PLANO, TEXAS — Global Real Estate Advisors (GREA) has negotiated the sale of Bellevue at Spring Creek, a 278-unit apartment complex located northeast of Dallas in Plano that was originally built in 1982. According to Apartments.com, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 704 to 1,247 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a fitness center, playground, tennis court and a business center. The buyer was Dallas-based investment firm The ValCap Group, and the seller was not disclosed. Bellevue at Spring Creek was roughly 90 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — World Emblem has signed a 72,000-square-foot industrial lease in northwest Houston. The Florida-based patch and insignia manufacturer is relocating and expanding from a nearby, 35,000-square-foot space to the building at 6740 Signat Drive. About 140 employees will work at the plant to start, and the company plans to reshore 50 jobs and add up to 100 additional staff at the facility, which will initially produce up to 500,000 emblems and patches per week. No third-party brokers were involved in the lease negotiations.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — FireTron Inc. has renewed its 15,486-square-foot lease at an industrial flex property in the northern Dallas metro of Carrollton. The provider of fire protection equipment will remain at Avion Business Center, which according to LoopNet Inc. was built in 1984 and totals 24,944 square feet. Jason Finch of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Tyler Maner and Will Mason of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — The Independent School District (ISD) of Midland, located in West Texas, has begun the renovation of two high school campuses totaling 1.5 million square feet. Renovations at both Midland High School and Legacy High School will deliver career and technical education centers with specialized labs to support industry-aligned training and future workforce readiness. Project partners include Pfluger Architects, Satterfield & Pontikes and Lee Lewis Construction. Upon completion, which is slated for August 2028, each school will be able to accommodate about 4,200 students. The renovations are being financed with a $1.4 billion taxpayer bond that was passed last year.
DALLAS — New York City-based Lument has provided a $33.6 million Freddie Mac construction loan for The Culbreath, a 364-unit affordable seniors housing project in Dallas. The Culbreath will be reserved for seniors age 62 or older and will consist of 270 one-bedroom units and 94 two-bedroom units. Amenities will include a clubhouse, fitness center, library, game room, multipurpose room, pool, pickleball and bocce ball courts and two dog parks. The opening is slated for summer 2027. Tracy Peters and Dale Giffey led the transaction for Lument on behalf of DHA Housing Solutions of North Texas and Volunteers of American National Services.
SAN JUAN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the $7.6 million sale of a 54,608-square-foot retail and industrial building in San Juan, located in Hidalgo County in South Texas. The newly renovated building at 801 E. Interstate 2 will house the first store and showroom in the Rio Grande Valley for Bob Mills Furniture, which also purchased the building. Stewart Skloss of Newmark brokered the deal on behalf of Bob Mills Furniture. The seller was not disclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — FedEx Ground Package System has renewed its 186,577-square-foot industrial lease in Fort Worth. The space is located within Carter Distribution Center, a four-building, 1 million-square-foot complex on the city’s south side that was originally built in 2018. Thomas Eddins of Fischer & Co. represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Matt Carthey and Thomas Grafton of Holt Lunsford Commercial represented the landlord, PGIM.
LA PORTE, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Stonemont Financial Group has purchased a 5.8-acre industrial outdoor storage (IOS) facility in La Porte, an eastern suburb of Houston. The site at 615 N. Sixth St. is located at the entrance to Port Houston’s Barbour’s Cut shipping terminal, and the property includes 61,000 square feet of office, maintenance and manufacturing space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. Stonemont acquired the property in conjunction with a 5.3-acre IOS property in the metro Atlanta area.
FRISCO, TEXAS — A partnership between Hunt Realty Investments and The Karahan Cos. has received a $425 million construction loan for Fields West, a 55-acre mixed-use project in Frisco, a northern suburb of Dallas. A consortium of Bank of America, J.P. Morgan Chase and Prosperity Bank provided the financing. Additionally, as part of the development agreement, the City of Frisco recently sold $70 million in municipal bonds as its contribution to the financing of Fields West. Fields West, which was announced in 2022 as a $2 billion development, will be an urban village within the 2,500-acre Fields master-planned community. Plans currently call for 350,000 square feet of shopping, dining and entertainment space and 325,000 square feet of Class A office space. Gensler is the master plan architect of the development. Construction of the retail, restaurant and entertainment space is now underway. The opening of this element of the project will be staggered between the third quarter of 2027 and into 2028. That space is 70 percent preleased to a variety of national brands, boutique retailers and first-to-market operators, such as Bloomie’s (a Bloomingdale’s concept), Alo Yoga, Arhaus, Kendra Scott, Pottery Barn, Sephora and Williams Sonoma. On the restaurant front, concepts …
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Multifamily, Seniors Housing Sectors Remain Positive Real Estate Performers
By Troy Marek, Regions Real Estate Capital Markets As we embark on the second half of 2025 amid some economic uncertainty, there are two bright spots within real estate. Both the multifamily and the seniors housing/healthcare sectors boast strong fundamentals and occupancies. RealPage data indicates 138,302 apartment units were absorbed in the first quarter, and NIC MAP data shows a seniors housing occupancy increase to 87.4 percent, or 621,000 occupied units over the same period. This suggests strong demand in both critical housing sectors, at the same time new supply is slowing. Interest Rates Drive Lending Activity Agencies Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and HUD remain the primary loan providers supporting these two asset classes today. Unsurprisingly, interest rates heavily impact lending activity. Since the Federal Reserve decided to hold rates steady in May, sector experts have been closely watching employment and inflation data, as well as tariff impacts, as all three have the power to influence the Fed to lower rates later this year. With the Federal Reserve deciding to hold rates as-is in June, industry players will continue to keep an eye on the data. Once rates are brought down some, perhaps later this year, multifamily and seniors housing/healthcare …