FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Florida-based Lakeview Loan Servicing has signed a 9,684-square-foot office lease in Flower Mound, located north of Fort Worth. The space is located within the 138,500-square-foot Lakeside International Office Center. Daryl Mullin and Lauren Halstedt of JLL represented the landlord, Realty Capital Management, in lease negotiations. Independent broker Amber Linville Gibson represented the tenant.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Core Spaces has acquired Villas on 24th, a 670-bed student housing community located at 2313 Rio Grande St. in the West Campus neighborhood of Austin. The development opens this month and offers 199 units in studio through six-bedroom configurations with bed-to-bath parity for students attending the University of Texas at Austin. Shared amenities include a rooftop pool and hot tub with lounge seating and grills; a fitness center with an indoor basketball court; outdoor fitness spaces and saunas; and private meeting rooms and coworking spaces. Villas Student Housing developed the property. TSB Capital Advisors consulted on financing for the acquisition.
LEANDER, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged the recapitalization of The Conley, a 259-unit apartment complex located in the northern Austin suburb of Leander. The recapitalization includes debt from LaSalle Investment Management and a preferred equity investment from an undisclosed, Los Angeles-based capital provider. Built in 2020, The Conley offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident lounge with a coffee bar, coworking space and a pet park. Scott Wadler, Matt Nihan, Mitch Sinberg, Brad Williamson and Matt Robbins of Berkadia handled the transaction on behalf of the owners, a joint venture between two Miami-based firms, Beacon Real Estate Group and Constellation Group.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — California-based development and investment firm CapRock Partners has acquired 15.3 acres in McKinney, located north of Dallas, with plans to construct a 250,000-square-foot industrial project. McKinney Air Business Park, named for the site’s adjacency to McKinney National Airport, will be a two-building, shallow-bay development. Construction is scheduled to begin early next year. Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the land deal and has also been retained by CapRock as the project’s leasing agent.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale of Marketplace at Encino Park, an 85,129-square-foot shopping center located at 22135 Bulverde Road in the Far North submarket of San Antonio. Sprouts Farmers Market anchors the center, which was fully leased at the time of sale. Other tenants include Pet Supplies Plus, Burger King and F45. Barry Brown, Erin Lazarus, Shea Petrick and Whitney Snell of JLL represented the seller, Birnbaum Property Co., in the transaction. The buyer was Illinois-based InvenTrust Properties Corp.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — The Maven, a coworking concept designed specifically for female professionals and entrepreneurs, has opened a 12,000-square-foot space at Sundance Square, a shopping and dining destination in downtown Fort Worth. The space will feature furnished offices, flexible desk layouts, lounges, dining areas, a lactation room, private meeting spaces and a conference room. Local brokerage firm LanCarte Commercial Real Estate is leasing the space.
STRAWN, TEXAS — An entity doing business as Big Bear Partners LP has begun construction on Phase I of an 80-acre mixed-use project in Strawn, about 75 miles west of Fort Worth. The larger development will be known as Big Bear Crossing, and the first phase, which will be known as Big Bear Travel Center, will feature hospitality, retail and industrial uses, as well as an RV park and a 12,000-square-foot fueling station. Completion of Phase I is slated for next summer. Avison Young is marketing various parcels of Big Bear Crossing for sale and build-to-suit development opportunities.
HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Triten Real Estate Partners has acquired a portfolio of four light industrial properties totaling 482,523 square feet in Houston. Two of the buildings are located on the city’s east side, and two buildings are located on the city’s northwestern side. The portfolio, which was fully leased at the time of sale, was acquired in an off-market transaction. Information on the seller and sales price, as well as the involvement of third-party brokers, was not disclosed.
WESLACO, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Valley Crossing, a 178,594-square-foot shopping center located in the Rio Grande Valley city of Weslaco. The center was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as J.C. Penney, T.J. Maxx and Petco. Mark Witcher, Harrison Tye and Jolie Duhon of CBRE represented the seller, an entity doing business as Capcor Weslaco Ltd., in the transaction. The buyer was Otima Investments.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on 211 Crossing, a 35,000-square-foot office project that will be located in the Far West submarket of San Antonio. The development will feature six buildings with an average size of about 5,750 square feet, as well as three pad sites that will be available for purchase or build-to-suit opportunities. Completion is slated for next spring. Stream will also lease the development.