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By Taylor Williams Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) is a multifamily powerhouse, and after nearly three years of elevated interest rates, massive volumes of new deliveries and stagnated trading activity, the metroplex’s investment sales market may soon be showcasing that alpha status once again.  Of course, that sentiment was prevalent at the very beginning of the year too. Optimism for lower interest rates and pro-growth policies understandably accompanied the arrival of the second Trump administration. Local factors, such as the peaking of the wave of new supply and the ever-steady flow of jobs and people into the metroplex, augmented that sentiment such that many multifamily lenders and investors entered 2025 with considerably more ebullience following a couple of rough years in 2023 and 2024.  “Coming out of the gates, things felt pretty good, but a lot of this year’s volatility was based on [interest] rate movement, which was primarily based on geopolitical issues,” says Drew Kile, executive managing director of investments at Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap. “Had rates come down methodically more like the last two months, there would have been less of an impact. It’s hard for buyers to make decisions when rates are whipsawing …

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FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Locally based developer SWBC Real Estate has broken ground on The Royalton at Mercer, a 500-unit multifamily project that will be located in the northern Dallas metro of Farmers Branch. The site is adjacent to a 15-acre private lake, and the project will be developed in two phases that will feature 262 and 238 units, respectively. Residences will come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and will feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and walk-in closets. Amenities will include a pool, biergarten, outdoor gaming areas, a business lounge, fitness center and walking and biking trails. Cross Architects is designing the project. John R. McAdams Co. is the civil engineer, and Carleton Cos. is the general contractor. Completion of Phase I is slated for late 2027.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Trademark Property Co. has begun leasing The Vickery, a 321-unit multifamily project in downtown Fort Worth. Designed by GFF and developed in partnership with SCOA Real Estate Partners, The Vickery consists of 307 apartments, 14 townhomes and a 5,300-square-foot restaurant with a second-story lounge, as well as an amenitized green space. Residential amenities include a pool, rooftop lounge and coworking space. Construction began in February 2024 and topped out in January 2025. Rents start at roughly $1,500 per month for a studio apartment.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services has arranged the sale of a 68,080-square-foot, vacant industrial building in North Fort Worth. The building was constructed in 1981 on a 3.9-acre site at 2500-2536 N.E. Loop 820 and can accommodate a single or multiple users. Todd Lambeth and Richard Hitz of Bradford represented the seller, an entity doing business as Direct Investment Ltd., in the transaction. The buyer, Dallas-based CanTex Capital, has also retained Bradford as the leasing agent.

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GRANBURY, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Skywalker Property Partners has purchased a 60,000-square-foot industrial facility in Granbury, located southwest of Fort Worth. Old Granbury Industrial Park consists of 11 buildings on a 9.3-acre site that were fully leased at the time of sale. Trevor Short of Trinity Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Jack Mock represented Skywalker on an internal basis.

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CELINA, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Bobcat Crossing, a 29,309-square-foot retail center located in the North Texas city of Celina. The center is located within the Carter Ranch master-planned development and is home to 13 tenants, including Sherwin-Williams and Subway. Michael Austry and Jared Aubrey of CBRE represented the seller, Standridge Cos., in the transaction. The buyer was Houston-based investment firm Stablewood.

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COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has brokered the sale of The Woodlands of College Station, a 769-bed student housing property located near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station. Completed in 2006, the community offers 276 units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, basketball and volleyball courts, study lounges and shuttle service to campus. Chris Epp, Matthew Chase, Craig Miller, Holden Penn, Ben Sarna, Sarah Foronda, Naomi Bludworth, Will Baker, William Shell, Jonathan Schwartz, Michael Ianno, Sean Reimer, Mike Shropshire and Doug McDaniel of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Interwest Capital, in the transaction. Walker & Dunlop also arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.

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WACO, TEXAS — Concord Summit Capital, a South Florida-based financial intermediary, has arranged a $34 million bridge loan for Zoe Apartments, a 214-unit multifamily complex in Waco. Completed in 2024, Zoe Apartments consists of six three-story residential buildings on a 10.3-acre site. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans, and amenities include a pool, clubhouse, outdoor grilling and dining areas, two pickleball courts and a dog park. David Larson and Keegan Burger of Concord Summit arranged the loan on behalf of the owner, Utah-based Surge Investment Group.

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CHICAGO — Blueprint HCRE, a Chicago-based seniors housing brokerage firm, has negotiated the sale of a portfolio of five skilled nursing facilities totaling 469 beds in Texas. The names and locations of the properties were not disclosed. The portfolio was 71 percent occupied at the time of sale. A skilled nursing owner and operator acquired the portfolio for an undisclosed price. Amy Sitzman and Giancarlo Riso of Blueprint arranged the sale on behalf of the seller, which also requested anonymity.

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DALLAS — New York City-based development and investment firm GTIS Partners will develop Remington 30, a 442,000-square-foot industrial project that will be situated near DFW International Airport. Building features will include a cross-dock configuration, 36-foot clear heights, 82 dock doors, four drive-in doors, 3,000 square feet of speculative office space, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 196 cars and 112 trailers. Construction is scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter and to last about a year.

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