AUSTIN, TEXAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of University Quarters, an 84-unit apartment complex located near the University of Texas at Austin. The property comprises four buildings that were constructed between 1973 and 1978 and house one-bedroom units with an average size of 450 square feet. J.R. Ellis and Jack Stone of Greysteel represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer and sales price were also not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. and Kairoi Residential has broken ground on Waterline, a 74-story mixed-use tower in downtown Austin. The site is located near the nexus of Waller Creek and Lady Bird Lake. Plans for the 1,022-foot building currently call for 352 luxury 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. Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF) is the architect for Waterline. Canadian pension fund PSP Investments is also an equity partner on the project. Eastdil Secured arranged an undisclosed amount of construction financing for the development through Blackstone Mortgage Trust. Completion is slated for late 2026. The partnership is also developing Sixth & Guadalupe, a 66-story tower in downtown Austin that is scheduled to open next year.
PLANO, TEXAS — JAH Realty, a retail investment firm with offices in Dallas and Oklahoma City, has acquired Park West Plaza, a 191,103-square-foot shopping center in Plano. The property sits on 17 acres and was 98 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Aldi, Elliot’s Hardware, Nadine Floor Co., CiCi’s Pizza, Dairy Queen and Firehouse Subs. Los Angeles-based ASG Real Estate Co. sold the property to JAH Realty for an undisclosed price. Chris Harden and Kris Von Hohn of Cushman & Wakefield brokered the deal. Southside Bank provided acquisition financing.
WACO, TEXAS — A partnership between Dallas-based SkyWalker Property Partners and Utah-based Zelevie Health has purchased the Healthcare Resort of Waco, a116-bed seniors housing facility. The 77,000-square-foot property, which was completed in 2015 but closed in 2018 due to a tenant-landlord dispute, consists of 30 assisted living beds and 86 skilled nursing beds. Amenities include multiple lounges, a media room and outdoor terraces with gathering spaces and a putting green. The seller was an affiliate of Kawa Capital Management. The new ownership plans to invest in a capital improvement program and reopen the facility in the fourth quarter.
ALLEN, TEXAS — Northmarq has arranged a $28 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Presidio, a 202-unit multifamily property located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Allen. Built in 1986, the property features a pool, fitness center, pet play area, outdoor grilling and dining stations and onsite laundry facilities. Kevin Leamy of Northmarq arranged the loan, which carried a three-year, interest-only term, through an undisclosed balance sheet lender. Taylor Hill, Michael Ware, Joey Tumminello, Drew Kile and Will Balthrope of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, 37th Parallel Properties, in the transaction. The borrower was also not disclosed.
BROWNWOOD, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided an undisclosed amount of Fannie Mae acquisition financing for Southside Village Apartments, a 104-unit multifamily asset in Brownwood, about 140 miles northwest of Austin. The 12-building, garden-style property was built in 1973 and offers amenities such as a playground, basketball court and a dog park. Fritz Waldvogel of Colliers Mortgage originated the financing through a partnership with Old Capital Lending. The borrower was an entity doing business as The Magnolia on 4th LLC.
By Rob Welker, president and partner, Hoefer Welker; and Steven Janeway, principal and commercial practice leader, Hoefer Welker As one of the biggest states, Texas regularly sees some of the largest demand in real estate development in the country. In recent years, North Texas specifically has experienced a rapid short-term increase in population, leading to a significant development boom and driving up urban and workforce construction volume, rental rates and sale values. Mixed-use developments have led the charge in commercial growth throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) metroplex. Higher overall interest in a live-work-play lifestyle has contributed to the development of a larger number of spaces that provide corporate, retail and residential capabilities. Gone are the days when corporate campuses and multifamily complexes were predominantly in the suburbs; tenants and employers have increasingly searched for living experiences in urban environments where they can combine the three biggest facets of their lives within a single destination. This provides the convenience that tenants crave and the access to concentrated populations that retailers and office users need to be successful. The Coastal Exodus As personal and business income tax rates, regulatory hurdles and costs of living abound in coastal markets, corporations have begun relocating …
EULESS, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Urban District 183, a 366,771-square-foot industrial development located in the central metroplex city of Euless. The newly built development comprises three buildings that were constructed on a speculative basis at the former site of Coopers Golf Park. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Wells Waller, Robby Westerfield and Megan Babovec of JLL represented the seller, Urban Logistics Realty, in the transaction. The buyer was not disclosed, but The Dallas Morning News reports that an affiliate of Morgan Stanley Real Estate Advisors purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
DENTON, TEXAS — Resia, a Miami-based developer formerly known as AHS Residential, has received an undisclosed amount of construction financing for a 322-unit multifamily project in the North Texas city of Denton. The unnamed project will consist of two seven-story buildings with one-, two- and three-bedroom units, as well as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse and a business center. Construction is expected to be complete in the second quarter of 2023. Regions Bank provided the financing.
HOUSTON — Atlanta-based investment management firm Invesco has signed a 180,218-square-foot office lease extension at Greenway Plaza, a 52-acre development located in between Houston’s Uptown and downtown districts. The tenant has re-committed to Eleven Greenway Plaza for a term in excess of 10 years. Amanda Nebel represented the landlord, Parkway, in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. John Shlesinger of CBRE represented Invesco. The 31-story, 745,871-square-foot building is now 87 percent leased.