HOUSTON — General contractor Tellepsen Construction is underway on the Center for Biotechnology, a 17,450-square-foot academic project on the campus of San Jacinto College in Houston. Designed by Pfluger Architects, the facility is a laboratory suite with an entry lobby fitted with lockers, a breakroom and workroom for students and staff. Completion is slated for May 2025.
HOUSTON — Colliers has negotiated a 10,533-square-foot industrial lease in Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 7420 Wynnpark Drive was built in 1967 and totals 49,088 square feet. John Parsley and Jeff Peltier of Colliers represented the tenant, furniture provider Meredith O’Donnell Inc., in the lease negotiations. Boone Smith of Stream Realty Partners represented the undisclosed landlord.
LITTLE ELM, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The District in Little Elm, a 324-unit apartment community located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The property was built on 10 acres in 2023 and includes 19 townhomes and 10,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. The amenity package comprises a pool, fitness center, dog park and spa, clubhouse, package lockers, private work pods, a coffee bar and grilling stations. Drew Kile, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware and Cameron Purse of IPA represented the seller, Palladium USA, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Quarry Capital.
LIVE OAK, TEXAS — Dick’s Sporting Goods will open a 100,000-square-foot “House of Sport” store at Live Oak Town Center, a shopping center development located on the northeastern outskirts of San Antonio. The space will feature a climbing wall, outdoor field, multiple golf bays and a multi-sport cage that can be used for baseball, softball, lacrosse and soccer. IKEA (300,000 square feet) and Floor & Décor (79,681 square feet) anchor Live Oak Town Center, which is being developed in phases and will ultimately feature more than 800,000 square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment space. A tentative opening date was not announced. Weitzman owns Live Oak Town Center.
HOUSTON — Credit union Wellby Financial has purchased 9.5 acres in southeast Houston for its new headquarters facility. The site is located near Baybrook Mall and about three miles from Wellby’s current headquarters office at 1330 Gemini St. The square footage of the new complex was not disclosed, but the project will be developed in phases, with construction scheduled to begin next year. Kelly Hutchinson of Colliers represented Wellby Financial in the land purchase. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale of an apartment building in San Antonio’s Oak Park/Northwood neighborhood. According to Apartments.com, Riviera Apartments totals 20 units in studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and was built in 1965. Steve Garza and Justin Ventura of Partners represented the buyer, an entity doing business as SP 2118 Edgehill LLC, in the transaction. Diego Guevara of Core Commercial represented the undisclosed seller.
HOUSTON — Cima Cash Handling America Inc., which provides computer hardware to count and track money, has signed a 3,400-square-foot lease at an industrial flex facility located at 15720 Park Row Drive in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building spans 28,800 square feet and was originally constructed in 1998. Jason Gibbons of the Finial Group represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the landlord were not disclosed.
By Taylor Williams If you build it, they will come — assuming “it” is equipped with the all the facilities, necessities and conveniences of 21st-century living. As residents and consumers, it is remarkably easy to overlook the critical pieces of infrastructure that enable these necessities and conveniences. From the perspective of end users, these facilities and systems are not instrumental to the success of commercial and residential developments because they are taken for granted as minimal requirements for occupancy. Further, in many cases, the infrastructure is not visible to the naked eye. Yet for developers, particularly those in high-growth regions like North Texas, infrastructure is anything but an afterthought. “In the eyes of developers, infrastructure is a primary aspect of any project,” says Jack Turnage, development manager at Wildcatter Realty Partners, the developer behind The Greenbelt, a 325-acre mixed-use project in Hunt County. “Without that, the only way to navigate our site is on horseback.” Located in Greenville on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas, The Greenbelt is one of numerous large-scale mixed-use projects sprouting up in the region. Plans call for close to 1,000 single-family and multifamily units; several hundred thousand square feet of commercial space; numerous restaurant pad sites; …
DENTON, TEXAS — A partnership between two Dallas-based firms, Town Cos. and BC2 Capital, and New Orleans-based Benson Capital Partners has purchased Panhandle at Rayzor Ranch, a 105-unit multifamily property located in the North Texas city of Denton. The complex is part of the 400-acre Rayzor Ranch mixed-use development. Information on floor plans and amenities was not disclosed. The seller and sales price were also not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based development and brokerage firm Finial Group has completed a 90,328-square-foot industrial project in South Houston. The project represents the third and final phase of Independence Business Park and consists of three buildings that total 46,378, 18,525 and 25,425 square feet. Each building features more than 2,000 square feet of office space. All told, Independence Business Park comprises seven freestanding buildings on a roughly 19-acre site.