PLANO, TEXAS — JAH Realty has purchased Preston Parkway Center, a 62,394-square-foot shopping center in Plano. At the time of sale, the property was 79 percent leased to tenants such as Red Hot & Blue, Einstein Bros. Bagels, Dogtopia, Honey Baked Ham, Ben & Jerry’s. Toronto-based Great Gulf sold the asset for an undisclosed price. Dallas-based John Freese & Associates brokered the deal.
HOUSTON — A partnership between locally based real estate giant Hines and Ivanhoe Cambridge has opened Texas Tower, a 47-story office building in downtown Houston. Designed by Pelli Clarke & Partners, the 1 million-square-foot building is already about 50 percent leased to a tenant roster that includes Hines, as well as law firms Vinson & Elkins, McGuireWoods and DLA Piper. Amenities include a full-service conference facility, fitness center and multiple terraces to maximize access to fresh air and the outdoors. Texas Tower also houses an 18,000-square-foot flexible workspace known as The Square, which is a product of Hines.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — Locally based general contractor KWA Construction has completed The Truman, a 358-unit apartment community that represents Phase II of the $250 million, 1,300-unit Arlington Commons development. Designed by JHP Architecture and developed by Nehemiah Co., The Truman features one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops and European-style cabinetry. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, game room, coworking lounge, outdoor grilling stations and a dining room with private event space. Rents start at $1,360 per month for a one-bedroom unit.
SAN ANTONIO — Newmark has brokered the sale of Waterford Park, a 224-unit apartment community in northeast San Antonio that was built in 2008. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, coffee lounge, business center and a dog park. Matt Michelson of Newmark represented the seller, Kansas City-based development and investment firm Cohen-Esrey, in the transaction. San Antonio-based REEP Equity purchased the asset for an undisclosed price. Waterford Park was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
GARLAND, TEXAS — Palladium USA has broken ground on Embree Eastside, a 107-unit mixed-income housing community in Garland, a northeastern suburb of Dallas. About a quarter of the units will be rented at market rates, while the remainder will be reserved for renters earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area median income (AMI). Amenities will include a pool, dog park, walking trails, fitness center, conference room, computer lab and a kids’ playroom. HEDK is the project architect. General contractor Brownstone Construction is teaming up with the Garland Housing Finance Corp. on construction. PNC Bank provided both equity ($13.7 million) and debt ($11.2 million) for the project. The first units are scheduled to come on line in January 2023.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has negotiated the sale of Woodlake Square, an 80,774-square-foot retail center located in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Woodlake Square was built on 6.7 acres in 1979 and renovated in 2019. Tenants at the property, which was 94 percent leased at the time of sale, include Harbor Freight Tools, LA Fitness and Dollar Tree. Philip Levy of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a limited liability company, in the transaction. Levy also procured the buyer, a locally based 1031 exchange investor. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Nexus East, a 352-unit apartment community in East Austin. Built in 2021, the property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units. The amenity package consists of a pool, fitness center, clubhouse, entertainment kitchen, coworking lounge, putting green and a dog park. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark represented the seller, a partnership between Austin-based Ardent Residential and Monterrey, Mexico-based Delta Development, in the transaction. Timothy Weldon of Newmark arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer, an affiliate of Treeline Multifamily Partners Ltd., a privately held investment firm based in Denver. Nexus East was 90 percent occupied at the time of sale.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Development and investment firm Turnbridge Equities has broken ground on a 344-room hotel at 617 Colorado St. in downtown Austin that will be operated under the citizenM brand. Amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a rooftop bar. Baskervill is the architect of record for the project, and Dutch firm Concrete is handling interior design. Gilbane is the general contractor for the project, and Bank OZK provided construction financing. The opening is slated for late 2023.
SAN ANTONIO — Dallas-based Westmount Realty Capital has sold Joule Apartment Homes, a 300-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. Westmount acquired and rebranded the community, which was built on 9.5 acres in 1974, in early 2019. Units come in one- and two-bedroom floor plans and average 682 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a 24-hour fitness center, resident clubhouse with a full kitchen, laundry facility and a dog park. Joule Apartment Homes was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale. Brandon Baksh and Brian Yee of New York City-based Dwight Capital provided a $24.4 million acquisition loan for the undisclosed buyer. Patrick Short of Walker and Dunlop arranged the debt.
IRVING, TEXAS — Chicago-based investment firm CenterPoint Properties has acquired a 330,000-square-foot industrial facility located on an 18-acre site at 2201 Chemsearch Blvd. in Irving. Features of the newly built facility include frontage on State Highway 183, 36-foot clear heights, 47 dock doors, an ESFR sprinkler system and parking for 59 trailers and 356 cars. The seller/developer was not disclosed. Josh McArtor and Caitlin Clinton of Eastdil Secured brokered the sale.