DALLAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of the $3.7 million ground lease sale of a 4,680-square-foot restaurant in Dallas that is triple-net-leased to Chick-fil-A. The building, which was constructed on 1.5 acres in 2023, is an outparcel to The Shops at Redbird, a 720,000-square-foot development on the city’s southwest side. Matthew Mousavi and Patrick Luther of SRS represented the seller, a Dallas-based developer, in the transaction. The buyer was a Dallas-based 1031 exchange investor. Both parties requested anonymity. The corporate-guaranteed lease has 14 years of term remaining.
SEGUIN, TEXAS — The Boulder Group has brokered the $2.4 million sale of a single-tenant net-leased (STNL) retail property in Seguin, located on the northeastern outskirts of San Antonio. The sale encompassed two buildings that are located across the street from one another and operated under a single lease with Joe Hudson’s Collision Center, an automotive repair operator with more than 200 locations nationwide. Zach Wright and Brandon Wright of Boulder Group represented the seller, a local investor, in the transaction. The buyer was a 1031 exchange investor. Both parties requested anonymity.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 40,018-square-foot industrial lease in Arlington. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 4100 New York Ave. was built in 2018 and totals 110,468 square feet. Mark Graybill and Reed Parker of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, New York City-based Link Logistics Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. Brian Gilchrist of CBRE represented the tenant, Lapgear, which provides surfaces for office and lifestyle activity usage.
For more than seven months in 2024, the commercial real estate investment market remained on a sluggish path. High interest rates continued to not only challenge many asset owners who needed refinancing, but also buyers and sellers looking to make deals. For instance, some $174.7 billion in property investment sales during the first half of the year was 7 percent below a year earlier, according to MSCI Real Assets. In such uncertain times, it’s not unusual for the commercial real estate market to experience bouts of bifurcation. Typically, those are marked by trends such as rising demand for higher quality offices during economic slumps when tenants can fetch discounted rents. Early in the recovery phase, it’s not unusual for investment to flow into tech-oriented metros at the expense of other cities. The Federal Reserve’s aggressive hike of the federal funds rate has created another category of bifurcation, especially as it relates to floating-rate bridge debt and how lenders are managing their loan portfolios. That is, the difference between the performance of assets depending on when owners financed the properties, says Jeff Salladin, a managing director with Dallas-based private debt fund Revere Capital. “It’s a question of vintage,” he explains. “Loans …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — DICK’s Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) will open an 800,000-square-foot distribution center in Fort Worth, a move that is expected to create about 300 new jobs within the local economy over the next 10 years. The facility will be situated on an 89.5-acre site within Risinger/35 Logistics Park, a development by Hillwood on the city’s south side, and will serve more than 100 stores across several states. Construction of the facility, which is expected to create more than 800 temporary jobs, is scheduled to begin this fall and to be complete in early 2026. Nationally, the Pittsburgh-based retailer operates five other distribution centers in Georgia, New York, Arizona, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
CHANNELVIEW, TEXAS — A joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) and an affiliate of South Atlantic Services is underway on construction of Carpenters Logistics Center, a 752,134-square-foot industrial project located in the eastern Houston suburb of Channelview. The development team has tilted the walls on the cross-dock building and is targeting January 2025 for delivery. Building features of Carpenters Logistics Center include a cross-dock configuration, 40-foot clear heights, 330 trailer parking stalls and an ESFR sprinkler system. The site also features five acres of contiguous industrial outdoor storage space. Seeberger Architecture designed the project, and D.E. Harvey Builders is serving as the general contractor. CBRE is the leasing agent.
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Interra Capital Group has acquired the 600,000-square-foot historic Esperson complex in downtown Houston. Comprising two structures that are known as the Niels and Mellie Esperson Buildings, the complex is home to a mix of commercial users. The buildings were originally constructed in 1927 and 1941 to pay homage to real estate and oil magnate Niels Esperson and reflect the importance of those industries in the growth of the local economy during that time. Cameron Management manages the property, which Interra acquired by foreclosure through a note purchased from MetLife Investment Management earlier this year. Details on Interra’s plan to revitalize the property were not disclosed.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Los Angeles-based investment firm BH Properties has purchased a two-building, 203,499-square-foot industrial property located at 12100-12105 Esther Lama Drive in El Paso. The buildings are situated on a 17-acre site adjacent to I-10 on the city’s east side and were originally constructed in 1986 to house the manufacturing and storage operations of the Tony Lama boot company. Brett Preston and David Hingst of Cushman & Wakefield/PIRES International represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The sales price was also not disclosed.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 9,291-square-foot retail strip center in Frisco. The property was fully leased at the time of sale to five tenants: Active Dental, Stonebrook Eyecare & Eyewear, ATI Physical Therapy, Momo’s Coffeehouse and Jamba Juice. William Kim of Marcus & Millichap represented the buyer, JT Arlington, in the transaction. Duke Dennis of Marcus & Millichap Capital Corp. (MMCC) arranged $2.8 million in acquisition financing through a local credit union for the deal. The nonrecourse, five-year loan carried a fixed interest rate of 7 percent.
FATE, TEXAS — Tampa-based investment firm American Landmark has purchased Prose Eastgate, a 366-unit apartment community in Fate, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. Built in 2023, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and walk-in closets. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining stations, resident lounge, entertainment kitchen, a fitness center, business center, dog park and package lockers. The seller and sales price were not disclosed, but Prose is the workforce housing brand of Alliance Residential. American Landmark has since rebranded the property as Jameson Apartments.