FOREST HILL, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of a 74,000-square-foot industrial building in Forest Hill, a southern suburb of Fort Worth. The property was built on 6.3 acres in 1985. Adam Abushagur and Faith Wilson of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller and procured the buyer, both of which were private investors that requested anonymity, in the transaction.
HOUSTON — Accounting firm Weaver has signed a 60,000-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters at Five Post Oak Park, a 28-story building in Houston’s Galleria district. Weaver will relocate from a 43,000-square-foot space at Wesleyan Tower beginning in May 2022. CP Group, a developer and operator of mixed-use projects throughout the Southern United States, recently purchased the building in partnership with Miami-based Rialto Capital.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Weitzman has negotiated a trio of leases at Fry Springs Plaza, a 14,112-square-foot neighborhood retail center in the northwestern Houston suburb of Cypress. Cavity Patrol Pediatric Dentistry leased 2,275 square feet; Bastion Martial Arts signed a deal for 2,830 square feet; and Oasis Nail Bar committed to 2,100 square feet. Kyle Knight with Weitzman handled negotiations as the leasing agent for Fry Springs Plaza.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Locally based developer Cumby Group will redevelop a site on Manor Road in East Austin with three adjacent projects that will collectively add more than 800 multifamily units, including 80 affordable housing residences, and 150,000 square feet of commercial space to the local supply. Cumby Group purchased the sites, which span nine acres and more than a full city block, in 2019 and 2020. Construction is underway on The Emma, a 146-unit project at 3219 Manor Road, and two buildings housing between 450 and 500 units, along with commercial space, are planned next door at 3115 Manor Road. Lastly, Cumby expects to build about 200 units at 3033 Manor Road. The projects will include space for neighborhood gatherings that could feature food trucks or farmers markets. The development’s affordable housing units will be reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of the area median income.
SAN ANTONIO — New York City-based brokerage firm Rosewood Realty has arranged the $108.7 million sale of a portfolio of four multifamily properties totaling 1,230 units in San Antonio. The sales price equates to about $88,500 per unit. The properties were all built between 1964 and 1986. Aaron Jungreis of Rosewood Realty represented the buyer, New York-based Sun Equity Partners, in the transaction. Matt Yeckes and Jonathan Brody, also with Rosewood Realty, represented the seller, locally based development and investment firm Kairoi Residential. The deal traded at a cap rate of 4.96 percent.
HOUSTON — New York City-based Square Mile Capital has provided a permanent loan of an undisclosed amount for Standard in the Heights, a 301-unit multifamily project in Houston. The property features studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, dog park, outdoor grilling areas and a lounge. The loan takes out the construction debt held by the borrower and developer, Texas-based Ojala Partners. Construction began in 2018 and was completed in November 2020. Cameron Cureton and Steve Heldenfels of JLL arranged the financing.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Commercial developer and operator Unico Properties has sold Bouldin Creek, a 170,000-square-foot office building in South Austin to San Francisco-based DivcoWest for an undisclosed price. Unico Properties developed the five-story building in partnership with Manifold Real Estate and OakPoint Real Estate. Amenities include a 2,500-square-foot coffee shop, rooftop terraces, fitness center and two acres of green space.
DALLAS — Locally based investment firm August Real Estate Co. has acquired Lakewood Tower, a 120,000-square-foot office complex in East Dallas. The nine-story building was 97 percent leased at the time of sale to tenants such as Wells Fargo, Briggs Freeman and Baylor Scott & White. Evan Stone of Goodwin Advisors represented the seller, a partnership controlled by Caddo Holdings, in the transaction. Adam Mengacci with Hamilton Realty Finance arranged acquisition financing through Veritex Bank on behalf of August Real Estate.
FRISCO, TEXAS — A partnership between Blue Star Land Co. and Dallas-based Lincoln Property Co. will develop a 313,000-square-foot office building at The Star, the Dallas Cowboys’ headquarters facility in Frisco. Designed by HKS Partners, the 11-story building will feature an 8,000-square-foot amenity deck and a 100-seat conference room. Construction is scheduled to begin before the end of the month and to be complete in the first quarter of 2023. Accounting firm Cain Watters & Associates has signed a lease as the building’s first tenant. Lincoln Property Co. is also handling leasing of the building.
SAN ANTONIO — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Vecina Apartment Villas, a 297-unit multifamily community located in north San Antonio. LIV Development completed the property in 2020. Amenities include a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse with private workspaces and a coffee bar, a 24-hour convenience mart, fitness center, pool and an outdoor sports lawn. Will Balthrope and Drew Garza of IPA represented the seller and procured the buyer, California-based Passco Cos., in the transaction.