AUSTIN, TEXAS — National investment firm GID has acquired a 62,496-square-foot warehouse located at 4201 Supply Court, about one mile west of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The rear-load facility features 28-foot clear heights, 10 dock-high doors, two drive-in doors and three suites averaging 20,000 square feet. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of Glenwood Apartment Homes, a 60-unit multifamily property in Houston. Built in 1981, the property features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 971 square feet that are furnished with granite countertops, walk-in closets and washer/dryer connections. Communal amenities include a pool and onsite laundry facilities. Bryce Smith of TMG represented the buyer and seller, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer Industry ATX has broken ground on Industry SOMA, a 23-unit affordable housing project in Austin’s South Menchaca neighborhood. The townhome-style residences will be reserved for households earning 80 percent or less of the area median income. Mark Odom Studio designed the project, which is slated for a fall 2025 completion.
Elizabeth Barnes, COO of NAI Plotkin, knows property management is always a labor- and people-intensive profession, no matter the day or time of year. In that regard, the pandemic did not change the best practices for the Springfield, Mass.-based full-service brokerage and management company. “The number-one best practice has always been — and remains to this day — to manage the property as if you own it, with the awareness that you don’t,” Barnes says. Treat the Asset as Your Own For Barnes, this means focusing on the asset’s value at all times. “Common area maintenance (CAM) reconciliation, capital planning, value engineering options — they need to be front and center,” she continues. “It’s not just about cutting expenses. Look at how you can add value or reduce upfront costs.” All this should be done, she states, with the owner’s goals for the property in mind. Those goals may differ based on whether the owner is, for example, looking to divest the asset. Or if the tenant’s space has gone dark. Or if a pandemic is occurring. “There is a definite focus on health and safety now, regardless of the product type,” Barnes says. “Many owners wanted HVAC and air-handling …
WEBSTER, TEXAS — Great Wolf Resorts Inc., a hospitality owner-operator known for indoor water park-themed lodging properties, has broken ground on a 27-acre project in Webster, a southeastern suburb of Houston. The resort will house 532 hotel rooms, a 95,000-square-foot indoor water park, a 58,000-square-foot family entertainment center and multiple food-and-beverage outlets. Great Wolf is financing the project in part through a $200 million investment from shareholders Blackstone and Centerbridge Partners. Construction of the resort, which is slated for a mid- to late-2024 completion, is expected to create about 600 full- and part-time jobs.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has arranged the sale of 5 Oaks, a 228-unit apartment complex in North Houston. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 464 to 1,043 square feet and feature in-unit washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a clubroom with social areas, pool with a sundeck and cabanas, resident kitchen with a coffee bar, dog park, fitness center, business center and package lockers. Chris Curry, Todd Marix, Chris Young, Joey Rippel and Kyle Whitney of Berkadia represented the seller, Los Angeles-based Haven Realty Capital, in the transaction. Johnny King of Berkadia originated acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, New York-based Lone Star Capital.
PLANO, TEXAS — Dallas-based developer Cawley Partners will break ground in December on Phase II of The Parkwood, a project in Plano that will add 120,000 square feet of office space to the local supply. Phase I of The Parkwood, which also comprises 120,000 square feet, is nearing completion and is fully leased to First United Bank. SFMG Wealth Advisors has also leased 22,000 square feet of the second building. Amenities at The Parkwood include a fitness center, pickleball court, conference centers and rooftop terraces.
DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS — Lument has provided a $34.7 million Fannie Mae acquisition loan for Wexford Townhomes, a 122-unit multifamily property in Duncanville, a southern suburb of Dallas. The 17-building property was built on nine acres in 1984 and renovated in 2016. Michael Curland of Lument originated the 10-year loan, which carries a fixed interest rate, 30-year amortization schedule and five years of interest-only payments, through Fannie Mae’s Green Rewards program on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based developer M2G Ventures has sold The Foundry District, a 98,000-square-foot mixed-use property in Fort Worth’s Cultural District. M2G Ventures acquired the former industrial site in 2015 and redeveloped it to feature office, retail and restaurant space, as well as showrooms and an art gallery. The buyer was Charlotte-based Asana Partners. Cushman & Wakefield’s Chris Harden and Kris Von Hohn brokered the transaction.
ODESSA, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Advance A-1 Self Storage, a 411-unit facility in the West Texas city of Odessa. The property sits on 3.2 acres at 3151 E. Business Loop 20. Dave Knobler and Mixson Staffel of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, and procured the buyer, a REIT, in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.