GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Indianapolis-based Duke Realty Corp. has leased a 1.06 million-square-foot industrial building to Farley’s & Sathers. The candy manufacturer will occupy all of Grand Lakes II, a bulk warehouse building located at 3953 Guilford St. in Grand Prairie. The building features 32-foot clear ceiling heights, 247 dock doors, three drive-in doors and 141 trailer storage spaces. The property also fronts Interstate 30 and is in close proximity to DFW Airport. Al and Trip Leon of Leon Brothers represented Farley's & Sather’s in lease negotiations. Curt Hefner provided in-house representation for Duke. Farley's & Sathers had previously operated out of two facilities located in Arlington, Texas, until expanding into the new facility.
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ARLINGTON, TEXAS — CB Richard Ellis (CBRE) has negotiated the sale of Southwest Plaza, a 142,047-square-foot retail center located at 4400 Little Rd. in Arlington. The property was 76 percent occupied at the time of sale by a tenant roster that includes Office Depot, Gold’s Gym, CATO and ACE Hardware. It is shadow-anchored by Albertson’s. Chris Gerard and Jennifer Pierson of CBRE’s Dallas office represented the seller, Madison, Wis.-based CUNA Mutual Insurance Society. The property was acquired by SWP Enterprises for an undisclosed amount.
SAN ANTONIO — Grubb & Ellis has brokered the sale of Fredericks Circle Shopping Center, an 81,784-square-foot shopping center located at 4400 Fredericksburg Rd. in San Antonio. The property is located 1 block south of Crossroads Mall; and was 88 percent occupied at the time of closing. Jason Brumm and Jerry Williams of Grubb & Ellis’ San Antonio office represented the buyer, a San Antonio-based investment group led by Daniel Jacob, Jr. The locally based seller was undisclosed.
AUSTIN AND LUBBOCK, TEXAS — The Dallas office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has arranged the refinancing of two Texas properties for a total of $60.3 million. In the first transaction, HFF secured a $44 million loan for a downtown Austin office property located at the corner of 6th Street and Congress Avenue. The property comprises the 26-story, 261,609-square-foot Bank of America Building; a vacant parking garage situated on a 0.34-acre parcel; a 90,000-square-foot vacant commercial building; and a 0.81-acre covered parcel that is scheduled for development into a 1,150-space parking garage. HFF’s Andy Scott and Brandon Chavoya originated the loan between the borrower, a joint venture between locally based T. Stacey & Associates and Chicago-based Walton Street Capital, and the lender, CapitalSource Finance. Terms of the loan include an adjustable interest rate and a 30-month term. Loan proceeds will be used to complete capital improvements and future leasing of the property. In Lubbock, HFF secured $16.2 million in Freddie Mac financing for Ashton Pointe, a 366-unit multifamily community located at 308 Frankford. Completed in three phases from 1996 to 2003, the property was 92 percent occupied at the time of closing. The loan carries a 5.64 percent fixed interest …
HOUSTON AND AMARILLO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered two Texas sales. In Houston, Brian Janak of the firm’s Houston office represented the seller in the disposition of Byrne Heights Apartments, a 30-unit community located at 935 Byrne in the city’s Woodland Heights submarket. The property was constructed in 1963 and was 85 percent occupied at the time of closing. The seller was a California-based private investor, and the buyer was a locally based, limited liability company. The acquisition price was not released, but the property listed for $1.56 million. Additionally, Jason Vitorino and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap’s Dallas office negotiated the sale of a 7,653-square-foot Bridgestone/Firestone store located in Amarillo. The property is situated on approximately 1 acre on South Coulter Street. The seller was a Texas-based limited partnership; the buyer was a Texas-based, limited liability corporation. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS — The Woodlands, Texas-based J. Beard Real Estate Co. has completed the sale of a 14.93-acre industrial development site located at the intersection of Richey and Hardy Toll roads in Harris County. The buyer, a private partnership based out of The Woodlands, plans to market the property for build-to-suit and individual industrial sites; construction is slated to begin in April. The property was sold by Phoenix-based Airport 288 II. Herb Jackson of J. Beard will handle leasing and sales for the project. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS — Southfield, Mich.-based NAI Farbman has brokered the sale of a 478,810-square-foot industrial building located at 8600 North Central Freeway in Wichita Falls. Laney Cavazos of NAI represented the seller, Delphi Automotive Systems. The property was acquired by SBP Enterprises, which is also a tenant of the building. The acquisition price was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Colorado-based Mountain West Industrial Properties has acquired Northgate III Business Center, a three-building distribution center located in the Northeast submarket of Dallas. The property totals 161,729 square feet and was 75 percent occupied at the time of closing. Mountain West plans to renovate the property’s vacant units in order to better attract prospective tenants. The company has named Stephen Cooper of locally based NAI Robert Lynn to lease the project. The sale was negotiated by Larry Leon of CB Richard Ellis. It marks Mountain West’s second acquisition in the city.
DALLAS — The Allen Group has relocated its corporate headquarters from San Diego to Dallas. The team will temporarily occupy space within the Chase Tower in downtown Dallas, where it will share offices with The Allen Group’s Texas development division. Key executives relocating to Dallas include CEO Richard Allen, CFO Ken Howell, director of leasing and marketing Jon Cross, and director of construction services David Hernandez. As part of the transition, Cross and Hernandez will both take on additional responsibilities for the company. Cross now manages leasing activities for the Dallas Logistics Hub, Allen’s 6,000-acre, multi-modal logistics park located in South Dallas County, in addition to his national marketing responsibilities. Hernandez is now responsible for managing the vertical and infrastructure construction activities at Dallas Logistics Hub.
RICHARDSON AND CARROLLTON, TEXAS — The Dallas office of Holliday Fenoglio Fowler (HFF) has brokered the sale of a four-property Texas industrial portfolio. The properties total 248,279 square feet, and they are located in the Dallas suburbs of Richardson and Carrollton. They include: 400 Industrial Drive North and South, two buildings in Richardson that total 77,790 and 62,181 square feet, respectively; a 61,998-square-foot building located at 1030 Trend Dr. in Carrollton; and a 46,310-square-foot building located at 1101 Venture Ct., also in Carrollton. HFF’s Jud Clements and Robby Rieke represented the seller, RREEF Real Estate. The portfolio was acquired by a Dallas-based investment partnership for an undisclosed amount.