MADISONVILLE, TEXAS — Marcus & Millichap has brokered the sale of D&J Storage, a 292-unit self-storage facility in Madisonville, about 100 miles north of Houston. The property spans 41,740 square feet. Dave Knobler of Marcus & Millichap represented the seller, a private investor, in the transaction. Jordan Farrer, Charles LeClaire and Adam Schlosser, also with Marcus & Millichap, represented the buyer, an individual/personal trust. Both parties requested anonymity.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Alliant Credit Union has funded a $39 million acquisition loan for a newly built, 451-unit student housing tower located two blocks from the University of Texas at Austin’s campus. The 18-story building, the name of which was not disclosed, offers amenities such as a rooftop pool, fitness center and various study areas. Alliant provided the loan, which was structured with a period of interest-only payments and flexible exit options, to the borrower, Versity Investments. Josh Perew of Walker & Dunlop arranged the financing.
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS — Berkadia has provided a $33.3 million construction loan for Midtown Station Apartments, a 264-unit multifamily project in College Station. Midtown Station will feature 178 one-bedroom, one-bathroom units and 86 two-bedroom, two-bathroom units. Amenities will include a clubhouse, pool and deck, dog parks, dog wash station and a mail kiosk. The borrower was a partnership between Cross Development and StoneCreek Real Estate Partners. Construction is slated for a spring 2023 completion.
By Chris Curry and Todd Marix, senior managing directors of investment sales, Berkadia Things are looking up in Houston, and that rings especially true for the city’s growing multifamily sector. In-migration, a rebounding labor market and a high concentration of Fortune 500 firms and talent have made the Bayou City an attractive place for investors and residents alike. Recently, a slowdown in deliveries of new apartments has coupled with strong demand to bring rent levels to historical highs and elevate absorption across all asset classes. Part of this trend can be attributed to the continuing return of urban renters — those who left for suburban submarkets but are making a comeback into dense city centers. Houston has earned a reputation for being a compelling market in the Sun Belt region. Aside from basic fundamentals that have buttressed its apartment market, the city’s low cost of living and outward expansion have historically offered developers and investors plenty of room to operate while increasing returns in the process. Now, with demand easily surpassing supply, occupancy rates are over 90 percent for the first time in two years, which is truly remarkable considering how much more supply exists today. Even more resounding is …
HOUSTON — A joint venture between owner-operator CP Group and funds managed by Miami-based Rialto Capital Management has acquired Five Post Oak Park, a 28-story office tower in Houston’s Galleria District. The property offers a 3,000-square-foot fitness center and a multi-use conferencing facility. The new ownership plans to implement a capital improvement program that will modernize the lobby and add a new coffee bar, restaurant space and outdoor dining space. The seller and sales price were not disclosed. The deal marks the latest collaboration in a series of recent transactions between Rialto Capital and CP Group, including the acquisition of the 1.2 million-square-foot CNN Center in Atlanta and of One Biscayne Tower in Miami.
DALLAS — OHT Partners LLC, an Austin-based multifamily development firm formerly known as Oden Hughes, has broken ground on Lenox Lake Highlands, a 403-unit apartment community that will be located in the Lake Highlands area of Dallas. The property will be situated within the Lake Highlands Town Center mixed-use development and will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging in size from 600 to 1,640 square feet. Amenities will include a 1,300-square-foot collaborative work studio, three pools, a 24-hour fitness center and a dog run with a washing station. Dallas-based GFF is the project architect, and Pacheco Koch is the civil engineer. Ink and Oro is handling interior design, with landscape architecture by Bud Creative. The opening is slated for mid-2022.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Multifamily developer SWBC has sold Falconhead Apartments, a 248-unit community in the Bee Cave/Lakeway submarket of Austin. Built in 2003, the property features one-, two- and three-bedroom units and amenities such as a pool, spa, outdoor grilling areas, clubhouse, fitness center and a dog park. Kelly Witherspoon, Michael Gonzalez and Justin Cole of Berkadia represented SWBC, which purchased the property in 2019 and implemented a value-add program, in the transaction. The buyer was Texas-based investment firm Domain Communities.
SAN ANTONIO — Investment firm IRA Cos. has acquired the Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio’s ambulatory surgery center and three of its medical office buildings in San Antonio. The properties total 55,457 square feet. All of the medical office buildings were fully leased to a single tenant at the time of sale. Alan Grilliette and Justin Brasell of Transwestern represented Gastroenterology Consultants of San Antonio as the seller in the transaction.
TULSA, OKLA. — Berkadia has arranged a $5.6 million HUD-insured loan for the refinancing of a 54-unit, 111-bed skilled nursing facility in Muskogee County, located southeast of Tulsa. The property was originally constructed in 1974 and features 58 ventilator beds. Historical occupancy has averaged 75 percent. Jay Healy of Berkadia originated the loan on behalf of the undisclosed borrower through HUD’s 232/223(f) program. The name and address of the property were not disclosed.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — A partnership between Trammell Crow Co. and MSD Capital, which manages the investments of tech magnate Michael Dell, has topped out a 35-story office project at 601 W. 2nd St. in downtown Austin. According to the development team, at 590 feet, the 814,081-square-foot building will be the tallest office building in Austin upon completion in May 2022. Pelli Clarke Pelli and STG Design served as the architects for the project, construction of which began in January 2019. DPR Construction is the general contractor.