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Property Owners Recalibrate Expectations Following Financing Challenge, Shifting Vacancy Rates

by Sarah Daniels January 30, 2024

High costs, modulating occupancies and a lack of financing options reshaped the industrial, office, retail and multifamily sectors in the fourth quarter of 2023, signaling the determining factors for 2024, according to Lee & Associates’ 2023 Q4 North America Market Report. The industrial sector saw stabilizing tenant demand — the number of new buildings delivered increased in the fourth quarter, while new construction starts slowed. Meanwhile, the office sector’s struggles deepened as more than half of the office leases signed pre-2020 approach their expiration by 2026. With low-rate loans maturing into a high-rate environment, the factors troubling the office sector seem insurmountable in this decade. In the retail market, low vacancies did not lead to booming construction in that sector in the last quarter of 2023 — financing costs plus land and labor costs have hampered new development in spite of high demand. Finally, the health of multifamily markets is tied closely to geography. Sun Belt multifamily properties and their Midwest and Northeastern market counterparts are seeing reversals from the multifamily trends of 2021: formerly fast-growing Sun Belt markets are experiencing slowed rent growth or rent decline, while rent growth for slower-growing, major North and Midwestern metros has grown steadily. Lee & Associates …

January 30, 2024

Development Multifamily Texas

Fein to Develop 326-Unit Multifamily Project in North Houston

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2024

HOUSTON — Locally based developer Fein will build Echo Lake, a 326-unit multifamily project that will be located at 2002 Spring Stuebner Road in North Houston. The site spans 21.4 acres within the CityPlace mixed-use development. Designed by Steinberg Dickey Collaborative, Echo Lake will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units that will range in size from 556 to 1,824 square feet. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, clubroom, outdoor grilling and dining stations and access to a 1.3-acre lake and surrounding walking trails. Fein purchased the land from CDC Houston, a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corp. and the master developer of CityPlace. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year.

January 29, 2024

Acquisitions Multifamily Texas

IPA Negotiates Sale of 276-Unit Apartment Community in Metro Dallas

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2024

MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Cypress Apartments, a 276-unit multifamily community located in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. Built on 21 acres in 2007, Cypress Apartments primarily offers two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,082 square feet and amenities such as a pool, outdoor kitchen, playground and business and car care centers. Michael Ware, Taylor Hill, Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Cameron Purse and Will Balthrope of IPA represented the seller, Rockport Equity, in the transaction and procured the buyer, Dallas-based Knightvest Capital.

January 29, 2024

Affordable Housing Development Multifamily Texas

FTK Construction Completes $12.4M Renovation of Affordable Housing Complex in North Houston

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2024

HOUSTON — FTK Construction Services has completed $12.4 million in renovations at The Park at Kirkstall, a 240-unit affordable housing complex in North Houston. Updates to the property included enhancements to flooring, appliances, countertops, doors and cabinet hardware, as well as bathroom and light fixtures. The property’s roofing and HVAC systems were also upgraded, and the project team added a new playground and grilling patio. Benton Design Group served as the project architect. Blue Ridge Atlantic owns the building, income restrictions within which were not disclosed.

January 29, 2024

Acquisitions Industrial Self-Storage Texas

Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of 426-Unit Self-Storage Portfolio in Kingfisher, Oklahoma

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2024

KINGFISHER, OKLA. — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of the DRD Mini Storage Portfolio, which comprises two buildings totaling 426 units in Kingfisher, about 50 miles northwest of Oklahoma City. The buildings offer a combined 58,760 net rentable square feet of space. Dave Knobler and Charles LeClaire of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a Nevada-based limited liability company, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, a Delaware-based limited liability company. Both parties requested anonymity. Steve Greer of Marcus & Millichap assisted in closing the deal as the broker of record.

January 29, 2024

Loans Multifamily Texas

BridgeCore Provides Acquisition Loan for Multifamily Property in Brownsville, Texas

by Taylor Williams January 29, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — BridgeCore has provided an acquisition loan of an undisclosed amount for an unnamed, 60-unit multifamily property in the South Texas city of Brownsville. The loan carries a two-year term with a six-month extension option and a 67 percent loan-to-value ratio. The undisclosed borrower, which acquired the property via a 1031 exchange, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.

January 29, 2024

Development Industrial Texas

Brookfield Properties Breaks Ground on 792,139 SF Industrial Project in East Austin

by Taylor Williams January 26, 2024

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Brookfield Properties has broken ground on Park 290, a 792,139-square-foot industrial project that will be located off Decker Lane in East Austin. Park 290 will consist of four buildings that will range in size from 76,000 to 321,000 square feet. Building features will include 32- to 36-foot clear heights, ample car and trailer parking and LEED certifications. CBRE is the leasing agent for the project, which is expected to be complete before the end of the year.

January 26, 2024

Acquisitions Healthcare Texas

Davis Healthcare Real Estate Acquires Outpatient Facility in San Antonio for $24.3M

by Taylor Williams January 26, 2024

SAN ANTONIO — Davis Healthcare Real Estate, a Minneapolis-based investment and brokerage firm, has acquired the University of Texas (UT) Health & Wellness Center in northwest San Antonio for $24.3 million. The 73,390-square-foot outpatient facility was originally built in 1998 within the 900-acre South Texas Medical Center campus for the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department. The property was subsequently renovated in 2022 and is now occupied by the UT Health System. Davis acquired the property from an undisclosed seller in an off-market deal.

January 26, 2024

Loans Lument Multifamily Texas

Lument Provides $11.3M Agency Loan for Refinancing of Multifamily Property in Sherman, Texas

by Taylor Williams January 26, 2024

SHERMAN, TEXAS — New York City-based Lument has provided an $11.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Easton Parc Apartments, a 232-unit multifamily property located in the North Texas city of Sherman. Built in 1986 and renovated in 2013, the garden-style property consists of 22 buildings on nearly nine acres. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, dog park and onsite laundry facilities. Sloan Stevens of Lument originated the 10-year loan, which is structured with five years of interest-only payments and a 30-year amortization schedule. The borrower was not disclosed.

January 26, 2024

Acquisitions Office Texas

JLL Arranges Sale of 117,261 SF Office Building in West Houston

by Taylor Williams January 26, 2024

HOUSTON — JLL has arranged the sale of The Westchester, a 117,261-square-foot office building in West Houston. The six-story building was constructed in 1999 and was 74 percent leased at the time of sale. Amenities include a conference center, deli, private courtyard and a putting green. Marty Hogan and Rick Goings of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. John Ream led a JLL team that arranged acquisition financing though an undisclosed CMBS lender on behalf of the buyer, Mission Cos.

January 26, 2024

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