BOERNE, TEXAS — Locally based developer Embrey will build a 214-unit build-to-rent residential community in Boerne, a northwestern suburb of San Antonio. The site spans 27.5 acres at 1670 State Highway 46. Homes will have an average size of 1,100 square feet, and amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining areas, as well as multiple dog parks, sitting areas and walking trails. Russell Noll of Transwestern represented the undisclosed seller in the land deal. Construction is set to begin in June, and the first units are expected to be delivered in summer 2024.
HOUSTON — Colliers has arranged the sale of a 101,362-square-foot industrial property located at 6903 W. Sam Houston Parkway N. in northwest Houston. The property sits on 6.6 acres and features 24-foot clear heights and nine exterior dock doors. Zack Taylor of Colliers represented the buyer, Golee Group, in the transaction. Nick Peterson and John Ferruzzo of Transwestern represented the seller, Lone Star Electric. The sales price was not disclosed.
HOUSTON —Locally based developer LEVCOR has signed four new tenants to leases at Post Oak Plaza, a shopping center in Houston. Restaurants Rakkan Ramen and Tacodeli will occupy 1,856 and 2,833 square feet, respectively. Additionally, Kohler will open a 4,038-square-foot kitchen and bath showroom, and Bassett Furniture has committed to 9,597 square feet. Previously announced tenants that are also scheduled to open this year include Nando’s Peri Peri, Balboa Surf Club and Bosch/Thermador/Gaggenau.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has negotiated a 10,130-square-foot industrial lease at Trinity West Business Park in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Michael Spain and Jim Ferris of Bradford represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Brooke Ford of SVN Trinity Advisors represented the tenant, California-based solar energy provider V3 Electric. The deal brings the two-building, 140,798-square-foot development to full occupancy.
HOUSTON — Silver Star Properties, an entity formerly known as Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX Inc., has sold a 734,000-square-foot industrial property located at 2300 Quitman Road in Houston. The property consists of five buildings ranging in size from 84,467 to 199,151 square feet. Silver Star purchased the property, which was originally constructed in 1920, in 1998. Tenants at the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include Liberty Tire Recycling and Sunbelt Warehouse LLC. The buyer was an undisclosed national investment firm.
HOUSTON — South Carolina-based development and management firm Greystar has begun leasing Ltd. Med Center, a newly built apartment community in Houston that totals 378 units, according to Apartments.com. Located near Texas Medical Center on the city’s south side, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park, resident lounge and a gaming area. Information on starting rents was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Avia Equities, an investment firm with offices in Dallas and Los Angeles, has sold The Wayman, a 284-unit apartment community in North Austin. The Wayman offers one- and two-bedroom units as well as a pool, coffee bar and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Avia Equities invested in capital improvements during its hold of the property, including replacing roofs and windows, painting building exteriors, enhancing amenity spaces and rebranding the property. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Houston-based investment and development firm Triten Real Estate Partners has completed the redevelopment of Work/Shop, a mixed-use complex in Dallas that features 135,000 square feet of office space and 81,500 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space. Work/Shop also houses 30,000 square feet of open and green space with views of the Prestonwood Country Club. The redevelopment involved major renovations to the south office building, including a redesign of the 65,000-square-foot building’s façade and common areas, as well as the addition of new amenities. Triten is also upgrading various components of the retail space. CBRE has been tapped to lease the renovated office space.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 14,522-square-foot industrial lease in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 1209 W. Carrier Parkway was built in 1980, totals 34,673 square feet and has 16-foot clear heights. Mark Graybill and Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Link Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. Jamie White of Jamie White Commercial Real Estate represented the tenant, Team Rubicon, a nonprofit provider of disaster relief services.
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