SPRING, TEXAS — Home furnishing store Tuesday Morning has signed a lease for 10,640 square feet of space at Corum Station Shopping Center, located at 4770 Louetta Rd. in Spring. The retailer plans to open by late February. It will join a tenant roster that includes Quizno’s, Subway, La Cabana Mexican Restaurant, McDonald’s, Wachovia and Champions Pools. Diana Gaines of The Woodlands, Texas-based The J. Beard Real Estate Company represented the landlord. Terms of the transaction were not released.
HOUSTON — Hilton Hotels Corp. has held the grand opening for the new Homewood Suites by Hilton – Northwest/CY-Fair, a 123-suite hotel located at 13110 Wortham Center Dr. in Houston. The hotel comprises studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom suites. It features an executive business center, a swimming pool, a sports court and 1,050 square feet of meeting space. The property is owned by Wortham Hospitality, Ltd. and will be managed by New Horizons Hospitality. This newest hotel marks the 260th location for Homewood Suites by Hilton.
SAN ANTONIO — Grubb & Ellis has brokered the acquisition of Summit IV Building, an approximately 25,000-square-foot office building located at 5805 Callaghan Rd. in San Antonio. Grubb & Ellis’ Jerry Williams, Jason Brumm and Maggie Nigro, along with Ginger Unger of Secor One Commercial Group, represented the buyer, United Community Investors. Dan Gostylo of Providence Commercial represented the seller, Paul A. Violich Inc. Trust. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-based Texas Realty Capital has arranged $22.7 million in permanent financing for Austin-Mueller Healthcenter, a medical facility located in Austin. The loan carries a 7-year term and a fixed interest rate. It was arranged on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through Appleton, Wis.-based Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
DALLAS — Tampa, Fla.-based CLW Health Care Services Group has completed the sale of Caruth Haven Court, a 91-unit assisted living facility located in the Park Cities neighborhood of northern Dallas, for $20.5 million. The three-story building was constructed in 1999; it is situated on 2.2 acres and totals 74,647 square feet. CLW represented the seller, SHP II Caruth LP, which consists of a partnership between Prudential Real Estate and 12 Oaks Senior Living. Caruth Haven Court was acquired by Cornerstone Growth & Income REIT through its affiliation with Servant Healthcare Investments. Operation of the facility will be handled by 12 Oaks Senior Living, the current operator the property.
IRVING, TEXAS — UGL Equis has brokered the sale of a 68,000-square-foot manufacturing/warehouse facility located at 6020 Colwell Blvd. in the Las Colinas submarket of Irving. The Class B property contains 24-foot clear ceiling heights, five docks and 13,868 square feet of office space. It was acquired by Xochitl, a manufacturer and distributor of snack foods, which plans to use the facility to consolidate and expand its Dallas headquarters operations. The company presently occupies approximately 2,000 square feet of office space at 17304 Preston Road in Dallas, with its manufacturing and warehousing facilities spread throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Todd Phillips of UGL Equis’ Dallas office represented Xochitl. The seller, Nirtag, U.S., Inc., was represented by Bob Hagewood and Blake Kendrick of Stream Realty Partners. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
MURPHY, TEXAS — Dallas-based Henry S. Miller Brokerage (HSMB) has arranged the purchase of an approximately 2-acre land parcel located at 615 FM 544 in Murphy. The site had originally been zoned for residential use, but it was recently rezoned for office/retail development. The buyers, Dr. Deepika Minnal and Dr. Ramarao Lankipalli, plan to initially construct a 5,000 to 6,000-square-foot medical office building on the property. Later construction will include three to four additional buildings ranging in size from 5,000 to 10,000 square feet. A pediatric practice and a cardiology practice plan to lease space in the first building once construction is complete. HSMB’s Matt Anding represented the buyers. The seller, Andy Bugh, was represented by Doug Carignan of Jones Lang LaSalle.
DALLAS — The Dallas office of Corgan Associates has been selected to design the new Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance. The 50,000-square-foot building, which will be located in Dallas’ West End district, is applying for LEED certification. The general contractor for the project is The Beck Group. The Dallas Holocaust museum was established in 1984. It was previously located in the basement of the Jewish Community Center in north Dallas. The museum moved to a temporary location on Record Street in 2005.
HOUSTON — WorleyParsons Group has signed a long-term lease for 141,000 square feet at Energy Center II, a 12-story, 305,000-square-foot, Class A office building located in Houston. The company will occupy the top five floors of the building, as well as have a reception area and conference facilities on the ground floor. The space will be used as the company’s U.S. corporate headquarters and for the consolidation of its Houston upstream oil and gas operations. WorleyParsons Group was represented in lease negotiations by Lou Cushman and Courtney Estenson of Cushman & Wakefield of Texas. The owner, a joint venture between Dallas-based Trammell Crow Co. and Principal Real Estate Investors, was represented by Steve Rocher of CB Richard Ellis. Energy Center II was completed this month. It features a fitness center, a deli and structure parking. It is in the process of applying for LEED-Gold certification. It sits adjacent to Energy Center I, the first phase of the project that was completed in January 2008. Energy Center I is presently the largest speculative office building in Houston to receive LEED-Silver certification.
BEDFORD, TEXAS — NAI ReStore, the retail unit of NAI Global, has brokered the sale of Harwood Central Village, a 119,742-square-foot neighborhood shopping center located in Bedford. NAI represented the seller, Centro Properties Group. The shopping center was acquired by Miami-based Gator Investments for an undisclosed amount.