HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based Thorofare Capital has provided a $15.9 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 234,215-square-foot warehouse and distribution building in Houston. The property features 25-foot clear heights and 25 dock-high doors. The undisclosed borrower will use a portion of the proceeds of the loan, which was structured with a 45-month term and an extension option, to fund capital improvements.
ARLINGTON, TEXAS — K&M Tire, a family-owned regional distributor of tires, wheels and tubes, has signed a 201,600-square-foot industrial lease renewal at Arlington Tech Center. Matt Dornak, Ryan Boozer, Luke Davis and Lena Pierce with Stream Realty Partners represented the undisclosed landlord and the tenant in the lease negotiations.
GRAPEVINE, TEXAS — Colliers International has negotiated the sale of a 25,133-square-foot office building located near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine. The property was fully occupied at the time of sale. Cody Payne of Colliers represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
By Andrew Dickson, managing director, Newmark Almost daily, Newmark’s Central Texas multifamily capital markets group speaks with investors looking to enter the Austin multifamily market. With headlines aplenty about corporate relocations to the city, investors are often looking to trade tax-burdensome environments for business-friendly ones like Texas. What is driving the interest, and what is it actually like buying multifamily assets in Central Texas today? Economic Synopsis According to data from Opportunity Austin, the economic initiative of the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce, more than 100 companies have made relocation or expansion announcements in Austin, resulting in over 15,000 jobs pledged through June 2021. Opportunity Austin tracked 22,114 new jobs announced in 2020 — a record-breaking year — and the city is presumably on its way to another record-setting year in 2021. It is worth noting that many of the jobs announced in 2019 and 2020 are still forthcoming. Like many industries, tech firms often cluster together. Whether relocation announcements are due to existing synergies with other firms or cost-reduction strategies, we anticipate the trend of tech or tech-adjacent companies moving to Central Texas to continue. Due to these local shifts, as well as macroeconomic housing impacts, the single-family housing …
DALLAS — AECOM (NYSE: ACM) will relocate its global headquarters from Los Angeles to Dallas, the engineering and infrastructure consulting giant said in a statement earlier this week. Beginning on Oct. 1, select corporate leaders, including CEO Troy Rudd, will join the 1,200-plus employees who currently work at AECOM’s Dallas office at 13355 Noel Road, as well as the firm’s other offices across Texas. About 2,500 employees will continue to work in the California offices, including Los Angeles. The company cited the market’s talent pool for engineering and infrastructure consulting as a key factor in its decision to relocate, while also crediting the “additional benefits as a corporate hub” that Dallas offers. AECOM, a Fortune 500 company, accrued $13.2 billion in revenue in its 2020 fiscal year. The company’s stock price closed at $63.19 per share on Wednesday, Aug. 18, up from $38.19 per share a year ago.
MAGNOLIA, TEXAS — Austin-based Stratus Properties (NASDAQ: STRS) has received construction financing for the initial phase of Magnolia Place, a mixed-use development located northwest of Houston. Veritex Community Bank provided the three-year, $14.8 million construction loan for Phase I. The first phase of development will revolve around the construction of two retail buildings totaling 19,000 square feet, five pad sites and various pieces of infrastructure. In addition, construction is underway on a 95,000-square-foot store for regional grocer H-E-B at the adjoining 18-acre site. At full buildout, Magnolia Place will consist of four retail buildings totaling 35,000 square feet, five retail pad sites, 194 single-family homes and 500 multifamily units.
KELLER, TEXAS — Locally based developer Realty Capital Management and South Carolina-based Greystar are underway on construction of Keller Center Stage, a 38-acre mixed-use project on the northern outskirts of Fort Worth. The initial phase will consist of The Lyric at Keller Center Stage, a multifamily community with Class A amenities that is being developed by Greystar, as well as 24,000 square feet of commercial space and a community event lawn. The latter two elements are expected to be complete by the third quarter of next year, while the apartment community is slated for full completion in the third quarter of 2023. At full buildout, Keller Center Stage will comprise 475 multifamily units, 57 single-family homes and 60,000 square feet of office, retail and restaurant space.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has negotiated a full-building, 134,800-square-foot industrial lease at Langfield Distribution Center in Houston. The newly built property sits on 8.5 acres and includes 32-foot clear heights, 56 employee parking spaces and 33 trailer parking stalls. John Nicholson and Trey Horne of Colliers represented the landlord, Boston-based Cabot Properties, in the lease negotiations. Billy Gold of CBRE represented the tenant, JFC International, a wholesaler and distributor of Asian food products.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Fidelity Paper & Supply, a distributor of packaging supplies and materials, has signed a 107,082-square-foot lease within Heller Industrial Park in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. John Brewer and Riley Maxwell of Transwestern represented the landlord in the lease negotiations. Cameron Rogers with Rubicon Representation represented the tenant.
HOUSTON — California-based investment firm Strategic Realty Holdings has purchased a portfolio comprising two multifamily properties totaling 488 units in Houston for $34.3 million. Cypress Ridge Apartments was built in 1980 and totals 252 units in one- and two-bedroom floor plans ranging in size from 599 to 957 square feet. Highland Cross Apartments was also constructed in 1980 and comprises 236 units that also feature one- and two-bedroom formats and range in size from 685 to 1,140 square feet. Both properties have similar amenity packages that include pools, fitness centers, clubhouses and onsite laundry facilities. Electra Capital contributed a $6.2 million preferred equity investment to the transaction, the seller in which was not disclosed.