SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has brokered the sale of Encore SoFlo, a 339-unit apartment building located at 326 S. Flores St. in downtown San Antonio. Built in 2019, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom units with an average size of 809 square feet. Amenities include a pool with a bar, courtyards with fire pits and grilling stations, clubhouse with a media room, business center with conference facilities, a fitness center, game room and a dog run. Matt Michelson and Patton Jones of Newmark represented the seller, Encore Multifamily, in the transaction. Hank Glasgow and Braden Harmon of Newmark arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, Dallas-based private equity firm SPI Advisory. Encore SoFlo was 92 percent occupied at the time of sale.
Texas
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $37.5 million loan for the refinancing of Hidden Springs of McKinney, a 194-unit seniors housing community located on the northern outskirts of Dallas. The property was built in 2020 and offers assisted living, independent living and memory care services. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a dog park. Joel Mendes and Jason Skalko of JLL arranged the nonrecourse, fixed-rate loan through an undisclosed life insurance company on behalf of the borrower, a joint venture between CREC Real Estate and Madison Marquette.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Vertical Cold Storage, a developer and operator of temperature-controlled industrial facilities, has acquired Lone Star Cold Storage, a 227,331-square-foot property located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The facility features 5.6 million cubic feet of storage space, 17,892 pallet positions and 40 dock doors. In addition, Lone Star Cold Storage offers seven rooms for various food processing and storage needs with temperatures ranging from -20 to 45 degrees Fahrenheit. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Shorenstein Properties, an investment firm headquartered in San Francisco and New York City, has sold the Alpha Building, a 210,000-square-foot office property located within the 750-acre Mueller District in Austin. The Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) purchased the six-story building, which was designed by Page Sutherland Page, for an undisclosed price. Troy Holme and Peter Jansen of CBRE represented TRS in the transaction. Shorenstein is developing two more office buildings at Mueller that will contain approximately 350,000 square feet and are slated for a 2024 delivery.
HOUSTON — California-based brokerage firm RealSource Group has negotiated the sale of a 37,030-square-foot single-tenant retail property in West Houston that is net leased to LA Fitness. Austin Blodgett of RealSource Group, in conjunction with ParaSell Inc., represented the seller, a Houston-based private developer, in the transaction. Roger Oser of Newmark represented the California-based buyer. Both parties requested anonymity. The deal traded at a cap rate of 6.12 percent.
HOUSTON — Fowler Property Acquisitions, a San Francisco-based investment firm, has purchased The Kirby Collection, a mixed-use property in Houston that consists of 199 multifamily units and roughly 291,000 square feet of commercial space, for $182 million. Built in 2018 on the city’s west side, The Kirby Collection comprises a 25-story apartment complex, a 182,000-square-foot office building and a 60,000-square-foot retail building. Thor Equities sold the property for a per-unit price of approximately $425,000 and a per-square-foot price of $400. Fowler will implement a capital improvement program and rebrand the development as Arrive Upper Kirby.
HOUSTON — Berkadia has negotiated the sale of Turtle Pointe, a 432-unit apartment community in West Houston. Built in 1976, the property offers studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 576 to 917 square feet. About a quarter of the units are townhomes. Amenities include a resident clubroom, business center, fitness center, indoor racquetball and basketball courts, three pools, heated spa, café-style recreation room and an enclosed dog park. Todd Marix, Chris Curry, Jeffrey Skipworth, Joey Rippel, Chris Young and Kyle Whitney of Berkadia represented the seller, Florida-based WRH Realty, in the transaction. Cameron Hart of Berkadia arranged acquisition financing through New York City-based Ready Capital on behalf of the buyer, 7C Equity Group.
KILLEEN, TEXAS — Greysteel has brokered the sale of Brickstone Villas, a 222-unit apartment complex located in the Central Texas city of Killeen. The recently renovated community features one- and two-bedroom units. Amenities include a pool and onsite laundry facilities. J.R. Ellis of Greysteel represented the seller in the transaction. Harrison Cole and Daniel Hartnett, also with Greysteel, arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the undisclosed buyer.
LAPORTE, TEXAS — Newmark has secured a 206,369-square-foot office lease in LaPorte, located east of Houston. Andy Iversen, Reggie Beavan III, Chris Mason, John Beach, Griffin Rich, John Luck, Joshua Brown, Trace Elrod and Audrey Selber of Newmark represented the tenant, Overland Distribution Inc., in the lease negotiations. Liberty Property Co. owns the building.
SAN ANTONIO — Northmarq has arranged a $12.3 million loan for the refinancing of Teralta Corporate Park, a two-building, 58,389-square-foot office property in San Antonio. The single-story property was built in 2017 and fronts Loop 1604 near the junction of Interstate 10. Aetna provided the three-year, interest-only loan to the borrower, San Antonio-based Sirell Properties. Bryan Leonard of Northmarq arranged the debt.