TEXARKANA, TEXAS — Cherokee Federal, a contractor that serves the construction, engineering, manufacturing and defense industries, has signed two new lease agreements with TexAmericas Center (TAC) to accommodate the company’s expansion. Cherokee Nation Red Wing, a defense contractor serving the Red River Army Depot, will lease a 19,228-square-foot light manufacturing space at 154 Service St. This move represents an expansion of the company’s existing 126,00-square-footprint at 312 Panther Creek Drive on TAC’s central campus. In addition, the company’s aerospace and defense department will lease 4,000 square feet of office space at 342 Texas Ave. TexAmericas Center owns and operates roughly 12,000 development-ready acres of land and about 3.5 million square feet of commercial and industrial product that serve four states.
HUTTO, TEXAS — Titan Development has launched Phase II of Titan Innovation Business Park, located in the northern Austin suburb of Hutto, with the acquisition of 100 acres that will ultimately be developed into six buildings. Titan has negotiated a 52,500-square-foot build-to-suit lease with Kval Inc., a manufacturer of door machinery, as the inaugural tenant of Phase II. Construction of Kval’s facility, which is expected to bring about 80 new jobs to the area, is scheduled to begin in August and to last about a year. This is the fifth project funded by Titan Development’s Real Estate Fund II, which focuses on investments in the industrial and multifamily spaces.
CORINTH AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered a portfolio sale comprising two self-storage facilities totaling 1,321 units in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The portfolio spans 162,960 net rentable square feet. The first property is a 557-unit facility in Corinth, located north of the metroplex, and the second property is a 764-unit facility in Fort Worth. Both properties were built in 2018 and are managed by Extra Space Storage. Brandon Karr of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and buyer, both of which requested anonymity, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — MCR, a New York City-based hospitality owner-operator, has acquired the 132-room Courtyard by Marriott Houston I-10 West/Park Row hotel. The property features a convenience store, 24-hour fitness center, meeting and event space, an outdoor pool and a bistro that serves food, alcoholic beverages and Starbucks coffee. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. MCR acquired the property as part of a five-hotel portfolio deal that carried a price tag of $94 million.
TEXAS — Blueprint Healthcare Real Estate Advisors has brokered the $10 million sale of a transitional care facility located in the Texas Panhandle region. The property name and location were not released. Mainstreet developed the 70-unit property, which is located within a larger medical park, but never opened it. A local investor acquired the property with the intent of opening it as a post-acute hospital and has structured a lease with a national healthcare system based in Southern California. The seller was undisclosed seller.
CONROE, TEXAS — Colliers Mortgage has provided a $5.8 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Bellshire Apartments, a 311-unit affordable housing property located in the northern Houston suburb of Conroe. The community was originally built between 1974 and 1978 and renovated between 2017 and 2019. Colliers Mortgage originated the 10-year loan on behalf of the borrower, an entity doing business as Merced-Bellshire LLC.
DALLAS — Tampa-based multifamily investment firm American Landmark has acquired Olympus at Ross, a 368-unit apartment community located in the Bryan Place neighborhood of Dallas. Built in 2015, the property offers one- and two-bedroom units with quartz countertops, keyless entry mechanisms and stainless steel appliances. Amenities include a pool, outdoor grilling area, fitness studio, social lounge, cybercafé and a dog park. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Will Balthrope, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware and Grant Raymond of Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, represented the seller, Olympus Property, in the transaction. American Landmark will rebrand the property as Macallan at Ross.
ROWLETT, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors, a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Village of Rowlett, a 249-unit apartment community located on the northeastern outskirts of Dallas. The property was built in 2018. Units feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and kitchen islands. Covered patios and enclosed yards are available in select units. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, outdoor grilling stations and a coffee bar. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Will Balthrope, Taylor Hill, Michael Ware and Grant Raymond of IPA represented the seller, Catalyst Urban Development, in the transaction. The team also procured California-based investment firm Buchanan Street Partners as the buyer.
PLANO, TEXAS — JLL has arranged a $27.4 million bridge loan for the refinancing of a five-story, 237,000-square-foot office building at 500 N. Central Expressway in Plano. Massachusetts-based RMR Mortgage Trust provided the floating-rate loan, which carried a three-year initial term with two one-year extension options. The borrower, Dallas-based MoxieBridge, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund tenant improvements, leasing commissions and other capital expenditures.
PLANO, TEXAS — Miami-based ESJ Capital Partners has purchased Park Ventura, a 194,000-square-foot office building in Plano. The property was built between 1998 and 2000 and was 90 percent leased to tenants such as Chevron, Cardinal Financial and Radnet at the time of sale. Tom Strohbehn and Scot Farber of Younger Partners represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Greg Greene and Scott Lewis of CBRE arranged acquisition financing through Prime Finance on behalf of ESJ Capital Partners, which plans to implement a capital improvement program to upgrade Park Ventura’s utility systems and activate outdoor spaces.