FORNEY, TEXAS — Houston-based developer Lovett Industrial has broken ground on Innovation Ridge Logistics Park, a 1.1 million-square-foot speculative project in the eastern Dallas suburb of Forney. The development will consist of an 817,538-square-foot cross-dock facility, a 175,092-square-foot single-load building and a 145,020-square-foot single-load structure. Ware Malcomb designed the project, and Alston Construction is serving as the general contractor. Kimley-Horn is the civil engineer. Simmons Bank provided construction financing, and Cushman & Wakefield is the leasing agent. Completion is slated for September 2023.
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CEDAR HILL, COLLEYVILLE AND DENTON, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of three self-storage facilities totaling 1,743 units that are located in the North Texas cities of Cedar Hill, Colleyville and Denton. The portfolio totals 201,850 net rentable square feet. Brian Somoza, Steve Mellon, Matthew Wheeler, Adam Roossien and Jake Kinnear of JLL represented the seller, a joint venture between Chicago-based investment firm Harrison Street and Advantage Self Storage, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Texas-based investment firm HPI.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Southern California-based investment firm Buchanan Street Partners has purchased Jefferson Terrace, a 354-unit apartment community located north of Dallas in McKinney. The unit mix comprises 209 one-bedroom residences, 115 two-bedroom apartments and 30 three-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center with yoga and spin studios, clubhouse and resident lounge, game room, dog park, putting green and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Locally based firm JPI developed and sold Jefferson Terrace, which was 94 percent occupied at the time of sale. Tom Kenny of Bellwether Enterprise Real Estate Capital arranged a $56 million acquisition loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of Buchanan Street Partners.
HOUSTON — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Easy Self Storage, a 236-unit facility located along State Highway 249 in northwest Houston. The five-building property was built in 1984 and spans 29,716 net rentable square feet across 172 non-climate-controlled units and 64 climate-controlled units. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
SAN ANTONIO — Global telecommunications provider Spectrum has signed an office lease renewal and expansion at Crosswinds Business Park in northeast San Antonio. The tenant is taking an additional 19,808 square feet of space at Building B, which brings that structure to full occupancy. Charlie Weil and Luis Garza of Transwestern represented the landlord, Briar Meads Capital, in the lease negotiations. CBRE represented Spectrum.
WILMER, TEXAS — Southern California-based investment firm Cohen Asset Management has purchased Sunridge II, a 698,880-square-foot industrial facility located in the southern Dallas suburb of Wilmer. The cross-dock building was delivered in 2022 and is located off I-45 within one mile of the Union Pacific Intermodal Terminal. Building features include 40-foot clear heights, 138 dock doors, four drive-in ramps, an ESFR sprinkler system and 10,000 square feet of office space. Randy Baird, Jonathan Bryan, Ryan Thornton, Nathan Wynne and Eliza Bachhuber of CBRE represented the seller, Indianapolis-based Scannell Properties, in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sales of three self-storage facilities in San Antonio totaling 89,815 net rentable square feet across 650 units. The properties include Comal Ridge Self Storage, located at 23995 Bat Cave Road; Garden Ridge Self Storage, located at 22480 FM 3009; and Palo Alto Self Storage, located at 9018 Poteet Jourdanton Freeway Access Road. Jon Danklefs of Marcus & Millichap represented the three limited liability companies that sold the assets in the transactions. Each facility was purchased by a different buyer, with all parties requesting anonymity.
TEMPLE, TEXAS — Hunt Capital Partners has provided $13.6 million in Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity for Mariposa Scott & White, a 140-unit affordable seniors housing project in the Central Texas city of Temple. The development will consist of four three-story buildings on a 4.5-acre site. The majority (108) of the units will be rented to households earning up to 30, 50 or 60 percent of the area median income, and the remaining 32 units will be rented at market rates. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, business center, clubhouse, theater room and outdoor picnic areas. Cadence Bank is also providing a $16.8 million construction loan for the project, which is scheduled for a January 2024 completion. The borrower is a partnership between Sycamore Strategies and Stuart Shaw Family Development.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated a 19,074-square-foot office lease at Wildwood Corporate Centre in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The two-building, 330,000-square-foot complex was built in phases between 2014 and 2016 and offers a fitness center and conference facilities. Steve Rocher and Jason Presley of CBRE represented the landlord, an entity doing business as GeoSouthern Budde Road LLC, in the lease negotiations. Greg Usher of Cypressbrook Co. represented the tenant, FCC Environmental Services.
DALLAS — Partners, the Houston-based investment and brokerage firm formerly known as NAI Partners, has opened a Dallas-Fort Worth office at 1717 McKinney Ave. in Dallas. The office is the firm’s fourth in Texas, joining existing locations in Houston, Austin and San Antonio. Partners has tapped Jerod Hangartner to lead the brokerage services division of the new office as managing director. Hangartner joins the firm from Entrada Partners, where he most recently served as vice president of asset management.