DENTON, TEXAS — Helios Healthcare Advisors has brokered the sale of a restored assisted living facility in Denton. Fairhaven Denton Assisted Living was originally developed in the mid-1950s and closed in 2007. In 2019, Austin-based developer Investcor acquired Fairhaven and executed an $8 million renovation of the property, which is now featured on the National Register of Historic Places. Fairhaven reopened in fall 2020 and is now operated by Enriched Senior Living. Helios represented Investcor in the transaction. The buyer was a California-based owner-operator. Fairhaven Denton more than 95 percent occupied at the time of sale.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Atlanta-based Smalls Sliders has signed a franchise agreement to open five new units, dubbed “cans,” in North Fort Worth. Local development group Slidin Thru LLC will operate the new locations. Smalls Sliders has recently opened additional units in Texas, including El Paso, Tomball, Willis and Arlington. Founded in 2019, Smalls Sliders currently has 375 cans open or under development across 30 states.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Holt Lunsford Commercial Investments (HLCI) has broken ground on Carter Crossing, an approximately 1 million-square-foot industrial project that will be located at 6901 Wichita St. in South Fort Worth. The development will consist of three buildings that will total 142,737, 162,862 and 704,966 square feet. Comerica Bank is financing construction of Carter Crossing, which is expected to be complete in August 2026. Holt Lunsford Commercial is the leasing agent.
BURLESON, Texas — Sagora Senior Living has purchased Wilshire Senior Living, a 100-unit community located in Burleson, approximately 15 miles south of Fort Worth. Situated on 25 acres, the property features four-story buildings with independent living apartments, as well as cottages with attached garages. The community, which opened in 2021, also features assisted living and memory care units. Amenities include a theater room, billiards area and a full-service salon. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Fort Worth-based owner-operator Trademark has welcomed seven new tenants to Market Street — The Woodlands, a mixed-use development located about 30 miles north of Houston. Jewelers David Yurman and gorjana, as well as women’s apparel brand Draper James, children’s clothing retailer Pink Chicken, Love Shack Fancy and Local Public Eatery, all opened their doors this fall. Fragrances provider Le Labo is set to open early next year.
TULSA, OKLA. — TruCore Industrial, an Oklahoma-based investment firm founded by executives of net-lease brokerage group Stan Johnson Co., has acquired two facilities totaling roughly 58,000 square feet in Tulsa. The facilities at 6566 E. Skelly Drive and 4620 S. Memorial Drive sit on a combined 4.6 acres and were both fully leased at the time of sale to sign maker Fellers Inc. Phillip Butts, Ken Hedrick and Andrew Ragsdale of Colliers brokered the sale. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Ivybrook Academy will open a daycare and preschool facility in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The space, the square footage of which was not disclosed, will feature classrooms, outdoor learning spaces and interactive amenities. Diana Gaines of SVN | J. Beard Real Estate represented the landlord, Celebration Church, in the lease negotiations. Loch Cook and Crystal Allen of Transwestern represented the tenant.
By Joshua Metzger, studio director, principal, Gensler The Emerging Trends in Real Estate 2026 publication jointly released by PwC and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) found that North Texas benefitted from more than 100 corporate headquarters relocations between 2018 and 2024, drawn by a business-friendly climate, robust infrastructure and a growing talent pool. The launch of the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), Nasdaq Texas and the reincorporation of the New York Stock Exchange’s regional office from Chicago to Dallas as NYSE Texas are further cementing the area’s status as a financial powerhouse. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Charles Schwab and Fidelity are among the top employers in North Texas, while Wells Fargo recently opened a new $455 million campus in Las Colinas. All this momentum and more has made Y’all Street — the moniker used to contrast Texas’ growing market to Wall Street — the second-largest financial services market in the country, trailing only New York City. The sublease availability of office space in Dallas has dropped to 3.6 percent of total inventory, signaling strong demand and confidence in the market. The Dallas neighborhoods of Uptown and Turtle Creek are bracing for a surge in development, while suburban mixed-use projects continue to thrive. …
HOUSTON — JLL has arranged a loan for the refinancing of a 4411 San Felipe, a 94,825-square-foot office building located in the River Oaks neighborhood of West Houston. Park House Houston, a private social club, anchors the seven-story building, which was built in 2021 and was fully leased at the time of the loan closing. John Ream and Cassie McIntosh of JLL originated the three-year, floating-rate loan, which has an initial financing of $33 million with additional future funding available, through Tannenbaum Capital Group. The borrower was an entity doing business as PH 4411 Houston RE Holdings.
HUTCHINS, TEXAS — Lineage Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE), a Michigan-based REIT focused on temperature-controlled warehouses, has broken ground on a cold storage facility in Hutchins, located south of Dallas. The square footage was not disclosed. The site is located within Prime Pointe Park, a 3,000-acre, rail-served master-planned development. The facility, which will feature a range of automated operations, including Lineage’s proprietary LinOS warehouse execution system, is expected to be operational in 2027.