FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Tampa-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has acquired Elan River District Apartments, a 325-unit community in Fort Worth. Built in 2017, the property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units with stainless steel appliances, granite countertops, individual washers and dryers and private balconies. Amenities include a pool, business center, fitness center and a social lounge. American Landmark will implement a value-add program and rebrand the property as Mercantile River District.
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HURST, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Oasis Springs, a 154-unit apartment complex located near Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Hurst. The property was built in 1979 and offers amenities such as a pool, basketball court, playground and onsite laundry facilities. Al Silva and Ford Braly of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were Dallas-based private investment firms that requested anonymity.
DALLAS — North Texas-based investment firm Napali Capital has acquired the 152-room Tru by Hilton Dallas Market Center hotel in the city’s central business district. The building was originally constructed in 1965 as a bank and until recently functioned as an office property. The building was converted to a hotel in January of this year following a gut renovation. Amenities include two food and beverage concepts, a 24/7 grab-and-go market, fitness center and a lobby with foosball, billiards and other games. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — Locally based brokerage firm Baker Katz has arranged the sale of a 60,935-square-foot retail building in Houston that was formerly occupied by Star Furniture. The building sits on 2.4 acres at 7111 FM 1960 on the city’s northwest side and includes showroom space. Jason Baker and Ben Brown of Baker Katz represented the seller, Power Squared Group, in the transaction. Brian Ashby of CBRE represented the buyer, Bel Furniture.
By Ryan Mueller and Mitch Faccio, vice presidents of acquisitions, MLG Capital There’s no end in sight for the rising competition among multifamily investors in the desirable Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) market. These days, it’s common for a fully marketed multifamily property in the DFW metroplex to receive upwards of 50 offers during the first round of the sale process alone. This sheer competitiveness in acquisitions has forced sellers to pursue several rounds of bidding and buyers to differentiate themselves through pricing and terms. In addition, the level of competition has made it difficult for new buyers to participate in the market at all. The metroplex has been, and continues to be, the top transactional market in the country for multifamily. In the last 12 months, sales volume across Texas has exceeded $19.2 billion, with DFW accounting for $9.6 billion, or approximately 50 percent of the Lone Star State’s total sales volume. DFW has outpaced both Atlanta and New York City by more than $1 billion in sales volume in the last year, with those markets seeing $8.6 and $8.4 billion in multifamily sales, respectively. At the same time, we are seeing capitalization rates compress across the metroplex. In the last …
AUSTIN, TEXAS — General contractor McCarthy Building Cos. has broken ground on the 365,000-square-foot Texas Children’s Hospital in Austin. The 52-bed facility will provide a range of services for women and children, including neonatal intensive care, pediatric intensive care, postpartum care, diagnostic imaging, acute care and urgent care. The hospital will also have an adjacent, 170,000-square-foot outpatient building that will house specialty care providers and a 1,200-space parking garage. Page is the project architect. Construction is scheduled to be complete in the first quarter of 2024.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — General contractor Arch-Con Corp. has broken ground on a 17-story Fairfield Inn & Suites hotel that will be located at 76 East Ave. in downtown Austin’s Rainey Street District. Developed by RGB Hospitality and designed by MCS Architects LLC, the property will feature 126 rooms, as well as a lobby, dining area, lounge and pantry market. The hotel’s top three floors will house a rooftop terrace, fitness center, pool, spa, multi-purpose room and a presidential suite. Completion is scheduled for late 2022.
SAN ANTONIO — Chicago-based investment firm Redwood Capital Group has purchased Ascent Cresta Bella, a 322-unit apartment community in northwest San Antonio. The property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, hardwood-style floors, kitchen islands and tile backsplashes. Communal amenities include an infinity pool with cabanas, outdoor kitchens, a rooftop terrace, social lounge, business center, two-story fitness center with a spin room and multiple dog parks. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
DALLAS — Houston-based multifamily investment firm Barvin has acquired Novel at Bishop Arts, a 302-unit apartment community in the Bishop Arts neighborhood of Dallas. Crescent Communities developed the property, which also houses 20,000 square feet of retail space, in 2019. Units feature stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a guitar-shaped pool inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan, a rooftop sky deck and lounge, an outdoor entertainment space with grilling stations and fire pits, a 24/7 athletic center with a spin studio and a full-service coffee shop in the lobby. Barvin plans to rebrand the community as Vance at Bishop Union.
MCALLEN, TEXAS — NAI Partners has negotiated two industrial leases totaling 130,903 square feet at 5700 S. International Parkway in the Rio Grande Valley city of McAllen. Marmon Foodservice Technologies, a manufacturer of restaurant equipment and supplies, leased 100,783 square feet, and pet products manufacturer Worldwise leased 30,120 square feet. Carlos Marquez of NAI Partners represented the landlord, Killam Development Ltd., in both sets of lease negotiations.