MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Locally based development and investment firm Wildcat Management will build Castle Ranch, a $150 million mixed-use project that will be located in the southern Fort Worth suburb of Mansfield. Castle Ranch will include apartments, townhomes, retail and restaurant space and coworking office space, as well a multitude of pocket parks, walkable streets, sidewalks and pedestrian paths. The development will also connect to a new city park and trail system, both of which under construction. The groundbreaking of Castle Ranch is slated for 2024.
LITTLE ELM, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $31.4 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of The Village at Lakefront, a 242-unit multifamily property located in the North Texas community of Little Elm. The property was built on 6.4 acres in 2017 and consists of two four-story apartment buildings, a clubhouse with a community room, fitness center and a leasing office. Brandon Baksh of Dwight Capital originated the financing through HUD’s 223(f) program on behalf of the borrower, ChadNic Properties.
HOUSTON — Avison Young has arranged the sale of a 234,215-square-foot industrial building in northwest Houston. The building sits on a 15-acre site at 4414 Hollister Road and features 25-foot clear heights, 150-foot truck court depths, 25 dock-high doors, 155 car parking spaces and 2.5 acres for additional parking or outdoor storage. Drew Coupe and Dawson Smith of Avison Young represented the seller, Austin-based private equity firm Frontera Capital Partners, in the transaction. Nick Peterson of Transwestern represented the undisclosed buyer.
HOUSTON — Puttshack, an entertainment concept centered on minigolf, has opened a 26,000-square-foot center at The Highlight at Houston Center, a retail and office complex located at 1200 McKinney St. in the downtown area. The venue offers four nine-hole minigolf courses, two bars serving craft cocktails and beers, a formal dining area and a private event space that can accommodate more than 100 guests. Brookfield Properties owns The Highlight, which also houses an Immersive Gamebox entertainment center.
ROCKPORT, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of Shorty’s RV Park, a 30,056-square-foot property in Rockport, located near Corpus Christi in South Texas. The property at 716 S. Doughty St. includes a single-family home. Landan Dory and Eli Buck of Partners represented the seller, private investor Wanda Walker, in the transaction. The name and representative of the buyer were not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Locally based developer KDC has broken ground on an 850,000-square-foot office campus in Irving’s Las Colinas district that will serve as the new regional headquarters for Wells Fargo. The campus will consist of two 10-story, 400,000-square-foot buildings and a connecting parking garage, as well as various open green spaces, all on a 22-acre site. The San Francisco-based bank is consolidating its regional real estate footprint and expects to employ about 3,000 people at the campus, inclusive of the hiring of 650 new staffers. Completion is slated for late 2025.
TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has negotiated the sale of seven skilled nursing facilities totaling 564 beds in Central and East Texas. The assets on average were built in 1969 and had an average licensed capacity of 80 beds per facility. Blueprint positioned the deal as an opportunity for an incoming owner or operator to acquire an established skilled nursing portfolio and integrate the facilities into an existing regional portfolio. The buyer was a regional owner-operator. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Glenstar Properties has completed the multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion of Premier Place, a 457,900-square-foot office building located at 5910 N. Central Expressway in North Dallas. Glenstar acquired the property, which was originally built in 1985, in late 2019. The project expanded the lobby, renovated the conference room and added a 3,000-square-foot space for an indoor/outdoor tenant lounge with a coffee and cocktail bar. Premier Place also features a 62,000-square-foot LifeTime Fitness facility on the sixth and seventh floors. Five new tenants have signed leases since the completion of the project.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Philadelphia-based development and investment firm BG Capital will develop a 281,849-square-foot cold storage facility in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The facility will be situated on a 30.7-acre site within TGS Cedar Port Industrial Park. The site can also support the development of a second building, which would expand the total footprint to about 547,000 square feet. New Jersey-based cold storage operator FreezPak Logistics has committed to operating the facility, which will house a range of temperature-controlled spaces to accommodate operations such as storage, processing, packaging and distribution. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the month.
DALLAS — Single-family homeowner and property management firm Invitation Homes has signed a 50,000-square-foot office lease at Lincoln Centre, a 1.6 million-square-foot campus in North Dallas. Lincoln Centre recently underwent a multimillion-dollar renovation, and the property now offers amenities such as a food hall, lobby lounge, coffee bar, fitness center, conference facilities, a working mothers’ room and a wine lounge. Matt Schendle, Clint Madison and Zach Bean of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the lease negotiations.