BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS — Northmarq has brokered the sale of Casa Grande, a 116-unit multifamily property located in the South Texas city of Brownsville. The community was built in 1973 and features a pool, courtyard and onsite laundry facilities. Zar Haro, Moses Siller, Phillip Grafe and Bryan VanCura of Northmarq represented the seller, Raybec Investments, in the transaction. An Austin-based syndication led by DARE Investing purchased Casa Grande for an undisclosed price. The new ownership plans to implement a value-add program.
PALESTINE, TEXAS — Colliers has negotiated the sale of a 36,119-square-foot warehouse in Palestine, about 110 miles southeast of Dallas. The property sits on a 77-acre site, the undeveloped acreage of which was included in the sale. Steve Demuth and Ray Ver Hey of Staples Commercial Group represented the sellers, private investor Tom Clamon and Baylor University, which respectively own the building and the land, in the transaction. Judy Beebe and Blake Gibson of Colliers represented the buyer, Perfect Life TX LLC, a provider of fragrances and flavors that plans to build a manufacturing plant at the site.
DALLAS — A partnership between two multifamily developers, Chicago-based Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) and metro Philadelphia-based Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) will develop three multifamily projects totaling 1,053 units in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The Settler will be a 362-unit community in Fort Worth’s River District; Remy, located within Frisco Town Square, will total 357 units; and Lyle will comprise 334 apartments that will be constructed on the north side of Dallas. Each community will feature its own parking garage and Class A amenity package. U.S. Bank is the construction lender on The Settler, and Santander Bank provided construction financing for Remy and Lyle. Construction timelines were not disclosed.
SPRING, TEXAS — CBRE has arranged the sale of The Pines Business Park I and II, a portfolio of six industrial buildings totaling 281,481 square feet located in the northern Houston suburb of Spring. Randy Baird, Jonathan Bryan, Ryan Thornton, Nathan Wynne and Eliza Bachhuber of CBRE represented the seller, AEW Capital Management, in the transaction. Nuveen Real Estate, a division of The Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America (TIAA), purchased the portfolio for an undisclosed price. The buildings were fully leased at the time of sale.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — General contractor Cadence McShane has broken ground on Lake Highlands Middle School, a 231,000-square-foot campus in metro Dallas that will be part of the Richardson Independent School District. The campus will comprise three buildings with traditional classrooms and administrative spaces, as well as a cafeteria, two competition gyms, a weight room, track and practice field and tennis courts. Perkins + Will is designing the school, which should be able to support about 1,500 students. Completion is slated for fall 2024.
HOUSTON — Greystone has provided an $11 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Broadway Park, a 224-unit apartment complex in Houston. The property comprises 108 one-bedroom residences, 112 two-bedroom apartments and four three-bedroom units. D.J. Elefant and Dan Gillard led the Greystone team that secured the financing on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Broadway Park-SI LLC. Bolder Capital arranged the fixed-rate debt, which carried a 10-year term and four years of interest-only payments. Since acquiring Broadway Park in 2019, the sponsor has invested more than $2.5 million in capital improvements.
SAN ANTONIO — Schelin Uldricks & Co., a California-based financial intermediary and advisory firm, has arranged a $10.4 million loan for the refinancing of Olmos Creek Shopping Center, a 102,254-square-foot retail property in San Antonio. Built in phases between 1996 and 2004, the center is leased to a mix of tenants in the fitness, food-and-beverage, entertainment and discount retail sectors. A California-based debt fund provided the funds. The borrower was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Dallas-based hospitality development and investment firm NewcrestImage has acquired a national portfolio of 45 hotels totaling approximately 3,300 rooms. The properties are located in 11 states and are primarily operated under various brands within the Marriott and Hilton family of concepts, though the portfolio also includes two Choice-branded hotels and one Radisson-branded hotels. The seller was an undisclosed private investment firm. The sales price was also not disclosed.
DALLAS — Locally based hospitality developer Sam Moon Group is underway on construction of a 267-room hotel in the Dallas Arts District that will operate under the JW Marriott brand. The 23-story hotel will be located at 800 N. Harwood St. and will house three food-and-beverage concepts, as well as a cocktail lounge, meeting and conference areas, a fitness center and a ballroom. Guests will also have access to a sky lobby on the 11th floor. HKS Inc. served as the project architect, with DPR Construction as the general contractor. Completion is slated for next spring. The hotel will be the first in Dallas to operate under the JW Marriott brand.
CONROE, TEXAS — Thompson Thrift Residential, a subsidiary of Indianapolis-based investment firm Thompson Thrift, has sold Watermark at Grand Central Park, a 288-unit apartment community in Conroe, about 40 miles north of Houston. Built in 2021, the garden-style property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, outdoor kitchen, clubhouse, lounge, coffee bar and walking trails. Jennifer Ray of Walker & Dunlop represented Thompson Thrift in the transaction. San Diego-based CEG Multifamily purchased the community for an undisclosed amount