ROUND ROCK, TEXAS — Switch Inc. (NYSE: SWCH), a Las Vegas-based data center developer and operator, has purchased land in the northern Austin suburb of Round Rock from Dell Technologies for the development of a 1.5 million-square-foot campus. The site is adjacent to Dell’s global headquarters campus. The property will be Switch Inc.’s fifth data center campus in Texas and will be known as The Rock. Switch Inc., which recently acquired Data Foundry, a provider of colocation services in Texas, expects to begin site preparation and permitting for the project this summer. The company also intends to power its new facility with 100 percent renewable energy.
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DALLAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Heritage One & Two, a 367,364-square-foot office complex located at the convergence of the Dallas North Tollway and LBJ Freeway in North Dallas. The two-building property sits on 12 acres and features amenities such as a fitness center, conference center and a café with outdoor seating. Gary Carr, Robert Hill, Chris Murphy, John Alvarado and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. The buyer was Oregon-based investment firm Menashe Properties. The complex was 75 percent leased at the time of sale.
RICHARDSON, TEXAS — Tampa-based investment firm ZMR Capital has acquired Chimney Hill Apartments, a 240-unit multifamily community located in the northeastern Dallas suburb of Richardson. The property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units across 11 two-story buildings. Amenities include a pool with a lounge area, outdoor picnic and grilling stations, fitness center and a cybercafé. Brian Eisendrath of CBRE arranged an undisclosed amount of acquisition financing on behalf of ZMR Capital, which will implement a capital improvement program focused on unit interiors, amenity spaces and building exteriors.
FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a Fannie Mae loan of an undisclosed amount for the refinancing of Villa Gardens, a 142-unit multifamily property located in the northern Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch. Built in 1969 and renovated between 2018 and 2020, the property consists of 16 two-story buildings that feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans. Amenities include a pool, business center, picnic area and a children’s play area. Colliers Mortgage originated the loan through a partnership with Old Capital Lending on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as 2730 Villa Gardens LLC.
IRVING, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Spanish Trace, a 136-unit apartment complex in Irving. Built in 1968, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units, according to Apartments.com. Dallas-based Reap Capital purchased the asset from Lane Star Properties for an undisclosed price. Chris Deuillet and William Hubbard of CBRE brokered the deal on behalf of the seller, and William Givens and Robert Siddall of CBRE arranged acquisition financing on behalf of the buyer. Spanish Trace was 88 percent occupied at the time of sale. The new ownership will implement a value-add program and rebrand the community.
PFLUGERVILLE, TEXAS — JLL has negotiated the sale of Pecan 130 Business Park, a 239,952-square-foot industrial property located in the northern Austin suburb of Pflugerville. Constructed between 2013 and 2014, the two-building property sits on 15.3 acres and was 85 percent leased to seven tenants at the time of sale. Dustin Volz, Trent Agnew, Stephen Bailey, Dom Espinosa, Wesley Gilmer and Josh Villarreal of JLL represented the seller, Birtcher Anderson & Davis, in the transaction. Dogwood Industrial Partners, an affiliate of San Francisco-based TPG Real Estate Partners, purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
MIDLAND, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $34.3 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Blue Ridge Apartment Homes, a 290-unit multifamily complex in Midland. Built in 2011, the property consists of 15 residential buildings and 16 ancillary buildings on a 15.5-acre site. Amenities include a business center, fitness center and a resident clubhouse. Brandon Baksh of Dwight Capital originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based owner-operator REEP Equity will renovate Oakdell Way Townhomes, a 100-unit multifamily community in San Antonio. Built in 1988, the property offers two- and three-bedroom units averaging 1,114 square feet. The capital improvement program will upgrade the units with stainless steel or black appliances, new faucets and countertops and fresh paint and flooring. Amenity spaces and common areas will also be upgraded. Mark Brandenburg, C.W. Sheehan and Cort Martin of JLL arranged financing for the renovations on behalf of REEP Equity.
GRANBURY, TEXAS — Senior Living Investment Brokerage (SLIB) has arranged the sale of Residence at Legacy Park, an active adult community in Granbury, approximately 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Built in 2018, the community features 81 units and is restricted to residents age 55 or older. A local owner-operator looking to exit the industry sold the asset to a national group headquartered in Utah for $18 million. Matthew Alley and Bradley Clousing of SLIB handled the transaction.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Taylor Morrison Home Corp. (NYSE: TMHC) will develop Christopher Todd Communities at Dechman, a 140-unit single-family rental (SFR) community in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The property will be situated on 15.9 acres and will offer one- and two-bedroom residences that will range in size from approximately 750 to 1,050 square feet. Communal amenities will include a pool, fitness center and a dog park. Christopher Todd Communities is providing design and management services for the project. Construction is set to begin in the coming weeks.