SAN ANTONIO — Lument has provided a $29.4 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Limestone Oaks, a 401-unit apartment and townhome community in northwest San Antonio. The property was originally built in 1981, renovated in 2007 and acquired by the undisclosed seller in 2013. Colin Cross and John Sloot led the transaction for Lument. John Brickson of Old Capital Lending arranged the debt. The borrower was locally based owner-operator DJE Texas Management Group.
DALLAS — Weitzman will redevelop Meadow Central Market, a 108,778-square-foot shopping center located at the intersection of North Central Expressway and Meadow Road in Dallas. A 29,121-square-foot Tom Thumb store anchors the center, which originally opened in the 1970s. The grocery store will receive new flooring, lighting and select food departments as part of the project. Other tenants include CVS, Edible Arrangements, The UPS Store and Sylvan Learning Center. Weitzman will upgrade the center’s façade, landscaping, signage and parking. Hodges & Associates is leading design of the project, which is expected to commence this fall. Completion is slated for early 2022.
HOUSTON — Partners Capital, the investment arm of NAI Partners, has sold Wells Fargo Business Park, a 104,212-square-foot flex property in Houston. Partners Capital originally acquired the two-building complex in 2018. Trent Agnew and Charlie Strauss of JLL represented Partners Capital in the transaction. Dallas-based Hillview Capital Partners purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
By Cynthia Cowen, managing director, Cushman & Wakefield Throughout the past 18 months, there has been an ongoing discussion about returning to the office. Culturally, financially, production-wise — does it make sense to return? There is so much that goes into making these decisions, and there isn’t a simple yes or no answer. It might depend on the industry, the generational differences among employees, the job functions being performed and more. Baby boomers tend to be critical of millennials’ desire to have greater balance and their preference for working at home, but what about recent college grads? They need to absorb as much as information as they can, but how do they achieve that at home? What about those in child-bearing years? They may want to stay home to juggle it all under one roof. In 25-plus years in the commercial real estate industry, our team has never witnessed employees possess so much control. In speaking with tenant representation brokers and their clients, the message remains that employers are struggling to figure out how to get their employees to come back to the office. According to Cushman & Wakefield’s “Workplace Ecosystems of the Future” report, there is a strong consensus …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A joint venture between California-based investment firm Archway Equities, CAF Capital Partners and Cleveland-based Citymark Capital has acquired The Morgan, a 504-unit apartment community in Austin. The value-add property was built in the mid-1980s on the city’s north side and was 95 percent occupied at the time of sale. The Morgan offers one- and two-bedroom units and an amenity package that includes multiple pools, a business center, walking trails, a dog park and an outdoor kitchen area. The seller was not disclosed.
BULVERDE, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has brokered the sale of Vantage at Bulverde, a 288-unit apartment community located in the northern San Antonio suburb of Bulverde. Units feature one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans with individual washers and dryers, mosaic glass backsplashes and oversized closets. Select units also offer fenced yards. Amenities include a pool with grilling areas, media lounge, clubhouse and a fitness center. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller, Vantage Communities, in the transaction. The duo also procured the buyer, Houston-based Ilan Investments.
TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Phoenix-based Tower Capital has arranged two acquisition loans totaling roughly $10.3 million for a pair of Marriott-branded hotels totaling 175 rooms in Texarkana. In the first deal, Tower Capital arranged $5.1 million for the purchase of the 85-room TownePlace Suites by Marriott hotel. In the second transaction, the firm placed a $5.1 million loan for the adjacent 90-room Courtyard by Marriott hotel. Both loans were structured with three-year terms, fixed interest rates and 77 percent loan-to-cost ratios. The undisclosed borrower(s) will use portions of the proceeds to fund capital improvements at both properties.
ATHENS, TEXAS — Dallas-based Profectus Multifamily Capital has purchased a vacant Quality Inn & Suites hotel in Athens, located southeast of Dallas, with plans to convert the property into a 122-unit apartment community. The complex will offer a fitness center, business center, dog park, outdoor recreational areas and a restaurant or coffee shop. Greg Miller of locally based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group represented Profectus in its acquisition of the property, which was originally built in 1981 on a 14-acre site that can support additional future development.
SAN ANTONIO — JLL has negotiated the sale of Shops at Potranco, an 18,344-square-foot retail center in San Antonio. Tim Allen of JLL represented the seller, CSW Development, in the transaction. C.W. Sheehan and Matt Ctvrtlik, also with JLL, arranged a seven-year, fixed-rate acquisition loan through Bank of Austin on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of Austin-based Door Capital Partners. The property was built in 2019 and was fully leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Orangetheory Fitness, Jersey Mike’s, Buffalo Wild Wings and Supercuts.
HOUSTON — Bellrock Real Estate Partners has purchased Broadstone Summer Street, a 375-unit apartment community in Houston. Built in 2019, the property features stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, walk-in closets, individual washers and dryers and private patios/balconies in select units. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, resident lounge, theater room, pet park, outdoor grilling stations and a rooftop terrace. Hank Glasgow and Braden Harmon of Newmark arranged a $64.7 million floating-rate acquisition loan on behalf of the new ownership through a fund sponsored by CBRE Global Investors. The new ownership will rebrand the property as Bellrock Summer Street. The seller was not disclosed, but Broadstone is a brand of Houston-based Alliance Residential.