DALLAS — Atlanta-based Portman Holdings will develop Dallas Gateway, a mixed-use project in the Dallas Arts District. Plans currently call for 850 residential units in a variety of formats, 400,000 square feet of office space and 45,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space across three towers. The development will also feature 1,800 parking spaces and ample open green space. Construction is set to begin in the second quarter of next year.
SAN ANTONIO — Stream Realty Partners has broken ground on Interpark Logistics Center, a 689,215-square-foot industrial project located across the street from San Antonio International Airport. The development will comprise five buildings ranging in size from 119,600 to 155,475 square feet. Each structure will have a minimum of 24 dock doors with two drive-in ramps, 32-foot clear heights, 130-foot truck court depths and ESFR sprinkler systems. Stream is also marketing the development for lease. Completion is slated for August 2023.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Tishman Speyer has sold The Foundry, a 240,000-square-foot office complex in East Austin. The New York City-based real estate giant acquired the first of The Foundry’s two buildings in January 2021 and the second in July 2021 from locally based developer Cielo Property Group. Mike McDonald and Jonathan Napper of Cushman & Wakefield represented Tishman Speyer in the latest sale. Beacon Capital Partners purchased the asset, which was 96 percent leased at the time of sale, for an undisclosed price.
STILLWATER, OKLA. — Apex Student Living has acquired Apex on Perkins, a 732-bed community located near Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, for $23.7 million. According to Apartments.com, the property offers a pool, fitness center, business center and a clubhouse. The seller was a partnership between two Manhattan-based investment firms, Ladder Capital and Tailwind Capital. Apex is a joint venture between Toronto-based Alexandra Capital and Connecticut-based Axela Group.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Texas-based accounting firm Weaver has signed a 35,948-square-foot office lease renewal in Fort Worth’s West Seventh district. Scott Morse, Scott Jessen, Andy Goldston, Daniel Mullen and Katherine Jessen of Citadel Partners represented Weaver in the lease negotiations. Matt Carthey and Jake Neal of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, Macfarlan Capital Partners. Weaver, which also recently signed a new lease in Houston, is temporarily operating out of a smaller suite and plans to move into its newly renovated space in November.
WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS — A joint venture between two locally based firms, 2GR Equity and Connell Realty Services Inc., is underway on construction of a 562-unit self-storage facility in the southern Dallas suburb of Waxahachie. Dallas-based Lone Star Self Storage will operate the facility, which will be located at the corner of State Highway 77 and Cardinal Road. Simmons Bank provided construction financing for the project, which is expected to be complete by the end of the year.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — A partnership between two private equity firms, Los Angeles-based Cottonwood Group and Dallas-based Texsun Holdings, has purchased a two-property multifamily portfolio totaling 480 units in Fort Worth. The properties, Woodstone and Bridge Hollow, both offer one- and two-bedroom units. The new ownership plans to implement a $5 million capital improvement plan across both assets. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — New York City-based investment firm Olive Tree Holdings will undertake a $25 million renovation of The Life at Grand Oaks, a 556-unit affordable housing community in Houston. Built in 1982, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that are reserved for households earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. Units will be outfitted with new flooring, countertops and fixtures, and the property’s HVAC systems will be upgraded. Olive Tree also plans to refresh the amenity spaces, which include a pool, playground, clubhouse and a computer room. Completion is slated for mid-2023.
COPPELL, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 33,000-square-foot industrial lease at 921 W. Bethel Road in the northern-central metroplex city of Coppell. According to LoopNet Inc., the 140,000-square-foot building was constructed on 17.3 acres in 2009 and features 32-foot clear heights and 15 exterior dock doors. Ken Wesson and Mark Graybill of Lee & Associates represented the landlord, Nuveen Real Estate, in the lease negotiations. The name and representative of the tenant were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — DWG Capital Partners has acquired a 10,500-square-foot industrial property located at 9606 Old Manor Road in Austin. At the time of sale, the single-tenant facility was fully occupied by custom steel fabricator Austin Iron on a net-lease basis. Drew Boroughs and Andrew Gross of Matthews Real Estate Investment Services represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. First Bank Texas provided fixed-rate acquisition financing for the deal.
