SAN MARCOS, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 108-unit Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel in the Central Texas city of San Marcos. The property was built on 2.8 acres in 2015 and features a pool, fitness center, meeting space and a convenience mart. Allan Miller and Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were limited liability companies that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
FRISCO, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has negotiated the sale of Parsons House Frisco, a 64-unit assisted living and memory care community located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The community spans 53,651 square feet on a 4.1-acre site. A regional owner-operator sold the asset to a family office located in the Western part of the country for an undisclosed price. The buyer plans to use Ridgline Management Co. as the operator. Matthew Alley and Jason Punzel of SLIB brokered the deal.
By Taylor Williams From small-scale refreshes of neighborhood shopping centers to massive conversions of regional malls, retail redevelopment has become a budding business as seismic forces like e-commerce and COVID-19 have fundamentally altered the ways in which Americans shop, dine and seek entertainment. Yet empirical and anecdotal evidence shows that people still love to frequent brick-and-mortar stores, restaurants and entertainment centers. According to data from Transwestern, at the end of the third quarter, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin and San Antonio all had marketwide retail vacancy rates under 6 percent. Year-over-year vacancy contracted by anywhere from 80 to 130 basis points across the four major markets, all of which also experienced positive net absorption in the third quarter. While these Texas-specific numbers reflect a steady, sustained rebound for brick-and-mortar retail in the post-COVID era, preliminary data on holiday shopping indicates that e-commerce’s foothold on the market is getting stronger. According to Adobe Analytics, online sales during Black Friday topped $9.1 billion, a 2.3 percent increase over 2021. While that number should be judged against the fact that this year, the public health risk of shopping in physical stores was substantially reduced, it also represents a 21.7 percent increase over pre-pandemic online …
FRISCO, TEXAS — HALL Group has topped out three new buildings at HALL Park, the locally based developer’s 162-acre mixed-use development in Frisco that for years functioned as a Class A office campus. As part of Phase I of a larger $7 billion redevelopment, HALL Group has now completed vertical construction on a new, 16-story office building, as well as a 224-room boutique hotel and a 19-story multifamily tower. Designed by HKS Architects, the office building spans 410,000 square feet and offers a corporate lounge, fitness center, meeting spaces and a seven-level parking garage. Merriman Anderson Architects designed the hotel, which features 60 suites, 14,000 square feet of meeting and event space and a chef-driven restaurant and lounge. WDG Architects led the design of the multifamily building, which totals 214 units and includes 10,000 square feet of ground-floor space that will house a food hall with 10 different vendors.
LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS — Berkadia has arranged the sale of Edgewater Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily property in Lake Jackson, about 50 miles south of Houston. Built in 2005, Edgewater Apartments consists of 19 two-story residential buildings and a one-story clubhouse on a 19-acre site. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and range in size from 742 to 1,319 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling and dining areas and a pet park. Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Jeffrey Skipworth, Chris Young, Joey Rippel, Kyle Whitney, Adam Sumrall, Kelly Witherspoon, Justin Cole and Michael Gonzalez of Berkadia represented the seller, Chicago-based Redwood Capital Group, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, New York-based investment firm.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS — Locally based developer Realty Capital has broken ground on a 200-unit multifamily project in Flower Mound, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The 16-story building at 3111 Sunset Blvd. will be situated within a larger 40-acre development. Units will come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans, as well as townhomes, and will feature an average size of 1,485 square feet. The amenity package will comprise a pool with a deck and full-service bar, 24-hour attended lobby with concierge services, a private dining room and a billiards room. Barings provided construction financing for the project, which includes 6,000 square feet of retail space and is slated for a 2025 completion.
KILGORE, TEXAS — Basis Multifamily Finance, a subsidiary of New York City-based Basis Investment Group, has provided an $8.3 million Freddie Mac loan for the refinancing of Glen Hollow Apartments, an affordable housing property located in the East Texas city of Kilgore. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, playground, business center and onsite laundry facilities. The sponsor was New Jersey-based Ambo Properties. Glen Hollow Apartments was 93 percent occupied at the time of the loan closing.
HOUSTON — Enson Market, an Asian grocery concept based in Cincinnati, will open a 100,000-square-foot store at 2224 FM 1960 Road in North Houston. The site is located within a 200,000-square-foot vacant shopping center. An affiliate of the company, an entity doing business as Pacific Square of FM LLC, purchased the center with plans to implement capital improvements and lease the remaining 100,000 square feet. Ryan Neyland of Davis Commercial Real Estate represented the seller, Copper Leaf LLC, in the transaction. Casey Ward of CRW Commercial represented the buyer.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Westside 35, a 540,324-square-foot industrial park in Fort Worth. Westside 35 comprises two front-load warehouses with 36-foot clear heights,185-foot truck court depths and combined parking for 107 trailer parking spaces and 373 cars. The site also includes a 7.1-acre parcel that can support additional trailer parking space. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Zach Riebe, Matthew Barge and Jake Benalloul of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. CBRE Investment Management purchased Westside 35, which was fully leased to three tenants at the time of sale, for an undisclosed price.
HOUSTON — Three Pillars Capital Group, a locally based private equity firm specializing in multifamily properties, has acquired Aspen Apartments, a 208-unit complex in Houston’s Brookhollow neighborhood. Built in 1973, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom apartments and amenities such as a pool, basketball court, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Rebus Capital sold the property for an undisclosed price. Three Pillars plans to implement a value-add program that will primarily focus on enhancing unit interiors.