PLANO, TEXAS — Development and investment firm Granite Properties has signed three tenants to office leases totaling 34,000 square feet at Granite Park, its office 90-acre development situated at the corner of the Dallas North Tollway and State Highway 121 in Plano. The tenants included The Point Group, a full-service marketing agency that was represented in the lease negotiations by Nick Lee and Jeremy Brubaker of NAI Robert Lynn; Digital.ai, a software application firm that was represented by Wills Bauer and Randy Cooper of Stream Realty Partners; and HNTB, an infrastructure solutions firm that was represented by Charles Daggett, Kris Knapstein and Dina Zavislak of Savills. Robert Jimenez and Aarica Mims represented Granite Properties on an internal basis.
KYLE, TEXAS — Texas-based HPI Real Estate Services & Investments and the City of Kyle Economic Development Department will build three new industrial buildings totaling 380,913 square feet within Hays Commerce Center, a development located in the southern Austin suburb of Kyle. Hays Logistics Center 2, the first of the three new buildings that is being developed in partnership with Hillwood Investment Properties, will span 206,000 square feet and will feature a cross-dock configuration and 32-foot clear heights. Hays Logistics Center 3 will total 68,240 square feet and will offer speculative suites ranging from 11,800 to 68,240 square feet. Completion of this building is slated for the end of the year. Hays Logistics Center 4 will total 106,673 square feet and will also feature 32-foot clear heights. HPI also expects to complete this building before the end of the year.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — North Carolina-based investment firm Bell Partners has acquired Lenox Springs and Lenox Meadows, two adjacent multifamily assets in Austin totaling 619 units. Bell Partners will merge these properties with its 330-unit Bell Southpark property, which neighbors Lenox Springs and Lenox Meadows, to create a 949-unit community that will be located roughly 10 miles from downtown Austin. Lenox Springs and Lenox Meadows were built in 2018 and 2021, respectively, and Bell Southpark was built in 2018. The new community will feature multiple resort-style pools, grills and fireplace features, as well as fitness and wellness studios and green spaces.
CEDAR PARK, TEXAS — Arizona-based investment firm Sterling Real Estate Partners has sold Muir Lake, a 332-unit luxury multifamily property in Cedar Park, a northwestern suburb of Austin. Built in 2014 by developer Larry Peel, the waterfront community is located within the 189-acre Lakeline Park master-planned community, which includes walking trails, sport fields, water activities and festival/event areas. Units feature studio, one- and two-bedroom floor plans and are furnished with granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, full-sized washers and dryers and private balconies/patios. Amenities include a pool, outdoor lounge, business center, billiards room, fitness center, dog park and a boat and canoe dock. Matt Pohl, Forrest Bass and Spencer Roy of Walker & Dunlop brokered the deal. An affiliate of Chicago-based Walton Street Capital provided a $61.4 million acquisition loan to the buyer, a partnership between Old Three Hundred Capital and ArrowMark Partners. Marko Kazanjian, Chris McColpin and Andrew Cohen of JLL placed the debt. Muir Lake was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
PLANO, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of the Legacy R&D Portfolio, a collection of seven office and research and development buildings totaling 374,085 square feet in Plano. The single-story buildings were constructed on a combined 40 acres between 2006 and 2012 and were 85 percent leased at the time of sale. Gary Carr, Chris Murphy, John Alvarado, Robert Hill and Chase Tagen of Newmark represented the seller, Accesso, which will continue to manage the portfolio, in the transaction. The buyer was a fund controlled by New York-based DRA Advisors LLC.
DALLAS — Wellington Realty, a brokerage and management firm serving the major markets of Texas, has arranged the sale of Woodside Bridle Path Apartments, a 311-unit community in southeast Dallas that was built in phases between 1974 and 1982. According to Apartments.com, the property offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, playground and onsite laundry facilities. David Shaffer, Caleb Jones, Will Miller and Troy Sanders of Wellington Realty brokered the deal. The buyer and seller were not disclosed. The property was 87 percent occupied at the time of sale.
HOUSTON — The Webstaurant Store, a Pennsylvania-based e-commerce firm specializing in restaurant supplies and equipment, has signed a 643,940-square-foot industrial lease within Cedar Port Industrial Park near Port Houston. The tenant will occupy Cedar Port Logistics Building I, a cross-dock facility developed by Avera Cos. and AEW Capital Management, on a long-term basis. Building features include 36-foot clear heights, 185-foot truck court depths, 211 trailer parking spaces and an ESFR sprinkler system. Jim Belcher and Rob Stillwell of Newmark represented The Webstaurant Store in the lease negotiations. Gray Gilbert, Holden Rushing and Chris Haro of NAI Partners represented building ownership.
SAN ANTONIO — California-based Investors Management Group has purchased Azul Apartments, a 246-unit multifamily community in northwest San Antonio. Built in 2007, the property offers a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units averaging 868 square feet. Amenities include a pool with a lounge and game areas, fitness center, outdoor grilling stations and picnic areas, a basketball court and a business center. David Bleiweiss of Berkadia originated an undisclosed amount of Freddie Mac acquisition financing for the deal on behalf of the new ownership, which plans to invest more than $1 million in capital improvements. The seller was not disclosed.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Locally based firm Darwin German Real Estate Investments has acquired Frankford Station, a 204-unit apartment community located in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. The property offers one- and two-bedroom units with keyless entry mechanisms, quartz countertops and wood-style plank flooring. Communal amenities include a pool, fitness center, dog park, onsite storage space and a resident clubhouse with a coffee bar, business center and private conference room. The community, which was 89 percent occupied at the time of sale, was acquired in an off-market transaction from an undisclosed Dallas-based investor. The sales price was also not disclosed.
HOUSTON — General contractor Harvey Builders will construct a 115,000-square-foot manufacturing and office facility in Houston. Designed by Powers Brown Architecture, the facility will be situated on an 8.3-acre site within the Houston Spaceport campus on the city’s southwest side. The project will be a build-to-suit for Hamilton Sundstrand, a subsidiary of Collins Aerospace, and is expected to be complete in summer 2022. Houston-based Griffin Partners has been tapped as the development manager for the project, which is expected to add about 250 new jobs to the local economy.