LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Launch Entertainment, a concept centered on indoor trampolines, has signed a 46,039-square-foot retail lease in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. The space is located within the Lakepointe Crossing shopping center that is anchored by Academy Sports + Outdoors, Conn’s HomePlus and Northern Tool + Equipment. Matt Luedtke and Taylor Black of Weitzman represented the undisclosed landlord in the lease negotiations. Venture Commercial represented Launch Entertainment.
LANCASTER, TEXAS — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) has opened a 730,000-square-foot food processing facility in Lancaster, a southern suburb of Dallas. About 500 people are expected to work at the facility, which will be used to receive and process produce, eggs, dairy products, flowers and frozen goods for delivery to nearby Walmart stores. The Arkansas-based discount retail giant, which also opened a fulfillment center in Lancaster in 2023, operates about 590 retail units in Texas and employs some 176,000 people throughout the state.
SAN ANTONIO — San Francisco-based mortgage banking firm Gantry has placed a $12 million loan for the refinancing of Lockaway Storage, a 716-unit facility in San Antonio. Built in 2018, the property spans 140,285 net rentable square feet and offers climate- and non-climate-controlled units, mini-office and warehouse spaces and oversized vehicle parking spaces. Tom Dao and Joe Foley of Gantry arranged the fixed-rate loan, which carries a five-year term and a 25-year amortization schedule, through an undisclosed life insurance company. The borrower was also not disclosed.
TULSA, OKLA. — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has arranged the sale of Heatheridge Assisted Living, an 87-unit seniors housing property located just outside the downtown Tulsa area. Built in 1990, the property offers one-bedroom units with four different floor plans and amenities such as a laundry room, entertainment room, outdoor courtyard and full-service salons. Jon Krebbs of TMG brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Victory Shops at Heritage Trace IV, an 11,492-square-foot retail strip center in Fort Worth. Tenants at the property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, include Just Love Coffee Café, RevFit, Flossophy Dental Studio and Big Chicken. All tenants operate on triple-net leases. Chris Gainey and Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Oxford Partners has negotiated a 10,150-square-foot office sublease in Houston’s Greenway District. The sublessee, law firm Webster Vicknair MacLeod, is taking space at 24 Greenway Plaza, a 510,000-square-foot building that is owned by Granite Properties. Ryan Hartsell of Oxford Partners represented the law firm in the sublease negotiations. Nick Terry of Rifle CRE represented the sublessor, Wyatt Ranches of Texas LLC.
DENTON, TEXAS — Hillwood, a Perot company, has unveiled plans for Landmark by Hillwood, a 3,200-acre mixed-use project in the northern Dallas suburb of Denton. The project team includes Hillwood subsidiaries Hillwood Communities and Hillwood Properties. The plans call for 900 acres of commercial space comprising 5 million square feet of retail, hospitality and entertainment space, approximately 6,000 single-family homes and more than 3,000 multifamily units. The site, which is situated at I-35W and Robson Ranch Road, was previously known as Hunter Ranch. The parcel is one of the original land holdings purchased by the Perot family in 1987. The property encompasses Pilot Knob Hill, the highest point in Denton, according to Hillwood. Once completed, Landmark by Hillwood will offer 1,100 acres of park and open space, including Pilot Knob Hill, as well as an interconnected trail system, recreation areas and public parks. Hillwood also plans to construct a series of learning parks, which aim to promote nature education and engagement and will be open to the public. Hillwood plans to break ground on the first phase of the project this September. Phase I will comprise 747 single-family lots, with models slated to open in spring 2026. Planning and leasing are already underway …
BEAVERTON, ORE. — Intersect Power, an Oregon-based clean energy company, has received $837 million in financing for the construction and operation of three standalone battery energy storage facilities in Texas. The facilities, the specific locations of which were not disclosed, are expected to be operational by the end of the year. The financing includes portfolio-level construction debt, tax equity and term debt financing. Morgan Stanley provided tax equity, and funds and accounts managed by HPS Investment Partners will be making construction debt and term debt investments. Deutsche Bank is partnering in the construction debt facility and providing the operational letters of credit to the projects.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Chicago-based Logistics Property Co. has broken ground on a two-building, 408,000-square-foot industrial project at 12821 Titanium St. in northeast Austin. The site is roughly one mile from State Highway 130 and 15 miles from the downtown area. The development will consist of a 175,000-square-foot rear-load building and a 233,000-square-foot cross-dock building. Construction is expected to last about one year. McFarland Architecture is designing the project, and FCL Builders is serving as the general contractor. Locally based brokerage firm AQUILA Commercial is marketing the property for lease.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Developer High Street Residential has completed Alder at The Grove, a 276-unit multifamily project located within The Grove master-planned community in Austin. The first phase, the 373-unit Korina at The Grove, was completed in March 2022. Alder at The Grove features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range in size from 400 to 3,600 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubroom, resident lounge, coworking space and outdoor grilling and dining stations. JHP Architecture designed the project, with interiors by Britt Design Group. Andres Construction served as the general contractor. Rents start at roughly $1,225 per month for a studio apartment.