FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Locally based hospitality investment firm NewcrestImage has acquired the 164-room Sinclair Hotel in downtown Fort Worth. The 17-story luxury property is part of the Marriott Autograph Collection of hotel brands and features multiple food and beverage concepts. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
By Jon Krebbs, managing director, The Multifamily Group The COVID-19 crisis has certainly had a heavy impact on many sectors of the economy; however, the multifamily sector still has had a triumphant year. The Dallas apartment sector has maintained healthy occupancy in 2021, and the investment side of the market is picking up due to buyers having constrained capital during the height of the public health crisis in 2020. Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) has benefited from major corporate relocations since the 1980s. Over the last decade, corporate interest has expanded and that brought multiple Fortune 500 companies’ headquarters to the region due to its pro-business conditions. It is no wonder why the market is on the radar of C-suite leaders and governing boards — its favorable workforce, affordable cost of housing, lack of state income tax and steady supply of new apartment buildings are all factors. Simply put, apartment investors regard DFW as an opportunity for growth. Between 2019 to 2020, approximately 120,000 people from outside the metroplex have been added to the local population. This number has substantially increased over the last two years due to COVID-19. Market Overview The Dallas multifamily market has been hot for the last seven …
HOUSTON — Trammell Crow Co. (TCC) has broken ground on Phase I of Weiser Business Park, a speculative industrial redevelopment project located at the site of a former airport in northwest Houston. The first phase of the 130-acre development will center on the delivery of three buildings totaling 557,490 square feet. The first and smallest building will feature 28-foot clear heights and 128 vehicle parking spaces. The second and third buildings will both span more than 200,000 square feet and offer 32-foot clear heights while also having nearly 500 combined parking spaces. Completion of Phase I is scheduled for the second quarter of 2022. TCC has tapped Lee & Associates to lease the buildings. Construction of a fourth building that will span approximately 520,000 square feet and have 36-foot clear heights is set to begin early next year.
IRVING, TEXAS — Switzerland-based global investment firm Partners Group and Florida-based Accesso have sold Royal Ridge, a 505,948-square-foot office campus in Irving’s Las Colinas district, for an undisclosed price. Royal Ridge is a four-building campus that was constructed between 1998 and 2000. Tenants at the property, which has averaged a historical occupancy rate of about 94 percent during its life span, include Michaels and Honda. Todd Savage and Andrew Levy of JLL represented the partnership in the sale of the property to affiliates of Menlo Equities.
HOUSTON — Newmark has negotiated a 181,067-square-foot industrial lease extension at Building 11 within Central Green Business Park in Houston. John Luck, Griffin Rich, Chris Mason, John Beach, Reggie Beavan III, Andy Iversen, Joshua Brown and Trace Elrod of Newmark represented the tenant, GAC Energy & Marine Services, in the lease negotiations. Liberty Property Co. owns the facility.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has brokered the sale-leaseback of a 166,000-square-foot industrial facility located at 5003 Stout Drive on San Antonio’s east side. The property was built in 1985 and renovated in 2019. Building features include 22.5-foot clear heights, 93 parking stalls and a 21 percent office finish. Dustin Volz, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Joshua Villarreal and Matthew Barge of JLL represented the seller and occupant, graphic design and custom manufacturing firm Comet Signs, in the transaction. The buyer/landlord was not disclosed.
TAYLOR, TEXAS — The Boulder Group, an Illinois-based retail brokerage firm, has arranged the $2.4 million sale of a 6,912-square-foot retail property that is net-leased to Advance Auto Parts in Taylor, located northeast of Austin. Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a private investor based in the Southwest, in the transaction. The undisclosed, West Coast-based buyer completed the deal via a 1031 exchange.
ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — The NRP Group, a Cleveland-based multifamily developer, has broken ground on The James on Grand Avenue, a 275-unit affordable housing project in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock. All of the property’s units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. The James on Grand Avenue will feature one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, business center children’s play area and a fitness center. Residents will also have access to services such as first-time homebuyer programs, financial literacy training and after school care. Leasing is expected to begin next August, with full completion scheduled for June 2023. NRP Group is developing the project in partnership with Capital Area Housing Finance Corp.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — NAI Robert Lynn has negotiated a 162,000-square-foot industrial lease expansion at 4717 Plano Parkway in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The deal essentially triples the Dallas-area footprint of the tenant, third-party logistics firm JB Hudco, to 240,000 square feet. Chad Albert of NAI Robert Lynn represented JB Hudco in the lease negotiations. George Billingsley represented the landlord, Billingsley Co., on an internal basis.
TULSA, OKLA. — Aristocrat Gaming, a manufacturer of slot machines and similar products, has signed a 137,500-square-foot lease for its new headquarters at 15336 E. Admiral Place in Tulsa. The property is under construction, with the warehouse component scheduled for completion this winter and the office component slated for a summer 2022 delivery. Dwayne Flynn and Ryan Shaffer of CBRE represented Aristocrat Gaming and the landlord, Tulsa-based Miller Investments & Properties, in the lease negotiations.