable, flexible packaging to the pre-packaged foods and consumer products markets in North America.
GRAND PRAIRIE — Bank of America has sold a 103,584-square-foot industrial building, located at 2895 113th St. in Grand Prairie, to Wilkerson Properties for an undisclosed amount. Mark Graybill and Donnie Rhode of Lee & Associates represented the seller, while Michael Stanzel of NAI Robert Lynn represented the buyer.
HOUSTON — Kevin Burkhalter of Johnson Capital's Los Angeles office, along with Jason Pumpelly of the firm's Dallas office, has arranged $14 million in permanent financing secured by two 100-percent-leased industrial warehouse and distribution buildings in Houston. The terms of the 12-year loan, arranged on behalf of the property owner, a privately held entity, included 3 years of interest only payments followed by a 30-year amortization schedule at a fixed rate for the remaining term.
EL PASO — The city of El Paso plans to tear down the old Northpark Mall for a new bus terminal and possible retail and condominium space. The city purchased the 23-acre property that includes the shopping center and its parking lot for $6 million. Located at 9530 Dyer, the mall opened in the 1960s with more than 50 stores. However, only Allstate Insurance, The Crystal Ballroom and Furniture Factory Warehouse remain in business today at the location.