PLANO, TEXAS — Developer High Street Residential has completed Legacy Square, a 363-unit apartment community located north of Dallas in Plano. Designed by GFF with interiors by Britt Design Group, Legacy Square features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, island kitchens, custom cabinetry and tile backsplashes. Private balconies/yards are also available in select units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a playground, cyberlounge, business center, clubroom and a package room. Rental rates start at $1,665 per month for a one-bedroom apartment.
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Dallas-based Younger Partners will renovate Crockett Row, a shopping, dining and entertainment district that spans five city blocks in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. Upgrades will include the addition of new gathering spaces, enhanced wayfinding and improved signage and lighting, as well as the installation of new elevators in parking garages. Younger Partners will also rebrand the property as Artisan Circle. Construction is scheduled to begin in January and to last 12 to 18 months. Crockett Row currently features a roster of 25 tenants and will welcome several new users— restaurants Terra Mediterranean, La Cabrona and Si Tapas and Rose Couture Nail Bar — next spring.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 49,542-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 119 Regal Row was built in 1978 and totals 230,710 square feet. Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Dogwood Industrial Properties, in the lease negotiations. Jeremy Mercer of Mercer Co. represented the tenant, Kit Composites, which serves the wind energy and marine industries.
DALLAS — MIINC Mechanical Contractors has signed a 36,800-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 1960 W. Northwest Highway in northwest Dallas. The single-tenant building was originally constructed in 1983. Scott Voelkel and Cullen Dickey of Dickey Property Co. represented the landlord, an unnamed Dallas-based family partnership, in the lease negotiations. The tenant was self-represented.
Following the financial markets crash 15 years ago, banks and other lenders began working with commercial real estate (CRE) borrowers who had run into trouble. Solutions included loan extensions, loan sales, recapitalizations and foreclosures. Today lenders are pulling out the playbook again. “We have seen a huge number of loan workout deals come across our desk,” says Jeff Salladin, a managing director with Dallas-based private debt fund Revere Capital. “Any lender that holds loans on their books is seeing the same thing.” Back in 2008, dodgy and highly leveraged residential and CRE loans — along with the emergence of exceedingly risky debt derivatives created by Wall Street — eventually crashed, causing the credit market to collapse. Today credit is still available, but the cost of it has spiked over the last 18 months. Consequently, many commercial properties owners have seen values plummet, making it difficult to find refinancing. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.’s (FDIC) imminent auction of Signature Bank’s $33 billion in commercial property loans and other assets is expected to attract bids as much as 40 percent below face value, according to The Wall Street Journal. That’s just the latest gloomy bellwether regarding CRE values and underscores the predicament …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners has provided $16.5 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for the development of Cady Lofts, a 100-unit affordable housing project in Austin. Cady Lofts will house studio apartments for renters earning 30 to 60 percent of the area median income and who are experiencing homelessness or physical/developmental disabilities. Units will feature modern appliances and eco-friendly utility systems, and residents will have access to a communal computer lab, health and wellness center, case management offices and central laundry facilities. The borrower is a partnership between developer SGI Ventures and the Housing Authority of the City of Austin. Three Bar Architects Inc. is designing the project, with Skybeck Construction serving as the primary contractor. Completion is slated for March 2025.
FULSHEAR, TEXAS —SurePoint Development, a self-storage owner-operator based in San Antonio, has agreed to purchase an 651-unit facility that is under construction in Fulshear, a western suburb of Houston. The site is located near the intersection of Texas Heritage Parkway and FM 1093, and the single-story facility will span 83,000 net rentable square feet of predominantly climate-controlled space. Completion is slated for next spring. The seller was not disclosed.
SAGINAW, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Journey Capital has broken ground on the third phase of development at Edition of Saginaw Senior Living, located just north of Fort Worth. The project will add 36 independent living cottages to the property. Journey Capital unveiled Phase I of the Edition of Saginaw Senior Living community in January 2022, featuring 22 independent living cottages. Phase II, which is currently under construction, will add a 71-bed assisted living and memory care facility by the end of this year.
DEER PARK, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 21,000-square-foot, full-building industrial lease in Deer Park, an eastern suburb of Houston. The building at 2751 Aaron St. sits on 10.3 acres and features 5,700 square feet of office space. Josh Carl and Trey Erwin led the transaction for Lee & Associates. The names of the tenant and landlord were not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Quicksilver Express Courier Inc. has signed a 6,732-square-foot industrial lease at Great Southwest Distribution Center in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Chris Kennedy of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Corby Hodgkiss of Mercer Co. represented the landlord, an entity doing business as Carrier SC Industrial LLC.