MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate, the locally based investment and brokerage firm formerly known as NAI Partners, has negotiated a 56,970-square-foot industrial lease at 13615 S. Gessner Road in Missouri City, a southwestern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built in 2014 and totals 123,300 square feet. Chris Caudill of Partners represented the tenant, 2020 Exhibits, a provider of products and services for tradeshow events, in the lease negotiations. Lexie Curry represented the landlord, EQT Exeter, on an internal basis.
HOUSTON — PackGene Biotech, a Massachusetts-based provider of gene therapy solutions, is underway on construction of a 25,000-square-foot life sciences project in South Houston. The site at 9310 Kirby St. will feature space for biomanufacturing, research and development, lab operations, warehousing and office usage. Perkins&Will is designing the facility and BE&K Building Group is serving as the general contractor. Completion is slated for the end of the year.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — New York-based brokerage firm Keen-Summit Capital Partners has arranged the $102.2 million bankruptcy sale of a portfolio of 13 office buildings, which are collectively known as Braker Metric Business Park, and one retail strip center in Austin. The sales price represents a cap rate of 5.7 percent. According to the Austin Business Journal, the portfolio was previously owned by locally based investment firm World Class Holdings. The buyer was MIG Real Estate Partners. The office component totals 544,497 square feet, and the retail property spans 15,302 square feet. The properties are located at the intersections of West Braker Lane, Kramer Lane and Metric Boulevard on the city’s north-central side.
SAN ANTONIO — Cold Creek Solutions, a cold storage developer based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, has sold a roughly 300,000-square-foot facility located at the intersection of I-10 and Loop 410 in San Antonio. The newly built facility features convertible spaces with temperatures ranging from -20 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit to accommodate a range of food uses. Additional building features include 48-foot clear heights, 45,000 pallet positions and 6,000 square feet of office space. ARCO National Construction served as the general contractor for the project.
HOUSTON — Stream Realty Partners has completed Raceway Northwest Distribution Center, a 156,483-square-foot speculative industrial project in northwest Houston. The front-load building features 36-foot clear heights, 35 dock-high doors, 109 car parking spaces and 22 trailer parking stalls. In addition, Raceway Northwest Distribution Center offers office space, fully fenced truck courts and quick access to the Sam Houston Tollway and U.S. Highway 290. Stream is also the project’s leasing agent.
HOUSTON — Cypressbrook Co. has negotiated the sale of a 25,000-square-foot industrial building that sits on a two-acre site within Central Green Business Park in North Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property at 1950 S. Starpoint Drive was built in 1982. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook Co. represented the seller, LuAnn Houston Properties, in the transaction. Wes Cole of Rubicon Representation represented the buyer, an entity doing business as Coral Sea Holdco LLC.
DALLAS — An undisclosed, international aviation firm has signed a 23,040-square-foot industrial lease at PROTO Park, a 250,000-square-foot industrial facility in the Brookhollow neighborhood of Dallas. Sarah Ozanne and Lena Pierce of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, a partnership between Dallas-based M2G Ventures and Austin-based Pennybacker Capital, in the lease negotiations. Ryan Buchanan of CBRE represented the tenant. PROTO Park is now 90 percent leased.
EL PASO, TEXAS — Atlanta-based investment firm MDH Partners has entered into an agreement to acquire Loop 375 Industrial, a three-building, 554,960-square-foot development that is nearing completion in El Paso. The site spans 36.7 acres, and the development features 191 trailer parking spaces, 230 car parking spaces and clear heights of 32 to 36 feet. Bret Felberg and Jeff Morris of Colliers represented the seller and developer, Houston-based NIT Industrial, in the transaction. MDH Partners also provided NIT Industrial with mezzanine debt to complete construction. The financing is coterminous with the senior construction loan, which was provided by Veritex Community Bank. CBRE is leasing the development, which is scheduled to come on line this fall.
DENTON, TEXAS — Atlanta-based multifamily developer Wood Partners has opened Alta Denton Station, a 248-unit apartment community in North Texas. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom formats and are furnished with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, tile backsplashes and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking space, pet care facilities and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Rents start at $1,300 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
SAN ANTONIO — CBRE has arranged the $5.3 million sale of the Villita Assembly Building, a 24,785-square-foot event center in downtown San Antonio. The single-story building was constructed on 1.1 acres in 1958 and includes a banquet hall, kitchen and an outdoor plaza. Andrew Price of CBRE represented the seller, CPS Energy, in the transaction. The buyer, GrayStreet Partners, intends to upgrade and restore the Villita Assembly Building and keep it as an event venue.