EL PASO, TEXAS — ProLogis has leased 354,000 square feet of distribution space in El Paso to CEVA Logistics. The supply chain company will occupy space within Vista Del Sol Industrial Center III, which is located on Loma Verde Drive near El Paso International Airport. Terms of the lease were not disclosed. CEVA now occupies approximately 4.9 million square feet of ProLogis distribution space across North America and Europe.
HOUSTON — NorthMarq Capital has arranged a total of $41.2 million in first-mortgage financing for two Houston apartment communities. A $29.2 million loan was secured for The Promenade at Jersey Village, a 596-unit property, and a $12 million loan was secured for The Promenade at Cullen Park, a 264-unit community. Both loans carry 10-year terms, with 2 years interest only, and 30-year amortization schedules. The lender was Freddie Mac. Brant Smith of NorthMarq's Houston office arranged both loans.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has completed the sale of a 203,822-square-foot office/warehouse property located in Fort Worth. The building is situated at on 7.8 acres at 7410 Pebble Dr. within the 97-acre Riverbend Tech Center. The buyer, locally based Nuclear Logistics, plans to consolidate four of its area offices into the new building, which will also provide room for expansion. The seller was locally based Klabzuba Oil & Gas. Todd Lambeth of Bradford was the sole broker in the transaction. The acquisition price was not released.
ROANOKE, TEXAS — United Supermarkets has acquired 15 acres with the Alliance Global Logistics Hub for the construction of a new distribution center. The facility will total 200,000 square feet and will be located on Freedom Drive in Roanoke. Site preparation work will begin by mid-November, with completion expected in September 2010. The project will be developed and operated by Exel, which already operates another United distribution center in Lubbock, Texas. The new facility will mark United's second distribution center in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. Dan Cook of Cushman & Wakefield represented United in negotiations for the land purchase; the owner of Alliance, Hillwood Properties, was represented in-house by Tony Crème.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Following a 6-month renovation, Macy's has reopened at the La Palmera shopping center in Corpus Christi. The expansion added approximately 18,000 square feet to the store's first floor. In addition, the store's departments were reconfigured and expanded, new carpeting and lighting was installed, and the aisles were widened. The project is part of the ongoing $50 million renovation and repositioning of La Palmera, a 1 million-square-foot mall that is owned by Fort Worth, Texas-based Trademark Property Co.
HOUSTON AND FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Arbor Commercial Funding has originated two Fannie Mae DUS loans for a total of $10.65 million. The first loan totals $5.46 million and is secured by Windemere Apartments, a 257-unit multifamily community located in Texas. The loan carries a 10-year term, a 30-year amortization schedule and a 6.05 percent interest rate. The originator was Matt Norman of Arbor's Dallas office. The second loan is for $5.19 million and will be used for the refinancing of Huntington Cove Townhomes, a 100-unit multifamily community located in Farmers Branch. The non-recourse loan carries a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule and a 5.98 percent interest rate. It was originated through the Fannie Mae DUS program by Jay Porterfield of Arbor's Plano, Texas, office. The borrowers were not disclosed.
FRISCO, TEXAS — John T. Evans Co. has brokered the sale of a 25,000-square-foot land parcel located near the intersection of Ohio Drive and Lebanon Road in Frisco. The buyer, Lai Family Trust, plans to construct an approximately 5,000-square-foot music school on the site and will begin construction within the next 90 days. Paul Vernon of John T. Evans Co. represented the seller, Land Plan Development. The parcel traded for $250,000.
HOUSTON — Nestle Waters North America has disposed of a 10,320-square-foot warehouse located at 1930 Lauder Rd. in Houston. Patrick Rollins of CBRE represented Nestle Waters in the transaction. Greg Barra of Boyd Commercial represented the undisclosed buyer. The acquisition price was also undisclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — NorthMarq Capital has arranged $8.68 million in first-mortgage financing for Waterford at Valley Ranch, a 300-unit multifamily community located in Irving. The loan carries a 10-year term with a 30-year amortization schedule, and it was secured by William Haley with NorthMarq's Houston office. The borrower was Waterford at Valley Ranch LLC and the lender was Alliant Capital, a Fannie Mae DUS lender.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has completed the sale of Beechnut Business Park, a 37,920-square-foot industrial property located in Houston. The building was built in 2008 and is situated on a 108,753-square-foot land parcel at 12769 Beechnut St. Joshua Lass-Sughrue and Justin Miller of Marcus & Millichap's Houston office represented the seller, a financial institution. Lass-Sughrue and Jason Ridenbaugh, also of Marcus & Millichap's Houston office, represented the buyer, a private investor. The acquisition price was not disclosed but the property listed for $1.6 million.