HOUSTON — Grubb & Ellis’ Houston office has completed the sales of two buildings in Houston. In the first transaction, Bill Burge and Mark Lehman of Grubb & Ellis represented Ron and Janice Avery in the sale of a 24,640-square-foot building located at 10535 Fisher Rd. in northwest Houston. Barrett Gibson and Granelo Realty Partners LLC represented the buyer, 10535 Fisher Road LLC. In the second, Katy RRV Partners LP purchased a 6,177-square-foot building from GreensPoint Mortgage Funding Inc. Keith Lloyd and Tony Ricci of Grubb & Ellis represented the seller of the property, which is located at 21308 Provincial Blvd. in west Houston. Chandresh K. Patel represented the buyer.
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HOUSTON — This September will mark the grand opening of the new Lucky Strike Lanes & Lounge at Houston Pavilions, a 700,000-square-foot mixed-use project located in downtown Houston. Lucky Strike is a boutique bowling alley that features bowling lanes with luxury amenities, a bar and lounge area and luxury food service. The 24,886-square-foot Houston location is the company’s 23rd Lucky Strike and its first in Texas. It will feature 14 lanes with premium leather couches, as well as a Luxe premium suite with four private lanes and a separate bar. It will be located at 1001 Fannin St.
LAREDO, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has arranged the $500,000 sale of an 11,000-square-foot industrial property located at 514 Enterprise St. in Laredo. Evan McDonald and Steve Malley of Lee’s San Diego office represented the seller, U.S. Bank National Associates. The buyer, Property Management Group, utilized in-house representation. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — SCM Real Estate Services has arranged a lease expansion for Tenaska Inc. in Arlington. The Omaha, Neb.-based energy company now occupies 32,100 square feet at 1701 E. Lamar Blvd. The lease represents the company’s fourth expansion of its regional headquarters within the building. Gary Walker and Renee Efimoff of SCM represented Tenaska in lease negotiations. Phil Sandlin of Bradford Commercial represented the undisclosed landlord. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
ROSENBERG, TEXAS — Biotics Research Corp. has announced plans to complete a $2 million expansion of its 42,000-square-foot facility located in Rosenberg. The addition will total 35,000 square feet and will expand the company’s existing manufacturing and warehouse operations at the site. The City of Rosenberg and the Fort Bend County Commissioners’ Court also approved tax abatements for the project. The construction timetable was not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Fort Myers, Fla.-based Interop Technologies plans to open a new operations center Irving. The 23,000-square-foot property will be situated within the city’s Las Colinas submarket. Approximately 40 percent of the center will be dedicated to raised floor development, quality, assurance and systems processing. It will be staffed 24 hours a day. Interop plans to shift responsibility for supporting its hosted and turnkey customers from its current operations center in Fort Myers to the new facility. The company expects to spend approximately $3 million to purchase and renovated the building. Construction is scheduled for completion in early 2010.
ARLINGTON, PLANO AND DALLAS, TEXAS — Grubb & Ellis has completed three Dallas-area office leases. In Arlington, Unified investigations & Sciences leased 19,360 square feet of space, located at 1700 Tech Center Pkwy., from Parkway Industrial Partners. Cribb Altman and Lee Wagner of Grubb & Ellis represented the tenant. Canon Shoults of Holt Lunsford represented the landlord. In Plano, RamQuest Software leased 15,745 square feet of office space at Three Legacy Town Center, located at 5801 Tennyson Pkwy., from Tennyson Development LP. Grubb & Ellis’ Daniel Rudd and Billy Vahrenkamp represented the tenant. Ward Eastman of CAPSTAR Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord. Finally, Robert Half International leased 13,424 square feet of space, located within Dallas’ Occidental Tower at 5005 LBJ Freeway, from Occidental Tower Corp. Heather Shover and Russ Johnson of Grubb & Ellis represented the landlord. Kyle Pierson of Newmark Knight Frank represented the tenant.
DALLAS — Corgan Associates has been selected to design the new Reading Room for The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, a museum devoted to the assassination of President Kennedy. The Reading Room will be located within the Dallas County Administration Building (formerly the Texas School Book Depository) at 411 Elm St. Corgan will renovate former administrative space and the southeast corner meeting space, as well as create a Media Room that the museum will share with Dallas County employees. The museum is scheduled to open in November.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Construction is currently under way for the expansion of Bonnie Ruth’s Café Trottoir et Patisserie, a restaurant located within The Shops at Starwood in Frisco. Bonnie Ruth’s will expand into an adjacent 2,137-square-foot vacant space. The expansion will contain additional bar seating, a private dining area for groups, a take-out area and an expanded bakery. Construction is slated for completion in September. The restaurant will add a breakfast menu to its offerings to coincide with the expansion. The Shops at Starwood is a mixed-use center located at the intersection of the Dallas North Tollway and Lebanon Road. Phase III of the project is scheduled to break ground in 2009.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — W.P. Carey & Co. has selected Jones Lang LaSalle as the exclusive leasing agent for 2370 North Performance Drive, a 282,000-square-foot, Class A office building located in Richardson. Constructed in 2001, the seven-story property is situated within the Galatyn Park submarket. It contains 846 parking spaces, convenient access to a nearby DART station and an average floor plate size of 40,285 square feet. Sandie Matejek and Shannon Brown will lead the Jones Lang LaSalle leasing team. This most recent assignment brings the company’s leased and managed portfolio in the DFW Metroplex to approximately 15 million square feet.