HOUSTON — National homebuilder Taylor Morrison has signed a 29,000-square-foot office lease at Reserve at Westchase, a 194,919-square-foot building in Houston’s Westchase District. Jack Scharnberg and John Heard of Transwestern represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Jon Lee and Claire Douthit of CBRE represented the tenant, which is relocating from a nearby building at 2929 Briarpark Drive. Reserve at Westchase is currently undergoing a capital improvement program to upgrade the lobby and other common areas.
DALLAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 19,791-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 5145 Norwood Road was built in 1981, totals 43,040 square feet and features 22-foot clear heights, three drive-in bays and 156-foot truck court depths. Ally Tanghongs of Lee & Associates represented the Tenant, Xpress Foods, in the lease negotiations. Stephen Williamson and Matthew Johnson, also with Lee & Associates, represented the landlord, Stonelake Capital Partners.
HOUSTON — HVAC systems provider Daikin Comfort Technologies has leased 500,840 square feet of industrial space at The Great 290 Distribution Center, a newly built facility located near the intersection of The Grand Parkway and I-290 in northwest Houston. Designed by Powers Brown Architecture, The Great 290 Distribution Center occupies 41 acres within a 64-acre site, allowing tenants additional space for outdoor trailer parking or materials storage. Nathan Wynne and Jason Dillee of CBRE represented the landlord, locally based developer Pagewood, in the lease negotiations. Seth Koschak, Tyler Maner and Heath Donica of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant, which will occupy the entirety of the building.
MANSFIELD, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of The Audrey, a 211-unit apartment complex in Mansfield, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. Built in 2021, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 923 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse and outdoor grilling and dining stations. Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware, Jeff Kindorf and Will Balthrope of IPA represented the seller, a partnership between Carleton Cos. and M.R. Development, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, a partnership between RPM and a fund managed by Roseview Investment Advisors.
HOUSTON — Locally based developer Levcor has completed renovations at Post Oak Plaza, a retail power center in Houston’s Uptown neighborhood. Capital improvements included updates to building and store facades, new lighting, upgraded landscaping and widened pathways. Additionally, three new tenants have signed leases at the center: scratch kitchen Local Foods (3,016 square feet), mattress retailer Saatva (4,000 square feet) and furniture provider Arhaus (22,201 square feet). Renovations were first announced in mid-2021.
DALLAS — Florida Tile has signed a 14,903-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Dallas. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 9755 Clifford Drive was built on 8.2 acres in 2001 and totals 114,320 square feet. Adam Graham and Stephen Williamson of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Prologis, in the lease negotiations. The tenant representative was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated an 8,263-square-foot office lease in Houston’s Greenway/Upper Kirby area. According to LoopNet Inc., the seven-story building at 2990 Richmond Ave. was constructed in 1967, renovated in 1995 and totals 83,617 square feet. Perry Mazzone & Ryan Hartsell of Oxford Partners represented the tenant, In-Home Attendant Services, in the lease negotiations. Priscilla Alexander of Hansen Partners represented the landlord.
SPRING, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $28 million loan for the refinancing of The Landing at Augusta Woods, a 148-unit seniors housing community in Spring, a northern suburb of Houston. The community comprises a 120-unit apartment-style complex that provides independent living, assisted living and memory care services, as well as 28 to-be-built independent living, duplex-style cottage units. Zane Sweet, Alanna Ellis, Zach Brantley and Kyle White of JLL arranged the four-year, fixed-to-floating-rate loan from an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower, Harmony Communities, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund an expansion of the community.
HOUSTON — Clay Development is nearing completion of High Life Distribution Center, a 103,100-square-foot industrial project in northwest Houston. The facility sits on an 8.1-acre site at 15930 Tomball Parkway and is part of the 21-acre High Life Business Park, which Clay Development originally began working on in 2010. Building features include 32-foot clear heights, 27 dock doors, two drive-in doors, 2,600 square feet of office space and 61 car parking spots. The building is expected to be ready for occupancy by the end of the year.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Northmarq has brokered the sale of Cielo at Azulyk, a 32-unit apartment complex in central Austin. The property consists of four two-story buildings on a 2.5-acre site that were built between 1973 and 1986 ad house one- and two-bedroom units. Hayden Schnieders, Will Collier, Jordan Vaughn, Chase Gardner, Diane Sogal and Scott Lamontagne of Northmarq represented the seller, Atlanta-based Zavala Capital Group, in the transaction. Noah Villicana and Cheryl Higley of Northmarq arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, California-based Mosch Capital, which plans to implement a value-add program.