HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Finial Group has negotiated the sale of two industrial buildings totaling 20,000 square feet in northwest Houston. The buildings are located on 1.4 acres at 12111-12113 Taylor Road and have 21-foot clear heights. One building also includes 1,400 square feet of office space. Chase Tucker and Andrew Bischoff of Finial Group brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer Koontz Corp. will develop The Elle Apartment Homes, a 305-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. The site spans 9.6 acres on the city’s north side, and the building will rise four stories and house one- and two-bedroom units. Residences will be furnished with kitchen islands, stainless steel appliances, custom cabinetry, quartz countertops, walk-in closets, full-size washers and dryers and private patios. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, entertainment room, business center, coffee bar, grilling areas and a dog park. Project partners include Garcia + Associates (architect), Pape-Dawson (engineer), Casey Roy Design (interior design) and IBC Bank (construction lender). Construction is scheduled to begin in the third quarter and to be complete in mid-2027.
HOUSTON — Miami-based developer Housing Trust Group has broken ground on The Rushmore, a $33.8 million affordable housing project in the Energy Corridor area of West Houston. The property will house 101 units, 85 of which will be reserved for households earning at or less than 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. The remaining 16 units will be priced at market rates. Residences will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, and amenities will include a pool, community clubroom, workroom, fitness center, game room and a designated dog walking path. Completion is slated for spring 2026.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Priority Capital Advisory (PCA), a Los Angeles-based financial intermediary, has arranged a loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Chapman 71, an industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in South Austin. Built in the 1970s, the property consists of seven buildings on a 13-acre site at 5001 E. Ben White Blvd. Building features include 12 dock-high doors, 23 grade doors, 25 parking spaces and 16- to 25-foot clear heights. An undisclosed bank provided the nonrecourse financing to the owner, Austin-based PlaceMKR, which will use the proceeds to cash out and recapitalize the property. Chapman 71 was fully leased at the time of the loan closing.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Quantic Wenzel has opened its new 45,000-square-foot headquarters facility in Austin. The electronics manufacturer relocated from a site about a quarter-mile away to 1835A Kramer Lane on the city’s north side. The new facility features a cleanroom, expanded engineering labs and optimized manufacturing areas to enhance production. Bo Beacham, John Barksdale, Mark Emerick and Kyle Lewis of CBRE represented Quantic Wenzel in its site selection and lease negotiations.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Dallas-based EōS Fitness has leased 40,000 square feet of retail space in Baytown, an eastern suburb of Houston, for a new gym. The space is located within San Jacinto Marketplace, which is a redevelopment of the former San Jacinto Mall. Locally based developer Fidelis Realty Partners owns San Jacinto Marketplace. The opening is slated for 2027.
GRANBURY, TEXAS — Locally based developer Realty Capital is underway on construction of a 47-acre mixed-use development in Granbury, located southwest of Fort Worth. Known as LakeView Landing, the development will feature both single-family (105 homes) and multifamily (289 units) residential components, retail and restaurant space, a hotel that will be operated under the SpringHill Suites by Marriott flag and a lakefront public park. Texas Bank & Trust provided construction financing for the project, and the City of Granbury has also partnered with Realty Capital on the project. Full completion is slated for 2028.
FORNEY, TEXAS — A partnership between two California-based firms, developer Legacy Partners and investment manager Resmark Cos., has begun leasing a 336-unit multifamily project in the eastern Dallas suburb of Forney. Rylan at Gateway consists of five three-story buildings on a 14-acre site. Units come in studio, one- and two-bedroom formats and range in size from 540 to 1,360 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor kitchen and gaming courtyard, fitness center, coworking lounge, coffee bar and two dog parks. JHP Architecture designed the project, and BBL Building Co. served as the general contractor. Monthly rents start at under $1,000 for a studio apartment. Construction began in April 2023.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Storage Fit, a 140-unit self-storage facility in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. The facility is located at 3701 Dividend Drive and features 47,539 net rentable square feet. A West Coast-based 1031 exchange investor sold the property to a private, locally based investment group for an undisclosed price. Danny Cunningham and Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap brokered the deal.
PARIS, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of The Gardens Apartments, a 52-unit multifamily complex in Paris, about 115 miles northeast of Dallas. The property was built in 1970 and expanded in 2017, and unit interiors were recently upgraded. According to Apartments.com, residences come in one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Yonnic Land of TMG represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.