TULSA, OKLA. — Miami-based hospitality brokerage firm Park-Equities has negotiated the sale of a 96-room hotel in Tulsa. The property originally opened as a Residence Inn and was operated under the Motel 6 brand at the time of sale. SL Capital purchased the property from an undisclosed seller. Park-Equities brokered the deal in conjunction with Jennifer Stein Real Estate.
HOUSTON — Diamond Offshore Drilling has signed a 62,584-square-foot office headquarters lease in Houston’s Energy Corridor area. The energy firm will occupy the ninth, 11th and 12th floors of One Eldridge, a 245,315-square-foot building, with plans to move in during the fourth quarter. Lonna Jenks of JLL and Eric Anderson of Transwestern represented Diamond Offshore in the lease negotiations. Jon Dutton and Andrew Elliott represented the landlord, Granite Properties, on an internal basis.
DALLAS — FTK Construction Services has completed the $19 million rehabilitation of Fairway Village Apartments, a 250-unit affordable housing complex in Dallas that was originally built in 1969. Benton Design Group served as the project architect, and KeyBank provided construction financing. A partnership between Denver-based investment firm Monroe Group and Steele Properties owns Fairway Village. Exterior renovations included new roofs, paint, parking lot pavement, sidewalks and perimeter fencing. Infrastructural upgrades targeted the heating and air conditioning systems, as well as the plumbing and electrical systems. Interior improvements involved updating kitchens with new appliances, cabinets and countertops; enhancing bathrooms with new vanities, toilets and tub surrounds; and adding new flooring, interior doors, windows and fixtures. Lastly, the project team delivered a new community building with a kitchen, computer lab, playground and pavilion and also renovated the leasing and management office.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Cypressbrook Co. has arranged the sale of Richmond Design Center, a 25,441-square-foot shopping center in West Houston’s Greenway/Upper Kirby submarket. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 1.6 acres in 1958 and renovated in 2003. John Hornbuckle of Cypressbrook Co. and Rick Hazard of Realty Services Group represented the Seller, America Equifinance Corp., in the transaction. Joe Foty of The Blue Ox Group represented the buyer, HRD Interests.
PASADENA, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage and investment firm Baker Katz has acquired a 22,241-square-foot, retail building that sits on a 2.9-acre site at 5445 Fairmont Parkway in Pasadena, an eastern suburb of Houston. The freestanding building most recently housed a Pep Boys auto parts store. Mark Raines of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Ben Brown represented Baker Katz, which plans to implement a value-add program, on an internal basis.
HOUSTON — Beauty Empire has signed a 14,471-square-foot retail lease at Barker Cypress Marketplace in West Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property was built on 16.5 acres in 1999 and totals 81,360 square feet. Jason Gaines of Sturbridge Commercial Real Estate represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Okyi Urbina-Torres of W. Realty & Investment Group represented the tenant, which will backfill a space previously occupied by CVS.
HOUSTON — Three new retailers have signed leases to open stores at Rice Village District, a shopping center located at 6225 Kirby Drive in Houston. Boutique retailer Luminary Lifestyle, jewelry brand gorjana and apparel retailer Mizzen+Main are all scheduled to open spaces at the property in early 2024. Bluestone Lane, [solidcore], The Rice Box and Navy Blue also recently opened at the center.
DALLAS — Houston-based developer Lovett Industrial has broken ground on a 960,956-square-foot project within the 140-acre Trinity West Business Park in West Dallas. Buildings II and III will total 763,960 and 196,996 square feet and are being developed as build-to-suits for a global logistics company and Dallas County, respectively. Arch-Con Corp. is the general contractor for the project, completion of which is slated for the fourth quarter.
IRVING, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm Wellington Realty has arranged the sale of Cielo Azul, an apartment community in Irving that was originally built in 1985 and totals 320 units, according to Apartments.com. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center, playground and outdoor grilling and dining stations. David Shaffer, Caleb Jones, Will Miller and Charles Larkam of Wellington Realty brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
IRVING, TEXAS — Eagle Property Capital, an investment firm with offices in Miami and Mexico, has sold Colinas Ranch Apartments, a 160-unit multifamily complex in Irving. Built in 1971, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, clubhouse, outdoor grilling and dining areas and onsite laundry facilities. Eagle Property Capital acquired the asset in 2018 and implemented a value-add program. The buyer was not disclosed.