THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Fortune 500 energy firm Entergy has signed a 107,614-square-foot office lease expansion at Hughes Landing, a 79-acre development located in The Woodlands, about 30 miles north of Houston. The company is expanding by 53,604 square feet within the Lake Front North campus at Hughes Landing to provide additional space for its 650-plus employees. Bob Parsely, Norm Munoz, Jillian Fredricks and Connor Duffy with Colliers International represented the landlord, The Howard Hughes Corp., in the lease negotiations. Hugh Herman, Carla Williams and Andy Ghertner with Cushman and Wakefield represented Entergy.
HOUSTON — Colliers International has brokered the sale of Atrium 10 Tower, a 79,956-square-foot office building located on Houston’s east side. The six-story property is situated on a 2.4-acre site that fronts Interstate 10 and Loop 610. David Carter of Colliers represented the undisclosed seller in the transaction. Guy Brown of Texas Overland represented the buyer, an entity doing business as 11811 Properties.
CYPRESS, TEXAS — Illinois-based shopping center REIT InvenTrust Properties will redevelop Cyfair Town Center, a 433,667-square-foot shopping center in the Houston suburb of Cypress. Kroger, J.C. Penney and Cinemark Theatres are the anchor tenants. InvenTrust’s improvements to the center will include new paint, LED lighting along the storefront exteriors, improved storefront awnings, upgraded signage and enhanced landscaping throughout the property. In addition, InvenTrust will incorporate more public seating and gathering spaces into the design of the center. The first phase of the renovation will begin this month, with completion scheduled for the fourth quarter. The second phase will begin in January 2022 with completion anticipated in late summer 2022.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of The Lofts at Alta LeftBank and The Flats at Alta LeftBank, a two-property, 589-unit multifamily development in Fort Worth. Built in 2018, both communities are located on a 44-acre site at 600 Harrold St. in the city’s West 7th Street District. Both communities offer amenities such as pools, demonstration kitchens, social lounges and fitness centers. Drew Kile, Joey Tumminello, Will Balthrope, Michael Ware, and Taylor Hill of IPA represented the seller, a partnership between developer Wood Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management, in the transaction. Lubbock-based Madera Residential purchased the development for an undisclosed price.
AMARILLO, TEXAS — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $21 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of Ridgewood Apartments, a 240-unit property in Amarillo. The 10-building community was constructed in 2015 and features a pool, playground, business center, fitness center, basketball and volleyball courts and a party room. Daniel Malka of Dwight Capital originated the financing. The borrower was not disclosed.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — CBRE has brokered the sale of Riverside Place, a 148-unit apartment complex located in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, conference and meeting space, business center, outdoor grilling stations, coffee bar, pet park and package lockers. Chris Deuillet and William Hubbard of CBRE represented the seller, Irving, Texas-based MPH Partners, in the transaction. California-based Shore to Shore Properties purchased the asset for an undisclosed price.
PLANO, TEXAS — Trintech, a locally based provider of financial software products, has signed a 70,000-square-foot office lease for its new headquarters space at Granite Park Seven in Plano. Craig Wilson and Randy Cooper of Stream Realty Partners represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. Union Investment owns the asset, having purchased it from Granite Properties in 2018.
By Bob Mohr, chairman, Mohr Capital When people talk about Austin, they call it one of the best places in the country to live. They talk about the live music scene, the die-hard fans who flock to The University of Texas football games and the hills sprouting bluebonnets. They talk about Austin attracting California residents and companies during the pandemic, bolstering the city’s tech base and positioning it as a significant Silicon Valley rival. They talk about office demand and the increasing costs of single-family housing. Few people mention Austin’s industrial market, but they really should, because there’s a heck of lot to talk about. At 55 million square feet, Austin’s industrial market is still fairly small, especially compared with the Lone Star State’s big three metros of Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW), Houston and San Antonio. Despite its size, the Austin industrial market is experiencing significant demand from various companies, particularly e-commerce and service-related tenants. And even though Austin tends to be a bit of a bubble market, money is flowing in the form of new construction and investor interest. Absorption Pushes Occupancy Historically, Austin has not been a big box warehouse market. Most industrial inventory is smaller, developed to cater …
SAN ANTONIO AND HOUSTON — Newmark has negotiated the sale of four multifamily properties totaling 1,103 units that are located within the major medical centers of San Antonio and Houston. Broadstone Oak Hills and Hawthorne House are proximate to the South Texas Medical Center in San Antonio, and 5755 Hermann Park and Equinox are located within the Texas Medical Center in Houston. Alliance Residential sold Broadstone Oak Hills, Hawthorne House and Equinox, and M-M Properties sold 5755 Hermann Park. River Rock Capital purchased the San Antonio properties, and Sun Holdings bought the Houston communities. Patton Jones, Matt Michelson, Zach Springer, David Mitchell and Thomas Alleman of Newmark brokered the deals.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 707,940-square-foot industrial lease at 11501 N. Freeway in Fort Worth. According to commercialcafé.com, the property sits on 40.1 acres and includes 410 parking spaces. Becky Thompson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Woods Distribution Solutions, in the lease negotiations. The landlord, TCRG Properties, was self-represented.