DALLAS — CBRE has arranged an undisclosed amount of permanent financing for a portfolio of 11 medical office buildings totaling roughly 258,000 square feet in the greater Dallas and Houston areas. The portfolio was 81 percent leased at the time of the loan closing to 37 tenants, including St. Luke’s Health System and Texas Children’s Hospital. Zack Holderman, Jesse Greshin, Chris Bodnar, Brannan Knott, Mindy Berman and Cole Reethof of CBRE arranged the debt on behalf of the owner, Pinecroft Realty. The direct lender was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Accounting giant EY has signed an office lease renewal at One Victory Park, a 17-story, 435,606-square-foot building in Uptown Dallas. The square footage and term of the lease were not disclosed. Matt Schendle and Carrie Halbrooks of Cushman & Wakefield represented the landlord, Clarion Partners, in the lease negotiations. Glenn Dyke, Phil Puckett and Harlan Davis of CBRE represented EY.
By Taylor Williams It’s a tough time in the Austin multifamily market, and architects and general contractors (GCs) are being asked to do their part to minimize the financial distresses of their developer clients and to facilitate the work of the agencies that lease the buildings they design and build. The state capital is on the back nine — it’s tough to say which hole precisely — of an apartment building frenzy that materialized in the immediate post-COVID era. Times were starkly different then in terms of costs of capital and trended rent projections, and developers and their capital partners made hay while there was light. Project partners on developments that were delivered in the past 12 to 18 months as part of the building boom may not have felt as acutely pressured to design for efficiency. But those working on new projects today do not have that luxury and are being asked to think and design with cost savings in mind. Editor’s note: InterFace Conference Group, a division of France Media Inc., produces networking and educational conferences for commercial real estate executives. To sign up for email announcements about specific events, visit www.interfaceconferencegroup.com/subscribe. One could argue that developing multifamily product with financial …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) has broken ground on Burleson Tech, a 632,354-square-foot industrial project in Austin. The site at 7051 Burleson Road is located about three miles outside of the downtown area, adjacent to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The development will feature four buildings that will range in size from 103,516 to 263,609 square feet. Three of the structures will have rear-load configurations and 32-foot clear heights, while the largest of the four buildings will feature a cross-dock layout and 36-foot clear heights. Completion is slated for mid-2026. Live Oak Real Estate is the leasing agent.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based investment firm Kairoi Residential has acquired The Jax, a 322-unit apartment community in northwest San Antonio. Built on 19 acres in 1997, The Jax offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,010 square feet. Amenities include a pool, clubhouse, fitness center, business center, dog park, playground and a package handling area. Private garages are available in select residences. Robert Arzola, Robert Wooten and Ryan McBride of JLL represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
PASADENA, TEXAS — A partnership between Denver-based investment firm Sagard Real Estate and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board has purchased 225 Crossing Logistics Center, a 163,402-square-foot industrial facility located at 310 Beltway Green Blvd. in Pasadena, an eastern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the rear-load building was completed in 2024 and features 32-foot clear heights, 18 dock doors, 135-foot truck court depths and 2,376 square feet of speculative office space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
PLANO, TEXAS — A partnership between the Texas State Affordable Housing Corp. (TSAHC), DMA Cos. and other stakeholders have opened The Park on 14th, a 62-unit affordable housing project located northeast of Dallas in Plano. Units are reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Amenities include community and media rooms, business and fitness centers and outdoor recreational space. A U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) loan and equity from TSAHC financed the bulk of the project.
HOUSTON — Cushman & Wakefield has arranged a $4.5 million loan for the refinancing of Two Harbor Square, a 26,670-square-foot medical office building in Houston. The property was 94.5 percent leased at the time of the loan closing. Tyler Morss of Cushman & Wakefield arranged the loan through Amegy Bank on behalf of the owner, Miami-based healthcare investment firm Creative Equities.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — ParkProperty Capital, an investment firm with offices in Atlanta and Germany, has refinanced The Albright, a 261-unit apartment building in North Austin. Developed in partnership with another Atlanta-based firm, Wood Partners, and completed last summer, The Albright offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 876 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, coworking lounge, clubroom, gaming area, pet park and a rooftop lounge. Elliott Throne, Josh Odessky and Jayme Nelson of JLL arranged the floating-rate loan through global private equity firm ACRE on behalf of ownership.
DALLAS — Locally based brokerage firm Younger Partners has arranged the sale of Bent Tree Plaza, an 82,144-square-foot office and healthcare complex in North Dallas. Located along the Dallas North Tollway, the property comprises two parcels and and was 72 percent leased at the time of sale. Tom Strohbehn and Scot Farber of Younger Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Younger Partners has also been retained as the leasing agent by the new owner, which similarly requested anonymity.