GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $16.5 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for The Chandler, a 164-unit multifamily property located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth in Grand Prairie. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool and a playground. Robert Siddall, William Givens, Shawn Givens and Ken Higgins of Colliers Mortgage originated the financing, which was structured with a five-year term and a 35-year amortization schedule. The borrower was Dallas-based private equity firm Reap Capital.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — RobotLAB Inc., an educational technology company that manufactures robotics and virtual reality products, has signed a 26,000-square-foot office lease in Southlake, a northern suburb of Fort Worth. The tenant is taking space at the 380,000-square-foot VariSpace Southlake facility, which offers an array of flexible workspace options. Chris Taylor, Johnny Johnson and Zach Bean of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, VariSpace, in the lease negotiations. Eric Cannon of Silver Tree Management represented RobotLAB.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Oil-and-gas giant Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) has acquired 77 acres in the northwest Houston suburb of Cypress. The parcel is situated within Bridgeland Central, a multi-phase campus spanning 925 acres within the larger Bridgeland master-planned community. The land seller was The Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHH), the master developer of the 11,500-acre Bridgeland development. The sales price for the Chevron land deal was not disclosed. “Chevron’s acquisition marks a pivotal moment for Bridgeland as the community enters its next phase of development as a leading job center for the region,” says Jim Carman, president of the Houston region for Howard Hughes Corp. “One of the top-selling communities in the country, Bridgeland is poised to benefit from the influx of businesses and their employees seeking to live and work in a centralized location that offers commercial opportunities, as well as single-family and multifamily housing options to meet growing demand.” Daniel Abate, head of corporate real estate for Chevron, says the company could potentially establish a research-and-development campus on the newly acquired land. “Chevron is attracted to the opportunities Bridgeland has to offer and views this acquisition as a strong addition to our asset portfolio,” says Abate. Details about the …
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — KeyBank Real Estate Capital has provided a $32.3 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Williamson at the Overlook, a 270-unit apartment community located in the northern Austin suburb of Georgetown. Built in 2019, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool with cabanas and grilling areas, a 24-hour fitness center, cybercafé, clubroom and an entertainment kitchen. Timothy DeWispelaere and Eric Jones of KeyBank originated the fixed-rate financing on behalf of the borrower, RSE Capital Partners.
HOUSTON — Regional lender Amegy Bank has provided a $25 million construction loan for NHH Gray, a 135-unit affordable housing project that will be located in Houston’s Northline neighborhood. The property will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will be reserved for low- to moderate-income residents and amenities such as a community kitchen, lounge, library and meeting/social service offices. The building will also house a preschool that residents’ children can attend free of charge. The borrower is New Hope Housing. Construction is scheduled to begin in October and to be complete in summer 2025.
DALLAS — Mexican investment firm Grupo Haddad has completed the $8 million renovation of a 110,000-square-foot office building located at 2501 Cedar Springs Road in Uptown Dallas. The seven-story building was originally constructed in 1982. The renovation delivered an upgraded lobby, ground-floor restaurant with patio seating, tenant conference center, upgraded parking garage and enhanced common areas and restrooms. Significant improvements were also made to the building’s systems and equipment. Grupo Haddad has tapped Newmark to lease the newly renovated space.
HOUSTON — UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions has signed a 176,152-square-foot industrial lease at Rankin 45 Distribution Center in North Houston. The cross-dock building features 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system, four drive-up ramps and parking for 259 cars and 23 trailers. Geoff Perrott and Jeff Venghaus of JLL, along with Matt Knafel with KWILL Advisors, represented UMOJA Supply Chain Solutions in the lease negotiations. Joseph Smith and Faron Wiley of CBRE represented the landlord, a joint venture between Trammell Crow Co. and Clarion Partners.
SAN ANTONIO — An undisclosed auto parts manufacturer has preleased a 150,512-square-foot industrial building on the south side of San Antonio. The tenant is leasing the entirety of Building 2 within Brooks Global Crossing, an industrial campus located within the 1,308-acre Brooks master-planned development. Carter Thurmond and Witt Westbrook of Transwestern represented the landlord, Cambridge Development, in the lease negotiations. Building 2 is under construction and expected to be complete by the second quarter of 2024.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — A joint venture between three Austin-based real estate firms — Cordova Real Estate Ventures, Riverside and Live Oak — has broken ground on Phase I of New Hope, a $250 million mixed-use project located in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park. The first two phases of the project are being developed across six parcels on New Hope Drive. Phase I will include three Class A industrial buildings totaling 271,689 square feet. The second phase of development will include an additional 213,700 square feet of industrial space. The project is also set to include a 32-acre development named The District at New Hope. This portion of the project is still in design, but could include a mix of retail, entertainment, restaurant, hospitality, office space, and research-and-development space. A timeline for the development was not announced. The project team for New Hope includes Zapalac/Reed Construction Co., McFarland Architecture and Malone Wheeler. Live Oak will market and lease the project’s industrial space, and Travis Robertson with JLL has been tapped to handle leasing of retail and restaurant space. A number of industrial developments are currently underway in suburban Austin, including 5900 Ben White, an industrial project also by Riverside …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas-based private equity firm SPI Advisory has acquired Parkview Terraces, a 244-unit apartment community in South Austin. The property was originally developed in 2009 as Cortland Southpark Terraces and was recently renovated. According to Apartments.com, Parkview Terraces features one-, two- and three-bedroom units that range in size from 700 to 1,348 square feet and amenities such as two pools, a clubhouse, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling and dining stations and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Fritz Waldvogel of Colliers Mortgage originated an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for the deal.