FARMERS BRANCH, TEXAS — Manhattan-based lender Emerald Creek Capital has provided a $10.3 million bridge loan for the acquisition of a 170,915-square-foot office building in the northern Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch. The property sits on eight acres and contains 18 leasable units that are occupied by tenants in the finance, engineering and physical therapy industries. Matt Fantuzzi of Emerald Creek Capital originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower.
DALLAS — New Jersey-based mortgage banking firm Progress Capital has arranged an $8 million acquisition loan for Crossings at Lake Highlands, a 98-unit apartment complex in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas. The property offers amenities such as a pool, outdoor kitchen, coffee bar and a dog park. Abe Mann of Progress Capital placed the nonrecourse loan, which was structured with a three-year term plus two one-year extension options and a 78 percent loan-to-cost ratio, through a national debt fund. The borrower, RFM Property Group, plans to implement a capital improvement program.
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS — EVO Entertainment, an Austin-based entertainment concept that combines bowling, movies, games and food and beverages, will open a 68,733-square-foot venue at Southlake Town Square, a 130-acre mixed-use development near Fort Worth. The entertainment center, which is scheduled to open at the end of the year, will be EVO’s first in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. This location will feature a full restaurant and bar with outdoor patio space, seven movie screens, arcade games, bowling lanes, a laser tag arena, rock climbing wall, ropes course and private party rooms. Retail Properties of America, an Illinois-based REIT, owns Southlake Town Square.
DALLAS — Quiet 3PF, a third-party logistics firm based in Massachusetts, has opened a 550,000-square-foot fulfillment center at 10750 Denton Drive in northwest Dallas. The move added about 400 jobs to the local economy. Greenfield Partners LLC, which acquired Quiet 3PF along with Related Fund Management in 2018, developed the facility.
TEXAS CITY, TEXAS — Oldham Goodwin Group LLC, a development and management firm based in Central Texas, has completed The Huntington at Lago Mar, a 148-unit affordable independent living community in Texas City, located southeast of Houston. Units feature granite countertops, vinyl flooring and individual washer and dryer connections. Communal amenities include a yoga studio, fitness center, community room, theater, pool, outdoor grill area and bocce ball and shuffleboard courts. Construction began in November 2019.
HOUSTON — Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) has negotiated the sale of three warehouses totaling 198,663 square feet in Houston. The first property spans 89,000 square feet across four buildings and is located at 15800 Export Plaza. The second facility totals 59,344 square feet and is located at 11940 Brittmoore Park Drive. The third asset consists of 50,319 square feet on a 7.2-acre site at 7211 Gessner Road. Nick Peterson and John Ferruzzo of TRS represented the sellers in all three transactions. The buyers were all undisclosed.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — PlattPointe Capital LLC, a boutique capital advisory firm, has arranged a $32.5 million senior loan for the construction of a six-building, 226-unit multifamily project in Fort Worth. A local debt fund provided the financing, which was structured with an 80 percent loan-to-cost ratio. The borrower was not disclosed.
DALLAS — Lument has provided a $15.5 million Fannie Mae loan for the refinancing of Redbird Trails Apartments, a 252-unit affordable housing property in South Dallas. The property was built in 1985 and offers one- and two-bedroom units. Approximately 20 percent of the units are reserved for renters earning 50 percent or less of the area median income (AMI), and 80 percent of the residences are reserved for renters earning 60 percent or less of AMI. Chad Musgrove of Lument originated the debt, which carried a 12-year term, fixed interest rate and a 30-year amortization schedule. The undisclosed borrower, which has owned and operated the community since 1992, will use a portion of the proceeds to fund capital improvements.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — California-based Hertz Investment Group has acquired a portfolio of three multifamily properties totaling 422 units in Austin. The portfolio consists of the 132-unit Amor, the 130-unit Feliz and the 160-unit Vida, all of which were built in the 1980s and are located in northwest Austin. The unit mix includes 52 studio, 234 one-bedroom and 136 two-bedroom apartments. Hertz Investment Group plans to implement a capital improvement program across the portfolio. Interior renovations will include quartz countertops, updated vinyl plank flooring and new plumbing. Building exteriors will receive new roofing, courtyard areas with fire pits, new fencing and the additions of dog parks and playgrounds.
DENTON AND FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Attiva Denton and Attiva Park, two seniors housing properties totaling 402 units in North Texas. The first property totals 240 units and is located in Denton, and the second property comprises 162 units and is located on the southern side of Fort Worth. Ryan Maconachy and Chad Lavender of Newmark represented the seller, Atlanta-based multifamily development and investment firm Cortland, in the transaction. The buyer(s) was not disclosed.