EL PASO, TEXAS — St. Louis-based Sansone Group and its equity partner Raith Capital Partners will develop Rancho del Rey Logistics Park, an industrial development in El Paso that will ultimately comprise more than 3.7 million square feet. The 235-acre site at the junction of at I-10 and Loop 375 features proximity to the Ysleta-Zaragoza port of entry. Rancho del Rey Logistics Park will be developed in three phases via a ground lease with an undisclosed local family that has owned the land for multiple generations. A groundbreaking ceremony for Phase I, which will encompass three buildings totaling roughly 1.4 million square feet, will take place in mid-March. The first of those three buildings, a 413,035-square-foot structure, is slated for a fourth-quarter delivery and is fully preleased to Fortune 100 company Bosch. Bob Feinberg and Tom Jones of Colliers represented the landowner and developers in structuring the ground lease and in negotiating the lease for Building 1. Brett Preston and David Hingst of Cushman & Wakefield represented Bosch.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Taurus Investment Holdings and AOG Living has broken ground on The Evergreen at Whisper Valley, a 348-unit multifamily project in East Austin. Designed by The Sage Group and located within the 2,670-acre Whisper Valley master-planned community, the property will offer one, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, resident clubhouse, business center, beer garden, dog park and nature trails. Residents will also have access to a 600-acre public park. Delivery is slated for spring 2025.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer LYND has begun leasing The Josephine, a 261-unit apartment community in San Antonio’s historic Pearl District. Designed by Austin-based Davies Collaborative, The Josephine offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 468 to 1,594 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, rooftop terrace, outdoor kitchen, game room, dog run and a library with conference rooms. Rents start at roughly $2,000 per month for a one-bedroom apartment. The first move-ins are scheduled to begin in late spring.
FORT WORTH — La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries has signed a 15,633-square-foot retail lease in Fort Worth. The freestanding building at 4530 S. Hulen St. is located on the city’s south side and previously housed a Bassett Furniture store. Gretchen Miller and Emilie Paulson of Weitzman represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. JLL represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 9,283-square-foot industrial building in northwest Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the single-tenant property at 10959 Cutten Road was built in 2004 and features 16-foot clear heights and 20 dock-high doors. Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard of Partners represented the buyer, M-Tech Electric LLC, in the transaction. Nick Bergmann of CBRE represented the undisclosed seller.
HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Atlanta-based fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A has opened a $100 million distribution center in Hutchins, a southern suburb of Dallas, according to reports from multiple news outlets including Fox 4 KDFW and The Dallas Express. Both publications report that the facility will span approximately 290,000 square feet, employ more than 200 people and serve more than 200 restaurants in the region. Chick-fil-A, which opened its 3,000th restaurant a couple months ago in Dallas, now operates seven distribution centers throughout the country.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has broken ground on The Vickery, a 321-unit multifamily project in downtown Fort Worth. Designed by GFF and developed in partnership with SCOA Real Estate Partners, The Vickery will consist of 307 apartments, 14 townhomes and a 5,300-square-foot restaurant with a second-story lounge. Residential amenities will include a pool, rooftop lounge, coworking space and two dog parks. First United Bank provided a $61 million construction loan for the project. Heather McClure and Jonathan Paine of Walker & Dunlop arranged the loan on behalf of Trademark. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in spring 2026.
HOUSTON — Whitestone REIT (NYSE: WSR) has purchased Garden Oaks Shopping Center, a 107,000-square-foot shopping center in northwest Houston. German discount grocer Aldi anchors the center, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale to a mix of 19 service and convenience-based tenants, including Planet Fitness. Ryan West, John Indelli, Ryan Olive and Clay Anderson of JLL represented the seller, a subsidiary of Silver Star Properties REIT, in the transaction. The sale follows the disposition of a nearby 14,000-square-foot retail strip center of the same name earlier this year.
HOUSTON — Locally based development and investment firm Levcor has acquired a 67,000-square-foot industrial building in West Houston. The single-story building at 67 Portwest Drive was originally constructed on four acres in 1987. Kevin Holland and Britton Holland of Edge Capital Markets represented the seller, Intertek, in the transaction. Sasha Levine represented Levcor on an internal basis.
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Cravey Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a 9,508-square-foot industrial facility in Corpus Christi. The building at 1330 Spindletop Road was built on a four-acre site within Wildcat Industrial Park in 2020 and offers 2,488 square feet of office space and 2.7 acres for outdoor storage. Scott Fauver of Cravey represented the seller, Humpal Real Estate, in the transaction. Rob Stillwell of Newmark represented the buyer, Enterprise Products Partners.