AUSTIN, TEXAS — Local private equity firm SHIR Capital has completed Veer Apartments, a 174-unit multifamily adaptive reuse project in Austin. The project converted a former five-story Quality Inn hotel located just north of downtown into an apartment complex with two sets of studio floor plans. The conversion also added a fitness center and outdoor pool to the property to complement the existing business center, onsite laundry facilities and pet spa. Pfluger Architects designed the project, and Ava’s Construction served as the general contractor. Monthly rental rates at Veer start at $790, according to the property website
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — SRS Real Estate Partners has arranged the sale of The Shops at Greenlawn, a 22,970-square-foot retail center located north of Austin in Round Rock. At the time of sale, The Shops at Greenlawn was 92 percent leased to nine tenants, including Next Level Urgent Care and Bay Leaf Indian Restaurant. Cathy Nabours, Kyle Shaffer and Sam Nichols of SRS represented the seller, locally based firm Mathias Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was metro Philadelphia-based CenterSquare Investment Management.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. and San Antonio-based Kairoi Residential has topped out Waterline, a 74-story mixed-use tower located at 98 Red River St. in downtown Austin. The property gets its name from the site’s location near the nexus of Waller Creek and Lady Bird Lake. According to the development team, at 1,025 feet, Waterline is now the tallest building in Texas, eclipsing JPMorgan Chase Tower in Houston, which had allegedly been the state’s tallest building since 1981. Construction of Waterline began in fall 2022 and is expected to be fully complete in late 2026. Waterline will ultimately feature 352 upscale apartments, 700,000 square feet of office space, a 251-room hotel that will be operated under the 1 Hotels brand and 24,000 square feet of ground-floor retail and restaurant space. Residential amenities will include two pools, a fitness center, lounge, kitchen and coworking space. Office tenants will also have access to a fitness center, as well as a bar and lounge and indoor meeting spaces. The partnership is now marketing office space for lease. The launch of residential leasing and the opening of the hotel are scheduled for this fall. Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is …
DALLAS — Newmark has arranged the $218 million sale of The Link at Uptown, a 25-story office building in Dallas. Completed in 2021, The Link at Uptown spans 292,000 square feet and is home to tenants such as Houlihan Lokey, PMG and McGuireWoods. Amenities include a customer lounge, fitness and conference centers and an outdoor terrace with an activity lawn. Chris Murphy, Robert Hill, Gary Carr and Austin Sheahan of Newmark represented the seller and developer, Kaizen Development Partners, in the transaction. The buyer was Atlanta-based REIT Cousins Properties (NYSE: CUZ). The property was approximately 94 percent leased at the time of sale.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — AMLI Residential has completed a 360-unit multifamily project in Austin’s Mueller District, which is a 700-acre mixed-use redevelopment of a former municipal airport campus. Designed by HLR Architects and O’Brien Architects, AMLI North Park offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, putting green, outdoor grilling and dining areas, sky lounge and makers’ and coworking spaces within a 2,500-square-foot clubroom. Rents start at $1,945 per month for a studio apartment.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — Texas Logistic & Fulfillment Services has signed a 299,731-square-foot industrial lease in Sugar Land, a southwestern suburb of Houston. The third-party logistics company will occupy the entirety of the building at 12900 W. Airport Blvd., which according to LoopNet Inc. was constructed in 1998. The facility also features a cross-dock configuration and 11,600 square feet of office space. Joseph Smith and Pearce Martens of CBRE represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Denver-based Sagard Real Estate owns the property.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Colliers has brokered the sale of Shoal Pointe Apartments, an 87-unit multifamily building in Texas City, located southeast of Houston. Built in 1970 and partially renovated in 2020, Shoal Pointe comprises nine buildings on a 2.5-acre site. Residences come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Bob Heard, Chip Nash and Jaleel Adatia of Colliers brokered the deal. The name of the buyer, a private investor, as well as the seller and sales price, were not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Barnes & Noble will open an approximately 18,000-square-foot store at Alamo Ranch, a 900,000-square-foot retail power center located on the west side of San Antonio. The book retailer is backfilling a space previously occupied by Office Max with one of its smaller-format stores. Charlotte-based Big V Property Group owns Alamo Ranch, which is also home to tenants such as Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Ross Dress for Less and Marshalls. A tentative opening date was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Denver-based investment firm Platte Canyon Capital has purchased Allure Apartments, a 268-unit multifamily complex in San Antonio. The property was developed in phases on an 11.5-acre site on the city’s west side, with the first 116 units constructed in 1984 and another 152 delivered in 2017. Units come in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, playground and grilling areas. Platte Canyon acquired Allure Apartments in partnership with an unnamed, Los Angeles-based institutional investment company in an off-market transaction. The new ownership plans to invest about $4.7 million in capital improvements to the property.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Keller Springs Village, a 39,618-square-foot shopping center located in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The 17-suite center sits on a 3.2-acre site at 2155 Marsh Lane and was fully leased at the time of sale to a mix of service-oriented tenants. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.