OKLAHOMA CITY — A partnership between Fort Worth-based Corinth Land Co. and Dallas-based Prattco Creekway Industrial has purchased two industrial buildings totaling 121,600 square feet in Oklahoma City. The buildings are situated on a combined 14.3 acres on the city’s southwest side and are leased to tenants such as Fred Jones, Overhead Door Corp. and TireHub. Veritex Bank provided acquisition financing for the deal, and Western Product Co. contributed equity. The seller(s) was not disclosed.
SAN ANTONIO — California-based Investors Management Group (IMG) has purchased Encore281 Apartments, a 228-unit multifamily property in north San Antonio, for $33 million. The property features one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans and amenities such as a pool, fitness center, clubhouse with a coffee bar, picnic area and a dog park. Sean Sorrell, Greg Toro and Robert Arzola of JLL brokered the deal, the seller of which was not disclosed. Charlie Mentzer of Capital One Multifamily Finance originated Freddie Mac acquisition financing for IMG, which plans to invest $1.2 million in capital improvements.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — Lee & Associates has negotiated a 308,777-square-foot industrial lease renewal at 1000 Terminal Road in Fort Worth. According to commercialcafé.com, the Class B property was built on 25.9 acres in 1991, totals 600,000 square feet and offers 366 parking spaces. Becky Thompson of Lee & Associates represented the tenant, Marco Co., a locally based manufacturer of retail fixtures and displays, in the lease negotiations. George Curry of JLL represented the landlord, Blackstone.
LONGVIEW, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has arranged the sale of Annie’s Attic Self Storage, a 422-unit facility located in Longview, about 120 miles east of Dallas. The property sits on 6.2 acres and spans 69,820 net rentable square feet. Brandon Karr and Danny Cunningham of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, and procured the buyer, a limited liability company, in the transaction.
SUGAR LAND, TEXAS — New York City-based CIT Group Inc. has provided a $19.3 million acquisition loan for Sugar Creek Health Center, an 84,646-square-foot medical office building located in the southwestern Houston suburb of Sugar Land. The property is leased to providers of ambulatory surgery, imaging, orthopedics, women’s health, dentistry and optometry services. The borrower was an affiliate of Austin-based Virtus Real Estate Capital.
GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS — Austin-based logistics firm Lykes Cartage Co. Inc. has signed a 68,818-square-foot industrial lease at 2880 113th St. in the central metroplex city of Grand Prairie. Joe Santaularia of Bradford Commercial Real Estate Services and Russell Todd of Centric Commercial represented the tenant in its negotiations for the new space and the subsequent sublease of its existing 28,000-square-foot warehouse in Grapevine. Michael Peinado of Lincoln Property Co. represented the landlord, Columbia Texas 113th Industrial LP.
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Walker & Dunlop: U.S. Economy Displays Long-Term Signals for Recovery, Growth
Back to Normal? The U.S. economy has improved significantly since April 2020, the peak of the pandemic-induced recession. The national unemployment rate stood at 6.0 percent in March of this year, well below the peak of 14.8 percent in April 2020. Companies were effective in implementing work-from-home technology, keeping unemployment rates for office-based service sectors relatively low. For those with a bachelor’s degree or higher, unemployment rates were only 3.7 percent as of March 2021. In 2020, third-quarter GDP growth made up much of the second-quarter losses, followed by 4 percent annualized economic growth in the fourth quarter. Retail sales also rebounded quickly, returning to pre-pandemic levels by June and continuing to increase through the beginning of 2021. However, the U.S. economy is still far from “normal.” Of the 22 million people who lost jobs in March and April 2020, only 57.8 percent had regained employment by March 2021. Stronger growth should return jobs to industries hit hardest during the pandemic. In March of this year, restaurants and bars added 176,000 jobs; arts, entertainment and recreation venues added 64,000 jobs and accommodations added 40,000 jobs. Still, employment in the overall leisure and hospitality sector is down by 3.1 million, or 18.5 …
By Taylor Williams The COVID-19 pandemic has cast a shadow of uncertainty on both the short- and long-term fates of many office buildings, but mixed-use developers in Texas are hardly reluctant to continue to include this use in their projects. Philosophies behind mixed-use projects vary in terms of which components lead and which ones follow. Some developers view retailers and restaurants as the connective tissue that dots the networks and thoroughfares and that creates the walkable experience. Others see residential as the nucleus of the project that from the beginning provides critical mass and a user base for the retail and restaurant tenants during non-working hours. But in either case, the office use remains an important piece of the puzzle as a driver of traffic to retail during the nine-to-five window and as an impetus for leasing a unit at a nearby residential building. Overall Uncertainty No mixed-use developer professes to know when society will officially deem office buildings ready for re-occupancy, or the extent to which many large office users will continue to rely on complete or partial remote-work programs. But they remain bullish on the property type as it exists within larger projects that incorporate other key uses …
DALLAS — Atlanta-based Robinson Weeks Partners will develop Dallas Midpoint Crossing, a 550,000-square-foot industrial project that will be located on a 26.6-acre site about 30 miles from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. The facility will offer proximity to Interstates 20 and 45, as well as the Union Pacific Railroad Intermodal Terminal. Building features will include 36-foot clear heights, 282 auto parking spaces and 130 trailer parking spaces. Construction is scheduled to begin in May and to wrap up in the second quarter of 2022. JLL will market the project for lease.
HOUSTON — Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC has provided a $30 million acquisition loan for Alexan Southside, a 270-unit multifamily property located at 4139 Bellaire Blvd. within Houston’s inner loop. The borrower was Lubbock-based Madera Residential. Built in 2017, the four-story property consists of 190 one-bedroom units averaging 752 square feet and 80 two-bedroom units averaging 1,241 square feet. Units are furnished with stainless steel appliances, custom cabinets, granite/quartz countertops, nickel fixtures and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center, business center, private courtyards, grilling areas and a private dining room.