AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based investment firm Buchanan Capital Partners has purchased a 116,434-square-foot office park in West Austin. Formerly known as The Escalade Office Park and now known as Westbank Pointe, the property is located at the corner of Loop 360 and Westbank Drive, adjacent to Westlake High School. Buchanan plans to invest about $1 million in capital improvements to Westbank Pointe and has tapped Transwestern to lease the property. The seller was not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Colliers has brokered the sale of a 53,375-square-foot industrial building in southeast Houston. Constructed on 3.7 acres in 2001 and renovated in 2021, the property comprises a 38,375-square-foot office/warehouse and a 15,000-square-foot warehouse, as well as 65 surface parking spots. Tom Condon Jr., Greg Cizik and Edward Edson of Colliers represented the seller in the transaction. Zane Carman of Partners Real Estate represented the buyer. Both parties requested anonymity.
HOUSTON — Vasa Tech North America has signed a 34,997-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The provider of waterproofing, restoration and other related building services is taking space at the property at 8700 Clay Road, which according to LoopNet Inc. consists of four buildings totaling 286,985 square feet. Jack Rathe and Brandon Preece of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, Los Angeles-based Entrada Partners, in the lease negotiations. Jackie Chang of Forever Realty represented the tenant.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Sidra Real Estate has completed the multimillion-dollar renovation of Austin Centre, a 327,619-square-foot office building located at 701 Brazos St. in the state capital’s downtown area. Renovations included upgrades to the lobby, restaurant and fitness center and the addition of a coffee bar and a mothers’ room. Sidra is also in the process of building out speculative suites on the building’s 10th floor. Tenants have direct access to amenities at the Omni Hotel, such as a rooftop pool and bar, fitness center, conference center, meeting space and a tenant lounge, as well as multiple onsite dining options. Ownership has tapped Transwestern as Austin Centre’s new leasing agent and property manager.
WEBSTER, TEXAS — California-based private equity firm IRA Capital has purchased Houston Physicians’ Hospital, a 148,950-square-foot healthcare property in Webster, a southeastern suburb of Houston. The facility, which recently underwent a 39,000-square-foot expansion, includes an advanced surgical hospital and two aquatic care centers. At the time of sale, the facility was 100 percent leased to a joint venture between the physicians, Memorial Hermann Health System and United Surgical Partners International.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 119-room hotel in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The Cambria Hotel Richardson-Dallas was built on 2.5 acres in 2019 and offers amenities such as an indoor pool and a fitness center. Chris Gomes of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction. Both parties requested anonymity.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 26,000-square-foot industrial lease in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. Corbin Blount of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Aarav Corp., a provider of distribution services, in the lease negotiations. Mac Hall and Eric Crutchfield of Stream Realty Partners represented the landlord, an entity doing business as G&I IX 1225 Capital LLC.
TOMBALL, TEXAS — Partners Real Estate has arranged the sale of a 25,386-square-foot manufacturing building in Tomball, a northeastern suburb of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the building at 1302 S. Cherry St. was built on 3.5 acres in 1980. Wyatt Huff and Hunter Stockard of Partners represented the seller, Harbor Hill Holdings, in the transaction. The buyer was an undisclosed, locally based private investor.
KATY, TEXAS — Concord Summit Capital, a South Florida-based financial intermediary, has arranged a $25.5 million construction loan for Colonial Village, a 103-unit build-to-rent residential project that will be located in the western Houston suburb of Katy. The development will consist of 88 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom duplex-style homes on a 7.9-acre site. Daniel Eidson and Ben Applebaum of Concord Summit Capital arranged the debt, which carries an 88 percent loan-to-cost ratio, on behalf of the borrower, Luminous Homes. The direct lender was not disclosed.
CONROE, TEXAS — Ameritex Machine & Fabrication has purchased a 145,222-square-foot industrial building in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. According to LoopNet Inc., the property at 915 Conroe Park W. Drive was built on 18 acres in 2020 and features 39-foot clear heights and 19 dock-high doors. Garret Geaccone of Stream Realty Partners represented the seller, TradeLane Properties LLC, in the transaction. Tim O’Neil of TSO Properties represented the buyer.