HOUSTON — Locally based investment firm Nitya Capital has sold a portfolio of five multifamily properties totaling 1,502 units that are located throughout the Houston area. The portfolio comprises Buena Vista (266 units), Casa del Mar (254 units), Sedona Pointe (352 units), Diamond Hill (304 units) and Providence at Memorial (326 units). An undisclosed California-based investment group purchased the portfolio. The sales price was also not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer Koontz Corp. has broken ground on Westport Industrial Park, a 374,400-square-foot project in San Antonio. Koontz Corp. is developing Westport Industrial Park in phases, with the first of the two 187,200-square-foot buildings set to be delivered in February 2023. Building features will include 24-foot clear heights, 130-foot truck court depths, 23 dock doors and a total of 480 parking spaces. NAI Partners has been tapped to lease the development.
KYLE, TEXAS — Dallas-based Kalterra Capital Partners is underway on construction of The Verge, a 263-unit multifamily project in the southern Austin suburb of Kyle. Units will feature quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances and private balconies. Amenities will include a pool, outdoor grilling stations, pickleball court, lounge areas, a fitness center, business center, dog spa and game rooms. Leasing is scheduled to begin in February 2023, with full completion slated for the third quarter of next year. Kalterra has also secured tenants for the development’s retail/restaurant component, with construction of those spaces expected to begin in the next six months.
KILLEEN, TEXAS — Dallas-based brokerage firm The Multifamily Group (TMG) has negotiated the sale of The Springs at 1100, a 232-unit apartment community located in the Central Texas city of Killeen. Built in 1983, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 715 square feet. Amenities include two pools, a playground, dog park and onsite laundry facilities. Paul Yazbeck of TMG represented the seller, investment firm Rhodium Capital Advisors, in the transaction. Jon Krebbs, also with TMG, procured the buyer, Vista Pacific Inc. The property was 98 percent occupied at the time of sale.
DALLAS — Alcoholic beverage distributor Dynasty Spirts has signed a build-to-suit industrial lease at PROTO Park, a 250,000-square-foot development in the Brookhollow submarket of Dallas. The square footage was not disclosed. The owner of PROTO Park, Fort Worth-based M2G Ventures, is underway on construction of the facility. Scott Hobbs and Kim Lyon of Newmark represented Dynasty Spirits in the lease negotiations. Jason Moser and Hanes Chatham of Stream Realty Partners represented M2G Ventures.
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AUSTIN, TEXAS — Dallas-based investment firm Mohr Capital has acquired DoubleTree by Hilton Austin, a 350-room hotel located at 6505 N. Interstate 35 in the central part of the state capital. The six-story hotel includes 25,000 square feet of meeting and event space. Mohr Capital plans to invest about $11 million in capital improvements to guestrooms, elevators and common areas. John Bourret and Austin Brooks of Hodges Ward Elliott represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction.
MESQUITE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of Starpoint Self Storage & Business Park, a 327-unit facility located in the eastern Dallas suburb of Mesquite. The property spans 70,590 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a privately held investment partnership, in the transaction. Karr also procured the buyer, a publicly traded REIT. Both parties involved in the deal requested anonymity.
DALLAS — Greysteel has arranged the sale of Del Sol on Royal Lane, a 172-unit multifamily property in northwest Dallas. Built in 1966, the property offers one-, two- and three-bedroom units with an average size of 807 square feet. Doug Banerjee, Jack Stone and Andrew Mueller of Greysteel represented the seller, Lion Real Estate Group. The buyer and sales price were not disclosed.
HOUSTON — JD Fields & Co., a locally based supplier of steel products, has signed a 133,25-square-foot lease at Greens Port Industrial Park, a 735-acre development located near Port Houston. The multimodal park encompasses more than 3 million square feet of warehouse space and four railyards. Steve Pastor of NAI James E. Hanson and Gray Gilbert, Chris Haro and Jack Gilbert of NAI Partners represented the landlord, Kansas-based Watco, in the lease negotiations. The representative of the tenant was not disclosed.