GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Cushman & Wakefield has brokered the sale of Forum at Grand Prairie, a 304-unit apartment community located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Asher Hall and Grant Raymond of Cushman & Wakefield represented an undisclosed seller in the transaction. Locally based investment firm ClearWorth Capital purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
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RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Pillar Commercial has recapitalized Collins Square, a 215,000-square-foot office building located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The recapitalization retires the building’s existing debt and provides for a new ownership structure that includes Pillar’s current real estate fund vehicle. Travelers Insurance has been the anchor tenant at Collins Square, which recently underwent a range of capital improvements, since 2002.
LEANDER, TEXAS — AEW Capital Management has acquired Bar W Marketplace, a 189,507-square-foot shopping center in Leander, a northern suburb of Austin. Anchored by grocer H-E-B, the center was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Chase Bank, Wells Fargo, Whataburger, Chili’s, Torchy’s Tacos and 7Brew Coffee. Barry Brown, Chris Gerard and Erin Lazarus of JLL represented the seller, a partnership led by Barshop & Oles Co., in the transaction. The firm also arranged acquisition financing through Manulife Real Estate Finance.
SAN ANTONIO — Cove Capital Investments, a Delaware Statutory Trust (DST) company, has purchased a 68,400-square-foot industrial building in northwest San Antonio. The address was not disclosed, but the site is located one-third of a mile west of I-10 and less than two miles from the I-10/Loop 1604 intersection. The building was originally constructed in 2000 and carries a tenant roster with a weighted average lease term of 5.4 years. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated a 24,500-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 11602 Canyon Trail Drive was originally built in 2011. Christian Villarreal of Finial Group represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were also not disclosed.
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Multifamily, Industrial, Office Transaction Activity Trends Upward Amid Shifting Valuation Landscape
The spike in interest rates nearly three years ago brought investment sales to a virtual standstill, as deep disagreements over valuation between buyers and sellers dominated the market. While recent Federal Reserve cuts to the federal funds rate raised hope for a resurgence in transactions, ongoing volatility in the bond market, concerns about reemerging inflation and uncertainty over fiscal and monetary policy continued to weigh on a full-blown rebound in investment activity. The uncertain environment makes it difficult for investors to easily evaluate commercial property values, underscoring the importance of access to comprehensive, real-time data on transactions, market fundamentals and emerging trends, says Alex Hoenig, MAI, Midwest regional managing director at Apprise, Walker & Dunlop’s independent valuation firm. “Our understanding of current values for commercial real estate relies on transactions actually taking place, and sales velocity has started to inch back up,” reports Hoenig. “But there’s no question that there has been a lot of volatility in the market, which requires a local expert with access to a strong network and a constant pulse on market comparables.” Walker & Dunlop launched Apprise in 2020 to accelerate technology-driven solutions in the commercial real estate sector. Apprise serves owners and investors nationwide, …
ADDISON, TEXAS — AMLI Residential has purchased Midway Square Shopping Center in the northern Dallas metro of Addison with plans to convert the property into a multifamily community. The center, which was originally constructed in the 1980s, is located within the 79-acre Midway South neighborhood and has struggled in the aftermath of the pandemic, according to the brokers who worked on the deal. The new apartment community will be known as AMLI Treehouse and will consist of 570 apartments, 30 luxury rental townhomes, 56 for-sale townhomes, 3.7 acres of green space and 12,500 square feet of standalone retail space. Demolitions will begin in the coming days. The first move-ins are expected to commence during the first half of 2026, with full completion slated for 2027. Ben McCutchin and Sam Kartalis of locally based brokerage firm Younger Partners represented the seller in the transaction and procured AMLI as the buyer.
WILLIS, TEXAS — A newly formed joint venture between Chicago-based Cresset Real Estate Partners and Houston-based Fidelis has broken ground on a 252-unit multifamily project in Willis, about 50 miles north of Houston. The nine-building development will be known as Fidelis Willis and will be located within the Moran Ranch master-planned community along the I-45 corridor. Fidelis Willis will consist of 120 one-bedroom units, 114 two-bedroom apartments and 18 three-bedroom residences. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, game room and a dog park. Construction is expected to be complete in the third quarter of 2026.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the 112-room Courtyard by Marriott Houston NW/290 hotel. The hotel was completed in 2014 and offers amenities such as a pool, fitness center, 1,920 square feet of meeting and event space and an onsite restaurant. Skyler Cooper of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, an entity doing business as Unity Lodging LLC, in the transaction. Cooper, along with Marcus & Millichap’s Allan Miller and Chris Gomes, also procured the undisclosed buyer. Pete Fehlman and Jake Marshall of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. arranged an undisclosed amount of cquisition financing through a local bank.
CONROE, TEXAS — Avison Young has negotiated a 27,200-square-foot industrial lease in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. The tenant is Membrane Platforms, and the space is located within NorthStar Industrial Park, a five-building, 79-acre development. Drew Coupe and Dawson Smith of Avison Young represented the landlord, BAUER Group, in the lease negotiations. Ron Wickes of Walzel Properties represented the tenant.