HOUSTON — Houston-based Midway Cos. has announced the grand opening of the new Hotel Sorella at CITYCENTRE, a $500 million mixed-use project located in Houston. The luxury hotel will feature 244 rooms, including 30 junior suites and a penthouse suite. Hotel amenities include a Moroccan-style bar with a central fireplace and active seating, a fitness center and spa, an outdoor pool with daybeds and draped cabanas, and two restaurants, Cafe Rosé and Bistro Alex. CITYCENTRE comprises 1.8 million square feet of mixed-use space on 37 acres between Interstate 10 West and the Sam Houston Tollway.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — The Houston office of Turner Construction Co. has completed a new municipal court building for the city of La Porte. The 11,300-square-foot facility features a 4,000-square-foot courtroom, administrative offices, a landscaped courtyard and 100,000 square feet of parking space. Sustainable features of the building include six methods of alternative energy production, including a natural gas-powered generator, a reflective roof, the use of recycled construction materials, high-efficiency plumbing features, low-emitting interior materials and a drip irrigation system. In addition to daily city use, the building will also double as an emergency control center for the city and can withstand a Category 3 hurricane. The project architect was Huitt-Zollars.
HOUSTON — Houston-based Tax Masters Inc. has signed a lease for 2020 Dairy Ashford, a six-story, 107,890-square-foot office building in Houston. The property is part of a two-building complex located on Dairy Ashford Road. The company is relocating from its previous offices at 900 Town and Country Lane, also in Houston. CBRE’s David Hanusa and D.A. Smith of Briarhollow Realty Group represented the landlord, DAP Plaza Ltd. Terms of the lease were not disclosed.
ROUND ROCK AND DENTON, TEXAS — Acting as project architect, Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based Forum Architecture & Interior Design has completed two Texas multifamily projects. The first, Colonial Grand at Ashton Oaks, is a 362-unit apartment community located in Round Rock. It contains a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 785 to 1,195 square feet. Amenities include a 6,500-square-foot clubhouse with a fitness center, an Internet café and a resort-style swimming pool. Colonial Properties is the project’s developer. The second project is The Forum at Denton Station, a $45 million student housing community located in Denton. The project consists of 348 units in a mix of one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom residences. Amenities include a 16,000-square-foot clubhouse and recreation building, three volleyball courts and a resort-style pool with a sundeck. Parkland Development Corp. is the project’s developer.
HOUSTON — Moody Rambin Interests Investment Services has brokered the sale of George B. Lindler Apartments, a bank-owned multifamily property located in Houston. The community is situated at 4107 Almeda Genoa Rd. and contains 54 apartments. Jody Czajkoski of Moody Rambin represented the seller, Amegy Bank, N.A.; Czajkoski also represented the buyer, First Almeda Investments. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — The Woodlands, Texas-based LMI Capital has arranged a $4.9 million loan to refinance a Houston multifamily project. The loan carries a 3-year term and a fixed interest rate, and was secured through one of LMI’s correspondent lenders. Jamie Millin of LMI arranged the deal. The borrower and details regarding the property were not disclosed.
HOUSTON AND TOMBALL, TEXAS — Houston-based Caldwell Cos. has brokered two industrial sales in the Houston metro area. In Houston, Pneumatic & Hydraulic Co. purchased a 20,000-square-foot property located at 15811 Tuckerton Rd. Brian Corriston of Caldwell represented the buyer. The seller was not disclosed. In Tomball, Tom Peloski purchased a 7,500-square-foot property, located at 407 S. Persimmon St., from Amvox Equipment Co. Caldwell’s Dylan Schopper represented the seller and Scott Heard, also of Caldwell, represented the buyer. The acquisition prices in both transactions were not disclosed.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Following the announcement that it will open a new location in Harker Heights, Texas, at the end of the month, Furniture Factory Warehouse has announced details of its newest location in El Paso. Scheduled to open in the fourth quarter, the new store will be the furniture retailer’s third in the city. It will total 22,872 square feet and will be located in Sunland Shopping Center. Additional tenants at the center include Kmart, Ross Dress For Less and PetSmart. Todd Wallace and Robert O’Farrell of SRS Real Estate Partners represented the tenant in lease negotiations. Dan Meador of Kite Realty represented the undisclosed landlord.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — The team of Weldon Dietze, Melissa DeLeon, Terrell Miller and Matthew Cravey of Corpus Christi-based NAI Cravey Real Estate Services have been selected to lease One Shoreline Plaza in Corpus Christi. Located at 800 N. Shoreline Blvd. overlooking Corpus Christi Bay, the two Class A office buildings total 363,302 square feet. The south tower is the state’s tallest building south of San Antonio.
TULSA, OKLA. — San Francisco-based design firm Kaplan McLaughlin Diaz (KMD) has been selected to design a new $56 million justice facility in Tulsa. The building will total 175,000 square feet and will include seven courtrooms with other related facilities. The project will also incorporate sustainable elements including extensive use of daylighting and wind power generators. The construction timetable was not released.