ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Stream Realty Partners has negotiated a 100,129-square-foot industrial lease at 3101 Pinewood Drive in Arlington. The single-tenant building is a redevelopment of a facility that had been vacant for the past 10 years and is now fully leased. Luke Davis and Mike Knudsen of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, locally based developer M2G Ventures, in the lease negotiations. Steve Koldyke and Brian Gilchrist of CBRE represented the tenant, an undisclosed tech firm.
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Utilizing Tax Credits to Create Affordable Housing in High-Opportunity Communities
The Section 42 Low-Income Housing Credit program has been America’s primary tool in the effort to construct affordable homes for low- and moderate- income households and ease renter cost burdens since 1986. This public-private partnership has created or preserved more than 3.1 million rental units, accounting for over 30 percent of the nation’s affordable housing stock. Congress is considering legislation that would materially expand and strengthen the tax credit program. In addition to several technical changes to tax credit accounting and rules governing the use of private-activity bond financing, the legislation would authorize increases in credit allocation in 2021 and 2022. The impact of these changes would be substantial, catalyzing construction of more than 100,000 additional units per year over a 10-year period, perhaps trimming the number of rent burdened low-income households by half. Building more affordable housing will represent a significant step toward reducing housing instability and economic inequality in America. But are quantitative gains alone enough? Constructing affordable housing in low-poverty, high-opportunity census tracts is challenging. The following discussion explores some ways in which developers, lenders and credit allocating agencies can increase the level of affordable housing construction in low-poverty, high-opportunity areas (LPHOA) and optimize the …
NEW YORK CITY AND AUSTIN, TEXAS — Blackstone Inc. (NYSE: BX) has agreed to acquire American Campus Communities (NYSE: ACC) in a deal valued at $12.8 billion, including the assumption of debt. ACC is the largest publicly traded owner, manager and developer of student housing in the United States. Blackstone plans to take the company private through Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. and Blackstone Property Partners, which unlike its traditional private-equity funds can hold properties as long-term investments, according to media sources. This move comes as the price of public equity has been more expensive than private institutional capital over the past few years, according to Bill Bayless, co-founder and CEO of ACC, in a letter to employees. During that time, many of the private players in the sector were able to acquire and develop more aggressively than the cost of public equities permitted. The purchase price represents a premium of 22 percent against ACC’s 90-day, volume-weighted average share price as of April 18, and a 30 percent premium over the company’s closing stock price on Feb. 16, the day prior to ACC disclosing an indication of willingness from Blackstone to acquire the Austin-based firm. This transaction marks Blackstone’s largest investment …
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between Phoenix-based developer Creation Real Estate and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives has broken ground on a 532,535-square-foot industrial project in Fort Worth. The site is located just off Interstate 820 and offers high visibility from that loop. The development will consist of three buildings — two rear-load and one front-load — with clear heights ranging from 32 to 36 feet. LGE Design Build is the architect and general contractor for the project. Holt Lunsford Commercial has been tapped as the leasing agent. Completion is slated for the second quarter of 2023.
ELMENDORF, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of a 232,406-square-foot office and industrial campus located in the southeastern San Antonio suburb of Elmendorf. Built in 2012, the property consists of 11 buildings on a 108-acre site. At the time of sale, the campus, which includes outdoor storage space, was fully leased to oilfield services company Weatherford International (NASDAQ: WFRD). Patrick Doherty, David Houston and James Stewart of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group, in the transaction and procured the undisclosed buyer.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Flournoy Development Group, in partnership with Westport Capital, has broken ground on Neuhaus, a 225-unit multifamily project located on the northern outskirts of Houston in The Woodlands. The property will comprise two midrise buildings that will house one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center, dog park and outdoor grilling and dining areas. HEDK is the project architect, and Strategic Construction is the general contractor. Completion is slated for early 2023.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — JLL Income Property Trust has purchased Sugar Land Medical Plaza, 37,000-square-foot medical office building located on the southwestern outskirts of Houston, for $18.4 million. The property was built in 2020 and was fully leased at the time of sale to a roster of local healthcare providers that have a weighted average remaining lease term of nine years. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Chemical engineering firm Solugen Inc. has signed a 15,000-square-foot office lease at Greenway Plaza, a 52-acre office campus in Houston. Nick Terry of Rifle Real Estate represented Solugen in the lease negotiations. J.P. Hutcheson represented the landlord, Parkway, on an internal basis. Tenants at Greenway Plaza have access to a 150,000-square-foot fitness facility, a childcare center and an array of food and beverage concepts.
HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged the portfolio sale of four memory care communities totaling 152 units in the Houston area. The portfolio comprises Addington Place of The Woodlands, Addington Place of Cy-Fair, Addington Place of Meyerland and Addington Place of Clear Lake. The communities originally opened between 2010 and 2012. Cushman & Wakefield’s Rick Swartz, Jay Wagner, Aaron Rosenzweig, Jim Dooley and Chris Remeika represented the seller, New York-based Healthcare Trust Inc., in the transaction. McFarlin Group, a Dallas-based private equity firm, acquired the portfolio in an all-cash deal.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — JLL has brokered the sale of ArborView, a 151-unit age-restricted multifamily community in Austin. The property, which opened last year, is located within the Circle C master-planned community on the city’s southwest side. Units at ArborView feature granite countertops and tile backsplashes, and amenities include a pool, indoor and outdoor lounge areas, a fitness center, demonstration kitchen, hair salon and putting greens. Charles Bissell led a JLL team that represented the seller, Cadence Multifamily, in the transaction. Texas-based developer Sparrow Partners purchased ArborView for an undisclosed price.