KATY, TEXAS — Miami-based investment firm Lloyd Jones has acquired Seville at Clay Crossing, a 351-unit apartment community located in the western Houston suburb of Katy that was built in 2020. Units at the property feature granite countertops, private garages and individual washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, package lockers and a dog park. The seller and sales price were not disclosed.
MCKINNEY, TEXAS — Transwestern Development Corp. (TDC) has broken ground on a five-building, 945,000-square-foot industrial project in the northern Dallas suburb of McKinney. McKinney National Business Park will be a speculative development that will be constructed in two phases on a 64-acre site adjacent to McKinney National Airport. Completion of Phase I is slated for the fourth quarter.
SAN ANTONIO — A joint venture between Los Angeles-based PCCP LLC and San Antonio-based Milam Real Estate Capital will develop a 560,500-square-foot speculative industrial project in San Antonio. The site is located near the Interstate 10-Loop 410 interchange within the 340-acre Rosillo Creek Industrial Park on the city’s northeast side. Cavender Hill has been tapped to lease the development. A construction timeline was not released.
HOUSTON — New York City-based Dwight Capital has provided a $37.2 million bridge loan for the acquisition of Valencia Grove, a 460-unit multifamily property in southeast Houston. The garden-style property consists of 32 buildings on a 17.3-acre site. Amenities include a pool, courtyard, leasing office/clubhouse and two dog parks. Kevin Lifshitz and Keith Hoffman of Dwight Capital originated the financing. The borrower was Bodka Creek Capital.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Newmark has brokered the sale of Citizen House Decker, a 324-unit apartment community in East Austin. According to Apartments.com, the property was built in 2021 and features one- and two-bedroom units that range in size from 650 to 1,250 square feet. Amenities include a pool, resident clubhouse with a kitchen, coworking spaces, an arcade, fitness center, business center and outdoor grilling areas. Locally based developer Endeavor Real Estate Group sold the asset to Toronto-based Prism Multifamily Group for an undisclosed price. Patton Jones and Andrew Dickson of Newmark brokered the deal. The new ownership will rebrand the property as Spectra Parks. Asia Capital Real Estate provided a $57.8 million bridge loan for the acquisition of the property. Mark Grace and Alison Williams of Walker & Dunlop arranged the debt.
CARROLLTON, TEXAS — Institutional Property Advisors (IPA), a division of Marcus & Millichap, has negotiated the sale of Switchyard Apartments, a 234-unit multifamily community located in the northern Dallas suburb of Carrollton. Stoneleigh Cos. and Realty Capital Management developed the property in 2019. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and outdoor gathering areas. Drew Kile, Michael Ware, Joey Tumminello, Taylor Hill, Will Balthrope and Grant Raymond of IPA represented the seller, an entity doing business as SC Switchyard LLC, in the transaction. The team also procured the buyer, Tampa-based American Landmark. Switchyard Apartments was 96 percent occupied at the time of sale.
SAN ANTONIO — Locally based developer Embrey Partners has sold Standard at Legacy, a 323-unit apartment community located on the north side of San Antonio that, according to Apartments.com, offers studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom units. Residences are furnished with quartz countertops, custom cabinetry and stainless steel appliances. Amenities include a cyber lounge with workspaces and a conference room, a fitness center with yoga and virtual fitness studios, golf simulator, an outdoor area with kitchen and games, a pool with cabanas and a dog park. Chicago-based Sherman Residential purchased the property for an undisclosed price.
DALLAS — Zuri Furniture, which specializes in outfitting homes and offices, has signed a 270,686-square-foot, full-building industrial lease at 601 Tittle Drive in Dallas. The space is under construction within the 1,700-acre Austin Ranch master-planned development on the city’s north side and is expected to be available for occupancy by March 1. Chad Albert of NAI Robert Lynn represented the tenant in the lease negotiations. George Billingsley represented the landlord, locally based developer Billingsley Co., on an internal basis.
DALLAS — North Carolina-based Bell Partners has acquired Routh Street Flats, a 208-unit apartment community in Uptown Dallas. Completed in 2015, the property features a mix of studio, one- and two-bedroom units with granite surfaces, stainless steel appliances and full-size washers and dryers. Amenities include a pool, fitness center and a rooftop terrace. Bell Partners, which acquired Routh Street Flats in a joint venture with German institutional investment firm HANSAINVEST Real Assets GmbH, will rebrand the community as Bell Katy Trail.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS — CBRE has negotiated the sale of Mercantile Distribution Center 40, a 182,500-square-foot industrial property in Fort Worth. New Jersey-based Faropoint purchased the property from Austin-based Marbella Interests LLC for an undisclosed price. Randy Baird, Jonathan Bryan, Ryan Thornton and Eliza Bachhuber of CBRE brokered the deal on behalf of the seller. Mercantile Distribution Center 40 was fully leased to a single, unnamed tenant at the time of sale.