HOUSTON — Resia, a Miami-based developer formerly known as AHS Residential, has begun construction on Resia Ten Oaks, a 576-unit apartment community that will be located within the 83-acre Ten Oaks master-planned development in Houston’s Energy Corridor. The community will comprise three 12-story buildings that will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Gensler is the project architect. Completion is slated for the first quarter of 2024.
Texas
HOUSTON — Fort Worth-based investment firm Fort Capital has acquired a portfolio of 19 light industrial buildings totaling 459,812 square feet in northwest Houston. At the time of sale, the Class B portfolio was 98 percent leased to 93 tenants in the mechanical, logistics, furniture and fabrication sectors, among others. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
RICHWOOD, TEXAS — Walker & Dunlop has brokered the sale of East Bank at Richwood Village, a 200-unit multifamily property located south of Houston in Brazoria County. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and a pool, fitness center, business center and a resident clubhouse. Ryan Epstein and Jennifer Ray of Walker & Dunlop represented the seller, Pensam Capital, in the transaction.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Global investment manager Realterm has acquired a 186,344-square-foot distribution center in Arlington that is leased to Amazon on a triple-net basis. The facility was originally built on 15.5 acres in 1987 and was upgraded in 2020 to support last-mile distribution. Building features now include 29-foot clear heights, 10 dock-high doors and 338 van parking spaces. John Huguenard, Dustin Volz, Trent Agnew, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe and Megan Babovec of JLL represented the seller, Oxford Properties, in the transaction.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS — Coldwell Banker Commercial has arranged the sale of Pyramid Plaza, a 116,000-square-foot office building in Lubbock. A locally based investment group doing business as Pyramid Plaza Office Building LP purchased the building for an undisclosed price with plans to implement a value-add program. Jordan Wood and Taylor Tucker of Coldwell Banker represented the buyer in the transaction. Scott Womack and Darrell Betts of Avison Young represented the seller, Gemini Rosemont Real Estate.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Imperial Self Storage, a 791-unit facility located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. Operated by CubeSmart, the property features 94,220 net rentable square feet of climate-controlled space. Steve Mellon and Brian Somoza of JLL represented the seller, SurePoint Self Storage, in the transaction. OB Cos./My Place Self Storage, an investment firm launched by Simply Self Storage founder and former CEO Kurt O’Brien, purchased the facility for an undisclosed price.
IRVING, TEXAS — Archway Properties, a developer with offices in Houston and Dallas, will build Royal 114, a 429,027-square-foot industrial project in Irving. Royal 114 will consist of four rear-load buildings that will range in size from 46,261 to 155,050 square feet and will feature 28- to 32-foot clear heights. Pross Design Group is the project architect, and Peinado Construction is the general contractor. Transwestern will lease the property. Construction is set to begin later this summer and to be complete in the first quarter of 2023.
KATY, TEXAS — New York City-based investment firm Sentinel Real Estate Corp. has acquired The Retreat at Cinco Ranch, a 268-unit apartment community in the western Houston suburb of Katy. Built in 2008, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 943 square feet. Interiors feature granite countertops, walk-in closets and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations, a playground, resident lounge with a kitchen and coffee bar and a business center. The seller was not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Greysteel has arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing for a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 184 units in Austin. The properties — Calgary Square, Reinli Arms, Capital Villa and First Oak Place — also include 14 retail spaces. Harrison Cole of Greysteel arranged the financing on behalf of the undisclosed borrower, which plans to implement a value-add program across the portfolio.
HOUSTON — Third-party property management firm Asset Living has signed a 24,040-square-foot office lease at 945 Bunker Hill Road in West Houston. The property is located within the 300-acre Memorial City mixed-use development. Dan Boyles of NAI Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Brad MacDougal and Warren Alexander of MetroNational represented the landlord on an internal basis