DALLAS — Newmark has signed a 46,338-square-foot office lease at The Link at Uptown. The move will consolidate three of the commercial real estate services firm’s regional offices into a single location at 2601 Olive St. in Dallas. John Wolf represented Newmark in the lease negotiations on an internal basis. Sarah Kennington and Bryce Jackson at Thirty-Four Commercial, along with Blake Shipley at JLL, represented the landlord, Kaizen Development Partners. Newmark plans to take occupancy in the fourth quarter. The company will continue to operate its office at Legacy Business Park.
HOUSTON — Cincinnati-based Vision & Beyond Capital Investments has purchased three Houston apartment communities totaling 460 units for a combined price of $73 million. Pine Lake Village totals 96 units and is located in the Greenpoint area. Ridge Point is situated within Texas Medical Center and comprises 168 units. Green Tree Place totals 196 units and is located on the city’s north side. The investment is the first in Houston for the new ownership, which plans to implement a value-add program. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 80 West Self Storage, a 445-unit facility in Longview, located about 120 miles east of Dallas. The facility spans 76,814 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The duo also procured a privately held investment group as the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has arranged the sale of The Sofia, a 210-unit apartment community in East Austin. Built in phases between 1973 and 1983 and renovated in 2019, The Sofia features one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 723 square feet. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling and dining areas, a business center, fitness center, basketball court and a dog park. Jim Young and Chase Easley of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between Dallas-based Lion Real Estate Group and Los Angeles-based Marble Partners Management LLC, in the transaction. Matt Greer and Andrew Wilson of Newmark arranged acquisition financing through Bridge Investment Group on behalf of the buyer, New York-based RockFarmer Properties.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm Arc Capital Partners has acquired Westview, a 100,166-square-foot office building located at the corner of 12th and Guadalupe streets in downtown Austin. The recently renovated property was 93 percent leased at the time of sale. Amenities include a café, conference room, fitness center, bike lockers and a rooftop terrace. Andrew Levy, Todd Savage, Kelsey Shebay and Jeff Coddington of JLL represented the seller, Dallas-based Prescott Group, in the transaction. Jeff Sause, Casey Wenzel and Matthew Ctvrtlik, also with JLL, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of Arc Capital Partners.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Two Texas-based firms, SilverPoint Senior Living and Journey Capital, have unveiled plans for the development of Edition Senior Living of Fort Worth. Initial plans call for 101 assisted living and memory care units set in a 100,000-square-foot community on nine acres. There are also long-term plans to expand and add independent living facilities. This community will be the fifth collaboration between SilverPoint and Journey Capital. Construction is scheduled to begin toward the end of this year.
HOUSTON — A partnership between South Carolina-based developer Greystar and J.P. Morgan Global Alternatives has opened The Westcott, a 315-unit apartment community in Houston’s Memorial Park neighborhood. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans that range in size from 788 to 3,235 square feet. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, media lounge, coworking space, a rooftop terrace with a lounge and bar and concierge services. Rents start at $2,250 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
GEORGE WEST, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of 281 Mini Storage, a 199-unit self-storage facility in George West, located roughly midway between San Antonio and Corpus Christi. The facility spans 37,440 net rentable square feet. Bryan Quaschnick, Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. The trio also procured a privately held, Texas-based investment group as the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has broken ground on Avenida Carrollton, a 155-unit active adult community located north of downtown Dallas. Developed by Avenida Partners, the property will comprise a 202,106-square-foot apartment building and an additional 63,925 square feet of cottages that will be reserved for renters age 55 and above. Amenities will include a pickleball court, pool, theater, private dining room, a spa and outdoor grilling and dining areas. Meeks + Partners and REES Associates are the project architects. Completion is slated for September 2023.
CONROE, TEXAS — Chicago-based financial advisory firm Tempo Capital Group has arranged a $42 million nonrecourse construction loan for a 287-unit single-family rental project in Conroe, about 35 miles north of Houston. The project will be situated on a 45-acre site and will feature cottages, duplexes and two-story homes. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and clubhouse. The direct lender and borrower were not disclosed. A construction timeline was also not released. Michael Berke led the debt placement for Tempo Capital Group.