FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Apparel retailer Dickies has signed an 84,000-square-foot office headquarters lease at 500 Taylor St. in downtown Fort Worth. Chris Doggett and Cullen Donohue of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Illinois-based SADA Capital Parnters, in the lease negotiations. Randy Cooper and Wills Bauer, also with Stream, represented Dickies. SADA Capital Partners purchased the six-story building in June 2022 and is in the process of launching a capital improvement program.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — U-Haul will open a 59,000-square-foot warehouse in Grand Prairie, located roughly midway between Dallas and Fort Worth, that will be used to store portable storage and moving containers known as “U Boxes.” The 2.5-acre site is located at the northeast corner of I-20 and State Highway 360. The single-story, tilt-wall building will be situated adjacent to an existing U-Haul self-storage facility. Dallas-based MYCON General Contractors has begun construction on the project, and completion is scheduled for May.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm STRIVE has arranged the sale of Cross Timbers Village, a 19,333-square-foot retail strip center in Flower Mound, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. Anchored by grocer Tom Thumb, the center was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Great Clips, Palio’s Pizza Café, New View Optometry and Happy Pediatric Dental. Hudson Lambert of STRIVE represented the California-based seller in the deal. Other terms of sale were not disclosed.
CORINTH, TEXAS — Locally based developer Realty Capital Management will build The Parkway District, a 20-acre mixed-use project in Corinth. Situated at the corner of I-35 and Corinth Parkway, the site is located about 40 miles northeast of Fort Worth. Plans currently call for 275 market-rate apartments, 16 townhomes, a select service hotel, 22,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and a central park that connects the various uses. Texas Bank & Trust provided financing for the land acquisition. Construction will begin over the summer.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between two Chicago-based investment firms, 3L Real Estate and Syndicated Equities, has purchased The Oncor, a 314,514-square-foot office building in downtown Fort Worth. The new ownership plans to convert the building into a 330-unit multifamily community with Class A amenities, including a pool, fitness center, rooftop deck and a business center. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. A construction timeline was also not released.
HOUSTON — The NHP Foundation, a nonprofit real estate corporation based in New York City, has finalized a ground lease with Magnificat Houses Inc. to develop a 149-unit affordable housing project in Houston’s Midtown neighborhood. The property at 3300 Caroline St. will be known as RoseMary’s Place and will be reserved for those currently experiencing homelessness. Life skills training, budgeting, anger management coping skill and interpersonal relationship skills will be among the third-party social services provided at RoseMary’s Place. The City of Houston Housing & Community Development Department provided $18.6 million in financing for the project.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of Villas at the Parks, a 103-unit multifamily property in Arlington. The property was built in 1983 and houses one- and two-bedroom units that are furnished with quartz countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and onsite laundry facilities. Trey Caldwell of TMG represented the seller in the transaction, and Jon Krebbs of TMG procured the out-of-state buyer. Both parties requested anonymity
RICHMOND, TEXAS — Locally based brokerage firm NewQuest Properties has arranged the sale of a 15,750-square-foot retail property in Richmond, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The property, which was fully leased at the time of sale, represents Phase II of a larger project known as Commons at Harvest Green. Rick Ragan of NewQuest represented the buyer in the deal. Matt Berry, Drew Reinking and Robbie Kilcrease of CBRE represented the seller. Both parties were limited liability companies that requested anonymity.
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Nashville-based Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has arranged the $16.1 million portfolio sale of eight stores leased to the combo Family Dollar-Dollar Tree discount retail concept. The stores are located in Blountsville and Clayton, Ala.; Pauls Valley, Warner and Maud, Okla.; Edison, Ga.; Lincoln, Ark.; and Coldiron, Ky. Josh Bishop of Matthews represented the seller, an unnamed developer that built the stores. The undisclosed institutional buyer purchased the assets at a cap rate of 6.4 percent.
HOUSTON — Resia, a Miami-based developer formerly known as AHS Residential, has received $96.5 million in construction financing for Resia Ten Oaks, a 573-unit multifamily project in Houston. Santander Bank provided the senior loan, with Valley Bank also included among the syndicate of lenders. Additionally, Artemis Real Estate Partners provided preferred equity. Resia Ten Oaks will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, business center and a multi-purpose clubhouse. Sitework on the project began in July 2022, and full completion is scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2024.