CARROLLTON, TEXAS — An affiliate of private equity firm Livingston Street Capital has acquired Atlas Point at Prestonwood, a 183-unit active adult community in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with walk-in closets, granite countertops, hardwood-style flooring and stainless steel appliances. Amenities include a pool, outdoor lounge with a kitchen, salon, fitness center and a pet washing station. The seller was not disclosed.
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS — Wan Bridge, a Texas-based builder and operator, is underway on construction of Georgetown Heights, a 50-unit build-to-rent community that will be located on the northern outskirts of Austin. The community will feature three- and four-bedroom, two-story duplexes ranging in size from 1,400 to 2,100 square feet, as well as walking trails and green space. The development team is aiming to deliver the first model home by February.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Terrydale Capital, a Dallas-based financial intermediary, has arranged a $1.6 million acquisition loan for an undisclosed industrial property in Fort Worth. The 25-year loan was structured with 4.75 percent interest rate, a 25-year amortization schedule and seven months of interest-only payments. Cody Baker of Terrydale Capital arranged the loan through a correspondent SBA lender on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
DALLAS — Locally based firm Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) has sold a portfolio of five shallow-bay industrial properties totaling approximately 700,000 square feet in the Dallas area to Boston-based investment firm TA Realty. The sales price was not disclosed. Two of the properties, Valwood Trade Center and Golden Bear Distribution Center, are located in Carrollton. The remainder of the portfolio consists of McKinney Logistics Center, Richardson Logistics Center and Edmonds Airport Trade Center, located in Lewisville. HLCI developed all of the assets between late 2020 and the summer of 2021.
HOUSTON — Houston-based developer Midway has broken ground on The Laura, a 360-unit multifamily project that is part of the firm’s initial phase of the 150-acre East River development in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. Designed by Munoz + Albin with EDI International as the architect of record, The Laura will feature a fitness center, dog park, pool, grilling stations, outdoor yoga space and a lawn for games and passive recreation. OHT Partners is the general contractor for the project. The first units are expected to be available for occupancy in late 2023. Phase I of East River also includes 250,000 square feet of office space and 110,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space.
DALLAS — A fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management has provided a $66.3 million acquisition loan for The Plaza at Solana, a 366,000-square-foot office campus located in the Southlake/Westlake submarket of Dallas. The three-building property was recently renovated and includes 21,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. Cullen Aderhold of JLL arranged the debt on behalf of the borrower, Boston-based Albany Road Real Estate Partners. The floating rate loan has an initial term of three years and can be extended up to an additional two years.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of West Lake Vistas, a 334-unit apartment community located in northwest Austin. Built in 2009, the property features one-, two-, and three-bedroom units with an average size of 1,032 square feet. Amenities include three pools with lounge seating, two clubhouses with culinary presentation kitchens, a business center, dog park, 24-hour fitness center and media rooms. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the seller, The Connor Group, in the transaction. Henry Stimler, Bill Weber and Ari Schwartzbard of Newmark arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Houston-based Hines. The property was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Oklahoma-based brokerage firm Stan Johnson Co. has arranged the sale of a 28,907-square-foot industrial facility in Longview, located about 120 miles east of Dallas. The two-building complex was constructed in phases in the 1970s and is leased to utilities contractor ADB Cos. and S&B Engineers. Evan Altemus of Stan Johnson Co. represented the seller, a locally based private investor, in the transaction. An undisclosed, California-based 1031 exchange purchased the asset at a cap rate of 9.3. percent.
BAYTOWN, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Main Plaza Storage, a 554-unit self-storage facility located in the eastern Houston suburb of Baytown. The property spans 66,500 net rentable square feet. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Knobler also procured the New York-based buyer, which plans to implement a value-add program. Both parties requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Lubbock-based multifamily investment and development firm Madera Residential has acquired Armstrong at Knox, a 165-unit apartment community located in the Knox-Henderson area of Dallas. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, resident lounge and a business center. Jon Wooton, Mike Bryant and Victoria Langston of CBRE arranged $47.9 million in acquisition financing through a fund sponsored by CBRE Investment Management on behalf of Madera Residential.
