EL PASO, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Casa Barranca, a 196-unit multifamily property in El Paso. The community offers two- and three-bedroom units and was close to fully occupied at the time of sale. According to Apartments.com, amenities include a pool, playground, clubhouse and onsite laundry facilities. Jack Stone of Greysteel brokered the deal. The buyer and seller both requested anonymity.
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Build-to-Rent (BTR) Property Type Offers Positive Demand Outlook
By Jeff Erxleben, president, debt & equity at Northmarq Liquidity and an incredibly positive outlook for single-family build-to-rent (BTR) properties is helping to offset some of the turbulence developers are experiencing from rising interest rates. Developers have been ramping up the pace of single-family BTR construction over the past five years with forecasts that call for a record high 60,000 new units to be completed in 2022. That volume shows a steady increase over the 53,000 units completed in 2021 and 49,000 in 2020, according to Northmarq’s recently released Single-Family Build-to-Rent Properties Special Report. Although financing across all property types has been impacted by upward movement in both short- and long-term borrowing rates, the BTR sector is in a good position to shake off those challenges and maintain its growth momentum. Higher construction and financing costs are being offset by rising rents with year-over-year rent increases, that in many areas of the country, are quite substantial. Developers also are finding good access to both debt and equity. The number of lenders that are active in the space is expanding as developers move into new markets and continue to prove out business models and performance with successful lease-up and dispositions. For …
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Hill Country Studios will open a $267 million film and TV production center in San Marcos, located roughly midway between Austin and San Antonio. The site spans 209 acres and is located at the entrance of the La Cima master-planned community. Hill Country Studios will include 12 sound stages totaling 310,000 square feet, two back lots totaling 15 acres of outdoor production space and 310,000 square feet of modular offices and four workshops. The facility will also feature post-production facilities, a 50-seat screening theater and a full-service restaurant and coffee shop. In addition, 25 acres will be reserved for vendor and commercial space built to serve both the studio and surrounding community. Foley Design is the project architect. Construction is slated to begin early next year.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of The Crossings 820, a 418-unit apartment community in Fort Worth. Built in phases between 1967 and 1971, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as multiple pools, courtyards and gardens and onsite laundry facilities. Al Silva of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Applesway Investments, in the transaction. Silva also procured the buyer, a private Dallas-based investment group. The previous ownership invested roughly $3.5 million in capital improvements to the property between 2015 and the present day.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Lenox Clear Lake, a 380-unit apartment community in southeast Houston. Lenox Clear Lake offers one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments ranging in size from 574 to 1,721 square feet. Units are furnished with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, clubhouse with a coffee bar, game room, two dog parks, children’s play area and a car wash station. Jeffrey Skipworth, Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney of Berkadia represented the seller, Austin-based OHT Partners, in the transaction. New York-based investment firm The Praedium Group acquired the asset for an undisclosed price.
SAN ANTONIO — Chicago-based investment firm 29th Street Capital (29SC) has sold Live Oak Place, a 308-unit apartment community in Northeast San Antonio. The property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average unit size of 668 square feet. Communal amenities include three pools, a clubhouse with a coffee bar and Wi-Fi, onsite laundry facilities and two dog parks. Jim Young, Matt Michelson and Chase Easley of Newmark represented 29SC in the sale. Matt Greer and Andrew Wilson, also with Newmark, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.
DALLAS — Baik Brands, a cosmetics firm that is the parent company of several e-commerce brands, has signed a 104,000-square-foot industrial lease in the Stemmons Crossroads area of Dallas. Jeremy Mercer of Mercer Co. and John Roper of CBRE represented Baik Brands in the lease negotiations. Robert Adams represented the landlord, Rosebriar Properties, on an internal basis.
DALLAS — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has arranged the sale of four multifamily assets totaling 851 units that are located throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The properties include Villa Placita in Garland (122 units); Antigua Village in Fort Worth (152 units); WaterWalk Las Colinas in Irving (153 units); and The Club at Fossil Creek in Fort Worth (424 units). Mark Allen and Zac Thomas of GREA brokered the deals. The sellers were not disclosed.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Mapletree, a global real estate developer based in Singapore, is underway on the renovation of a 215,394-square-foot office building located within the Galatyn Commons complex in the northern Dallas suburb of Richardson. Galatyn Commons comprises four buildings totaling 800,000 square feet. Amenities include a food hall with 300-seat dining area, coffee shop and grab-and-go food service, as well as a 10,000-square-foot fitness and wellness center, an outdoor kitchen with grill stations, bocce ball courts and an outdoor amphitheater with 1,000-seat capacity. Cushman & Wakefield is marketing the five-story building for lease. Renovations are expected to be complete next summer.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of Pebble Creek Apartments, a 136-unit property in northwest Houston. Built on 6.5 acres in 1980, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 865 square feet. According to Apartments.com, amenities include a pool, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Chris Siemasko of TMG represented the seller, and Nasir Pooran of TMG procured the private California-based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. Pebble Creek was 97 percent occupied at the time of sale.