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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Developer Ashlar Development LLC and owner Diamond Beach Holdings LLC have broken ground on Whitecap NPI, an $800 million master-planned community on North Padre Island in Corpus Christi. The 240-acre development will serve as the first and only coastal luxury residential and resort destination on the island, according to the development team. Upon full build-out, Whitecap NPI will feature over 600 residential options, including single-family homes, villas, condos and cross-generational housing. The homes, many with canal access for boating and water sports, will be situated in island enclaves. Bridges, boardwalks and walking paths will connect the homes to the rest of the community. A public town center and mixed-use area will provide a variety of dining, entertainment and retail options. Plans also call for a resort-style hotel, dry stack marina, yacht club, cafés, shops, galleries, markets and the Whitecap Nature Preserve. “Whitecap sets a new standard for coastal living,” says Steve Yetts, president of Ashlar Development. “The focus is on building up, not out, and enhancing the feel of community through both canal- and street-level experiences.” The project team includes PLACE Designers Inc. as residential architect, Turner Ramirez Architects for amenity and commercial architecture, Cadence as …

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — IBM will relocate its Austin office campus to The Domain, a 300-acre mixed-use development on the city’s north side, by 2027, according to several media outlets including The Austin American-Statesman and Axios. The former publication reports that IBM, which employs about 6,000 people in Austin, will take about 320,000 square feet across two newly constructed buildings at 11901 MoPac Expressway. The latter publication reports that the interconnected buildings will both rise 14 stories and that the tech giant intends to occupy the entirety of one tower and a small portion of the other. Bo Beacham and John Barksdale of CBRE represented the landlord, Hines, in the lease negotiations.

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HOUSTON — Global chemical manufacturer LyondellBasell has signed a 318,504-square-foot office lease for its new U.S. headquarters at Williams Tower, a 64-story building in Houston’s West Loop/Galleria submarket. Craig Beyer and Kevin Saxe of CBRE represented LyondellBasell, which is relocating from downtown Houston, in the lease negotiations. Nina Seyyedin and Warren Savery of CBRE represented the landlord, Atlanta-based Invesco Real Estate. A timeline for occupancy was not disclosed.

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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Houston-based Clay Development will build Mustang Ridge Distribution Center II, a 218,400-square-foot industrial project located on a 15-acre site in southeast Austin. Building features will include a rear-load configuration, 32-foot clear heights, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 233 cars and 38 trailers (expandable to 68). Raymond Construction is the general contractor for the project. The Austin office of Colliers will handle leasing of the project. Construction will begin later this month, with completion slated for April 2024.

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LEWISVILLE, TEXAS — Axiom Capital Corp., a New York-based commercial finance and advisory firm, has arranged a $6.4 million acquisition loan for a 48,427-square-foot retail property located in the northern Dallas suburb of Lewisville. The building, which is occupied by supermarket chain Fiesta Mart, sits on 3.2 acres within a 106,000-square-foot shopping center that was not included in the transaction. The borrower and direct lender were not disclosed.

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HOUSTON — Partners Real Estate has brokered the sale of a portfolio of five single-tenant industrial buildings totaling 69,125 square feet in Houston. Cary Latham and Hunter Stockard of Partners represented the seller, AMAG Holdings LLC, in the transaction. Blake Deer and Carson Deer represented the buyer, Capital Real Estate Investments, on an internal basis.

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GOODLETTSVILLE, TENN. — Dollar General Corp. (NYSE: DG) has announced recent expansions in its supply chain network that will grow the discount retailer’s distribution footprint by more than 3.2 million square feet. The Goodlettsville, Tenn.-based company has recently opened three new facilities and announced expansions of two existing campuses that will support Dollar General’s traditional goods, as well as its DG Fresh line of groceries. “The recent additions to our supply chain network aim to provide greater efficiencies, create additional jobs and drive positive economic impact,” says Tony Zuazo, executive vice president of Dollar General’s global supply chain. “We’re excited to continue growing our distribution center network to further support store growth and to better serve our customers and local communities.” Dollar General recently opened an 800,000-square-foot distribution center in Blair, Neb., that is expected to create approximately 400 new jobs at full capacity. The $140 million development is the company’s first ground-up dual facility, meaning it features both traditional distribution space and cold storage. Dollar General plans to host a formal opening ceremony for the facility this summer. The company recently increased distribution center storage capacity by more than 2 million square feet by opening two new permanent regional facilities …

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BASTROP, TEXAS — West Bastrop Village Ltd., an entity backed by Austin-based developer Benchmark Land Development Inc., has unveiled plans for Adelton, a 348-unit master-planned community in Bastrop, about 30 miles east of Austin. Adelton will be constructed in phases and will ultimately feature 1,200 residential units, 125,000 square feet of commercial space, four miles of trails and 50 acres of parks, greenbelts and other communal outdoor spaces. Amenities will include a pool, beer garden-style outdoor pavilion, playground and a sports court. Single-family homebuilders David Weekley Homes and Empire Communities are underway on the residential component of the project and building two-, three- and four-bedroom homes that range in size from 1,400 to 2,800 square feet. The first move-ins will begin this summer.

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FATE, TEXAS — A limited liability company led by Christopher Zamora, whose family operates 20 car dealerships around the country, has acquired 5.3 acres in Fate, located in Rockwall County, for a new Volkswagen dealership. Thurston Witt of CBRE represented the buyer and seller, an entity doing business as Petro-Hunt LLC, in the disposition of the land. The facility will be the Zamora Family’s fourth Volkswagen dealership in the country and first in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Timelines for construction and opening were not released.

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FORT WORTH, TEXAS — California-based brokerage firm Matthews Real Estate Investment Services has negotiated the $5.2 million sale of a 69,000-square-foot industrial building occupied by Beacon Roofing Supply in Fort Worth. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 5328 E. Lancaster Ave. was built on 7.2 acres in 1969 and renovated earlier this year. Building features include 16-foot clear heights and four dock-high loading doors. Alexander Harrold of Matthews represented the seller in the transaction. The buyer was a Nashville-based family office. Both parties requested anonymity.

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